Halloween Happenings
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Get ready for goblins and gore, and check out what we have in store!
From pumpkin decorating and tales, to spooky stories told on moon-lit trails, the Morris County Park Commission has Halloween fun that never fails. Check out all of our Halloween events listed at morrisparks.net. Enjoy the Experience!
SCARECROWS IN THE GARDEN
Join in the fun on Saturday, October 19, and make a scarecrow to be ‘planted’ on the lawn. Take part in an apple tasting, watch an expert pumpkin carver, make an apple craft, and enjoy the sweetness of delicious local cider and donuts. This festive fall event takes place at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morris Township, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. To register, call 973.326.7603, or visit www.arboretumfriends.org.
PUMPKIN CREATIONS
Come to Fosterfields Living Historical Farm on Sunday, October 20 for a pumpkin making extravaganza. From 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. use natural plant materials from the farm to create a unique, decorative, Halloween pumpkin to take home. For more information, please call Fosterfields, 973.326.7645.
A MILLER’S HALLOWEEN
Create corn husk dolls, take part in Halloween crafts, and try out old-time games at this FREE event. Visit the Copper Gristmill in Chester Township on Saturday, October 26, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to share in the festivities. A special spooky storytelling is scheduled at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. For more information, please call the Cooper Gristmill, 908.879.5463.
TRAIL TALES. . . . We’re Back!!!!
This most popular and perfect Halloween event is once again back for everyone to enjoy! Celebrate Halloween on a spook-tac-ular storytelling walk at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham Township, on Saturday, October 26. Hear silly, slightly spooky, nature-themed tales told by costumed storytellers along the decorated nighttime trails. From 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., small groups leave the Visitors Center every 15 minutes with a costumed guide. Space is limited, register early by calling the Great Swamp, 973.635.6629.
HISTORIC HAUNTING
A scary and fun afternoon awaits at Historic Speedwell in Morristown on Sunday, October 27. From 12 noon to 4 p.m., listen to terrifying ghost stories and take part in a variety of Halloween fun and games. For more information, call Historic Speedwell, 973.285.6550.
HISTORIC Halloween HAPPENINGS
Experience a simpler Halloween as it was celebrated in the early 20th century at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm on Sunday, October 27, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Decorate cookies, play games, and enjoy a Halloween themed scavenger hunt around the farm. Discover how a homemade costume is made. For more information, please call Fosterfields, 973.326.7645.
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Morris County Park Commission, is one of the region’s best park systems in the state of New Jersey, currently protects and maintains 18,600 acres at 38 distinct sites and a year-round calendar of events and activities.
From pumpkin decorating and tales, to spooky stories told on moon-lit trails, the Morris County Park Commission has Halloween fun that never fails. Check out all of our Halloween events listed at morrisparks.net. Enjoy the Experience!
SCARECROWS IN THE GARDEN
Join in the fun on Saturday, October 19, and make a scarecrow to be ‘planted’ on the lawn. Take part in an apple tasting, watch an expert pumpkin carver, make an apple craft, and enjoy the sweetness of delicious local cider and donuts. This festive fall event takes place at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morris Township, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. To register, call 973.326.7603, or visit www.arboretumfriends.org.
PUMPKIN CREATIONS
Come to Fosterfields Living Historical Farm on Sunday, October 20 for a pumpkin making extravaganza. From 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. use natural plant materials from the farm to create a unique, decorative, Halloween pumpkin to take home. For more information, please call Fosterfields, 973.326.7645.
A MILLER’S HALLOWEEN
Create corn husk dolls, take part in Halloween crafts, and try out old-time games at this FREE event. Visit the Copper Gristmill in Chester Township on Saturday, October 26, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to share in the festivities. A special spooky storytelling is scheduled at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. For more information, please call the Cooper Gristmill, 908.879.5463.
TRAIL TALES. . . . We’re Back!!!!
This most popular and perfect Halloween event is once again back for everyone to enjoy! Celebrate Halloween on a spook-tac-ular storytelling walk at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham Township, on Saturday, October 26. Hear silly, slightly spooky, nature-themed tales told by costumed storytellers along the decorated nighttime trails. From 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., small groups leave the Visitors Center every 15 minutes with a costumed guide. Space is limited, register early by calling the Great Swamp, 973.635.6629.
HISTORIC HAUNTING
A scary and fun afternoon awaits at Historic Speedwell in Morristown on Sunday, October 27. From 12 noon to 4 p.m., listen to terrifying ghost stories and take part in a variety of Halloween fun and games. For more information, call Historic Speedwell, 973.285.6550.
HISTORIC Halloween HAPPENINGS
Experience a simpler Halloween as it was celebrated in the early 20th century at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm on Sunday, October 27, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Decorate cookies, play games, and enjoy a Halloween themed scavenger hunt around the farm. Discover how a homemade costume is made. For more information, please call Fosterfields, 973.326.7645.
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Morris County Park Commission, is one of the region’s best park systems in the state of New Jersey, currently protects and maintains 18,600 acres at 38 distinct sites and a year-round calendar of events and activities.
