Tuesday, October 18
Mother Goose on the Loose
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Holt Memorial Library, 17 North Front St., Phillipsburg
For children under three years old with a favorite adult. Join us for a musical, rhyming adventure through the world of Mother Goose. This is a lap-sit program focusing on rhymes and music, encouraging interaction between baby and adult. This program aides in the development of both pre-reading and social skills. 30 minute program. Stay after for some fun with friends and educational playthings.
Preschool Storytime: Lost and Found
1:30 PM
Centre County Library, 200 North Allegheny St., Bellefonte
Join us for the stories and activities for children under 5 years old, with a favorite adult, followed by a craft.
Wednesday, October 19
Book Babies Storytime: Farm Animals
9:30 AM
Centre County Library, 200 North Allegheny St., Bellefonte
Stop in for some fun with friends, stories, songs and movement activities.
Preschool Storytime: Lost and Found
10:30 AM
Centre County Library, 200 North Allegheny St., Bellefonte
Join us for the stories and activities for children under 5 years old, with a favorite adult, followed by a craft.
Preschool Storytime: Looking Green
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Holt Memorial Library, 17 North Front St., Phillipsburg
Preschool storytime is geared toward 3-6 year olds with a favorite adult. Come enjoy stories followed by related activities and interaction with some of your peers. Some crafts and activities involve parts and directions not suitable for children under 3.
Afterschool Science Experiment
3:30 – 5:00 PM
Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 West Beryl St., Centre Hall
Drop by our spacious children's area for educational and fun science experiments.
Dark in the Park: Stories Around the Campfire
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Sunset Park, 850 McKee St., State College
Area storytellers will perform seasonal tales, complete with a campfire. Bundle up, bring snacks and a thermos of hot chocolate, lawn chairs & blankets! Car-pooling is recommended. For more information, please call CRPR 231-3071. No advance registration required. The indoor location in the event of inclement weather is the Easterly Parkway Elementary School, All Purpose Room.
Thursday, October 20
Discovery Space Story Time
10:30 AM
Discovery Space of Central PA, 112 W. Foster Ave., State College
Story time is happening for 2 - 6 year olds at Discovery Space! Visit on Thursdays at 10:30am and enjoy 20 minutes of science-themed stories each week.
Science Adventures: Discovering the Inside of my Home
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Discovery Space of Central PA, 112 W. Foster Ave., State College
Visit with your 3, 4, or 5 year old for some adventures in science. Free with paid admission. Each session includes different thematic literacy and science activities. Programs are created for adult-child pairs. Space is limited. Pre-registration required. Call 814-234-0200, email info@mydiscoveryspace.org or stop in to register.
Preschool Storytime: Looking Green
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Holt Memorial Library, 17 North Front St., Phillipsburg
Preschool storytime is geared toward 3-6 year olds with a favorite adult. Come enjoy stories followed by related activities and interaction with some of your peers. Some crafts and activities involve parts and directions not suitable for children under 3.
Preschool Storytime: Pumpkins
2:30 – 3:30 PM
Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 West Beryl St., Centre Hall
Join us for the stories and activities for children under 5 years old with a favorite adult, followed by a craft.
After School Adventures – Campfire Games
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Centre County Library, 200 North Allegheny St., Bellefonte
Drop by our spacious children's area for books, games and fun. Try some brain teasers and group games. Geared toward K-5th graders.
It’s Elementary – Halloween Craft
6:00 – 7:30 PM
Holt Memorial Library, 17 North Front St., Phillipsburg
Activities for children in Kindergarten through 6th grade. There may be small parts or difficult instructions involved.
Pumpkin Carving
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, 3400 Discovery Road, Petersburg
Shaver’s Creek needs your help to carve more than 100 Jack-O-Lanterns for their annual Fall Festival! They’ll provide pumpkins and spooky treats for this family-friendly affair, while you provide your creative carving skills. The Jack-O-Lanterns created will be used to decorate the Children’s Halloween Trail during our Fall Festival. Preregistration is appreciated by calling 814-863-2000 or 814-667-3424.
Friday, October 21
Preschool Storytime: Pumpkins
11:00 AM - Noon
Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 West Beryl St., Centre Hall
Join us for the stories and activities for children under 5 years old with a favorite adult, followed by a craft.
Fall Harvest Festival
11:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Downtown State College Farmer's Market, Locust Lane (Btwn College and Beaver Avenues) State College
Enjoy the bounty of your local harvest! Fall foods, treats, free samples and giveaways. Look for the “pumpkin sign” at each vendor booth! Guest chef Darcy Gustafson will be whipping up fall treats using fresh local ingredients!
