This full day of celebration, community, and pride — powered by local McDonald’s Owner/Operators and featuring dozens of performers, food trucks, and local partners!
Philadelphia, PA – Philly Pride 365 proudly presents OURfest: National Coming OUT Day Parade & Festival, returning Saturday, October 12, 2025, for a full day of LGBTQIA+ visibility, celebration, and community connection throughout Center City Philadelphia. This year’s festival is made possible through the generous support of local McDonald’s Owner/Operators, who join an incredible coalition of community partners, sponsors, and neighborhood venues in uplifting Philadelphia’s vibrant LGBTQIA+ community. This year’s theme, “Out Loud, Out Front: Power, Protection & Pride,” is a clarion call for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, and Queer communities to rise together in the face of rising anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, cultural attacks and political urgency. OURfest 2025 boldly centers queer people living and loving at the intersections, where joy becomes protest, and community becomes protection. This year’s festival will include family-friendly and community-led outdoor festival that runs from 12th to 13th streets, Locust to Spruce, and beyond, with main stage, youth and healing stages, queer art, drag and music showcases, kids and family programming, food trucks, vendors, community organizations, beer and cocktail gardens, and much more. Additionally, look for a new line-up of events leading up to the big festival, including WELL YES Marketplace on October 10th and Crankshaft on October 11th. For more information on volunteering, participating, or sponsoring the festival, please visit our website, www.phillypride365.org/about-ourfest or email Pride365@PhillyPride365.org.
“OURfest is a celebration of self, solidarity, and showing up — together,” said Tyrell Brown, Founder and Executive Director of Philly Pride 365. “We’re proud to stand alongside our local McDonald’s Owner/Operators and so many others who invest in our communities year-round. Philly Pride 365 is about belonging, and OURfest is where that belonging comes to life.”
Philadelphia, PA – The fall season comes alive at Philadelphia’s beloved Made in Philadelphia Fall Market, presented by the creators of Christmas Village in partnership with the Center City District (CCD). From Friday, October 10 through Sunday, October 12, 2025, Dilworth Park transforms into a vibrant outdoor fall market, where visitors can discover local treasures from Philadelphia and the tri-state area, savor seasonal flavors, and celebrate everything that makes fall special. Look for over 70 vendors and booths in total for the single largest-open air fall marketplace in Center City this year. The market runs daily 12:00pm to 8:00pm, extended this year due to popular demand. There is no admission to attend the Made in Philadelphia Fall Market. Shopping, food, and drink are pay-as-you-go.
“The Made in Philadelphia Fall Market has become a cherished tradition that showcases the incredible creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of our region,” said CEO Thomas Bauer. “It serves as a perfect warm-up to our city’s holiday season, with only five short weeks until the highly anticipated Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market opens its doors. Visitors can get an early start on gift shopping while supporting local small businesses and makers.”
Returning for its 8th season, the Fall Market will feature more than 70 vendors from Philadelphia and the tri-state area, offering an impressive collection of handcrafted art, unique jewelry, artisanal home goods, luxurious skincare products, and distinctive photography. Visitors can browse through carefully curated offerings that capture the essence of autumn, such as finely crafted woodwork, delicate glassware, cozy textiles and seasonal décor. The market’s culinary offerings promise to delight the senses with a variety of sweet and savory treats perfect for the fall season. Local food artisans will present everything from fresh goods to seasonal favorites, creating a true feast for fall enthusiasts. The full lineup of participating fall vendors will be revealed in early October. In the meantime, check below for a sneak peek of our vendor selection.
Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 2400 Voorhees Town Center, Voorhees, NJ, 08043, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, join us at the Harvest Festival! This is a family-friendly event with FREE admission and parking. The event features a Pumpkin Patch, Hayrides, Pumpkin Decorating, Bounce Houses, Voorhees Fire Prevention, Petting Zoo, Craft and Food Vendors, Wine and Spirits, a DJ, and much more. We look forward to seeing you there!
