POTTSTOWN PA – Five area community days and festivals, sponsored by municipalities and organizations across Montgomery, Berks, and Chester counties, remain to be enjoyed during October (2026).
The following, listed in dated order, are community day observances to which Travels With The Post has already been alerted.
The list includes those in Bechtelsville Borough; East Pikeland, Washington, and Upper Salford townships; and Montgomery County.
Coming This Month
Oct. 3 (Saturday)
- Bechtelsville Park Fall Fest, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., free to attend; offers a Touch A Truck event including a Medevac Ambulance Service helicopter, the CW Pet Parties traveling petting zoo, a bike rodeo and car seat safety seminar, basket raffles, hayrides, games, vendor booths, and food available for purchase; for more information call 484-824-1194 or send an e-mail to bechtelsvillepark@gmail.com; held at Bechtelsville Community Park, South Main Street, Bechtelsville PA
Oct. 4 (Sunday)
- East Pikeland Township Community Day, noon to 4 p.m., free to attend; “an outdoor America 250 celebration,” featuring food trucks from Fitzwater Station and Petrucci’s Ice Cream, live music and other entertainment, face painting, and local community presenters; held at Kimberton Park, 2214 Kimberton Rd., Phoenixville PA
- Washington Township Fall Festival, 1-8 p.m., free to attend; with a bounce house and slide, face painting, potato sack races, and free kids crafts, also features a petting zoo, axe throwing, hay rides, free s’mores treats, and hot chocolate by a bonfire; yard games, pumpkin bowling, and a sidewalk chalk art contest also are planned; held at at Barto Community Park, 120 Barto Rd., Barto PA
Oct. 10 (Saturday)
- Upper Salford Township “America’s 250th Anniversary Community Celebration,” times to be announced, free to attend; described as “a major community celebration, honoring America’s 250th anniversary and local township history;” volunteers sought to organize, coordinate, and celebrate, send an e-mail to usths1441@gmail.com for more information; held at Upper Salford Park, 559 Salford Station Rd., Schwenksville PA
Oct. 24 (Saturday)
- Montgomery County’s “All Hallows Eve Fall Festival,” noon to 4 p.m., free admission (family-friendly; a suggested donation of $2 per person is appreciated); enjoy an afternoon of old-fashioned fall fun as kids make crafts, paint pumpkins, shuck corn, press apples into cider, play games, complete a scavenger hunt, and take a hayride around the meadow; however, the on-site mansion will be closed for the day; held at the county’s Pennypacker Mills historic site, 5 Haldeman Rd., Schwenksville PA
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