Fall
Festival Fever!
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.
Washington and Greene Counties
Covered Bridge Festival
Dates: Sept. 21 & 22
Address: Ten festival locations—
visit the Facebook page for more
information.
Contact: Facebook.com/pg/
CoveredBridgeFestivalPA
Held the third weekend of September
each year, this signature event kicks off the
fall season. There are 10 festival locations
to explore and enjoy. Arts & crafts,
homestyle food, historical exhibits, unique
entertainment and more—all amid
beautiful scenery! Each covered bridge
has a charm of its own that brings people
back year after year. Visit the Facebook
page for more information.
Halloween Events
Brentwood Borough’s
Pumpkin Patch
Date: Oct. 14
Address: Visit the website for
more details.
Contact: brentwoodboro.com
Bring your little goblins to purchase
their pumpkin for Halloween at
Brentwood Borough’s Pumpkin Patch plus
enjoy some crafting and treats! Visit the
website for more information.
Cecil Township Parks &
Recreation Board Trail of Treats
Date: Oct. 26
Address: Cecil Township Park,
3599 Millers Run Road, Cecil
Contact: ceciltownship-pa.gov
For children 12 and under. Wear your
favorite costume and follow along the
haunted illuminated trail to collect treats
from area businesses. Enjoy Halloween
music and treats at the concession stand.
Visit the website for more information.
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Escape the Haunted Library
Date: Oct. 24
Address: Upper St. Clair Township
Library, 1820 McLaughlin Run Road,
Upper St. Clair
Contact: twpusc.org/library
(Registration is required for this event.)
For tweens and teens. Back by popular
demand… follow clues to escape the
haunted library! Clues and tricks will be
all new. Visit the website for registration
information.
Fright Night! at Mt. Lebanon
Public Library
Date: Oct. 25
Address: 16 Castle Shannon Boulevard,
Mt. Lebanon
Contact: mtlebanonlibrary.org
Be prepared to be scared! Join the
library for this annual celebration of all
things spooky. Costumes are optional, but
highly recommended. Thrills and chills
for the entire family, free refreshments
at Franken’s Diner, activities, crafts, and
tons of fun. The library will be open to
check out books, but there will be no
computer access. Visit the website for
more information.
Halloween Night Walk at
McDonald Trail Station
Date: Oct. 18
Address: McDonald Trail Station at
Panhandle Trail, Intersection of the
Panhandle Trail and South McDonald
Street, McDonald
Contact: co.washington.pa.us
Bring your young ghosts and goblins
decked out in their Halloween costumes
for a luminary-lit walk on the Panhandle
Trail in McDonald Borough! Trick-or-
treating will be provided along the trail
to children ages 11 and under. Pre-
registration is required. Visit the website
for more information.
Hundred Acres Manor
Haunted House
Dates: Visit the website for the dates.
Address: 1 Hundred Acres Drive,
Bethel Park
Contact: hundredacresmanor.com
Very scary! For ages
13 and up. Hundred
Acres Manor is one
of Pittsburgh’s largest
and most extreme
haunted attractions,
spanning over 1
mile! You will
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come face to face with some of the most
terrifying zombies, creatures, monsters
and products of your worst nightmares.
Hundred Acres Manor is proud to be a
nonprofit haunted house benefiting two
local charities. Visit the website for more
information.
Peters Township Haunted Trail
Dates: Oct. 5 & 6
Address: Peterswood Park, 750 Bebout
Road, Venetia
Contact: peterstownship.com
This is a haunted trail for all ages! To
meet the needs of everyone in the family,
this haunted trail has two paths: one for
those who came to be scared and another
for little ghosts and goblins under 8. Visit
the website for more information.
Phantom Fright Nights at
Kennywood Park
Dates: The final weekend of September,
continuing on weekends until
Halloween
Address: 4800 Kennywood Boulevard,
West Mifflin
Contact: kennywood.com
As the leaves turn and the days shorten,
darkness begins to fall over Kennywood...
and Phantom Fright Nights return. The
award-winning spectacle of terror has
been recognized by USA Today for being
among the best theme park Halloween
events in the country, and was also named
to Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket
Awards list of the best Halloween theme
park events. For more information, visit
the website.
Pumpkin Patch Trolley
Dates: Check the website for a variety
of October dates.
Address: Pennsylvania Trolley Museum,
1 Museum Road, Washington
Contact: pa-trolley.org
Enjoy the fall season while riding on
decorated trolleys! The trolleys will take
families to the Trolley Display building
where they can tour the large collection
of trolleys. Children can
select a pumpkin from the
pumpkin patch then take
it to the events room
for decorating.
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