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Pittsburgh Pierogi Festival Date: Sept. 23 Address: 4800 Kennywood Boulevard, West Mifflin Contact: facebook. com / PghPierogiFest, or kennywood. com
Kennywood is hosting the Pittsburgh Pierogi Festival – an event dedicated to one of Pittsburgh’ s most popular foods, and a symbol of the city. Eat specialty pierogis from dozens of vendors, paint your own pierogi with Paint Monkey, ride a select number of rides and so much more. Visit the Facebook page for more details.
Sustainable Sipping at Frick Environmental Center Date: Oct. 12 Address: 2005 Beechwood Boulevard, Pittsburgh Contact: pittsburghparks. org / frickenvironmental-center
Enjoy beer or wine and insightful fun with fellow nature lovers at one of the greenest buildings on Earth! Drink and mingle, listen to live music, and learn outdoors( or under a covered space, if raining) at this age 21 and over event. Visit the website for information on fees and other details.
FARMS & FRIGHTS
Bump in the Night Dates: Check the website for the October dates. Address: Frick Environmental Center, 2005 Beechwood Boulevard, Pittsburgh Contact: pittsburghparks. org / bump, or 412.682.7275
An annual family event celebrating fall! Bump in the Night takes place over two weekends every October. Children ages 3 to 9 and their adults are invited to Frick Park for an evening of fun fall activities they can do together. Take a night hike, see and learn about nocturnal animals, sit around the campfire, carve a pumpkin, and join a sing-a-long! Top off the night with refreshments and cookies. Visit the website for more information.
Gearhard Farms Annual Corn Maze Dates: Visit the website for the 2018 dates. Address: 5909 Saltsburg Road, Murrysville Contact: gearhardfarms. com
Gearhard Farms’ corn maze offers a fun challenge for all ages, and you can also enjoy hayrides, campfires, horse cart rides and more.
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The maze includes a“ mystery aerial message” that is revealed once the maze is completed. Visit the website for more information.
Haunted Hillside Dates: Visit the website for the 2018 dates. Address: 7209 Pennsylvania 819, Mount Pleasant Contact: hauntedhillside. com, or 724.542.5196
Very scary! New sets and new technology are added each year to ensure that the Haunted Hillside stays a top scary attraction. Visit the website for more information and other details.
Hobgoblin Hikes at Twin Lakes and Cedar Creek Parks Dates: Twin Lakes Park Hike, Oct. 20, and Cedar Creek Park Hike, Oct. 27 Time: 7 to 9 p. m. Address: Twin Lakes Park, 219 Twin Lakes Road, Latrobe; Cedar Creek Park, 453 Evergreen Drive, Belle Vernon Contact: co. westmoreland. pa. us, or 724.830.3959
Recommended for ages 8 and over, these are half-mile outdoor guided walks through haunted woods. Visitors can expect to be led through mazes and cemeteries, and past more than 100 ghouls, goblins and monsters. The events are FREE and will be held regardless of weather conditions. The Hobgoblin Hikes are offered to provide a safe, family alternative to conventional trick-or-treating. Parents are encouraged to attend the events with their children. Visit the website for more details.
Idlewild’ s Hallowboo! Dates: Visit the website for a variety of October dates. Address: Idlewild Park, U. S. 30, Ligonier Contact: idlewild. com, or 724.238.3666
It’ s the Idlewild you know and love with a fun, familyoriented Happy Halloween twist! Featuring trick-ortreating through Story Book Forest, live entertainment, costumed characters, themed rides and attractions, hay bale maze and more! For a list of rides that are open during Hallowboo and other information, visit the website.
Lonesome Valley Farms Dates: Visit the website for the 2018 dates. Address: 180 Fairground Road, Greensburg Contact: lonesomevalleyfarms. com, or 724.423.4290
One of the area’ s top haunted attractions, featuring the Haunted Hayride with Maze Trail and the Slotter Farm! For more kid-friendly Halloween fun, there is also a Pumpkin Patch Playland. The midway has a concession stand, food booth, gift shop, games and fire sites. Visit the website for more information.
Phantom Fright Nights at Kennywood Park Dates: Weekends from the end of September until Halloween Address: 4800 Kennywood Boulevard, West Mifflin Contact: kennywood. com
As the leaves turn and the days shorten, darkness begins to fall over Kennywood and Phantom Fright Nights return. The award-winning spectacle of terror has been recognized by USA Today for being among the best theme park Halloween events in the country, and was also named to Amusement Today’ s Golden Ticket Awards list of the best Halloween theme park events. For more information, visit the website.
Pumpkin Days at Kerber’ s Dairy Dates: Visit the website for the 2018 dates. Address: 1856 Guffey Road, North Huntingdon Contact: kerbers. com, or 724.863.6930 A fun destination for families this fall! Featuring hayrides, pumpkins of all shapes and sizes, rainbow playground, tube slides, farm pets, mini golf, good food and fall treats. Visit the website for more information.
Schramm Farms and Orchards Dates: Weekends in October Address: 1002 Blank Road, Jeannette Contact: schrammfarms. com, or 724.744.7320
Enjoy a huge selection of pumpkins for your choosing! There is something for the whole family to enjoy, including play hay, corn stalk mazes, pony rides, hayrides, a corn box, and much more. There is also a wide selection of refreshments: fresh-cut French Fries made from the farm’ s potatoes, apple cider slush,