Valley Farms! The entire valley is
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, see 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 the 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 the
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 the 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 (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 you to
buy. Many vendors with crafts or treasures
participate in the flea market, both
inside and outside the church, 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 and farm pets, antiques, crafters,
and a free ride in a horse-drawn trolley
wagon! The festival will also have a chili
cook-off, kids activities, The Musical
Jubilee, shops, sidewalk sales, Zelienople
Museum Passavant House and Buhl
House historical tours, historical treasure
hunt, 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.
Fern Hollow Nature Center Fall
Music Fest
Date: Sept. 21
Address: 1901 Glen Mitchell Road,
Sewickley
Contact: hnc.org/fall_music_fest.aspx
Great live music and kids’ activities,
and enjoy food and spirits along with
tasty treats! 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
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