Fall
Festival Fever!
Trax Farms Fall Festival
Dates: Check the website for the dates.
Address: 528 Trax Road, Finleyville
Contact: traxfarms.com
This annual fall festival on a 151-year-
old farm is a tradition for many families in
the area. There’s something for everyone,
from grandparents to grandkids. Enjoy a
hayride to the pumpkin patch to pick your
own pumpkin or see if you can find your
way through the giant, 4-acre corn maze!
Visit the website for more information.
Fairs & Festivals
encouraged to go early to experience all
the activities and take time to play in the
giant leaf pile. Visit the website for more
information
Dormont’s 13th Annual Street
Fair
Date: Oct. 12
Address: Potomac Avenue, Dormont
Contact: boro.dormont.pa.us
Enjoy strolling entertainers, live
performances on stage, local vendors and
artists, kids’ crafts and activities, food
from local restaurants, and fun for the
whole family! Visit the website for more
information.
Fall Fun Day
Date: Oct. 5
Address: Mingo Creek County Park
Shelter 6, 3111 Route 136, Finleyville
Contact: co.washington.pa.us (Pre-
registration is required, not more than
30 days in advance.)
32nd Annual Cecil Township
Fall Festival
Dates: Sept. 28 & 29
Address: Cecil Township Park,
3599 Millers Run Road, Cecil
Contact: ceciltownship-pa.gov
Celebrate Cecil with family and friends
at the Fall Festival! There will be 100+
crafters, scrumptious food, a variety of
entertainment, 50/50, Chinese auction,
petting zoo, bounce houses for the kids
and lots more. Visit the website for more
information.
Children’s Harvest Festival at
Oliver Miller Homestead
Date: Oct. 20
Address: 2301 Corrigan Drive,
South Park
Contact: olivermiller.org
Take a walk back in time this fall to
frontier days! Children can try their hand
at 18th century games and crafts such as
tin punch, corn crafts, doll making, butter
churning, writing with a quill, bobbing
for apples, sack racing and more. You are
Join the park staff for a fun-filled day
of pumpkin carving, scarecrow stuffing,
hayrides, cider sippin’ and marshmallow
toasting in Mingo Creek Park! Pre-
registration is required, not more than 30
days in advance. Fee: Hayrides, $2.00 per
person; Pumpkins, $4.00 per pumpkin;
Scarecrow stuffing, free – bring your
own clothes. Visit the website for more
information.
The Hamilton Harvest Festival
Date: Oct. 19
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Address: Hamilton Presbyterian Church,
4500 Hamilton Road, Bethel Park
Contact: facebook.com/
hamiltonharvestfestival, or
hamiltonpresbyterian.org
The outdoor grounds come alive with
stage and traveling entertainment, vendors,
artists, crafters, food booths, community
groups, and a special Children’s Zone
including a petting zoo! All from the
community are invited to enjoy this
family-friendly annual event as visitors
or vendors. Visit the Facebook page or
website for more information.
Hay Day in South Park
Date: Oct. 5
Address: South Park Fairgrounds,
1988 Brownsville Road, South Park
Contact: facebook.com/
AlleghenyCountyParks
Enjoy free hayrides, hay maze, arts &
crafts, barnyard petting zoo, face painting,
airbrush tattoos, caricatures, inflatables,
balloon art, puppet show, magician, and
more! Food, beverages, and snacks will
be available for purchase from local food
trucks and vendors.
Houston Pumpkin Festival
Dates: Oct. 11-13
Address: American Legion, 124 West
Pike Street, Houston
Contact: houstonpumpkinfestival.net
A three-day community tradition held
annually during the second weekend of
October! Located at the American Legion
Post #902 Picnic Grounds, the festival
features family fun for all ages including
over 175 food and craft vendors, music
and entertainment, children’s games and
activities, a parade, and many pumpkin-
related contests. Admission into the festival
is free. Proceeds from the festival benefit the
Houston Volunteer Fire Department. Visit
the website for more information.
Jefferson Hills Fall Festival
Date: TBA – visit the website.
Address: Jefferson Hills Municipal
Building, 925 Old Clairton Road, Clairton
Contact: sites.google.com/site/
wjhhs15025, or jeffersonhillsboro.org
Don’t miss this free family fall festival
with kids’ activities, pumpkin painting, a
craft show for Mom, homemade bake sale,
huge basket auction, strolling clown balloon
artist, face painting, concessions, a pumpkin
patch and more! Visit the website for more
details.
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