Pumpkin Festival
Fall Harvest Festival
11:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Downtown State College Farmer's Market, Locust Lane (Btwn College and Beaver Avenues) State College
Enjoy the bounty of your local harvest! Fall foods, treats, free samples and giveaways. Look for the “pumpkin sign” at each vendor booth! Guest chef Darcy Gustafson will be whipping up fall treats using fresh local ingredients!
Pumpkin Festival
2:00 – 10:00 PM
The Arboretum at Penn State, near the intersection of Park Ave. and Bigler Rd., University Park
The Arboretum is holding its first seasonal event for the campus and community - a Pumpkin Festival featuring a pumpkin-carving contest and lighted jack-o-lantern display! The jack-o'-lanterns will be lighted for public viewing from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. and light refreshments will be available (free) from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. for visitors to enjoy as they view the pumpkins and autumn displays in the gardens. Bring your own Jack-O-Lantern for the pumpkin carving contest! All entries must be brought to the gardens and registered on Thursday and Friday. For more information visit http://www.arboretum.psu.edu/EVENTS/index2.html
Family Skate
5 – 7:00 PM
Penn Skates, 2210 High Tech Rd., State College
Come skate with your family. Riding toys with at least 3 wheels allowed on the rink. Skate rentals included with the $6 admission fee and one parent skates free with each paid child admission.
Family Ghosts and Goblins Tour
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Lincoln Caverns, 7703 William Penn Highway, Huntington
Pennsylvania's Most Unique Haunted House and Trail. Costumed guides explain the wonders and highlights of a haunted Lincoln Caverns with spirited narrative while supporting characters provide humor and horror along the way. During the daytime tours special care is taken by the staff members to gear the 'fright level' of the tour to the age group of the participants, making Ghosts & Goblins an appropriate Halloween experience for everyone. Tickets for the Ghosts & Goblins tours are sold both in advance and at the door. 814.643.0268 or www.lincolncaverns.com
Friday Fall Flashlight Tours
6:00 PM
Penn’s Cave, 222 Penn’s Cave Rd., Centre Hall
Bring your own flashlights and shine a different perspective on the cave formations! $8.75 kids age 2-12, $16.50 age 13 and up. Reservations are recommended, 814.364.1664 or info@pennscave.com
Saturday, October 22
Discovery Space – GRAND OPENING
9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Discovery Space of Central PA, 112 W. Foster Ave., State College
Visit Discovery Space for their Grand Opening! Activities include live music, rocket launches, a ribbon cutting, new exhibits, and much much more, all for FREE!
Kids in the Kitchen: Go Bananas
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Wegmans, 345 Colonnade Boulevard, State College
Looking for some new ideas for healthy snacks with a lot of “a-peel”? Kids will have more fun than a barrel of monkeys as they learn how to make a Blueberry Banana Split and a Strawberry Banana Smoothie. 1 hour hands-on class. Ages 4 & up. $5.00 per child & parent with Shoppers Club Card. Please purchase tickets in advance at the Service Desk.
Halloween T-Shirt Event
10:00 AM – Noon
Michaels, 44 Colonnade Way, State College
Make a fun scary spider T-shirt. Make-It Take-It with purchase of shirt. Ages 3 and up. While supplies last.
Pumpkin Decorating
10:00 AM
Bellefonte Community Children’s Garden, behind the Centre County Library and Historical Museum at 203 No. Allegheny Street, Bellefonte
Peppers as noses?! Bean pods for ears? Fungi for hair?!? Join us to decorate pumpkins with natural materials and celebrate the harvest in the children's garden. Registrations appreciated, but not required. Please call Beverly at 355-4174.
Howard Volunteer Fire Company Fall Festival
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Bald Eagle State Park, Howard
This annual Fall Festival includes craft vendors, food vendors, live bands, square dancers, pie-eating contest, hayrides and “Punkin Chunkin”. This is the only event in Centre and Clinton Counties to feature “Punkin Chunkin”. Pumpkins will be launched towards targets floating in the lake.
Storytime
10:30 AM
Barnes and Nobel, 365 Benner Pike, State College
Enjoy storytime in the children's department.
Saturday Stories Alive
11:00 AM
Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College
Stories come alive in 2011! We're offering a free, no-registration, story time for children between the ages of 2 and 7. Come in to participate with our talented Children's staff in crafts and story time. Space is limited to 25 children.
