Fall
Festival Fever!
Trax Farms Fall Festival
Dates: Check the website for the dates.
Address: 528 Trax Road, Finleyville
Contact: traxfarms.com
This annual fall festival on a 151-year-
old farm is a tradition for many families in
the area. There’s something for everyone,
from grandparents to grandkids. Enjoy a
hayride to the pumpkin patch to pick your
own pumpkin or see if you can find your
way through the giant, 4-acre corn maze!
Visit the website for more information.
Fairs & Festivals
Castle Shannon Fall Festival
Date: Sept. 14
Address: Between Park and Poplar
Avenues, Castle Shannon
Contact: csrevitalization.com
A fun annual event hosted by the Castle
Shannon Revitalization Corporation!
Featuring live entertainment, free
children’s activities, local food vendors,
artisan crafts and fresh, local farm produce.
Visit the website for more information.
32nd Annual Cecil Township
Fall Festival
Celebrate Cecil with family and friends!
There will be 100+ crafters, scrumptious
food, a variety of entertainment, 50/50,
Chinese auction, petting zoo, bounce
houses for the kids, and lots more. Visit the
website for more information.
Children’s Harvest Festival at
Oliver Miller Homestead
Take a walk back in time to the frontier
days! Children can try their hand at 18th
century games and crafts such as tin punch,
corn crafts, doll making, butter churning,
writing with a quill, bobbing for apples,
sack racing and more. You are encouraged
to come early in order to experience all
the activities and take time to play in the
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Dormont’s 13th Annual Street
Fair
Date: Oct. 12
Address: Potomac Avenue, Dormont
Contact: boro.dormont.pa.us
Enjoy strolling entertainers, live
performances on stage, local vendors and
artists, kids’ crafts and activities, food
from local restaurants, and fun for the
whole family! Visit the website for more
information.
Fall Fun Day
Date: Oct. 5
Address: Mingo Creek County Park
Shelter 6, 3111 Route 136, Finleyville
Contact: co.washington.pa.us
Join the park staff for a fun-filled day
of pumpkin carving, scarecrow stuffing,
hayrides, cider sippin’ and marshmallow
toasting in Mingo Creek Park. Pre-
registration is required, not more than
30 days in advance. Fees: Hayrides, $2
per person; $4 per pumpkin; scarecrow
stuffing is free—bring your own clothes.
Visit the website for more information.
Green Tree Octoberfest
Date: Sept. 14
Address: 905 Greentree Road,
Green Tree
Contact: greentreeboro.com/octoberfest
Celebrate fall at the annual Octoberfest
in Green Tree Park with games, rides, food,
entertainment, and fun for all ages! Visit
the website for more information.
Dates: Sept. 28 & 29
Address: Cecil Township Park,
3599 Millers Run Road, Cecil
Contact: ceciltownship-pa.gov
Date: Oct. 20
Address: 2301 Corrigan Drive,
South Park
Contact: olivermiller.org
giant leaf pile. Visit the website for more
information.
The Hamilton Harvest Festival
Date: Oct. 19
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Address: Hamilton Presbyterian Church,
4500 Hamilton Road, Bethel Park
Contact: facebook.com/
hamiltonharvestfestival, or
hamiltonpresbyterian.org
The outdoor grounds come alive with
stage and traveling entertainment, vendors,
artists, crafters, food booths, community
groups, and a special Children’s Zone
including a petting zoo! All from the
community are invited to enjoy this
family-friendly annual event as visitors
or vendors. Visit the Facebook page or
website for more information.
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Houston Pumpkin Festival
Dates: Oct. 11-13
Address: American Legion,
124 West Pike Street, Houston
Contact: houstonpumpkinfestival.net
Located at the American Legion
Post #902 Picnic Grounds, the festival
features family fun for all ages including
over 175 food and craft vendors, music
and entertainment, children’s games and
activities, a parade, and many pumpkin-
related contests. Admission into the festival
is free! Proceeds from the festival benefit
the Houston Volunteer Fire Department.
Visit the website for more information.
Jefferson Hills Fall Festival
Date: TBA—visit the website for details.
Address: Jefferson Hills Municipal
Building, 925 Old Clairton Road, Clairton
Contact: sites.google.com/site/
wjhhs15025, or jeffersonhillsboro.org
Don’t miss this free fall festival with kids’
activities, pumpkin painting, a craft show,
homemade bake sale, huge basket auction,
strolling clown balloon artist, face painting,
concessions, a pumpkin patch and more!
Visit the website for more details.
Pennsylvania Bavarian
Oktoberfest
Dates: Sept. 20-22
Address: East Pike Street and North
Central Avenue, Canonsburg
Contact: canonchamber.com
Presented by the Greater Canonsburg
Chamber of Commerce, this festival is
fun for children of all ages, and has been
ranked in the nation’s Top 10 Oktoberfest
celebrations. Keeping with the traditional,
there will be all of your favorite German
foods and entertainment while adding an
extra fun twist. Devoted to German cuisine
and beer. Check the website for more
information.
Scott Township Octoberfest
Date: Oct. 5
Address: Scott Township Park, One Park
Drive (off Lindsay Road), Carnegie
Contact: scott-twp.com
Enjoy live music, German dancers,
food, crafts, raffles, petting zoo, inflatables,
hayrides and more! Visit the website for
more information.
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