The Weekend Itinerary
Thank you to the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau for sourcing our weekend lineups. Their events calendar did the legwork so you don’t have to. Here are our picks:
The Pocono Food Truck Festival at Shawnee Mountain, East Stroudsburg. Funnel cakes, pierogies, corn dogs, ice cream, fried chicken, crab cakes and fresh lemonade, plus craft sales, music and a kids area. Sat. 10/10 and Sun. 10/11, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under in advance, or $10 and $8 at the gate, and kids 46 inches and under are free. Parking is free, and scenic chairlift rides are $10. Saturday is the drier day. 401 Hollow Rd.
Quiet Valley Harvest Festival at Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, Stroudsburg. Candle dipping, scrapple making, tanning, spinning and weaving, one-room school presentations, a Civil War encampment, wagon rides and a quilt raffle. Sat. 10/10 and Sun. 10/11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $18 for adults, $10 for ages 3 to 12. 347 Quiet Valley Rd.
Lost in Time Car Club’s HarvestFest Car Show at The Flame Bistro, East Stroudsburg. The club’s car show benefits Bushkill Outreach, with a DJ, food, trophies, a 50/50 raffle and a tricky tray. Sun. 10/11, starting at 2 p.m. Registration is $20, paid the day of the event. Showers are likely Sunday afternoon, so note the rain date: the following Sunday, 10/18. 422 Seven Bridge Rd.
Friday Night Fall Festival at Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center, Stroudsburg. The Monroe County Conservation District hosts an all-ages evening built around the season and nocturnal animals, ending with a night hike and fireside s’mores. Bring a flashlight, and costumes are encouraged. Fri. 10/9, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $5 per person, adult or child, and you sign up in advance through the Conservation District. 8050 Running Valley Rd.
Warped Tour Band at Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg. A tribute night of emo and pop-punk favorites from Fall Out Boy, Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance, Blink-182 and Green Day. Fri. 10/9, doors at 7 p.m., show at 8. $25 to $41.05 with fees, all ages. 524 Main St.
Neil Simon’s Last of the Red Hot Lovers at Shawnee Playhouse, Shawnee on Delaware. The comedy finishes its run this weekend. Fri. 10/9 at 2 p.m., Sat. 10/10 at 7 p.m., and Sun. 10/11 at 3 p.m. $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, $16 for ages 17 and under, plus fees. Meal and show tickets are available. 552 River Rd.
The Haunted Do It In The Dark Tour at The Haunted Candle Shoppe of the Poconos, Swiftwater. A paranormal history tour led by Pocono Joe with access to the laboratory and, for the first time in 128 years, according to the venue, the attic of one of the area’s most haunted historic homes. The special tour runs Sat. 10/10 and again Oct. 17, 23 and 30. $25 per person, with reservations at MyCandleShoppe.com. 1900 PA-611.
The Curse of Camelback at Camelback Mountain Adventures, Tannersville. The returning Halloween attraction turns Camelbeach into a make-believe post-apocalyptic outbreak zone. Fri. 10/9 and Sat. 10/10, 6 p.m. to midnight, and Sun. 10/11, 6 to 10 p.m., now through Nov. 8. Tickets from $30, sold online.
Have a great weekend, Monroe County, and keep an eye on the sky Sunday.
