food barn and Back 40 BBQ. Visit the website for details.
Fall Fairs and Festivals
Ascension Lutheran Church Annual Pumpkin Fest and Flea Market When: October 11 Where: 8225 Peebles Road, McCandless For more info: Call Vicki at 724.816.0413 or send email to vickig @ zoominternet. net.
Spend a crisp fall morning at this annual event! Homemade apple and pumpkin pies will be for sale as well as hot dogs, homemade soups, beverages, pumpkins, and various other goodies. Lots of vendors will be selling crafts and other treasures at the flea market.
Butler Fall Festival When: September 27 Where: Main Street, Butler For more info: butlerfallfestival. com Live entertainment, craft and food vendors, and a car cruise will all be part of this annual festival. A kids zone will include bounce houses, face painting, a petting zoo, and so much more.
Erntedankfest When: September 20 Where: Old Economy Village, 1401 Church Street, Ambridge For more info: oldeconomyvillage. org
This event celebrates the fall harvest and many of the tasks to be done to prepare for winter. Artisans will be cooking, baking, and demonstrating
many different crafts and skills. Music, food, and activities for the whole family make this a great fall tradition.
Evans City PumpkinFest When: September 20 & 21 Where: Downtown Evans City For more info: pumpkinfest. evanscity. us
PumpkinFest has an awesome lineup of pumpkin-themed activities and entertainment to get you in the mood for fall.
Freedom Farms Fall Festival When: October 4 & 5, 11-13, 18 & 19, and 25 & 26 Where: Freedom Farms Event Center, 34 Overbrook Road, Valencia For more info: freedomfarmspa. com
The fall festival is Freedom Farms’ biggest event of the year. It features hayrides, a petting zoo, a pumpkin patch, farm-fresh food, face painting, a corn pit, hay mountain, and pick-yourown sunflowers, plus drinks from local breweries for the adults.
Mars Apple Festival When: October 4 Where: Downtown Mars For more info: marsapplefest. com
This event offers fresh apple butter, apple dumplings and basically everything apples! There will also be about 150 vendors selling arts and crafts, plus musical entertainment, food trucks, train rides, inflatable slide park, farmers market, library book sale, and of course the flying saucer spaceship.
Sewickley Harvest Festival When: September 6 Where: Broad and Thorn Streets, Sewickley For more info: sewickleyborough. org
The Harvest Festival will include food, arts & crafts, live music, children’ s activities, and all-day merchant sidewalk sales.
Shaler Township’ s Community Yard Sale When: September 6 Where: Kiwanis Park, 1 Meyer Road, Glenshaw For more info: shaler. org
Vendors can purchase a space to sell items, and buyers are welcome to find a treasure.
Sleepy Hollow Festival When: October 11 & 12 Where: The Center of Harmony, 253 Mercer Street, Harmony For more info: visitpa. com
The Sleepy Hollow Festival has something for the whole family. Live music, trick-or-treating, children’ s activities, a pet fair, feely boxes, face painting, costume contests, and carriage rides will be part of the fall fun.
Wildbird Recovery Fall Migration Festival When: September 21 Where: Stormy Oaks Nature Conservancy, 120 Forsythe Road, Valencia For more info: wildbirdrecovery. org
This festival is dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of distressed wild birds.
Zelienople Fall Festival When: October 11 & 12 Where: Downtown Zelienople For more info: zeliefallfestival. com
Craft and food vendors, a chili cookoff, tractor-pulled wagon rides, a car cruise and much more will make Zelienople the place to be.
Halloween Activities and Events
Hampton Township Halloween Event & Parade When: October 25 Where: Hampton Community Park, 3101 McCully Road, Allison Park For more info: hampton-pa. org / 302 / Halloween-Event-Parade
This special event will include costume contests for children 10 and under, a parade, a haunted hayride through the upper orchard of the park, a Build-a-Bear raffle, and a photo booth. Pre-registration is required.
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