October Deals, Specials & Announcements!
- Jessie Marushak
- Oct 1
- 2 min read
Check out the latest deals, specials and announcements from your favorite local businesses!
Holland & Milan Organics, LLC
Holland & Milan has all-natural, organic, plant-based products for the skin and hair. Try their Face & Body Botanical Oils, Herbal Handmade Soaps (get 3 for $20!) and their Plant-based Hair-growth Oil.
Le Cat Cafe
Join Le Cat Cafe for Cats and Crafts! On October 14, play with some adoptable cats and then learn how to crochet a cat toy. Spots are limited so secure your spot here.
Cosmic Cafe & Ciderhouse
Join Cosmic Cafe & Ciderhouse for their Art & Protest event. The day will include a performance of scenes from the worker's rights play, Waiting for Lefty – interactive art that enables the audience to be the artist and express their feelings about current events. Big puppets! Speakers! A fun vibe about serious topics: a safe space to express our feelings on the state of affairs, and to bolster the message that no one is alone in feeling this way.
Cosmic Cafe
Warm up at Cosmic Cafe with their seasonal hot apple cider. Get it inside the cafe or outside at the bar with a choice of your liquor!
Personal Escape Travel
Come sail away with me! Personal Escape Travel has an exclusive group rate on Oct 2026 river cruise sailing! Cabins selling out quickly~ reach out today.
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
Join Eastern State Penitentiary for Family Fall Festival — Sunday, October 26, 2025; 3:00 - 5:00pm EST — Free for kids in costume and their caregivers. No reservations necessary. — Join us for some fall-themed family fun! Trick-or-treat inside the historic site, then explore Eastern State's history and legacy with the help of a special scavenger hunt designed with children ages 8-13 and their caregivers in mind. Plus, enjoy story time, hands-on activities, art making, music, and more!
Eastern State Center for Justice Education
Join Eastern State Center for Justice Education for Justice 101: Excessive Punishment, The 8th Amendment, and the Justice System — Thursday, October 23, 2025; 6:00 - 8:30pm EST — Free. Online via Zoom. In Person at Triple Bottom Brewing (915 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia). Advance registration required. — What does it mean for a punishment to be cruel and unusual? Join the Eastern State Center for Justice Education for the October installment of Justice 101 as we explore the history, purpose, and evolving meaning of the Eighth Amendment—examining the definition of excessive punishment and our individual and collective role in building a justice system rooted in fairness and human dignity.
Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary
Select nights through November 8 — Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary is an immersive experience featuring FIVE thrilling haunted houses —plus historic tours, themed lounges, live entertainment, and more — all within the walls of a real, abandoned 10-acre prison. New for 2025! Dark Tides is a brand-new haunted attraction that takes you through a seemingly abandoned fishing village hiding a gruesome secret dredged up from the deep sea. Learn more and get tickets at HalloweenNights.org.
