Morgan’s Pier, one Philadelphia’s best beer garden and outdoor restaurants, gets transformed for their 13th annual Fall Fest from September 23rd to October 26h. For over 5 weeks, guests are invited to visit the riverfront destination for stunning autumn décor, warm beverages, live entertainment, brand-new seasonal menu, pumpkin carving, and more!
For this season, Morgan’s Pier will deck itself in quintessential fall décor including haystacks, seasonal flowers, foliage, and of course pumpkins! Guests are invited to pick their perfect pumpkin from the Pier’s Pumpkin Patch for only $5/$10, with carving kits provided for an idealistic Fall afternoon on the riverfront. Additional entertainment, including live acoustic music, and DJ entertainment is also scheduled every weekend on Thursday nights, Friday happy hour and night, Saturday day and night. Live Acoustic Sundays.
With the turnover, comes a new fall menu filled with the fresh flavors of this season. You can expect to find these NEW items on the Fall Fest menu:
THE FOOD:
CRISPY BRUSSELS SPROUTS $12
Hoisin sauce, crispy bacon, peanuts, fried shallots, scallions, chili
BANG BANG SHRIMP $15
Tempura fried Shrimp, spicy chili sauce, scallions, sesame seeds
KALE SALAD $13
Roasted acorn squash, spiced pecan, gouda cheese, apple, sherry-balsamic vinaigrette
SMOKED BRISKET CHILI $14
Bell peppers, roasted corn, pinto beans, lime sour cream, scallions, tortilla chips
SKIRT STEAK TACOS (3pc) $18
Corn tortilla, cheddar crisp, pickled red onions, avocado, chimichurri, micro cilantro
CHICKEN PARM SAMMY $17
Crispy fried chicken, marinara, mozzarella, basil
SAUSAGE PENNE PASTA $16
Red pepper cream sauce, penne pasta, garlic, shallots, parmesan
BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND GOAT CHEESE PIZZA $14
Butternut squash purée, goat cheese, toasted pepitas, fried sage, roasted squash
With cooler fall temps right around the corner, Morgan’s Pier has crafted a cocktail list to keep guests warm and in the fall spirit, be on the look out for these delicious drinks:
Warm Cocktails
S’mores: Sobieski Vanilla, hot chocolate, honey cinnamon syrup topped with marshmallow and chocolate syrup $11
Apple Spiced Toddy: Crown Royal, Apple Cider, Lemon, Cinnamon Honey $11
Spiked Pumpkin Latte: Tito’s vodka, pumpkin puree, rum chata, coffee $11
Muddy Buddy: Skrewball Peanut Butter whiskey, Irish cream, coffee and hot chocolate $11
Cold Cocktails
American Mule: Tito’s Vodka, Fresh Lime, Ginger Beer $11
Fall Sangria: Bourbon, white wine, apple cider, lemon juice, honey cinnamon syrup $11
Candied Apple: Crown Apple, Cranberry Juice, Red Bull $12
Pear Spritz: Grey Goose Pear, lemon juice, sparkling wine, club soda $12
Autumn Harvest: BlueCoat Gin, Apple Cider, Lemon, Maple $11
Zombie Punch: Bacardi 8, Bacardi Silver, Passionfruit, OJ, Lime, Grenadine $11
Twisted Tea Bomb: Twisted Tea with a shot of Deep Eddy’s Lemon or Peach $12
The fun isn’t reserved for only the weekends this Autumn. Bring your furry friends down to Morgan’s Pier every Monday from 4 PM – 8 PM for a charity Yappy Hour! Morgan’s Pier, with their partners at Tito’s Handmade Vodka, will donate a portion of proceeds from the Yappy Hour menu to the Pennsylvania SPCA. Together the PSPCA, Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Morgan’s Pier will throw a spooktacular last Yappy Hour on Sunday October 20th, complete with a puppy Halloween parade and costume contest, and presentation of a check with this year’s donation!
The entire 13th season of Morgan’s Pier ends with their annual Halloween Bash on Saturday, October 26th. Hosted by Brittany Lynn, the Don of the Philly Drag Mafia, guests are encouraged to help suck the bar dry as Morgan’s Pier prepares to go into hibernation until the Spring. Tickets are starting at $80, and will go on sale in October. Entry includes admission to the event, all-you-can-drink from 9 PM – 2 AM, musical entertainment by DJ Menace Cartel, free hot dogs, and ability to enter the cash prize costume contest, with winners for both individual and group ensembles. Now, that’s a scary good deal!
For more information about these events please visit morganspier.com or follow them on social @morganspier
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