North East Chamber of
Commerce Wine Country Harvest
Festival
Edinboro University Highland
Games and Scottish Festival
Dates: Sept. 6-9
Address: Edinboro University,
219 Meadville Street, Edinboro
Contact: edinboro.edu/events/highland-
games/schedule-of-events
Scotland has proud traditions of
independent and innovative thinking, and
the Edinboro Highland Games celebrates
that heritage. Don’t miss the 25th Annual
Edinboro Highland Games & Scottish
Festival featuring exceptional music, dance,
athletics, art, food, and family gatherings!
From beer tastings by local brewers to kids’
games and student competitions, the festival
offers fun for all ages. For more information,
visit the website.
Erie Irish Festival
Dates: Sept. 14-16
Address: St. Patrick’s Church,
130 East 4th Street, Erie
Contact: erieirishfestival.com
The Erie Irish Festival was created in 1993
to bring together the Erie community for a
day of Celtic culture and celebration. Initially
its home was at the Cauley Center at St.
Patrick Church. For the past several years it
has been at Rainbow Gardens. In 2014, the
festival returned to the Irish neighborhood in
Downtown Erie! It’s time to celebrate back in
front of St. Patrick’s Church again this year!
Visit the website for a schedule of events and
for more details.
Goodell Gardens Homestead
Homegrown Harvest Festival
Date: Sept. 16
Time: Noon to 5 p.m.
Address: 221 Waterford Street, Edinboro
Contact: goodellgardens.org, or
814.734.6699
Featuring local farm food products, locally
sourced handmade art, a quilt show, live
music and fun for kids of all ages! Enjoy a
harvest of local produce, crafts, food and fun!
Visit the website for more details.
Dates: Sept. 29-30
Address: Gibson Park, 21 South Lake
Street, and Gravel Pit Park,
10300 West Main Road, North East
Contact: nechamber.org, or
814.725.4262
Attendees have the opportunity to sample
100 different wines, enjoy the sounds of
dozens of entertainers, try their luck at grape
stomping, and meander through hundreds
of exhibitor tents. Part street fair, part arts
and crafts festival, part music festival, part
harvest festival, today’s WineFest hosts
an average of 20,000 visitors from Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New York, Ontario, and
beyond who come to sample the best wines
from the region and experience a weekend
celebration of music, art and the fruits of
the vine! For more information, visit the
website.
Oktoberfest Erie
Dates: Oct. 5-7
Address: St. Joseph Church Bread of
Life Community, 147 West 24th Street,
Erie
Contact: oktoberfesterie.com, or
814.452.2982
Prost! Enjoy authentic German food, a
beer tent, traditional German bands during
the day and popular local bands at night,
theme baskets, German gift shop and other
vendors, homemade strudels, pastries,
flavored coffees and even a dachshund race!
Visit the website for more information.
Peek’n Peak Fall Fest
Dates: Oct. 13 & 14 and Oct. 20 & 21
Address: 1405 Old Road, Clymer, NY
Contact: pknpkfallfest.com
Celebrate fall at the 31st Annual Fall
Fest! Two weekends full of fall fun in the
foothills of western New York. Brilliant
foliage sets the scene for a juried craft
show with more than 130 vendors and a
farmers market beside activities like the
pumpkin cannon, children’s games, petting
zoo, live entertainment, pony rides, ski lift
rides, classic car cruise-in and an annual
snowsports equipment swap! Visit the
website for more details.
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