TREAT YOURSELF TO A SCARY HALLOWEEN
More Than a Dozen Great Ways to be Scared Silly in Philly
PHILADELPHIA, September 2, 2002 – Spending Halloween in Philadelphia is
a real treat. Dress as your favorite goblin, grab a "ghoul-friend" and
paint pumpkins with the Count at Sesame Place or get an insider’s view of
Eastern State Penitentiary. It might be tricky to choose just one of these scary
Halloween activities:
Ghoulish Happenings
- Ghost Tour of Philadelphia:
Take a candlelight walking tour of America’s
most historic…and most haunted city. The tour through Old City begins at 5th
& Chestnut streets and guides tour participants through the historic
neighborhood. The tour is offered Monday through Saturday through September,
every evening in October and November 1, 2, 8 and 9, 2002. Visitors can
purchase tickets at least 15 minutes prior to tour time at Willie and Duffy’s
restaurant on 6th & Chestnut Streets. (215) 413-1997,
www.ghosttour.com/Philadelphia.htm
- Eastern State Penitentiary:
Watch for the "not-so-friendly"
ghosts of Al Capone and Willie Sutton during Halloween tours of the dark,
crumbling cellblocks of this former prison. Theatrical lighting, sound and
special effects, lasers and high-tech, three-dimensional elements add to the
horror of this tour, available October 4-November 2, 2002. Several area
restaurants offer tour/dinner packages. 2124 Fairmount Avenue, (215) 236-3300,
www.easternstate.org
- Hedgerow Theatre:
See Agatha Christie’s thrilling murder mystery, Murder
in the Vicarage, from October 17 to November 23, 2002. In addition, the
theater is hosting a Halloween party on
October 26, 2002 with food, prizes and costume contests including funniest
costume and best Miss Marple look-alike. 64 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley,
(610) 565-4211,
www.hedgerowtheatre.org
- The Rosenbach Museum & Library and The Prince Music Theater:
Participate in the first annual Dracula Film & Cultural Festival
from October 23 to November 2, 2002. The Prince Music Theater presents films
including F.W. Murnau’s vampire classic Nosferatu, George Melford’s
Spanish-language Dracula and cult sensations like Joel Schumacher’s The
Lost Boys. 1412 Chestnut Street, (215) 569-9700,
www.princemusictheater.org.
During the daytime, The Rosenbach Museum & Library offers tours of the
working notes for Bram Stoker’s Dracula and hosts panel discussions
relating to the vampire mythology. 2008 Delancy Place,
(215) 732-1600, www.rosenbach.org
- Brandywine River Museum:
Dance the night away at the "Allhallows
Eve Costume Ball" on October 26, 2002. Located in the museum’s
"haunted" courtyard, the event features live music, a costume
competition and food and beverages. U.S. Route 1 & Route 100, Chadds Ford,
(610) 388-8315,
www.brandywinemuseum.org
- The Philadelphia Orchestra:
Even members of the Orchestra dress up for
their annual Halloween concert on October 31, 2002. This year, special guest
Carlota Ttendant and the Big Mess Cabaret perform The Raven. The Kimmel
Center for the Performing Arts,
260 S. Broad Street. (215) 893-1900,
www.philorch.org
- Henri David Halloween Ball:
Join the fun at the annual Halloween
costume bash in the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel on October 31, 2002. At
midnight, guests compete for prizes in nine different costume categories. 17th
& Race Streets, (215) 732-7711
Family Fun
- Sesame Place:
Trick or treat with Count at the 5th annual
Count’s Halloween Spooktacular. Children can wear costumes, trick or treat
throughout the park and take a hayride to a pumpkin patch. The park is open
only on weekends from September 28 through October 20.
100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, (215) 752-7070,
www.sesameplace.com
Please Touch Museum: Throughout October, visitors
to the Museum can create a monster collage or pumpkin puppet, try on costumes
from the Disguise Discovery trunk, venture through the Atrium’s Spellbound
Castle or participate in interactive storytelling. On the weekends, catch
performances of There’s Something Under My Bed and other live
entertainment.
210 N. 21st Street, (215) 963-0667, www.pleasetouchmuseum.org
- Pennypacker Mills:
Take an old-fashioned horse drawn hayride at
"All Hallows Eve Festival for Children" on October 19, 2002.
Activities include crafts, apple bobbing and games. Children must be
accompanied by an adult and are encouraged to wear a costume.
5 Haldeman Road, Schwenksville, (610) 287-9349
- Elmwood Park Zoo:
Enjoy a haunted walk, a friendly ghost tent, a
creepy bayou exhibit and lots of candy at "Nightmare at Elmwood"
from October 25-October 30, 2002.
1661 Harding Boulevard, Norristown, (610) 277-3825,
www.elmwoodparkzoo.com
- Rittenhouse Row Trick-or-Treating:
Trick-or-treat from 12 noon to 1:30
p.m. on October 26, 2002, at more than 75 stores and restaurants from the
Avenue of the Arts to 21st Street and from Spruce to Market
Streets. A party follows at the Warwick Radisson Plaza Warwick Hotel,
1701 Locust Street. (215) 735-4899,
www.rittenrow.org
The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation is a non-profit
organization dedicated to generating awareness of and visitation to
Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties. For more
information about travel to Philadelphia, visit
www.gophila.com
or call the new Independence Visitor Center, located in Independence National
Historical Park, at (800) 537-7676.
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