* Head to South Jersey and Cape May for a hauntingly good time now through Halloween *
Cape May, NJ – Ahoy mates! This October, Harry’s Bar and Grille in Cape May is unleashing the spirits with the return of Harry’s BOO BAR, Cape May’s very first Halloween-themed pop-up experience! From October 3 to November 1, 2025, Harry’s at Montreal Beach Resort is transforming into a haunted pirate’s den for its second annual Halloween pop-up experience. Step into a thrilling world of pirate decor, eerie lighting and haunted surprises wherever you turn. The dining room will transport you to a place you’ve only seen in your Halloween dreams (or maybe your nightmares). Sip on spooky signature drinks that are as fun to admire as they are to consume. With a menu full of frightfully delicious food and cocktails, this is the Halloween hangout you won’t want to miss! Grab your mates and chart a course for BOO BAR, if you dare! Look for live music, DJ and karaoke to alternate on Fridays during October, and come out for live music with the Philly Keys every Saturday. Harry’s is located at 1025 Beach Ave, Cape May. Hours are Wednesday Noon to 9:00pm, Thursday Noon to 9:00pm, Friday Noon to 10:00pm, Saturday 8:00am to 11:00pm and Sunday 8:00am to 9:00pm. Stay tuned for added days and hours leading up to Halloween.
The newly remodeled Bally’s Tower features 750 hotel rooms with a design inspired by the heart and soul of the Atlantic City beach and Boardwalk. The refreshed rooms reflect a relaxed, summertime coastal feel with a contemporary, clean design. Guests will notice the lighter, brighter ambiance, including new flooring with carpet inlays, tiled bathrooms with modern vanities and illuminated mirrors, and all-new showers. Guests may choose from a variety of room types, including junior suites with unmatched views from both the living room and bathroom. These suites feature a separate sitting area with a settee, lounge chair and coffee table, ideal for entertaining in style. Designed to pamper VIP guests, new penthouse-style suites elevate the luxury experience at Bally’s Atlantic City with dining areas, pool tables, wet bars, custom rainfall showers and more.
Philadelphia, PA – Evil Genius Beer Company is turning up the fright this fall with the debut of its first ever Halloween pop-up: Taphouse of Horrors. The immersive experience will transform the entire space into a spine chilling celebration of all things spooky, with seven uniquely themed zones, haunting decor, and limited time food and drink specials, running from October 2nd through November 2nd, with exclusive previews on September 27th and 28th, and media night on October 1st. Themed Halloween cocktails and dishes will be available, as well as their seasonal brew “Trick or Treat’, a Chocolate Pumpkin Porter brewed with cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and allspice flows endlessly from the taps. Evil Genius is located at 1727 N. Front. St. in Philadelphia, PA. Admission is no charge to enter, though seating is first come, first serve. Food and drink is pay-as-you-go. The pop-up is family friendly and their beer garden is dog friendly so the whole gang can enjoy the holiday spooktacular. For more information on the holiday pop-up or about Evil Genius reach out to info AT evilgeniusbeer.com or give them a shout on socials @evilgeniusbeer.
“We set out to make this a true neighborhood destination where everyone can come together and celebrate one of the most fun seasons of the year,” said Evil Genius Co-Founder Trevor Trevor Hayward . “It’s going to be an unforgettable experience and we can’t wait for you to see all the little details.”
Taphouse of Horrors is set to be the Fishtown neighborhood’s premiere Halloween destination, designed as an anthology to pay homage to cult-classic horror from movies and tv, to books, and legends. Guests are greeted immediately by haunted and otherworldly sights as they approach the experience.
Gothic-style gargoyles guard an entryway lit by flamed lanterns amid blood-splattered windows, and spell bound doorways. As guests enter the Taphouse of Horrors they step through low-lying fog into the Witch’s Lair complete with bubbling cauldrons and shelves lined with potion bottles and spellbooks.