Wanted: Steampunks and Temporal Voyagers!
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Calling all Steampunks and lovers of history to a weekend-long immersion festival…in the mid 1880s. Be prepared to experience a rare opportunity to use a unique blend of history and science to walk through time. You only need to imagine a world much different from what we know; a world of machines, gears, and springs powered by steam. This is International Steampunk City: Steampunk at Speedwell, an event set in a time period of unknown origins at Historic Speedwell in Morristown. All experienced Steampunks and history lovers, or those who want to attend and be amazed at this growing in popularity event, can enjoy this truly exceptional weekend-long festival on Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13 from 12 noon to 6 p.m.
Historic Speedwell invites you to sample the latest advance in temporal exploration, capable of bringing your favorite moments in time directly to you. To truly experience this immersion opportunity to its fullest, enjoy one-of-a-kind shopping experiences, take part in the varied discussions and workshops, and watch the demonstrations of crafts and trades. There are musicians, performers, and entertainers. This is an event not to be missed by any respectable adventurer, anachronologist, or temporal voyager! Arrive at registration wearing your favorite Victorian or Steampunk day-wear.
Admission to this one-of-a-kind event is $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens, $5 for children 4-16, children under 4 are FREE. For more information or preregistration, call 973 285-6550. Historic Speedwell is located on 333 Speedwell Avenue in Morristown.
Historic Speedwell invites you to sample the latest advance in temporal exploration, capable of bringing your favorite moments in time directly to you. To truly experience this immersion opportunity to its fullest, enjoy one-of-a-kind shopping experiences, take part in the varied discussions and workshops, and watch the demonstrations of crafts and trades. There are musicians, performers, and entertainers. This is an event not to be missed by any respectable adventurer, anachronologist, or temporal voyager! Arrive at registration wearing your favorite Victorian or Steampunk day-wear.
Admission to this one-of-a-kind event is $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens, $5 for children 4-16, children under 4 are FREE. For more information or preregistration, call 973 285-6550. Historic Speedwell is located on 333 Speedwell Avenue in Morristown.
Celebrate Lenape Day at the Great Swamp
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 12 from 12 Noon to 4 p.m. to spend a fun-filled afternoon learning about the history and culture of the native people of New Jersey. Over 500 people attend this annual event at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham Township. Bring the entire family to meet members of the Ramapough Lenape Indians and watch as they present a traditional drum circle, dances in regalia, and showcases authentic tools and artifacts from hundreds of years ago. Listen to a historical speaker and storyteller, all gathered around a model wigwam in the forest. Everyone can enjoy activities and crafts, such as molding a clay pot by the fire, making a fire without matches, and playing the real games that Lenape children played to hone their skills. Take a guided walk on the wooded trails to discover how the Lenape used local plants, or explore the interior of the wigwam, set up as it would have been hundreds of years ago.
For thousands of years before the pioneers arrived in New Jersey, the Lenape Indians lived in these forests, hunting deer and bear, living in wigwams, fashioning dugout canoes from tulip poplar trees, and crafting their tools out of rock and bone. They lived close to the lands, existing in balance with nature. Many people mistakenly believe that the Lenape no longer exist, but at this unique event you can meet present-day Native Americans of the Ramapough Lenape and discover how their lives have changed over hundreds of years.
Every elementary school child in the New Jersey studies the Lenape, but this event offers a once in a lifetime educational experience that simply can’t be matched in the classroom. Come to the Great Swamp’s Lenape Day Celebration and get a true sense of what life was like for the native people of this area hundreds of years ago. Admission is $5 per person ages 3 and up. Snacks and beverages are available for purchase. For more information, please call 973.635.6629. The Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center is a facility of the Morris County Park Commission and located at 247 Southern Boulevard in Chatham.
For more information, please call 973.635.6629.
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Morris County Park Commission, is one of the region’s best park systems in the state of New Jersey, currently protects and maintains 18,600 acres at 38 distinct sites and a year-round calendar of events and activities.
For thousands of years before the pioneers arrived in New Jersey, the Lenape Indians lived in these forests, hunting deer and bear, living in wigwams, fashioning dugout canoes from tulip poplar trees, and crafting their tools out of rock and bone. They lived close to the lands, existing in balance with nature. Many people mistakenly believe that the Lenape no longer exist, but at this unique event you can meet present-day Native Americans of the Ramapough Lenape and discover how their lives have changed over hundreds of years.
Every elementary school child in the New Jersey studies the Lenape, but this event offers a once in a lifetime educational experience that simply can’t be matched in the classroom. Come to the Great Swamp’s Lenape Day Celebration and get a true sense of what life was like for the native people of this area hundreds of years ago. Admission is $5 per person ages 3 and up. Snacks and beverages are available for purchase. For more information, please call 973.635.6629. The Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center is a facility of the Morris County Park Commission and located at 247 Southern Boulevard in Chatham.
For more information, please call 973.635.6629.
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Morris County Park Commission, is one of the region’s best park systems in the state of New Jersey, currently protects and maintains 18,600 acres at 38 distinct sites and a year-round calendar of events and activities.
