Fall
Festival Fever!
Fairs & Festivals
Art Craft & LifeStyle Show
Dates: Oct. 24-27
Address: 200 Mall Circle Drive,
Monroeville
Contact: huffspromo.com
This event showcases arts, crafts,
specialty gifts and products and services
to enhance your home and lifestyle.
Exhibitors available all mall hours.
Delmont Apple ‘N Arts Festival
Dates: Oct. 5 & 6
Address: Shields Farm,
326 East Pittsburgh Street, Delmont
Contact: delmontapplenarts.com, or
724.325.8867
Downtown Irwin’s Fall Craft
Show & Sing for Their Supper
Food Bank Fundraiser
Date: Sept. 21
Address: Downtown Irwin
Contact: irwinborough.org
The streets of Irwin come alive with
crafts and music as participants raise
money for the Westmoreland County
Food Bank. Please bring non-perishable
food items. Visit the website for more
information.
Edgewood Oktoberfest
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Date: Sept. 14
Address: Broad Street (from Highland
Avenue to Center Avenue), Pittsburgh
(East Liberty)
Contact: eastlibertychamber.org/Wine-
Festival
Food, fun and fantastic wine! The
festival is about to take the neighborhood
by storm again with its third annual
installment. Enjoy local eats, live music
and a tour of the region’s best wineries.
This event is poised to host hundreds of
visitors on the main streets of “S’Liberty,”
ready to entice and entertain. Visit the
website for information on purchasing
tickets and other details.
Fort Ligonier Days
Celebrate as Fort Ligonier Days
enters its 60th year! This three-day fall
festival commemorates the Battle of
Fort Ligonier, a key engagement of the
French and Indian War fought on October
12, 1758. Don’t miss the over 200 craft
booths, 30 food booths, a community
parade, reenactments, free outdoor
entertainment and more! Visit the website
for more details.
Labor United Celebration
Dates: Sept. 1 & 2
Address: Northmoreland Park,
280 Markle Road, Apollo
Contact: co.westmoreland.pa.us
Celebrating the proud tradition of
labor in western PA, this event includes
live musical performances, family
entertainment, a one-ring circus, all-day
carnival ride pass for $4, bingo, a tent arts
and crafts marketplace, a giant flea market
with over 150 vendors, and much more.
Visit the website for more information.
Ligonier Highland Games
This event is a family-friendly afternoon
of beer, cider and brats (lemonade and hot
dogs for the kids)! Featuring a selection
of seasonal beers and other tasty items
from local companies. All proceeds raised
go toward future community projects.
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Explore East Liberty Wine
Festival
Dates: Oct. 11-13
Address: Downtown Ligonier
Contact: fortligonierdays.com
Take a bite out of fall fun at the Apple
‘N Arts Festival! It is a craft show featuring
over 150 arts and crafts vendors and 30
food vendors, handmade items from local
crafters, delicious food, hot apple cider,
and homemade apple treats. Festival
proceeds benefit the community. Visit the
website for more information.
Date: Sept. 28
Address: Koenig Field,
401 Greendale Avenue, Edgewood
Contact: edgewoodfoundation.org
Attendees must be 21 or over to consume
alcoholic beverages. Visit the website for
more information on purchasing tickets
and other details.
Dates: Sept. 14 & 15
Address: Idlewild Park,
Route 30, Ligonier
Contact: ligonierhighlandgames.org
Join more than 5,000 people
and experience exciting
competitions in piping,
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fiddling and drumming, athletic events
such as tossing the caber and the Scottish
hammer throw, Highland dancing and
Scottish country dancing, as well as the
timeless tradition of Gaelic Mod. Shop
for Celtic wares and visit the clan tents
to explore the history and genealogy of
Scotland’s families. Enjoy the Children’s
Games, the Massed Bands (hundreds of
pipers and drummers at once!), Scottish-
breed dog exhibits, and Celtic performers
from all over the world! Visit the website
for more information.
Mount Pleasant Glass and
Ethnic Festival
Dates: Sept. 28-30
Address: 1 South Diamond Street and
Washington Street and Veterans Park,
Mount Pleasant
Contact:
mtpleasantglassandethnicfestival.com
Mount Pleasant welcomes you to be
a part of its autumn tradition! Don’t
miss this annual street festival that
celebrates the area’s glass making history
and ethnic diversity. Featuring glass
making demonstrations, great food and
entertainment, contests, crafts, jewelry,
clothing, a parade down Main Street on
Saturday, “Mount Pleasant Lights up the
Night” and much more! Visit the website
for more details.
McKeesport Rib Fest
Dates: Labor Day Weekend
Address: Lions Band Shell in
Renziehausen Park, Tulip Drive,
McKeesport
Contact: mckeesportbands.com/rib-
festival
Known for attracting some of the
region’s best barbecue vendors, it’s easy
to see why this festival has become
one of the most anticipated events of
the year. With live entertainment on
the stage, an authentic car cruise, and
a spectacular fireworks display to close
out the celebration, the McKeesport Rib
Festival is definitely one event you don’t