Ligonier Highland Games
Date: Sept. 24
Address: Idlewild Park, Route 30, Ligonier
Contact: ligonierhighlandgames.org
Follow the skirl of bagpipes to beautiful Ligonier for the annual
gathering of the clans. Join more than 5,000 people at the Ligonier
Highland Games and experience exciting competitions in piping,
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 including pottery, jewelry, tartans, Scottish food and, of
course, kilts! 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.
Lonesome Valley Farms
Dates: All weekends in October
Address: 180 Fairground Road,
Greensburg
Contact: lonesomevalleyfarms.com,
or 724.423.4290
In the fall, the farm hosts what it calls
the area’s number one haunted
attraction... The Haunted
Hayride with Maze Trail AND
The Slotter Farm House and Barn.
There is also a huge 5+ acre
NON-HAUNTED Get Lost
Corn Maze. For more kid-friendly
Halloween fun, it offers Pumpkin
Patch Playland. The Midway has a
concession stand, food booth, gift
shop, games a