Fall Market and Craft Show
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Lemont Granary, 133 Mt. Nittany Rd., Lemont
Be sure to stop by for lots of fun, food, entertainment and Holiday shopping for the whole family! Open market fundraising event for the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater PA & Lemont Village Association will feature local artists, crafters, and home business vendors offering their arts, crafts and gifts - perfect for finding Holiday gifts and decorations. Gifts of jewelry, natural body products, one of a kind cards, fresh flowers, beautiful photography, woven scarves, table runners, mats, fabric purses for adults and kids, health products, ideas for creative holiday parties, and much much more! Live musical entertainment A variety of food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Fall Harvest Festival featuring the Children’s Halloween Trail
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, 3400 Discovery Road, Petersburg
Come celebrate autumn with Shaver's Creek at the Fall Harvest Festival! Enjoy great music and storytelling, fun nature activities, delicious local food for sale, and the ever-popular Children's Halloween Trail. Visitors can enter the "non-scary" interpretive trail every ten minutes beginning at 11:00 a.m. We encourage guests to call ahead to purchase tickets for a specific time. 814 – 863 – 2000 Tickets for the trail are $5 for ages 4 and older; children 3 and under are free. Attendance to the surrounding festival is FREE.
National Pitbull Awareness Day Celebration
12:00 – 4:00 PM
Gazebo in front of PetCo, 40 Colonnade Way, State College
This event will showcase the true spirit and wonderful personality of the Pit Bull breeds that have been a beloved symbol of Americana. The fun-filled afternoon will feature dog ambassadors, games, dog massages, kid-friendly activities, great giveaways, educational materials, and much more! Everyone is invited to attend this free family friendly event. Sponsored by Happy Paws Happy Homes.
Nittany Spooktacular
1:00 - 5:00 PM
Nittany All-Star Cheerleading and Dance, 320 Struble Rd., State College
A ghoulishly good time for kids of all ages! Enjoy food, fun, games and prizes. There will also be a bake, soup, plant and craft sale. Plus a "Haunted Experience" for the kids.
Pumpkin Festival
1:00 - 5:00 PM
Nittany All-Star Cheerleading and Dance, 320 Struble Rd., State College
A ghoulishly good time for kids of all ages! Enjoy food, fun, games and prizes. There will also be a bake, soup, plant and craft sale. Plus a "Haunted Experience" for the kids.
Pumpkin Festival
2:00 – 10:00 PM
The Arboretum at Penn State, near the intersection of Park Ave. and Bigler Rd., University Park
The Arboretum is holding its first seasonal event for the campus and community - a Pumpkin Festival featuring a pumpkin-carving contest and lighted jack-o-lantern display! The jack-o'-lanterns will be lighted for public viewing from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. and light refreshments will be available (free) from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. for visitors to enjoy as they view the pumpkins and autumn displays in the gardens. Bring your own Jack-O-Lantern for the pumpkin carving contest! All entries must be brought to the gardens and registered on Thursday and Friday. For more information visit http://www.arboretum.psu.edu/EVENTS/index2.html
Fall Foliage Train Rides
throughout the day
The Bellefonte Train Station at Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte
Enjoy a fall foliage train ride on a beautifully-restored, circa 1940's historical passenger train along Bald Eagle Valley in Central PA. Call (814) 355-1053 and leave a message or call (814) 355-2917 or visit The Bellefonte Train!
throughout the day
The Bellefonte Train Station at Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte
Enjoy a fall foliage train ride on a beautifully-restored, circa 1940's historical passenger train along Bald Eagle Valley in Central PA. Call (814) 355-1053 and leave a message or call (814) 355-2917 or visit The Bellefonte Train!
Tree Colors
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Black Moshannon State Park, 4216 Beaver Road, Phillipsburg
Find out why the leaves change colors, and make a fall wreath to take home. Meet at the Environmental Learning Center.
Family Ghosts and Goblins Tour
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Lincoln Caverns, 7703 William Penn Highway, Huntington
Pennsylvania's Most Unique Haunted House and Trail. Costumed guides explain the wonders and highlights of a haunted Lincoln Caverns with spirited narrative while supporting characters provide humor and horror along the way. During the daytime tours special care is taken by the staff members to gear the 'fright level' of the tour to the age group of the participants, making Ghosts & Goblins an appropriate Halloween experience for everyone. Tickets for the Ghosts & Goblins tours are sold both in advance and at the door. 814.643.0268 or www.lincolncaverns.com
Haunted Bog Walk for Kids
7:00 – 8:00 PM
Black Moshannon State Park, 4216 Beaver Rd., Phillipsburg
Enjoy a stroll on the bog walk to see the unique plants and animals that live there while getting scared. This haunted bog walk won't be as scary for the younger children to enjoy. Meet at Boat Launch #3 on West Side Road.
