Friday, October 16
Pub Crawl in Chestnut Hill
Saturday, October 17
Harry Potter Festival & Quidditch Tournament
The Festival is in Chestnut Hill, PA, and the Quidditch Matches are further up the hill at Chestnut Hill College.
Details at chestnuthillpa.com
10:15 (ish) Hogwarts Express leaves Market East Station making local stops to Chestnut Hill
10:45-11 am: Opening Ceremony: Hogsmeade Station (Chestnut Hill West Septa Station) with The Hogwarts Express
Noon: Defense Against the Dark Arts Class/Dumbledore's Army Secret Training
1-2:30(?) Sorting Hat
2:30: Dumbledore's Army Secret Training
4 pm: Officially over but not really
- The “Hunt for the Horcrux” activities
- The Serpent of Woodmere Straw Maze at Woodmere Art Museum
- Complimentary Knight Bus Trolley sponsored by Elfant Wissahickon transports Wizards and Muggles up and down Germantown Avenue (not to be confused with the Quidditch Shuttle to Chestnut Hill College
- Daylong reading of "The Chamber of Secrets" with 40 readers (11-6?)
- Sorting Hat Demonstration
- Hedwig’s Hollow Selfie Park at Buckley Park
- Human Chess game at Jenks School yard
- Free marathon movie screenings of Harry Potter series
- At least 4 places to get Butter Beer (Night Kitchen has the best one)
The Quidditch Tournament begins at 10 a.m. at Chestnut Hill College and goes until about 6 pm
Catch the complimentary Hogwarts Shuttle to travel between Chestnut Hill College and the Top of the Hill (The fest).
A shuttle stop on campus will be marked by a sign and have a host to answer questions and give directions. Shuttles will depart from stops every 12 minutes