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Phila Flea Markets' outdoor market fills the lot at 90 Franklin Mills Blvd one more time before it shuts down for the year. PhillyVoice counts more than 200 vendors and says admission and parking are free. Expect vintage clothes, records, antiques, furniture and whatever else somebody pulled out of a basement that week. Early birds are welcome, and the clocks fall back that morning, so you've got a free hour to beat them. Yes, the mall has been Philadelphia Mills since 2014. Nobody up here has called it that once. Phila Flea Markets

Torresdale · Fri Oct 30 · 6:30-11pm · $250 · 21+

Glen Foerd's Masquerade Ball, "A Carnival of Curiosities"

Glen Foerd, the riverfront estate at 5001 Grant Ave, throws its big fundraiser on Mischief Night. Fire dancers, contortionists, jugglers and tarot readers roam the mansion and grounds while you work through dinner, an open bar and live music. The after-party runs till midnight down in the Rathskeller, and general admission is $250 with valet included. Mischief Night in the Northeast used to mean eggs and shaving cream. This is the version with valet.

On WIP, "in the Northeast" is a whole identity, so getting outed as calling from London is a crime.

The School District runs Fox Chase Farm at 8500 Pine Rd as a working teaching farm, and its market sells a rotating mix of fresh produce and local goods. What's in the bins changes week to week and goes while supplies last, so don't come in with a shopping list. The farm itself is open to the public Monday through Saturday from 1 to 5, weather permitting, with goats and chickens to visit. My move is a weekday at 1, buy whatever looks good, then go bother the goats. Fox Chase Farm

Bustleton · Fri Nov 6 · 5:30-7pm · $5 cash or a vegetable

Stone Soup Campfire at the Pennypack Environmental Center

The Pennypack Environmental Center on Verree Road cooks a pot of soup in a cauldron over the campfire and tells the Stone Soup story while it simmers. Everybody brings $5 cash or one vegetable, marshmallows are included, and you register ahead through PEC's form. It's outdoors in almost any weather and works best for adults and families with older kids and teens. PEC says nobody sells tickets to this, so anyone who tries is a scammer. I'm bringing an onion and pretending it's a big contribution.