Benner Township Haunted Trail
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Buffalo Run Community Park, 2151 Buffalo Run Rd., Bellefonte
Children and adults alike will enjoy a walk through the haunted, spooky park. Sponsored by the Benner Township Parks and Rec.
Benner Township Haunted Trail
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Buffalo Run Community Park, 2151 Buffalo Run Rd., Bellefonte
Children and adults alike will enjoy a walk through the haunted, spooky park. Sponsored by the Benner Township Parks and Rec.
Sunday, October 23
Fall Harvest Festival featuring the Children’s Halloween Trail
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, 3400 Discovery Road, Petersburg
Come celebrate autumn with Shaver's Creek at the Fall Harvest Festival! Enjoy great music and storytelling, fun nature activities, delicious local food for sale, and the ever-popular Children's Halloween Trail. Visitors can enter the "non-scary" interpretive trail every ten minutes beginning at 11:00 a.m. We encourage guests to call ahead to purchase tickets for a specific time. 814 – 863 – 2000 Tickets for the trail are $5 for ages 4 and older; children 3 and under are free. Attendance to the surrounding festival is FREE.
Spiders
11:00 AM – Noon
Black Moshannon State Park, 4216 Beaver Rd., Phillipsburg
Find out if all spiders have venom and make a spider to take home. Meet at the Environmental Learning Center.
Bellefonte Fall Festival
Times TBA
Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte
An afternoon of fun filled with children's activities, food vendors, music and the opportunity to create a scarecrow to take home!
Fall Festival
12:00 – 4:00 PM
Harner Farm, 2191 W. Whitehall Road, State College
Harner Farm is a fun place to visit anytime during the Fall, but this Fall Festival is the perfect excuse! This will be the 4th year that The Terrace at Brookline Village and Harner Farm team up for this Fall Festival to benefit the Alzheimer's Association. The event features activities for families, including pumpkin decorating, a corn maze, fall foods, kids' games, clowns, face painting, a bake sale, and Harner's delicious hot apple cider!
Photo Scavenger Hunt
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Black Moshannon State Park, 4216 Beaver Road, Phillipsburg
Bring your digital camera to the Environmental Learning Center to see if you can complete the list. Win a prize!
Porky Porcupines
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Black Moshannon State Park, 4216 Beaver Road, Phillipsburg
See a porcupine den up close then make a porcupine to take home. Meet at the Environmental Learning Center.
Halloween at the YMCA
3:00 – 5:00 PM
State College YMCA, 677 West Whitehall Rd., State College
Goulish games, scary snacks & crazy crafts! Free for SCAYMCA members, $2 non-members
Fall Foliage Train Rides
throughout the day
The Bellefonte Train Station at Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte
Enjoy a fall foliage train ride on a beautifully-restored, circa 1940's historical passenger train along Bald Eagle Valley in Central PA. Call (814) 355-1053 and leave a message or call (814) 355-2917 or visit The Bellefonte Train!
throughout the day
The Bellefonte Train Station at Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte
Enjoy a fall foliage train ride on a beautifully-restored, circa 1940's historical passenger train along Bald Eagle Valley in Central PA. Call (814) 355-1053 and leave a message or call (814) 355-2917 or visit The Bellefonte Train!
On-going Events
October 2 – November 13
Those Who Came Before: Archaeology of Centre County's Native Americans
1:00 - 4:00 PM (Wed/Fri/Sun or by appt.)
Centre Furnace Mansion, 1001 E. College Ave., State College
An exhibit of artifacts, photographs of regional excavations, and images depicting Native American life in Centre County. Presented by the Bald Eagle Archaeological Society (BEAS), Penn State's Matson Museum of Anthropology, and CCHS.
Building on the Past
1:00 - 4:00 PM (Wed/Fri/Sun or by appt.)
Centre Furnace Mansion, 1001 E. College Ave., State College
A traveling exhibit which details the discovery of a large 19th century iron ore washing operation at the future Benner Commerce Park site. Presented by the Centre County Historical Society.
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