45 Haddon Ave., Haddon Township, NJ 08108
October is one of the best months to get out and explore the communities along Haddon Avenue.
From neighborhood music festivals and farmers markets to haunted walking tours, fall festivals and Halloween celebrations, there’s plenty happening across Haddon Township, Collingswood, Haddonfield and Haddon Heights throughout the rest of October.
If you’re looking for something local to add to your calendar, here are some of the local events still coming up this month.
Thursday · 4–8 p.m. · Haddon Square
The Fresh Market returns to Haddon Square on Thursday, October 8 from 4 to 8 p.m.
Expect an evening of local vendors and seasonal shopping at Haddon Square, 51 Haddon Avenue. It’s an easy midweek excuse to get outside and spend some time downtown.
Saturday · Haddon Avenue · Free admission
One of the biggest events of the month arrives on Saturday, October 17, when the 11th Annual Haddon Township Music Festival takes over Haddon Avenue.
The free festival brings live music together with food, local vendors and other activities along the downtown corridor.
Friday & Saturday · 5–9 p.m. · Haddon Square
Halloween starts a little early at the Haunted Haddon Market.
The two-night makers market runs October 23 and 24 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Haddon Square, with local artisans, spooky vendors, a pop-up beer garden, DJ music, fire pits and s’mores.
Saturday · 2–10 p.m. · Ages 21+
For the adults, Brews & Boos Crawl-O-Ween returns Saturday, October 24 from 2 to 10 p.m.
The 21+ event brings food and drink specials to participating locations around town, with free jitney service making it easier to move between stops.
Thursday · 7:30 p.m. · Haddon Avenue
A longtime local tradition returns on Thursday, October 29 with the 78th Annual Westmont Lions Halloween Parade.
The parade begins at 7:30 p.m. along Haddon Avenue and includes costumes, floats and a post-parade dance party.
Saturday · Porches and yards throughout town
After being postponed from its original September date because of severe weather, Collingswood Porchfest is now scheduled for Saturday, October 10.
Collingswood Porchfest 2026 turns porches and yards throughout town into small live-music venues, creating a walkable, neighborhood-wide music festival.
Instead of one main stage, music is spread throughout the community, giving people a reason to wander from block to block and discover different performers along the way.
Saturday · Downtown Collingswood
You can keep the day going downtown with Collingswood Second Saturday.
Also happening Saturday, October 10, Second Saturday brings artists and musicians to Haddon Avenue while restaurants, shops and galleries get involved in the downtown activity.
That makes October 10 an especially busy day to explore town, with Porchfest during the day and more happening along the downtown corridor into the evening.
Thursday · 5–8 p.m. · Downtown Haddonfield
Girls’ Night Out gets a Halloween twist with the Witchy Walk on Thursday, October 8 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Downtown boutiques stay open late with shopping specials and Halloween-themed fun, making it an easy evening to explore downtown with friends.
Saturday · 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
There’s one more chance to visit the Haddonfield Farmers’ Market before the season wraps up.
The final market is scheduled for Saturday, October 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with local produce, baked goods, artisanal foods, handmade products, flowers and more downtown.
7 p.m. · Greenfield Hall · Advance tickets required
If October isn’t complete without a ghost story, the Haunted Haddonfield Walking Tours are back.
Tours begin at 7 p.m. at Greenfield Hall, 343 Kings Highway East, combining local history with some of the borough’s best-known folklore and haunted tales.
Remaining dates include October 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24. Advance tickets are required, and attendance is limited for each tour.
Saturday · 8 a.m.–2 p.m. · Throughout the borough
Saturday morning bargain hunting starts with the Haddon Heights Town-Wide Yard Sale on October 10 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Rather than being centered in one location, the event gives shoppers an opportunity to explore sales throughout the borough.
Sundays · 9:30 a.m.–1 p.m. · Station and Atlantic avenues
The Haddon Heights Farmers Market continues on Sundays through the rest of October.
Remaining markets are scheduled for October 11, 18 and 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the corner of Station and Atlantic avenues.
Saturday · 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
One of the community’s bigger fall celebrations arrives on Saturday, October 24.
The Heights Art Walk & Fall Fest runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., bringing together artists, craft vendors, children’s programming, live music, food and community activities.
Saturday · Trick-or-treating: 3–8 p.m.
The month ends, appropriately, with Halloween.
Official Haddon Heights Halloween information lists trick-or-treating hours from 3 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 31.
One of the best things about this part of South Jersey is how easy it is to move between these communities.
You can spend a Saturday listening to bands playing from front porches, browse a farmers market the next morning, take a haunted history tour the following weekend and finish the month at a Halloween parade or fall festival.
And because so many of these events happen around the communities’ downtown districts, they’re also a good excuse to discover a restaurant, coffee shop or independent business you may not have visited before.
Event dates and times can change, particularly for outdoor events, so check the linked event page before heading out.
Community events are only one piece of what makes these South Jersey towns distinctive. Their walkable downtowns, independent businesses and year-round events give each one its own personality.
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