Halloween in the Park

Halloween in the Park at Codorus State Park in Hanover is back for another year!  On Friday October 25, 2013 and Saturday October 26, 2013 from 6-10PM each night, your family can visit the park for lots of fun Halloween activities for $10 per car.  Enter the park through Rt. 216 (the pool entrance) to participate in the fun.  Remember to bring your flashlights!

Trick-or-treating is from 6:00-8:30pm both nights.  The reserved campsites are set up and decorated and the kids will trick-or-treat at each site.  There is also a Halloween display and light show to enjoy.  Hayrides run from 6-10pm both nights. 
Other activities at Halloween in the Park are The Turtle Tent, a chainsaw artist and blacksmith.  There will also be games and food vendors.  Mascots and dancing will entertain trick-or-treating families while they wait in line.  A program map is available online to see what's happening and where to find it. 



Sorry, campers- the camping portion of this event has been booked full!  But feel free to contact them to be added to a waiting list in the event of a cancellation or for next season. 



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Codorus Blast 2012 Festival in the Park

The Codorus Blast Festival in the Park will be held Friday June 22- Sunday June 24, 2012 at Codorus State Park in Hanover, PA.  Money raised from this event is used for the park.  There are tons of fun, family-friendly activities for all ages all three days.  Here is a breakdown of events, plus events that will happen throughout the weekend. The Codorus Blast website didn't have much info on scheduled events but I'm sharing what I've found! 

  

Events all weekend:

Live Music

Laser tag

Family Fun Area

Nature Zone

Civil War Reenactment 

Friday events:

Keystone DockDogs:

4pm BIG AIR WAVE #1
6:30pm BIG AIR WAVE #2

Saturday Events:

10am Triathlon.  Registration begins at 8am at the classroom building or register online. $60-65

Keystone DockDogs:

9am BIG AIR WAVE #3
12pm BIG AIR WAVE #4
3pm BIG AIR WAVE #5
6pm EXTREME VERTICAL FINALS
10am-6pm Kayak Program- $5 per person kayaking in the Main Launch Cove Area 

Sunday Events:

Keystone DockDogs:

9am SPEED RETRIEVE 

10:30am SPEED RETRIEVE FINALS 

12pm BIG AIR WAVE #6 

3pm BIG AIR DIVISIONALS FINAL 

10am-4pm Kayak Program- $5 per person kayaking in the Main Launch Cove Area

There was no mention on the Codorus Blast website about Fireworks on Saturday evening or the Amusement rides all weekend.  I'm not sure if that means they are no longer happening or if the website just wasn't updated to reflect these activities and events. 

Halloween in the Park at Codorus State Park

Source: Halloween in the Park Flier

Bring your family and your flashlights for Halloween in the Park, on Friday October 28, 2011 and Saturday October 29, 2011 from 6-10PM both days at Codorus State Park in Hanover.  
This family-friendly event costs an affordable $10 per car.
Trick-or-treating is from 6:30-8pm.  Reserved campsites are set up and decorated and the kids will trick-or-treat at each site.  There is also a Halloween display and light show to enjoy.  
Other activities at Halloween in the Park are kid-friendly hayrides, games, food, chainsaw artist Jeff Haring and more.  View a map of activities and events.        




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Codorus Blast 2011

The Codorus Blast Festival in the Park will be held Friday June 24- Sunday June 26, 2011 at Codorus State Park in Hanover, PA.  There are tons of fun, family-friendly activities for all ages all three days.  Here is a breakdown of events, plus events that will happen throughout the weekend.  When we went last year we didn't even make it to the amusement ride area and still had a "blast".

Friday events:
Keystone DockDogs Big Air Wave at 4pm and 6:30pm

Music by Pentagon from 7:30-10:30pm

Nature Tent:
6pm The Art of Facolnry
7pm Value of Vultures

Saturday Events:
Keystone DockDogs:
Big Air Wave at 9am, Noon, 3pm.
Extreme Vertical Finals at 6pm

Codorus Blast Triathlon at 10am Application

Free pontoon boat rides from 10am-6pm

Music by The Willys from 1-4pm
Music by 6 Cents from 7-10:30pm

Nature Tent:
Bluebirds at 10am
"Bob the Critter Guy" at 11am
PA Wildlife Natural History Displays at Noon
The Art of Falconry at 1pm
Bees at 2pm
"Bob the Critter Guy" at 3pm
The Saw Whet Owl at 4pm
The Art of Falconry at 5pm

Fireworks at 9pm

Sunday Events:
Keystone DockDogs:
Speed Retrieve at 9am
Big Air Wave at 11am
Speed Retrieve Finals at 1:30pm
Big Air Divisional Finals 2pm

Music by Borderline from 1-4pm
Music by Leah Burkey from 5-7pm

Nature Tent:
Birding in York County at 10am
Value of Vultures at 11am

Other events:

• Logrolling
• Free pontoon boat rides also possible on Friday and Sunday depending on weather conditions and staffing.
• Kayak program Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 10am-4pm $5 per person for a 15-20 minute lesson and 30 minute ride.  
• Amusement rides all weekend with ride-all-night wristbands available for purchase Friday and ride-all-day wristbands available for purchase on Sunday.
• Family Fun Area: next to the amusement rides, enjoy activities like Water Wars, fire prevention demonstrations, professional woodcarvings; and stage acts including comedy, dance, exercise demos and more will be showing during band intermissions.
• Pigeon Releases Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 4pm
• Civil War Reenactors with many events throughout the weekend

York County Libraries Present SplashFest Saturday July 10, 2010 at Codorus State Park

From 10am-2pm York County Libraries will be celebrating SplashFest at Codorus State Park.  This is a rain or shine event.  This FREE event will be held in the band shell and will include professional storytelling by Beth Rebert at 10:30am, children's performer Jim Rule at 12:30 and other awesome-looking performances.  In addition to the performers there will be free make & take crafts and an appearance by storybook character Lyle Lyle Crocodile.  There will be food vendors at the event but outside food is permitted.   


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It looks like it will be a fun and educational time for all ages, especially since it will be held at the beautiful Codorus State Park- if older children (10 and up) get bored there is so much to explore! 




I went to the library website (you can click on the post title to go there) and saw some other events that are going on through York County Libraries and saw something about Creepy Crawly Worm Races.  It didn't say when and where those were taking place (It definitely didn't mention it in the SplashFest announcement) but I must find out!  I have a 5 year old daughter who LOVES creepy crawly things and she would love this!!

Has anyone ever been to this?  Saturday is my son's 9th birthday so it will be up to him whether we go or not but I'm hoping he'll be interested in at least checking it out.  If he doesn't like it we can always simply enjoy one of our favorite big parks.