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Check Out Our Spook-Tacular Halloween Festivities!
‘The Time to Mourn’
Ages 12 & Up.
Tour the Foster family home, The Willows, to explore the unique death and mourning traditions of the Victorian period. Customs, now considered strange, influenced loved ones for months and years after the deceased had passed.
Date: Wednesdays through Sundays, October 3 through 21, Wednesday October 24 through Friday, October 26, and Sunday, October 28
Time: 1 p.m. & 2 p.m.
Location: Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, 73 Kahdena Road, Morris Township.
Cost: $6 per adult, $5 per senior, $4 per child age 4-16, $2 per child age 2 & 3, FREE per child under age 2.
Contact: 973.326.7645.
Scaredy Plants
Ages 6 & Up.
Voodoo lily? Bat flower? Some plants are simply wicked! Celebrate Halloween with scary, smelly plants from around the world. Go on a creepy plant scavenger hunt, create a spooky craft, explore a display of flesh-eating plants, and play plant-themed games.
Date: Saturday, October 20
Time: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 Hanover Ave, Morris Township.
Cost: $5 per child.
Contact: 973.326.7601.
Pumpkin Creations
*REGISTRATION CLOSED*
All Ages.
Have a blast decorating your own pumpkins just in time for Halloween using natural plant materials.
Date: Sunday, October 20
Time: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, 73 Kahdena Road, Morris Township.
Cost: $6 per adult, $5 per senior, $4 per child age 4-16, $2 per child age 2 & 3, FREE per child under age 2.
Contact: 973.326.7645.
Teeny Tiny TRAIL TALES
Ages 2-5 with an adult.
Enjoy a less spooky version of the popular Halloween event, Trail Tales. Enjoy silly and nature-themed tales told by costumed storytellers along the decorated trails. Feel free to wear your own costume, too. Sign up in advance for a time slot.
Date: Saturday, October 27
Time: Time slots between 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Blvd., Chatham Township.
Cost: $3 per person.
Contact: Preregistration is required. To register, 973.635.6629.
TRAIL TALES
Ages 6 & Up.
Hear silly, slightly spooky, and nature-themed tales told by costumed storytellers along the decorated nighttime trails. Sign up in advance
for a time slot as they fill up quickly.
Date: Saturday, October 27
Time: Time slots between 5:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Location: Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Blvd., Chatham Township.
Cost: $6 per person.
Contact: Preregistration is required. To register, 973.635.6629.
A Miller’s Halloween
All Ages.
Come in costume! Enjoy spooky storytelling at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Create corn husk dolls and creepy crafts, and play old-time games. Tour the Gristmill, and look for surprises around every corner.
Date: Saturday, October 27
Time: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: Cooper Gristmill, 66 Route 24, Chester.
Cost: FREE! Donations appreciated.
Contact: 908.879.5463.
MANY DREADFUL – Tales From Yesterday and Today
All Ages.
Enter the Vail House to hear both old and new tales in a particularly special setting. Enjoy horror stories from the Victorian period shared
by a costumed interpreter, along with modern day instances from museums all over the country.
Date: Saturday, October 27
Time: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Location: Historic Speedwell, 333 Speedwell Ave., Morristown.
Cost: $7 per adult, $6 per senior, $5 per child age 4 – 16, FREE per child under age 4.
Contact: 973.285.6537.
Historic Halloween Happenings
All Ages.
Play special Halloween games, decorate cookies, and try on old-fashion costumes. At 3:30 p.m., take a guided walk to see how many pumpkins are hiding in the nearby woods. Afterwards, board the open-air wagon for a ride to the Visitors Center.
Date: Sunday, October 28
Time: 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, 73 Kahdena Road, Morris Township.
Cost: $6 per adult, $5 per senior, $4 per child age 4-16, $2 per child age 2 & 3, FREE per child under age 2.
Contact: 973.326.7645.
Historic Haunting
All Ages.
A scary and fun afternoon awaits! Enjoy spooky ghost stories and Halloween fun and games. Come in costume for an old-fashioned costume contest. Prizes are awarded to all winners.
Date: Saturday, October 27 & Sunday, October 28
Time: 12 noon – 4 p.m.
Location: Historic Speedwell, 333 Speedwell Ave., Morristown.
Cost: $5 per adult, $4 per senior, $3 per child age 4 – 16, FREE per child under age 4.
Contact: 973.285.6550.
Sprouts: Scaredy Plants
Ages 2 – 4 with an adult.
Plants protect themselves in many interesting ways. Take a Halloween walk to see some plants in action, read a fall tale, and create a spooky craft.
Date: Wednesday, October 31
Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 Hanover Ave, Morris Township.
Cost: $5 per child.
Contact: Preregistration is required. To register, 973.326.7601.
