FALLing in Love with Philly

Hello and happy fall, everyone! As a tribute to my favorite season and the upcoming Halloween holiday (which I’m not really a fan of), I wanted to share a few of the fun things to do in Philly at this time of year! Most of these events happen year-round, but they’re extra-special in October! There’s also some cool festivals and weekend events listed on the uwishunu website. These are always new and always changing – every day, every weekend, every year. Definitely check them out if you’re in the area!

Terror Behind the Walls at Eastern State Penitentiary

Terror Behind the Walls is a haunted house in an already spooky historic prison – Eastern State Penitentiary, right here in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia. This year, experience the new interactive option. Rather than just being scared and watching everything happen, you can get in on the action! Prepare to be seized, shoved into secret passages, separated from your tour group, and become part of the show. In short: prepare to be terrified!

Eastern State Penitentiary

Terror Behind the Walls is open nightly through October. Order tickets online ahead of time for the greatest savings. High school & college Students can get half-price admission on Sunday nights after 7:30pm with a valid student ID.

Ghost Tour of Philadelphia

Want to hear some of Philadelphia’s eeriest stories? Check out a ghost tour of historic Philly. The Candlelight Walking tour is a 90-minute journey on foot to uncover secrets at some of Philadelphia’s notable locations like Independence Hall, the Signers’ Garden, and St. Peter’s Cemtery. Walking not your thing? Try a Haunted Trolley Tour instead. Stories of ghosts, haunted houses, and mysterious encounters will be shared as you drive to some of the spookiest sites in Old City and Society Hill. Walking tours and trolley tours depart nightly from 5^th Street.

Pumpkinland at Linvilla Orchards

Linvilla Orchards is a 300-acre family farm located about 30 minutes from Philadelphia. Linvilla offers year-round, pick your own apples, berries, peppers, tomatoes, a bakery and farm market with local produce, and hayrides for the family. Pumpkinland is a Philadelphia fall favorite with tons of pumpkins for you to take home, fall crafts and decorations, scarecrows everywhere, and straw bale & corn field mazes as well as weekend festivals and events.

Pumpkinland at Linvilla Orchards

Linvilla Orchards is open daily through November 3. Fall fun awaits!

Looking for more fall fun in Philly? Visit the uwishunu Guide to Fall in Philadelphia!

Uwishunu also has a really great Guide to Farmer’s Markets in Philly – fall is the perfect time to check them out!

So, can you tell what my favorite Philadelphia website is? Uwishunu is a phenomenal guide to everything that’s going on in and around Philadelphia! Arts, culture, sports, music, holidays, shopping, FOOD – it’s all there! The site is updated several times a day so you’ll never miss an exciting event!

So if you’re a local, hopefully you’ll try some of these great autumn activities, but if you’re not, please keep them in mind next fall if you end up in Philadelphia!

One final plug for our upcoming events – ON CAMPUS INFO SESSION THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, from 10AM-1PM! You can still RSVP until tomorrow evening!

If you can’t make it, we have another ONLINE WEB CHAT coming up on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, from 10AM-11AM (EST). We already have a fantastic lineup of alumni and current students to answer all of your questions, so RSVP soon!

Hope you have a fantastic day! It’s chilly in Philly today – my favorite weather – so hopefully I’ll put on my coat, grab a pumpkin coffee, and go out to enjoy it soon!