Looking for local trick-or-treat times and Halloween events? Our complete Spooky Season Guide features the top trunk-or-treats, costume parades, and family-friendly Halloween celebrations happening nearby. Browse the full list below to start planning your family’s route!
Halloween Costume Swap Shop for Kids
Save money and keep perfectly good costumes out of landfills this season with our Free Halloween Kids' Costume Swap Shop!
- Collect gently-used costumes from home.
- Drop them off at a swap event and receive a shopping ticket.
- Trade your ticket for new-to-you costumes at a shop event!
You can find all the details here Halloween Costume Swap Shop by MK Mt. Carmel - Schuylkill - Pottsville and pre-register here: Registration Form
Special thanks to Roller Roost Sports Arena and St. Joe's Community Church for donating their time and space to hosting these events for our communities!
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Trick-or-Treat Nights
What time is YOUR town having trick-or-treat night? Leave on the porch light to let kids know you're handing out candy or hit the sidewalks with your best Halloween jokes to collect all the candy!
- Frackville: October 31st - 6 to 8 PM
Trunk-or-Treats
Busy on trick-or-treat night or want to add in some extra Halloween fun (and candy) for your family? Head to one of these trunk-or-treat events!
- 3rd Annual Community Truck or Treat! 10/24 in Friedensburg
Looking for more Fall Fun for the family? Check out the Guide to Fall Markets + Festivals In and Around Schuylkill County
Halloween Crafting
From pumpkins to ghosties to haunted houses, these classes and activities offer something crafty to celebrate the season. Please double check with the business for what ages are best!
- Paint & Sip - Doormat Edition! 9/8 in Pottsville
- Workshop - Halloween Cups 9/10 in Port Carbon
- Two-Day Hand building Pumpkin Jar 9/12 in Tamaqua
- Cozy Knit Pumpkins 9/23 in Schuylkill Haven
- Workshop - Halloween Cups 9/29 in Port Carbon
- Haunted Houses @ Mud & Maker 10/1 in Port Carbon
- Home Depot Workshop for Kids 10/3 in St. Clair
- Witchy Workshop with Kindred!10/3 in Pottsville
- Haunted Houses @ Mud & Maker10/5 in Port Carbon
- Rustic Wood Painting: Halloween Set of 3 10/6 in Tamaqua
- Witchy Wednesday: Broom Making Workshop 10/14 in Pottsville
Spooky Spots
Indulge in a little creepy fun this season!
- POTTSVILLE AFTER DARK: Schuylkill County Historical Society Paranormal Investigation 10/2 in Pottsville
- Eric Mintel Investigates: Paranormal Presentation 10/13 in Pottsville
- Witches of the Coal Region and Keystone State 10/15 in Pottsville
- POTTSVILLE AFTER DARK: Black Rock Brewpub Paranormal Investigation 10/15 in Pottsville
- Ghosts of the Molly Maguires with Haunted Anthracite Tales 10/22 in Pottsville
- The Headless Ghosts of Schuylkill County 10/22 in Pottsville
- POTTSVILLE AFTER DARK: Pottsville Armory (Schuylkill YMCA) Paranormal Investigation 10/23 in Pottsville
Halloween for the Adults
We can't let the kids have ALL the fun...
- Brew at the Zoo
- Read Me, Maybe Bookish Witchy Bingo at BMV 9/25 in New Tripoli
- Halloween Speakeasy Witchy Brunch Bingo at BMV 10/4 in New Tripoli
- Witches Walk--Pre-Halloween Ladies Night Dance Party 10/30 in Schuylkill Haven
- Annual Witches Tea 10/31 in Pottsville
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