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, 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 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! It’s a great way to spend
an afternoon with your family, and it’s 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
3rd Annual Fall Festival at
Shaler North Hills Library:
May the Force Be with You
Date: Sept. 28
Address: Stoneridge Covenant Church,
811 Dressel Road, Allison Park
Contact: shalerlibrary.org
Together with your favorite Star Wars
villains from the Starkiller Garrison and
Stoneridge Covenant Church, Shaler
North Hills Library brings you the third
year of fall fun at Stoneridge Park and
Stoneridge Church! Featuring Star Wars
and fall-themed crafts and activities, meet
and greet Stormtroopers, Jawas and who
knows what other Star Wars bad guys!
Visit the website for more information.
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. Of course, there
will be pumpkins 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 vickig@
zoominternet.net 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 for a variety of
festival events, music, food, historical
encampments, farmers market, pony rides
and farm pets, antiques, crafters, and a
free ride in a horse-drawn trolley wagon!
The festival also includes a chili cook-off,
kids’ activities, The Musical Jubilee, shops,
sidewalk sales, 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.
Harvest Home Dinner and
Festival at St. Alphonsus
Date: Sept. 8
Address: 201 Church Road, Wexford
(The Friday 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
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