We've collect this giant list of Halloween parades and trunk-or-treat & trick-or-treat events in and near Philadelphia and western suburbs so your kids can get plenty of use out of their costumes. Plus, we round up plenty of festivals where families can carve and paint pumpkins and join spooky activities. SK = Event for children with special needs.
Halloween Parades
Berks County
Birdsboro Halloween Parade
Oct. 17; Daniel Boone Area High School, Birdsboro; 7 PM
Oley Halloween Parade
Oct. 19; Oley Fire Company Fairgrounds, Oley; 1 PM
Mohnton Halloween Parade
Oct. 19; Mohnton Professional Car Club, Mohnton; 7 PM
Schuylkill Haven Halloween Parade
Oct. 29: Downtown Schuylkill Haven; 7 PM
Bucks County
Quakertown Halloween Parade
Oct. 20; Quakertown; 2 PM
Spooktacular Parade and Costume Contest
Oct. 26; Bucks County Administration Building, Doylestown; 10 AM
Newtown Borough Halloween Parade
Oct. 21; Stocking Works, Newtown; 2 PM
Chester County
West Chester Halloween Parade
Oct. 26; Downtown West Chester; 7 PM
Oxford Halloween Parade
Oct. 24; Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce, Oxford; 6:30 PM
Spring City Halloween Parade
Oct. 22; Spring City Borough; 7 PM
Delaware County
54th Annual Delaware County Halloween Parade
Oct. 27; Barrel Field, Downtown Media; 1 PM
Lancaster County
Elizabethville Halloween Parade
Oct. 21; Elizabethvile; 7 PM
Lititz Lions Club Halloween Parade
Oct. 28; Lititz
Lehigh County
Emmaus Halloween Parade
Oct. 19; Emmaus; 7:30 PM
Lehighton Hallown Parade
Oct. 19; Lehighton; 4 PM
Annual Halloween Pet Parade & Anniversary Pawty
Oct. 26; The Dining Dogs & Friends, Allentown; 11 AM
Montgomery County
Upper Perkiomen Valley Halloween Parade
Oct. 20; Main Street; 6 PM
Halloween Parade and Extravaganza
Oct. 26; Ambler Theater, Ambler; 11 AM
Narberth Halloween Parade
Oct. 30; Downtown Narberth; 6:30 PM
Royersford Annual Halloween Parade
Oct. 21; Royersford; 7 PM
Skippack Children's Halloween Parade
Oct. 19; Skippack; 10 AM
Philadelphia
Spruce Hill Tot Parade
Oct. 31; 45th and Baltimore Avenue; 4:30 PM
Halloween Costume Parade
Oct. 31; The Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Branch; 10 AM
Best Local Halloween Festivals and Events
The Glow: A Jack O'Lantern Experience at West Fairmount Park
Parkside Ave., Phila., Through Nov. 3
Franklin Fright at the Franklin Institute
Downtown Phila.; Oct 26; 10 AM- 3 PM
Fall Fest and Spooky Saturday in East Passyunk
East Passyunk Ave.; Oct. 26; 11 AM
Halloween in Manayunk
FREE Main Street Manayunk; Oct. 26; 10:30 AM- 4 PM
Halloween in the Market at Reading Terminal Market
FREE Downtown Phila.; Oct 26; 9 AM-1 PM
Seaport Spooktacular, Independence Seaport Museum
S. Columbus Boulevard, Phila.; Oct 26-27; 1-4 PM
South Street PumpkinFest at Headhouse Square
FREE South Street, Phila., Oct. 26; 12 PM
Healthy Halloween 2019 at the Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse
Reservoir Dr., Phila.; Oct. 26; 10 AM
Suburban Halloween Festivals and Events
Berks County
Monster Mash Halloween Bash at Grings Mill Recreation Area
Oct 20; Reading; 1 PM
Spooky Hollow at Happy Hallow Playgrounds
Oct 19; Wyomissing; 5 PM
Halloween Story Time at Montgomery Mall
Oct. 31; North Wales; 10:30 AM
Bucks County
Halloween Pumpkin Mash at Tamanend Park
Oct. 26; Southampton; 10 AM
Chester County
Halloween Happenings at Herr's Snack Factory
Oct. 28; Nottingham; 5 PM
Halloween Carnival at the Phoenixville Civic Center
Oct. 19; Phoenixville; 1 PM
Great Halloween Festival at Upper Main Line YMCA
Oct 19; Berwyn; 4 PM
Happy Halloween 2 at KoA Campgrounds
Oct. 18-19; Coatsville
Boo Bash 2019 at Kerr Park
Oct. 26; Dowingtown; 4 PM
Halloween Harvest Fest 2019 at Eagleview Town Center
Oct. 24; Exton; 3 PM
Delaware County
Halloween Boo Bash at Springfield Mall
Oct. 24; Springfield; 5:45 PM
Montgomery County
Witches of Narberth
Oct. 30; Downtown Narberth; 1 PM
SK Annual Halloween Bash for People With Special Needs at Montgomery Township Community Center
Oct. 17; Montgomeryville; 6 PM
Lehigh County
Jack-O-Latern Lane at Da Vinci Science Center
Sept. 21-Nov.3; Allentown
Trunk-or-Treat/Trick-or-Treat Events
Berks County
Trunk-or-Treat at Woodside Shoppes
Oct. 30; Temple; 6:30 PM
Berks Street Cars Truck-or-Treat 2.0 at Hoover Motor Co.
Oct. 19; Wernersville; 6:30 PM
Trunk-or-Treat at ICC Social Hall
Oct. 28; Douglassville; 1 PM
The Mint Leaf Trunk-or-Treat
Oct. 27; Leesport; 4 PM
Bucks County
Trick-or-Treat Trains on New Hope & Ivyland Railroad
Oct. 11-31; New Hope; 6:30 PM
Malloween and Truck-or-Treat at King of Prussia Mall
Oct. 26; King of Prussia; 10 AM
Action Karate Quakertown 3rd Annual Trunk-o-Treat
Oct. 19; Quakertown; 2 PM
Chester County
5th Annual Spooky Seek & Find, Penn Township Park
Oct. 20; Penn Township; 2 PM
Annual Phoenixville Halloween Parade & Trunk-or-Treat at Borough of Phoenixville
Oct. 23; Phoenixville; 5 PM
Delaware County
SK Monster Mash ABA2Day Behavior Services
Oct. 19; Newtown Square; 10 AM
SK Trunk-or-Treat at The ARC
Oct. 17; West Chester; 5:30 PM
Truck-or-Treat at Crossroads Ministries
Oct. 23; Finleyville; 6:30 PM
Montgomery County
Autism Friendly Trunk-or-Treat at First Children's Strive Autism Center
Oct. 15; Montgomeryville; 6 PM
Texas Roadhouse 3rd Annual Trunk-or-Treat
Oct. 22; Montgomeryville; 4 PM
Trunk-or-Treat at First Presbyterian Church
Oct. 27; Pottstown; 11 AM
Trick-or-Treat & Truck-or-Treat at Coventry Mall
Oct. 27; East Coventry Twp.; 3 PM
1st Annual Trunk-or-Treat at Lower Providence Township
Oct. 26; Eagleville; 2 PM
Lehigh County
Trunk-or-Treat at Cedar Crest College
Oct. 27; Allentown; 12 PM
Philadelphia
Power 99 Truck-or-Treat at Snyder Plaza
South Phiily; Oct. 26; 11 AM
35th District Haunted House and Trunk-or-Treat Event at the 35th Police District
Phila.; Oct. 25; 6 PM
Trick-or-Treat at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Phila.; Oct. 30; 5 PM