When it comes time to order from their menu of specialty Halloween inspired bits and brews, guests will visit Frankenstein’s Laboratory. Bartenders work tirelessly amid shelves stocked with oddities, experiments gone wrong, test tubes, and heads of slain monsters. Their seasonal brew “Trick or Treat’, a Chocolate Pumpkin Porter brewed with cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and allspice flows endlessly from the taps. Fans of cocktails can opt for the Hellfire Mule, a sweet and smoky concoction featuring bourbon, maple syrup, ginger beer, and charred marshmallow or the Poison Apple consisting of apple cider, cranberry, cinnamon whiskey, and edible glitter. The Black Widow will also be available featuring mezcal, blackberry, grape, and ginger beer. Wine fans can go for a Hocus Pocus Sangria complete with sweet wine, green apple, orange, strawberry, and pineapple. Two specialty shots will be available for the adventurous guest. The Jekyll & Hyde shot featuring vodka, grenadine, and sprite as well as the Poison Needle shot made with lime jello and vodka served from a syringe.
If guests get hungry they can reach for a variety of themed menu items including mummy dogs, a classic hot dog stuffed with cheese and served on a crescent roll, or coffin flatbreads, ghastly shaped handhelds featuring pepperoni, buffalo chicken, or vegetarian toppings. Pop a few all seeing eye deviled eggs or eyeball shaped caprese skewers. Guests with a sweet tooth can devour cemetery dirt, a dirt pudding with cookie crust and topped with gummy worms or try the graham cracker pumpkin cheesecake dip.
Tables are situated next to shrines to your favorite serial slashers. Complete with the killer’s trophies, masks, and weaponry. Their usual cute and comfy 90’s inspired couch area has been transitioned into a viewing area for The Ring amid bookshelves stocked with countless Goosebumps novels and horror VHS selections.
Guests can travel through a hallway run amok with killer clowns to enter the beer garden adorned with gravestones, giant spiders, and scarecrows.
The limited time event is being master-minded by Sean Reed, the creative mind behind last year’s wildly successful Harry Potter pop-up at The Ridley House. With Reed at the helm, Evil Genius promises a fully realized Halloween experience that blends nostalgia, fun, and frights for beer lovers and spooky season fanatics alike.
“Guests can expect over 200 horror movie posters. Interactive animatronics, and shrines to their favorite horror movies complete with masks, memorabilia, and atmosphere” said Reed.
Reed is also working on taking the Evil Genius annual Christmas pop-up (known as “Most Festive Brewing in Philadelphia) up a notch or three with a full scale, ceiling to floor holiday theme display and pop-up that will debut in mid November through New Year’s Eve. Details are forthcoming.
During Taproom of Horrors, look for the return of two of Evil Genius Beer Company’s most popular drag brunches of the year:
* A Brunch Of Hocus Pocus Sunday, October 12, 2022 Doors 11:00am, 12:00pm to 2:00pm Cost: Starts at $20 Drink up, Witches! Drag is back and it’s 2 Spooky 4 Me. Join us for an exclusive lineup of drag performers including the Sanderson Sisters and more
* Slayed: A Horror Movie Drag Brunch Sunday, November 2, 2025 Doors 11:00am, Show 12:00pm to 2:00pm Starting Price: $20 per person You better boo-lieve our exclusive lineup of Philly’s hottest drag queens are going to slay this horror movie themed drag brunch extravaganza!
Evil Genius’ Taphouse of Horrors will run daily from October 2nd through October 31st, with previews starting September 27th at their Fishtown Taproom located at 1727 N. Front. St. in Philadelphia. No cover, and seating is first come, first serve. The pop-up is family friendly and their beer garden is dog friendly so the whole gang can enjoy the holiday spooktacular.
For more information on the holiday pop-up or about Evil Genius reach out to info AT evilgeniusbeer.com or give them a shout on socials @evilgeniusbeer.
ABOUT EVIL GENIUS
Evil Genius Beer Company was started in 2011 by best friends Luke Bowen and Trevor Hayward. After 11 years, and a motto of “Very Silly Names for Very Serious Beers”, Evil Genius Beer Company now distributes to 9 states (CT, DE, MD, MI, NJ, OH, PA, VA and RI) and pumps out a variety of different core and seasonal beers to quench their ever thirsty customers. For more information, visit www.evilgeniusbeer.com and connect on social @evilgeniusbeer.
