Trunk or Treat, Then a Pumpkin Drop: Jenkintown's Fall Lineup
Bucks Co. & Beyond Daily
Bucks Co. & Beyond Daily
Jenkintown has two Sunday afternoons circled this fall. The Trunk or Treat Block Party comes to the 400 block of Johnson Street on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, from 2 to 5 p.m., and the annual Fall Jawn takes over Jenkintown Square on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 4 p.m. with the Chili Cook-off and the Pumpkin Drop.
Jenkintown covers just 0.58 square miles, and it still makes room for two big community afternoons a couple of weeks apart.
The Jenkintown Recreation Board hosts the Trunk or Treat on Oct. 25, and the Kiwanis Club of Jenkintown lists it as the 3rd annual block party. The event listing promises live music, food, beverages, vendors, face painting and a chance to make your own tie-dye with Tye Dye With The Guy's LLC.
Two weeks later, the Recreation Board's Fall Jawn brings the traditional Chili Cook-off, the annual Pumpkin Drop courtesy of the Independent Fire Company, a live band with classic Halloween music, and Scare on the Square games and activities for kids. Sign-up links and more details will be posted on the Recreation Board's Facebook page.
Costumes and candy in October, then chili and a fire-company pumpkin drop in November: it's two easy afternoons out with neighbors.
If you want to enter the cook-off, keep an eye on the Recreation Board's Facebook page for the sign-up link.
When is the Jenkintown Trunk or Treat in 2026?
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, from 2 to 5 p.m. on the 400 block of Johnson Street, per the event's Patch listing. The Jenkintown Recreation Board is hosting (via Glenside Local).
When is the Jenkintown Pumpkin Drop?
At the Fall Jawn, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, starting at 4 p.m. in Jenkintown Square, courtesy of the Independent Fire Company.
How do I enter the Chili Cook-off?
Sign-up links will be posted on the Jenkintown Recreation Board's Facebook page.
Want the lay of the land around Jenkintown Square and the train station? My Jenkintown neighborhood guide has it, and you can browse more of Montgomery County from there.
Candy on Johnson Street in October and chili on the Square in November is small-borough fall done right. I'm Nick Rau, President of Sales with the Rarity Real Estate Team, ranked in the Top 1% of agents nationally (RealTrends 2025, individual), with more than 135 Google reviews, and I live in Bucks County.
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Featured photo: the Independent Fire Co. No. 2 firehouse in Jenkintown; the fire company provides the Fall Jawn Pumpkin Drop. Photo (cropped): Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: Glenside Local: Jenkintown's Trunk or Treat Oct. 25, Chili Cook-off and Pumpkin Drop Nov. 8; Patch: Jenkintown Trunk or Treat Block Party; Kiwanis Club of Jenkintown.
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