Level 1: "Monster Mash" - Family-Friendly Fun
Great Pumpkin Carve of Chadds Ford (Oct 17-19): Watch giant pumpkins come to life under the skilled hands of local carvers. Enjoy a kid-friendly Haunted Trail, hayrides, live music, and delicious food and drinks.
Haunted Helicopters at the American Helicopter Museum (Oct 26): Delight in a spooky takeover of the museum with skeleton pilots, spider-infested helicopters, and costumed volunteers handing out treats.
West Chester Railroad's Halloween Special (Oct 26 & 27): Embark on a festive train ride through the autumnal beauty of Chester Creek Valley, complete with costumes and treat bags for the little ones.
Nemours Estate Halloween Event (Oct 26): This charming event features silly, spooky decorations, trick-or-treating activities, food, and music.
Longwood Gardens Halloween Magic (Oct 26): Experience the magic of Halloween with illuminated fountain performances set to spooky tunes and overnight accommodation specials.
Level 2: "I Ain't Afraid of No Ghost" - Eerie Encounters
A Dickens Halloween at Winterthur (Oct 19): Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, brings the author's haunting tales to life with dramatic readings.
Chester County History Center's Dark History Walking Tour: This adults-only walking tour delves into West Chester's chilling past, uncovering true tales of terror from the archives.
Ghost Tours of Phoenixville (Fri & Sat, Oct 2-26): Take a final farewell tour through "the most haunted borough in Pennsylvania" before this 20-year tradition ends. Visit eerie locales and hear spine-tingling stories.
Level 3: "Somebody’s Watching Me” - Intensely Terrifying
Paoli Battlefield Paranormal Investigation (Oct 5): Join Interstate Paranormal Research on a ghost hunt at the site of the 9th deadliest battle of the Revolutionary War.
Pennhurst Asylum (Sept 21 - Nov 2): Step into the chilling world of Pennhurst, a real-life former psychiatric hospital turned haunted attraction. Experience the Legendary Asylum, the Morgue, and the Tunnels.
Bates Motel & Haunted Hayride (Sept & Oct): Prepare for heart-pounding fear at Arasapha Farms' Bates Motel. Face a terrifying hayride, a Hollywood-themed haunted house, and a cursed cornfield full of scares.
Plan Your Spooky Adventure
For a complete list of Halloween events and other fall attractions in Chester County's Brandywine Valley, visit BrandywineValley.com. Choose your fear level and prepare for a Halloween experience you won't forget!
