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FALL
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Simmons Farm Fall Activities
Dates: Check the website for the 2018
dates and times.
Address: 170 Simmons Road,
McMurray
Contact: simmonsfarm.com, or
724.941.1490
Fall into some fun with hayrides, acres
of pumpkins, a corn maze, hay maze,
petting zoo, apple picking and more. Extra
weekend activities include live music, apple
sling shot/pony rides, a butterfly house,
food concessions, a pumpkin typhoon and
face painting. Visit the website for more
information.
A Taste in Dormont
Date: Sept. 22
Address: Thomas Lloyd Recreation
Center, 1801 Dormont Avenue,
Dormont
Contact: discoverdormont.org
A Taste in Dormont presented by
Dormont Community Development
Corporation! This year’s event will feature
old favorites and new vendors including
wine, beer, cider and spirits. The evening
includes live music, libations, food trucks,
local tastes, and a great night out in
Dormont! Visit the website for information
on purchasing tickets and other details.
Trax Farms Fall Festival
Dates: Check the website for the 2018
dates and times.
Address: 528 Trax Road, Finleyville
Contact: traxfarms.com, or
412.835.3246
The annual fall festival on this 151-year-
old farm—a tradition for many area
families! 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.
West Mifflin Children’s
Halloween Event
Date: Check the website for the 2018
date and time.
Address: 1020 Lebanon Road,
West Mifflin
Contact: westmifflinborough.com, or
412.466.8170
A ghoulish good time! Borough children
ages 10 and under are invited to come
dressed up in their costumes for various
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activities including a hay ride,
pumpkin patch and haunted
gymnasium. Each kid who
participates will receive a gift
bag. Refreshments will be served
to all attendees. Visit the website for
more information.
FALL FESTIVALS
Castle Shannon Fall Festival
Date: Sept. 15
Address: Between Park Avenue and
Poplar Avenue, Castle Shannon
Contact: castleshannon.org, or
412.561.7500
Enjoy food trucks, children’s games, a
variety of vendors, Chinese auction, sheep
shearing, fresh produce, fall decorations,
and lots of pumpkins and mums at this
annual event! Visit the website for more
information.
Cecil Township Fall Festival
Dates: Sept. 29 & 30
Address: Cecil Township Park,
3599 Millers Run Road, Cecil
Contact: ceciltownship-pa.gov, or
724.745.2227
Celebrate Cecil with family and
friends at this fall festival! 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. 21
Time: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Address: 2301 Corrigan Drive,
South Park
Contact: olivermiller.org, or
412.835.1554
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
encouraged to get there early to experience
all the activities and take time to play in the
giant leaf pile. Visit the website for more
information.
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Covered Bridge Festival
Dates: Sept. 15 & 16
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Address: Mingo Creek Park,
Finleyville, and other area
locations
Contact: visitwashingtoncountypa.com,
or 724.228.5520
The Covered Bridge Festival is held at 10
covered bridges in Washington and Greene
counties the third weekend of September
each year. Crafts, music, and food are
available at each site. In Mingo Creek Park,
sites are located at both the Henry and
Ebenezer bridges. Visit the website for
more information.
Dormont’s 12th Annual Street
Fair
Date: Oct. 6
Address: Potomac Avenue, Dormont
Contact: boro.dormont.pa.us
Don’t miss fall fun for the whole family
at this street fair! Strolling entertainers, live
performances on stage, local vendors and
artists, kids’ crafts and activities, food from
local restaurants and much, much more
will be featured. Visit the website for more
information.
Green Tree Octoberfest
Date: Sept. 16
Address: 905 Greentree Road,
Green Tree
Contact: greentreeboro.com/
octoberfest, or 412.921.1110
Celebrate fall at the annual Green Tree
Octoberfest! There will be a lot of fun and
excitement in store with contests, rides and
attractions! Enjoy a car cruise, fireworks,
free entertainment, crafters, food vendors
and more. Visit the website for more
information.
The Hamilton Harvest Festival
Date: Oct. 20
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 church’s 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