3rd Annual Phantasmic Fall Events at Poricy Park

MIDDLETOWN, N.J. - Oct. 2, 2014 - PRLog -- Poricy Park Conservancy announces its 3rd Annual Phantasmic Fall Events to be held at Poricy Park located at 345 Oak Hill Road, Middletown, NJ.

Apple Fest & Scarecrow Creation and Exhibit

Saturday, October 11th, 1:30pm-3:00pm

Apple Fest: Discover your favorite type of apple as you explore and celebrate the “foreign” fruit. There will be apples to taste, apples to press, apples to dry at the  Apple Fest. Put your shoulder to the cider press while learning all about this versatile fall crop. There'll even have a pie eating contest! Appropriate for all ages (children must be accompanied by their adult). Please courteously register in advance at the Nature Center 732-842-5966, Mon-Fri 9am-4pm. MEET AT THE MURRAY FARMSTEAD

Apple Fest is FREE: Donations gratefully accepted and will help support the continuing educational programming as well as being tax deductible!

Thank you to the Apple Fest Sponsor Investors Bank of Middletown for helping to make this event possible! Thank you to Delicious Orchards of Colts Neck for providing a variety of apples for the annual Apple Fest!!

Scarecrow Creation & Exhibit: Embrace the fall season at Poricy Park while showing your creativity and support. Sponsor and decorate a scarecrow to be displayed at the Park. Great for families, school groups, PTA. Your Scarecrow will be proudly displayed as a supporter of Poricy Park preservation. Build your scarecrow from 2:00pm-3:00pm on October 11th during the Apple Fest, or bring your finished scarecrow to Nature Center and it will be displayed through November 11th!

Scarecrow Sponsorship Levels:

$35 Family/Individual

$50 Community/Business

$20 Friend of Poricy Park (pre-made decorated scarecrow)

Haunted History Walks

Sundays, Oct. 19th & 26th, 6:00pm-7:00pm and 7:15pm-8:15pm

Trek through the trails of Poricy Park as your specially trained guide regales you with haunted history and mysteries of Monmouth County. Event sponsored by Jersey Shore Ghost Tours. Appropriate for adults and children ages 9+. Paid registration required in advance-limited spaces available. Walk ins, please call ahead for space availability.

MEET AT THE NATURE CENTER

Fee: 60 minute haunted excursion

$12 adults & children over 12; $10 children ages 9-12

Halloween Haunt

Friday, Oct. 24th, 6pm-8pm

An old fashioned hauntingly good time at this Poricy Park favorite! Dare to join everyone at the fire pit and be entranced with spooky story telling, embark on a guided moonlight mystical trail hike. Haunted Halloween craft station and refreshments included.  Appropriate for all ages – not too scary for young ones! (Children must be accompanied by their adult). Please courteously register in advance.

MEET AT THE NATURE CENTER

Fee: $5 per child, accompanied by adult

Thank you to Halloween Haunt Sponsor Investors Bank of Middletown for helping to make this event possible!

Halloween Hullabaloo

Saturday, October 25th, 5:00pm-8:00pm

FREE ADMISSION

This spooktacular evening presented by the Middletown Recreation Department, Middletown Arts Center and Poricy Park Conservancy includes candy, costume contests, cartooning with the Doodle Dude, haunted hayrides, a scavenger hunt and more! Be sure to bring a flash light!  Hayrides start at 5:30 p.m. Costume contests for several age groups and groups of two or more begin at 5:15pm. Please arrive by 5:00pm for the costume contest age group assembly. Free goody bags will be given out to the children only upon departure. Free parking at Fairview Park with a shuttle bus service to Poricy Park. Weather permitting. Call 732-842-5966 for message in the event of inclement weather. Middletown Residents Only.

All community and summer camp programs are run by Poricy Park Conservancy, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Poricy Park is located at 345 Oak Hill Road in Middletown Township. With exceptional ecological resources, the 250 acre historical and nature site makes it one of the largest parks in Monmouth County. The Park offers recreational activities such as magnificent wooded hiking trails, bird watching, pristine pond settings, fishing, and a one-of-a-kind 70 million year-old Cretaceous fossil bed. For more information please visit www.PoricyPark.org or call 732-842-5966.