Happy Friday, Happy Valley!
There’s plenty of spooky fun throughout the area all weekend long, with Halloween parties, trick-or-treat events, parades and festivals.
It’s also a great weekend for music, with Old Dominion, Psychedelic Furs and Arlo Guthrie coming to town.
We’ve compiled some of the weekend’s highlights below. With cold, rainy weather in the forecast for the weekend, be sure to check with venues or hosts about outdoor events before heading out.
This isn’t all that’s happening, either. There is plenty more around the area for you to enjoy and you can find it all on our calendar page. Explore the weekend’s events and add your own if it isn’t listed. Or see our Bar Tour and Movies pages for more options this weekend or anytime.
FRIDAY
Old Dominion
Old Dominion will bring its rock- and pop-tinged country sound to the Bryce Jordan Center for a 7:30 p.m. show with special guests Granger Smith and High Valley. Tickets.
Psychedelic Furs
With major hits such as ‘Pretty in Pink,’ the Psychedelic Furs emerged in the 1980s and became an influence on the next three decades of alternative rock. Still led by vocalist and songwriter Richard Butler and his bass-wielding brother Tim, the band hits the State Theatre for an 8 p.m. show with opener Liz Brasher.
Trick or Treat and Zombie Ball at the Mall
Get the costumes on and trick-or-treat in the Nittany Mall from 6-9 p.m. Costume contest begins at 6 p.m. at the Center Stage and the Zombie Ball at the Mall will be from 7-9 p.m. in the Dunham’s Sports Court.
FearFest
Now in its 10th year, FearFest at Camp Anderson, 1057 VanScoyoc Hollow Road in Tyrone features a haunted house, zombie shoot, escape rooms. Open at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Ghosts and Goblins Tours
At Lincoln Caverns in Huntingdon, the 35th annual Ghosts and Goblins Tours offers three unique experiences — a new haunted house, haunted trail and haunted hayride — for the price of one. 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through October, with family tours from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.
Haunted Flashlight Maze
Harner Farm, 2191 W. Whitehall Rd., and Delta Zeta host a haunted flashlight maze from 7 to 10 p.m. (must enter no later than 9 p.m.) There will also be a zombie kissing booth, along with hot dogs, cider and cocoa. Flashlight required. Admission is $7 and proceeds benefit Starkey Hearing Foundation.
Zombie Resistance
Fight back against the zombies using infrared equipment in this four-player, story-driven adventure presented by Base Tactics at the grounds of the former Starlite Drive-in, 1100 Benner Pike. Time slots are available from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday through the first weekend in November. Tickets and more info here.
Spook Haven
The haunted abandoned mansion attraction at 100 Danis Street, Mill Hall, returns for another year with a new theme, 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through October.
Penn State Sports
No. 10 Penn State men’s hockey hosts No. 13 Princeton at 7 p.m. in Pegula Ice Arena and No. 4 women’s volleyball takes on Indiana at 7 p.m. in Rec Hall.
Out Loud
Penn State professor and author of seven books of poems Erin Murphy reads from her new collection ‘Assisted Living’ at 7:30 p.m. at the Bellefonte Art Museum.
SATURDAY
Penns Valley Fiber Festival
Central Pennsylvania fiber producers and artists will be vending their farm-raised and hand-dyed yarns, roving, hand-dyed wool, knitted and handmade items, and more from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Old Gregg School, 106 School Street in Spring Mills. Food vendors also will be on hand and parking and admission are free.
Indoor Fall Festival
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Way Fruit Farm, enjoy one last fall festival inside: make your own caramel apple bar; apple pie contest; live music by Joe Quick; a behind-the-scenes look at the family farm’s operations; fresh apple cider and pumpkin donuts; and a breakfast and lunch festival menu in the Way Cafe. Because of the weather forecast wagon rides to the pumpkin patch will not be offered.
Halloween Parade & Talleyrand Fall Festival
The Bellefonte Halloween Parade will form at 11 a.m. at Bellefonte Elementary and begin at 11:30 a.m. Then it’s on to the Talleyrand Fall Festival from noon to 4 p.m. with kids games and activities, craft and food vendors, hay rides, speeder train rides, live entertainment and special area featuring local wineries and breweries. The festival is scheduled rain or shine, but may be canceled in the event of extreme weather. Check the Bellefonte Sunrise Rotary Facebook event page for updates.
