transformed from a full-time working
produce farm into a fun-filled, pick-your-
own pumpkin festival! Enjoy a hayride,
go through a cornstalk maze or straw
tunnel, visit the pumpkin patch, view farm
animals, play pumpkin bowling and more.
Visit the website for more information on
fees, schedules and other details.
Shenot Farm Market Hayrides
to the Pumpkin Patch
Dates: Check the website for dates.
Address: 3754 Wexford Run Road,
Marshall Township
Contact: shenotfarm.com, or
724.935.2542
Offering hayrides to the pumpkin patch
and corn maze—a great way to spend
an afternoon with your family, and the
perfect time to get your jack-o’-lanterns,
cornstalks, straw bales, and decorative
Indian corn as well as delicious sweet
corn, apples, cider, and vegetables.
Pumpkin Smash is also available
immediate weekend following Halloween.
Bring your jack-o’-lanterns and decorative
pumpkins to smash: roll ‘em and wreck
‘em on the farm terrain. It’s a blast! Visit
the website for more information on fees
and other details.
Soergel Orchards Fall Festival
Weekends
Dates: Check the website for dates.
Address: 2573 Brandt School Road,
Wexford
Contact: soergels.com, or 724.935.1743
Don’t miss the popular fall weekends
on the farm with pumpkin picking, tractor
rides, hayrides, games, apple picking
(determined by availability), horse-drawn
wagon rides, drinks from Arsenal Cider
and Arrowhead Wine, and great food from
the food barn and Back 40 BBQ. Visit the
website for more information on fees,
schedules and other details.
Fairs & Festivals
Ascension Lutheran Church
Annual Pumpkin Fest & Flea
Market
Date: Oct. 5
Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Address: 8225 Peebles Road,
McCandless
Contact: [email protected]
Spend a crisp fall morning with
Ascension Lutheran Church! For the sixth
year, the “almost famous” homemade
apple and pumpkin pies will be on
sale as well as hot dogs, beverages and
various other goodies (eat in or take out).
Of course, there will be pumpkins for
purchase. Many vendors with crafts or
treasures participate in the Flea Market
both inside (if it rains) and outside,
weather permitting. The “church ladies”
have also been hard at work making some
special crafts to sell. To reserve a space for
$20, contact [email protected] or
724.816.0413.
4th Annual Barn Bash
Date: Sept. 7
Address: Orchardview Stables,
5179 Wexford Run Road,
Marshall Township
Contact: orchardviewstables.org
Don’t miss this annual fundraising
event for horses that help, and learn more
about the growth of the therapeutic
horsemanship programs. Enjoy food and
beverages from popular local businesses,
craft beer from Butler Brew Works, pig
roast and BBQ chicken provided by
Dave’s Country Meats, and homemade
ice cream from Any Given Sundae. There
will also be many great raffles and prizes as
well as Orchardview Stables merchandise
available to purchase. Visit the website
for information on purchasing tickets and
more details.
Country Fall Festival
Dates: Oct. 12 & 13
Address: Downtown Zelienople
Contact: zeliefallfest.com
Stop at Zelienople’s Main Street Park
at the four corners where there will be
a variety of festival events, music, food,
historic encampments, farmers market,
pony rides, farm pets, antiques, crafters,
and a free ride in a horse-drawn trolley
wagon! The festival continues down
Main Street with a Chili Cook Off, Kids
Activities, The Musical Jubilee, Shops,
Sidewalk Sales, and on to the Zelienople
Museum’s Passavant House and Buhl
House for historical tours and a historical
treasure hunt, plus lots of food and
much more. Visit the website for more
information.
Evans City Oktoberfest
Dates: Sept. 20-22
Address: Downtown Evans City
Contact: evanscity.us, or 724.538.8126
Enjoy this annual fall festival celebrated
at different locations in downtown Evans
City! Some of the many activities include
art, craft and food vendors, a parade,
contests, a car cruise and live music. Visit
the website for more information.
Harvest Home Dinner and
Festival at St. Alphonsus
Date: Sept. 8
Address: 201 Church Road, Wexford
(Race event will be at North Park.)
Contact: saintalphonsuswexford.org, or
724.935.1151
Enjoy charcoal-grilled half chicken,
pulled pork, or harvest home ham, with
mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans,
corn, coleslaw, cucumber salad, tomato
salad and applesauce. Rolls, slice of pie
and beverages are included in the dinner.
Be entertained by an accordion player in
the dining area from 1 to 6 p.m. Festival
attractions include country store with
furniture, crafts, fresh vegetables from
local farms, Treasures from the Attic
(previously owned items), a bonanza
raffle, Chinese auction, games and more.
Festival foods include hot dogs, French
fries, nachos, popcorn, cotton candy, mini
funnel cakes and more. Visit the website
for more information.
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