Seasonal & Holidays
15 HALLOWEEN & FALL ACTIVITIES IN BURLINGTON & CAMDEN COUNTIES
Sam Lepore has a compiled a great list of things to do this Fall.
Fall and all its wonderful “yumminess” is here! Thanks to sjmagazine.net, I’ve compiled a list of 15 Halloween / Fall Activities in Burlington and Camden Counties. From pumpkin picking and hayrides to fall festivals and haunted houses, mark your calendar with fall fun for the family. Here’s what’s happening for the rest of this season.
Russo’s Fruit and Vegetable Farm
Pick your own pumpkins and apples; take a tractor ride out to the field to get your pumpkin.
Hours: Fridays through Sundays in October from 9 am to 4:30 pm
Cost: $0.49 per pound picked
186 Carranza Road, Tabernacle
609-268-0239
russosfruitandveg.com
Popes’ Gardens
Pick your own pumpkins, gourds, tomatoes, peppers, kale, broccoli and more; plus kids can visit the sheep, alpacas, emus and yaks owned by the farm.
Hours: Weekends in October from 9 am to 6 pm
Cost: $1.50 per pumpkin; $6 hayride includes free pumpkin
1146 Old White Horse Pike, Waterford
856-767-3343
popesgardens.com
Strawberry Hill Farm
Pick your own apples, peaches, pears, plums and nectarines.
Hours: Daily 9 am to 5 pm
Cost: $0.95 per pound picked
3 Waln Road, Chesterfield
609-298-0823
strawberryhillfarm.org
Taylor River Side Farm
Pick your own pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers, squash, zucchini and more.
Hours: Daily 9 am to 6 pm
Cost: Call for more information
5 Taylors Lane, Cinnaminson
856-829-4992
taylorsfarm.org
Springdale Farms
Grab a pumpkin on a daytime hayride, or enjoy a lantern-lit ride to a campfire in the evening.
Hours: Weekends from 10 am to 3:30 pm and weekdays at 11 am, 2 pm and 4 pm
Cost: $3.75 per hayride, $0.79 per pound of pumpkin
1638 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill
856-424-8674
springdalefarms.com
Johnson’s Farm
Pick your own pumpkins and apples on the hayride, then stop back at the market for apple cider and cider donuts.
Hours: Daily from 10 am to 5 pm
Cost: $4
133 Church Road, Medford
609-654-8643
johnsonsfarm.com
Russo’s Orchard Lane
Take a scenic hayride through the apple orchard — don’t forget to pick up a pumpkin at the pumpkin patch!
Hours: Daily from 9 am to 5 pm
Cost: $5
310 Extonville Road, Chesterfield
609-259-3684
russosorchard.com
Indian Acres Tree Farm
Ride through natural woodlands and Christmas tree fields, cross Barton Run and pick up a pumpkin on a tractor ride.
Hours: Weekends in October from 10 am to 5 pm and weekdays from noon to 4 pm
Cost: $3.50 per person, free for age 2 and younger
111 Tuckerton Road, Medford
609-953-0087
indianacrestreefarm.com
Fall Harvest Festivals
Every weekend in October
11 am to 5 pm
Cost: $4-$8 per activity, call for details
Johnson’s Corner Farm
133 Church Road, Medford
609-654-8643
johnsonsfarm.com
Scarecrow Contest
October 10-November 7
Cost: Free
Scarecrows are placed along Main Street in Medford for viewing
609-654-2608
medfordtownship.com
Not-So-Scary Halloween
October 23-25
5:30 to 8:30 pm
Cost: $16 for adults, $12 for children, free for age 2 and younger
Fernbrook Farms
Route 545, Chesterfield Township (three miles east of Route 206)
609-298-4028
fernbrookeducation.org
Medford Halloween Parade
October 24
7 pm
Parade starts at St. Mary of the Lakes School and runs along Fire House Lane and Main Street
609-953-7600
medfordhalloweenparade.com
Goblins in the Garden
October 24-25
1 to 4 pm
Cost: $6 admission, free for age 2 and younger
Camden Children’s Garden
3 Riverside Drive, Camden
856-365-8733
camdenchildrensgarden.squarespace.com
Hoots-N-Howls
600 Block Station Avenue
Haddon Heights
October 26: 4 to 7 pm
Free admission
hhptg.org
Highlights: haunted house; costume contest; train ride; magic show; inflatable rides; jack-o-lantern carving contest. Halloween parade begins at 3:30 pm
Halloween Fest
October 31-November 1
Saturday: 10 am to 9 pm
Sunday: 11 am to 6 pm
Cost: Free
Voorhees Town Center
2120 Voorhees Town Center, Voorhees
856-772-1950
voorheestowncenter.com
Happy fall from Sam Lepore of Long and Foster Real Estate. I live and work in Moorestown, New Jersey. Call me at (856) 297-6827 for your home buying and home selling needs. You can reach me by email at sam@samlepore.com.
