The wee ones can enjoy Halloween fun with their favorite Sesame Street characters. See a show with Elmo, work your way through an interactive maze, and be sure to come wearing a costume.

Take a walking tour through the only Edgar Allan Poe house that's still standing today.

Take a guided tour of three routes that prisoners used to escape the Penitentiary and discover how the routes have changed over the years.

Take a guided tour of three routes that prisoners used to escape the Penitentiary and discover how the routes have changed over the years.

Channel your inner hippie and take a walk through gardens.

Take a tour with a local guide who will show you around the city's lesser known neighborhoods — on a horse, of course.

Take a wagon ride through deadly woods, get dumped in a graveyard, and then make your way through the House of Horrors — all in the name of frightful fun.

This hands-on exhibit specifically for budding nerds features lessons on sailboats, lighthouses and geology.

Take a tour of the Kimmel Center to learn about its history and its architectural and construction highlights.

Host Damon D. welcomes all levels of talent, including professionals, TV writers and up-and-comers, for this open mic night. Just because you're welcome doesn't mean he won't make fun of you if you bomb, though.

Learn about the lives of the men and women imprisoned in this infamous prison.

Learn about the lives of the men and women imprisoned in this infamous prison.

View Isaiah Zagar's creations on this hourlong walk into the alleyways of South Street and Bainbridge.

View Isaiah Zagar's creations on this hourlong walk into the alleyways of South Street and Bainbridge.

Storytellers who lead this tour recreate the sights, events and personalities of the Colonial era.

Features jewelry, sculpture and other objects by Hratch Babikian, whose small, sleek pieces are created with metals, stones, paper and wood.

It's time to finally break out that emerald green corset you've been hanging onto since Halloween five years ago. Every weekend through October, this festival features 13 open-air stages, arts and crafts, mud wrestling and, of course, the beloved turkey leg.

This tour explores the prison's infamous 1961 riot as well as inmates' protests about the conditions of the prison.

This tour explores the prison's infamous 1961 riot as well as inmates' protests about the conditions of the prison.

When the sun sets, out come the fog and creepy music at this 18-hole, Philly-themed course.

Features several installations and stations where visitors can learn about trees and their relationship to people. The main attraction, "Out on a Limb," takes visitors 50 feet up in the air for a bird's-eye view of Morris' gardens.

Nagging sexual frustrations and the riddle that is love is compounded for several thirtysomethings by the looming presence of a serial killer in this dark comedy.