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9/1/24 - By Nicole O'Donnell

Anyone else turn into a pumpkin-hoarding, scarf-wearing, harvest-festival-seeking maniac the moment the calendar strikes September? We've rounded up Philly's top fall festivals where you can live out your best pumpkin spice life. Most are free with pay-as-you-go activities, and all will have you posing your kids on bales of hay whether they like it or not. So dig out that plaid and head to the farm or wherever you get your fall fill, because autumn has (almost) arrived.

Take note: this list is reserved for harvest happenings, but there are even more street fairs and neighborhood festivals to peruse on our event calendar. Our fall activity guide is full of more ideas to make the most of the upcoming season, and stay tuned for updates to our favorite Halloween haunts as those spooky events rolls in.

 

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Fall Festivals Near Philly for Families

FallFest at Shady Brook Farms

Yardley - Friday, September 13 - Sunday, October 30, 2024
Fall fun is now in season! Bring the family for a day or night down on the farm. There's endless fun including apple picking and sunflower strolls (while supplies last), pumpkin picking, wagon rides, a 5 acre corn maze, Eerie Illuminations Halloween light show, live music every weekend, campfires, 25+ activities for the kiddos, tasty food, and spirited drinks. READ MORE

Fall Picking & Hayrides at Johnson's Corner Farm

Medford - Saturday, September 7 - Sunday, October 31, 2024
Enjoy fall festivities at Johnson's Corner Farm every day from mid-September through October. Get in the seasonal spirit with apple and pumpkin picking, hayrides, live music, animals, a corn maze, and a food tent. READ MORE

Fall Weekends at Snipes Farm

Morrisville - Saturday, September 28 - Sunday, October 27, 2024
Each weekend, Snipes Farm offers visitors opportunities to embrace the season of fall. Guests can expect to pick pumpkins in the patch, play in the hay bales, and see the farm animals. READ MORE

Pumpkinland at Linvilla Orchards

Media - Saturday, September 7 - Sunday, November 3, 2024
 Visitors to Linvilla Orchards can purchase the perfect pumpkin, pick apples, run through the corn maze or straw bale maze, try an apple sling shot, play pumpkin toss, see the barnyard animals, and take a hayride. READ MORE

Scarecrows in the Village

Lahaska - Monday, September 9 - Sunday, October 27, 2024
Peddler's Village hosts its annual Scarecrow Season, where the life-size creations are up for your vote across several categories. Over 100 scarecrows line the brick pathways of Peddler's Village. Some are inspired by famous characters, some are humorous, some are scary – but all of them are carefully handmade by Philly-area residents and organizations. READ MORE

Yardley Harvest Day

Yardley - Saturday, September 21, 2024
Rain or shine, Yardley Harvest Day features handmade crafts, artwork, food, live music, and entertainment. READ MORE

Fishtown Fall Feastivale

Fishtown - Saturday September 28, 2024
This family-friendly fall fest with a focus on food takes over Fishtown. Among the food and drink specials are kid and family activities, like the Fishtown kid-favorite PlayArts stationed at Frankford Hall for creative playtime. READ MORE

Fall Festival at Brecknock Orchard

Mohnton - Saturday, September 231 - Saturday, October 26, 2024
Every Saturday (as well as select Fridays and Columbus Day) in the fall is dedicated to celebrating the season at Brecknock Orchard. Visitors can expect pumpkin picking, apple picking, fall themed crafts, wagon ride orchard tours, and a play area with a ropes maze, pumpkin tic-tac-toe, and apple checkers. READ MORE

Fall Festival Weekends at Charlann Farms

Yardley - Saturdays & Sundays, September 21 - October 27, 2024
Fall weekends at Charlann Farms are filled with seasonal fun. Kids can choose from a variety of activities such as jumping in the corn pit, climbing the straw mountain, or finding their way through the straw maze. READ MORE

Downingtown Fall Festival

Downingtown - Sunday, October 6, 2024
Held on Green Street and East Pennsylvania Avenue, the Downingtown Fall Festival offers food, vendors, and entertainment. Adults can enjoy a beer garden located next to the lake on Green Street. READ MORE

Linvilla Apple Festival

Media - Saturday, September 28, 2024
Visit Linvilla Orchards at its annual Apple Festival for a day filled with fun activities and a wide variety of pick-your-own apples. Apple tasting, pie eating contest, and costumed characters await! READ MORE

Perkasie Fall Festival

Perkasie - Sunday, October 6, 2024
Perkasie’s annual Fall Fest features acrobats, pumpkin decorating, scarecrow making, games, petting zoo, pony rides, face painting, crafts, tractor rides, and much more, all for free! READ MORE

Bensalem Fall Festival

Bensalem - Saturday, October 5, 2024
With a concert and fireworks, Bensalem Township will celebrate its community with its annual fall festival. Visitors can expect family activities, amusements, food, live music, and fireworks. READ MORE

Fall Harvest Day Weekends at Merrymead Farms

Lansdale - Saturdays & Sundays, October 5 - 27, 2024
Families can enjoy a variety of activities at Merrymead Farm's Harvest Days. Take a tractor hayride or wagon ride, enjoy children's games, get your face painted, paint a pumpkin, and run through a corn maze. READ MORE

The Chestnut Hill Fall for the Arts Festival

Chestnut Hill - Sunday, September 15, 2024
Germantown Avenue transforms into an outdoor arts and crafts marketplace between Willow Grove and Rex Avenues. Fall for the Arts will feature 100 distinctive vendors, including over 50 new local artists, many featuring live demonstrations in The Makers Village. Children will love the Children’s Amusement Zone, including face painting and fun art activities. READ MORE

Autumn Alive! Fall Festival

Quakertown - Saturday, October 19, 2024
The Autumn Alive! fall festival kicks off with the Broad Street Pet Parade, where you can dress your pet in their Halloween costume. Children’s activities, live music, cupcake contests, an Authors' Corner, and more are held throughout the day. READ MORE

All Hallow's Eve Fall Festival

Schwenksville - Saturday, October 19, 2024
What could be better than visiting Pennypacker Mills for an All Hallow's Eve Fall Festival? The whole family can climb aboard the hay wagon and take a scenic hayride through the meadow. Kids can paint pumpkins, make crafts, and play bean bag toss.  READ MORE

Apple Weekend

Lahaska - Saturday, November 2 - Sunday November 3, 2024
Families can celebrate apple season with moonbounces, gem mining, axe throwing, and mural painting during Apple Weekend at Peddler's Village. Once you've worked up a good appetite, enjoy apple ciders, pies, and butters, all available for purchase. There will be an apple pie eating contest and live music to entertain all ages. READ MORE

Hay Maze at Dilworth Park

Center City - Friday, October 18 - Sunday, October 27, 2024
City slickers can get a taste of the country right at City Hall, where a hay maze will grace the Greenfield Lawn for a limited run. READ MORE

OctoberFeast at Peddler's Village

Lahaska - Saturday, October 12 to Sunday, October 13, 2024
Eat, drink and polka at Peddler's Village's outdoor food and drink garden. Activities include a bounce house, lawn games, hay piles, pumpkin painting, face painting, a petting zoo, pony rides, and more! READ MORE

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Nicole O'Donnell is a marketing and social media expert with over 20 years of media experience and a proud mom to twin girls. A fan of writing, yoga, and exploring Philly, Nicole loves sampling the city's best treats with her girls in tow.
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