Masked in the Cave & Historic Torch Tours
Children ages 2 to 12 who visit Penn’s Cave wearing a costume will receive a free passport to enter Prospector Pete’s Miners Maze. Prizes will be awarded every hour from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the best maze time. At 3, 4 and 5 p.m., vintage boat tours of the cave will be offered, similar to the way tours were given in the early 1900s. The Historic Torch Tours will be offered again on Sunday and reservations are recommended by calling (814) 364-1664.
Metropolitan Opera HD
The State Theatre presents the Metropolitan Opera HD broadcast of ‘La Fanciulla del West.’ Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek sings Puccini’s gun-slinging heroine in this romantic epic of the Wild West, starting at 12:55 p.m.
Community Halloween Party
Families with toddlers and elementary school kids are invited to Baileyville Community Hall, 210 Deibler Road, from 4 to 6 p.m. for the Pennsylvania Furnace Community Halloween Party, featuring games, prizes and refreshments.
Penn State Sports
The Nittany Lion football team hosts Iowa for Military Appreciation Day at 3:30 p.m., airing on ESPN, and No. 4 Penn State women’s volleyball faces No. 17 Purdue at 8 p.m. in Rec Hall.
SUNDAY
Give ‘Em 5! Run for Veterans
The Nittany Valley Running Club’s Give ‘Em 5!, starting at 1 p.m. at Bellefonte Middle School, is dedicated to honoring the sacrifices and commitments of our community’s brave veterans. Funds raised from this race will be made available to veterans in need of financial assistance through the Veterans Assistance Fund, a non-profit fund created specifically for helping our community’s warriors in their time of need.
Halloween Bash
Join Penn State’s National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association for an afternoon of Halloween fun with puffy ghosts, spider webs, and more, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Schlow Centre Region Library’s Children’s Department.
Trunk or Treat
Zion Lutheran Church, 105 Old Boalsburg Road, Boalsburg, hosts Trunk or Treat, with trunks full of treats and activities set up festival style in the parking lot. Dress up and enjoy food and crafts in the family friendly event.
Greek or Treat
Families are invited to join Penn State Panhellenic and Interfraternity Council from 3 to 5 p.m. in 129 HUB Robeson Center for Greek or Treat with games, activities, snacks, and candy. RSVP here.
Safe & Seen in the Ballpark
Bring the whole family out for the annual trick-or-treating event with the State College Spikes and Centre Life Link EMS from 3-5 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Parking is free, and admission is free with optional donations to Centre Life Link EMS welcomed. Bring your best costumes and enjoy fun and games with local non-profit organizations.
Halloween Party
Park Forest United Methodist, 1833 Park Forest Avenue, will host a Halloween party from 4 to 5:30 p.m. with spooky fun games, crafts, snacks and a costume parade. Geared toward ages 3 to 10 and all are welcome.
Halloween Parade
Put on your costume and head to downtown State College for the 72nd annual Halloween parade, hosted by Centre Region Parks and Rec. The parade forms at 6:30 p.m. at the corner of West College Avenue and Burrowes Street and steps off promptly at 7 p.m.. Costume judging takes place at Memorial Field, with cash prizes. Free treat bags provided to all from the State College Lions Club.
Penn State Sports
No. 6 Penn State field hockey hosts No. 7 Iowa in the Big Ten quarterfinals at noon; regular season conference champion women’s soccer faces Michigan in the Big Ten quarterfinals with a 1 p.m. start at Jeffrey Field; women’s basketball welcomes Lock Haven to the Jordan Center for a 2 p.m. exhibition; and men’s soccer closes out the regular season against Rutgers at 4 p.m.
‘Progress on Climate Change’
Daniel Richter, vice president for government affairs at Citizens’ Climate Lobby, will speak on the topic: “Progress on Climate Change in DC: The Untold Story,” at 3 p.m. in the Community Room of the State College Municipal Building.
Arlo Guthrie
Folk singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie brings his ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ tour to the State Theatre for an 8 p.m. show. Sold out, but a wait list is open for tickets that are expected to become available.
