🌱 How terrifying is Sinking Spring’s own Shocktoberfest this October?
Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Sinking Spring! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How terrifying is Sinking Spring’s own Shocktoberfest this October?
Also on today's calendar: Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.
- Sunday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 61, low: 55.
- Monday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 70 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 9 Pennsylvania Haunted Attractions Worth Building An October Road Trip Around (takingthekids.com) — Shocktoberfest in Sinking Spring is spotlighted as one of Pennsylvania’s must-visit haunted attractions, with massive haunted houses, a scare zone, and a lively Monster Midway packed with food trucks and games. The statewide roundup suggests building an October road trip around stops like Eastern State Penitentiary and Pennhurst Asylum, but makes clear you can find a full night of scares and family-friendly Spooktoberfest fun right in town. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival →
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, 100 Station Ave, Oaks
9:00 am
Saturday October 24
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Other local events
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Willow Glen Flea Market →
Willow Glen Park, 94 Park Avenue, Sinking Spring
5:00 am -
BCTC Open House - West Campus
Berks Career & Technology Center, 1057 County Welfare Road, Leespo
5:00 pm -
PTO Trunk or Treat
Shiloh Hills Elementary School, 301 Sage Drive, Stinking Spring
5:00 pm -
Lovelace at Green Valley Country Club →
Green Valley Country Club, Sinking Spring -
Lovelace at Liberty Fire Company →
Liberty Fire Company, Sinking Spring
9:00 pm
Sunday October 4
Tuesday October 13
Friday October 16
Sunday October 25
Saturday October 31
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🗓 Events Nearby
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CASA Berks Gala of Light →
Building 24, 1115 Bern Road, Wyomissing
5:00 pm -
Homecoming Dance
Wilson High School Gym
6:30 pm -
Movies in the Park: TOY STORY 5 →
Wyomissing Borough, PA Calendar, 1216 Parkside Drive North, Wyomissing
7:30 pm -
Homecoming Parade
Governor Mifflin SD Mohnton, PA 19540 -
West Reading Farmers Market →
West Reading PA
10:00 am -
West Reading Farmers' Market →
West Reading Park & Pavilion, 505 Sycamore Road, West Reading
10:00 am -
PA Department of health table visit
Reading Public Library, 100 S 5th St, Reading
9:30 am
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A young man with a yellow vest on rang the door bell and had our name echoed.
Was using one of those hover boards and had an iPad. Thought we were with met ed I wouldn’t give him any info and he left. Anyone else see him? IM… (Nextdoor Green Valley Estates)
🗞 Nearby News
West Lawn
- Yocum Institute Presents ‘Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really' (bctv.org)
- Wilson WL football plans to carry strong defense into Friday matchup with Cedar Crest (wfmz.com)
Wyomissing
- Advance Auto Parts opens Wyomissing store, donates to Berks Career and Technology Center (berksweekly.com)
- Phillies faithful keep hope alive in Berks County but night ends in disappointment (wfmz.com)
- Soda nozzles at server stations observed with residue: Restaurant Inspections, Oct. 1, 2026 (berksweekly.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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