Each season the Poconos lives up to its promise... the spring is fresh, lively and green; the summer fragrant, warm and inviting; the fall plentiful, colorful and sweet; and the winter pure, silent and majestic. Festivals, activities, indoor and outdoor life never slow.
Hundreds of events and activities take place in the Pocono Mountains each year. Music or ethnic festivals, holiday celebrations, sidewalk sales, whitewater rafting days and NASCAR are some of the exciting events that make the Poconos so popular.
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THE GREAT POCONO PUMPKIN FESTIVAL AND FRIGHT NITESThe largest pumpkin festival in the Pocono Mountains is even bigger with new attractions like "Pumpkin Chuckin". Families can enjoy UNLIMITED hayrides, treasure hunting, bounce houses, and games with costumed characters for only $8 per person/group discounts are available. Kids of all ages will love the new "3-D Explosion Adventure”, where they can explore the world of color and fantasy. Pony rides, deer petting, face painting, food vendors, costumes, decorations, and fresh baked goods all add to the experience! "Fright Nite" is back, with the "Zombie Apocalypse", Haunted "Waldorf Hotel", and "Terror in the Corn Hayride". Free festival admission, free parking, and every pumpkin start at only $3. Hours for the daytime festival are Saturdays and Sundays from 11am-6pm. Fright Nite hours are every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, starting at 7pm. The festival will take place until October 28, 2012.
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The largest pumpkin festival in the Pocono Mountains is even bigger with new attractions like "Pumpkin Chuckin". Families can enjoy UNLIMITED hayrides, treasure hunting, bounce houses, and games with costumed characters for only $8 per person/group discounts are available. Kids of all ages will love the new "3-D Explosion Adventure”, where they can explore the world of color and fantasy. Pony rides, deer petting, face painting, food vendors, costumes, decorations, and fresh baked goods all add to the experience! "Fright Nite" is back, with the "Zombie Apocalypse", Haunted "Waldorf Hotel", and "Terror in the Corn Hayride". Free festival admission, free parking, and every pumpkin start at only $3. Hours for the daytime festival are Saturdays and Sundays from 11am-6pm. Fright Nite hours are every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, starting at 7pm. The festival will take place until October 28, 2012. More