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Halloween Hikes and Hayrides

Name: Halloween Hikes and Hayrides
Start: 2024-10-26T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-26T21:00:00-04:00
Location: The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education

October 26 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

$14 – $30

Graphic for Halloween Hikes and Hayrides with an illustration of bare trees, a full moon, and three witches riding on broomsticks through the sky.

It’s spooky season and Halloween Hikes & Hayrides is back and better than ever! Craft magical creations with the Witches of the Woods; take a hayride through our Scarecrow Gallery, roast marshmallows for s’mores, chat with our nocturnal animal friends on one of our hikes, relax in the Schuylkill Center’s first ever Beer Garden, and so much more!

Can’t make it on Saturday? Halloween Hikes and Hayrides is also open on Friday, October 25. Tickets for both dates can be purchased at the ticket link below.

Tickets

What’s included:
Tickets include a hayride, crafts, s’mores, and entertaining hikes. Purchase your tickets online for a discount! Tickets may be available for walk-ins but this popular event may sell out, so buy your tickets ahead of time to guarantee your spot.

Members: $14
Non-Members: $28
Walk-Ins: $30

Interested in volunteering to support Halloween Hikes and Hayrides? Sign up for a volunteer shift to support this fun fall event. Questions about volunteering? Contact [email protected]

A family in Halloween t-shirts walks through the Schuylkill Center during their fall festival, Halloween Hikes and Hayrides. — Photo: Bastiaan Slabbers

A crowd of families gather in an fall forest during Halloween Hikes and Hayrides at the Schuylkill Center. — Photo: Bastiaan Slabbers

Families on a hayride through an autumn forest. — Photo: Bastiaan Slabbers

Details

Date:: October 26
Time:: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:: $14 – $30
Event Category:: Family Friendly

Organizer

: The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Phone: 215-482-7300
: View Organizer Website

Venue

: The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
: 8480 Hagy's Mill Road
Philadelphia, PA 19128 United States + Google Map
Phone: 215-482-7300

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IF YOU HAVE FOUND AN INJURED WILD ANIMAL, the Schuylkill Center Wildlife Clinic can help! At the Wildlife Clinic, our goal is to provide professional care to sick, injured, and orphaned native wildlife so healthy animals can be returned to their natural habitat.

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