FearLit 2026 brings a trunk-or-treat to Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center on Saturday, October 31 from 12 PM to 4 PM. It falls on Halloween itself, and tickets run $14.63–$129.89. It is listed as family-friendly. Within three days of it, 85 more Halloween events happen around Philadelphia.
Saturday, October 31 · 12 PM – 4 PM
UTC-04:00Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center | Philadelphia, PA
TicketsUSD 14.63 to USD 129.89
FearLit is Thrillerdelphia’s new Halloween literary convention celebrating horror, thrillers, dark fiction, mystery, comics, and cult genre storytelling.
On Saturday, October 31, 2026, more than 25 authors and special guests take over the Venice Island Performing Arts Center in Manayunk for four hours of panels, conversations, awards, books, signings, and Halloween programming. The lineup includes bestselling, Bram Stoker Award–winning, acclaimed, and emerging voices from across contemporary genre fiction.
Programming runs from 12–4 PM, with featured author signings during the final hour. After the convention, FearLit continues nearby at Thrillerdelphia with additional signings and Halloween events.
FearLit is built as a concentrated celebration of the writers, books, and ideas shaping horror right now—on Halloween, in Philadelphia.
Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center, 7 Lock Street, Philadelphia, United States
Thrillerdelphia
It is on Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 12 PM to 4 PM, on Halloween itself.
It takes place at Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center, 7 Lock Street, Philadelphia, United States.
Tickets are listed at $14.63–$129.89. Prices can change, so check the ticket page for the latest.
Yes, it is listed as a family-friendly Halloween event.
It runs for about 4 hours, from 12 PM to 4 PM.
Dave & Buster's Philadelphia
Parkway Visitor Center & Rocky Shop
1113 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
2001 E. Sergeant st. philadephia
3300 Knorr St
Hard Rock Bar
ARTrageous Brush & Flow
Moshulu
Strangelove's
Stateside Live!
Morgan's Pier
Hard Rock Bar
Strangelove's
The Fillmore Philadelphia
Strangelove's
Ben Franklin Yacht
NOTO Philadelphia
Hosting a Halloween event in Philadelphia? Get it listed on HuntHalloween.
Promote your event
