(LITITZ, Pa.-LititzDailyNews.com) Check out the a-mazing corn mazes, events, and activities this month on the LititzDailyNews.com Community Calendar. If you’re having a hard time coming up with costume ideas, check out the video at the end of the listing for some very creative costume inspiration from prior Lititz winners! SUBSCRIBE now for free to our LititzDailyNews YouTube channel so you don’t miss any videos from events and breaking news.
The Amazing Maize Maze – Selected as the #1 Corn Maze in America by USA Today, the 2021 maze celebrates “Hometown Heroes.” The maze, designed by former Disney producer Don Frantz, offers three different challenger levels. Price: Included with admission to the Adventure Farm which ranges $18-45. Location: Cherry Crest Adventure Farm, 150 Cherry Hill Rd, Ronks, PA 17572. For info visit Amazing Maize Maze.
World Cow Corn Maze at Oregon Dairy – Think you can navigate your way out of a corn maze without a drone or an app? Head on over to the 2021 World Cow Corn Maze at Oregon Dairy and test your skills. Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Daytime and flashlight maze. Be sure to check out the Virtual Tour of the Corn Maze, where you can get virtually lost amid tall stalks of corn for free. Price: $12 for ages 3 – 64, Seniors ages 65+ $10. Location: Oregon Dairy, 1289 Creek Rd., Lititz, PA 17543. For info, visit Corn Maze website.
October 2 – Annual Artisan’s Porchwalk – The annual event that allows you to meander from Main St. to the front yards of artists throughout Lititz has relocated this year to Lititz Springs Park. Artisans display and sell their crafts and creations in the pictueresque park. Ceramics, decor, fiber arts, jewelry, painting/drawing, photography, sculpture, and woodworking. Sponsored by Moravian Manor. Location: Lititz Springs Park. Time: Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free, rain or shine. For info visit LititzPorchwalk.com.
October 9 – Lititz Chocolate Walk – Think of it as trick-or-treat for adults. Sample chocolate confections at 32 destination shops in downtown Lititz, then vote for your favorite. What decadent chocolate desserts will the chefs, bakers, ice cream and candy makers create this year? Where: Downtown Lititz Tickets: $40 Cash/check, $42.50 online. Sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Lititz. Supports children-focused charities such as Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic, Schreiber Pediatric Rehab, Lititz Public Library, Manheim Township Public Library. Tickets: Lititz Chocolate Walk
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Oct 15-31 Hersheypark in the Dark – Combine coasters and chocolate and you have a twisting, turning, trick-or-treat! Trek the Treatville trick-or-treat trail with candy stops inside Hersheypark for guests ages 12 & under. Lights-out rides on five coasters as night rides return. Features costumed Hershey characters, new fall foods, and the Creatures of the Night program at ZooAmerica. When: Fridays 5-9 p.m. and weekends 2-9 pm. Cost: 1-day admission is $54.95 plus tax ages 9-61. Ages 3-8 and 62+ $52.95. Children 2 & younger are free. Season pass holders get unlimited access the event. Visit Hersheypark.com/Ticktets.
Oct. 16- 6th Annual Lititz 5k for Life and 1-Mile Fun Run- Go the extra mile for the unborn and survivors of human trafficking by walking or running virtually or in person at the Lititz 5k for Life hosted at St. James Catholic Church. Funds raised will be donated to local life-affirming ministries, including House of His Creation, North Star Initiative, and A Woman’s Concern. Runners and walkers of all ages and fitness levels are invited. Online participants can complete their run/walk anytime before 11 a.m. on race day. Location: St. James Church: 505 Woodcrest Avenue Lititz, PA 17543. Fee: $35 after Oct 3. Race Day: Registration begins at 6:45-7:45 a.m. Race starts at 8 a.m. Online Registration: Visit Lititz 5k for Life.
Oct. 25 – Lititz Lions Halloween Parade – Location: Main St. Time: 6 p.m. Free.
Oct. 29 – Lititz Trick-or-Treat – Trek through Lititz for treats from 6-8 p.m. Lititz has flaming pumpkins!
Nov. 2 – Drive the Block at Rock Lititz – A drive-through post-Halloween candy handout at Rock Lititz. When: 6-9 p.m. Pre-registration required. Visit Drive the Block to register on Eventbrite.
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