Eastern State Penitentiary Fall Festival (Free Admission!)

Free for kids in costume and their caregivers. No reservations necessary. Join us at Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site for some fall-themed family fun! Trick-or-treat inside the historic site, explore and learn with the help of a special scavenger hunt, and enjoy story time, hands-on activities, art making, music, and more at an activity fair made possible with the help of our community partners. Activity fair partners include The Free Library of Philadelphia, Cosmic Writers, Spring Garden CDC, Park to Broad, United Francisville Civic Association, the School District of Philadelphia’s Office of Family and Community Engagement, the Office of Councilmember Isaiah Thomas, New Leash on Life USA, and Philly Art Center. Special musical performance by Philly Elmo and the Positive Movement Drumline.