{"id":176169,"date":"2026-04-26T00:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/176169\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T00:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:39:07","slug":"east-coast-haunters-convention-brings-halloween-spirit-to-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/176169\/","title":{"rendered":"East Coast Haunters Convention brings Halloween spirit to Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">OAKS, Pennsylvania (WPVI) &#8212; Halloween came half a year early as hundreds of spirits filled the halls of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The event is known as the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/eastcoasthauntersconvention.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">East Coast Haunters Convention<\/a> and pairs with the adjacent <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/eastcoastchristmasshow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">East Coast Christmas Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It continues on Sunday, April 26, 2026 from 10:00am-3:00pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The event is expected to return the last weekend of April each year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Hosted by TransWorld Trade Shows, this convention is an off-shoot of their large commercial event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Now in its third year, the event in Oaks brings out enthusiasts to discover new technology, intricate art and makeup stylings, and unique decorations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Earlier this weekend, they hosted bus tours of local attractions such as <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/lincolnmillhaunt.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lincoln Mill Haunted House<\/a> and <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/pennhurstasylum.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pennhurst Asylum. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Action News joined Lincoln Mill Friday afternoon as they brought their actors back and put on a full off-season show for guests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">To learn more about future opportunities to attend the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/eastcoasthauntersconvention.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">East Coast Haunters Convention<\/a> and <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/eastcoastchristmasshow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">East Coast Christmas Show<\/a>, visit their websites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/one-tank-trips-mt-cuba-center-hockessin-delaware\/14780175\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ALSO WATCH: A wooded wonderland awaits at the Mt. Cuba Center in the hills of Hockessin, Delaware<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OAKS, Pennsylvania (WPVI) &#8212; Halloween came half a year early as hundreds of spirits filled the halls of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176170,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[78849,37365,732,14446,28,30,29],"class_list":{"0":"post-176169","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pennsylvania","8":"tag-east-coast-haunters-convention","9":"tag-greater-philadelphia-expo-center","10":"tag-halloween","11":"tag-oaks","12":"tag-pennsylvania","13":"tag-pennsylvania-headlines","14":"tag-pennsylvania-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176169\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}