Murrysville-Export Rotary Club
Chili Oktoberfest
Date: Oct. 20
Time: Noon to 6 p.m.
Address: Murrysville Volunteer Fire
Company’s Picnic Pavilion,
3235 Sardis Road, Murrysville
Contact: murrysville-exportrotary.
com, murrysvilleparecreation.com, or
724.327.2100, ext. 131 or 115
Keep it spicy this fall! With 30 types
of hot and mild chili to sample, the Chili
Oktoberfest is the hottest event in town!
Contestants of all ages are eligible to enter,
and the event is family friendly, with live
entertainment, kids’ games, refreshments,
Rivertowne beverages and more! Hosted
by the Murrysville-Export Rotary Club
in cooperation with the Murrysville
Recreation Department. Visit the websites
for ticket information and more details.
Phipps 125th Anniversary Gala
Date: Oct. 18
Address: 1 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh
Contact: phipps.conservatory.org, or
412.651.5281
A glasshouse gala event will mark
Phipps’ anniversary, bringing members
of the Pittsburgh community together
in celebration! An enticing variety of
entertainment and dancing, food and
drink, and interactive experiences
representing Phipps from the 1890s
through today.
Sustainable Sipping at Frick
Environmental Center
Date: Oct. 12
Address: 2005 Beechwood Boulevard,
Pittsburgh
Contact: pittsburghparks.org/frick-
environmental-center
Enjoy beer or wine and insightful fun
with fellow nature lovers at one of the
greenest buildings on Earth!
Drink and mingle, listen
to live music, and learn
outdoors (or under a covered
space, if raining) at this
age 21-and-over event.
Visit the website for
information on fees
and other details.
FARMS AND
FRIGHTS
Bump in the Night
Dates: Check the website for the
October dates.
Address: Frick Environmental
Center, 2005 Beechwood Boulevard,
Pittsburgh
Contact: pittsburghparks.org/bump, or
412.682.7275
An annual family fun event celebrating
fall! Bump in the Night takes place over
two weekends every October. Children
ages 3 to 9 and their adults are invited
to Frick Park for an evening of fun fall
activities that they can do together. Take a
night hike, see and learn about nocturnal
animals, sit around the campfire, carve a
pumpkin, and join a sing-along! Top off the
night with refreshments and cookies before
you head home with your carved pumpkin.
Visit the website for more information.
C.C. Mellor Halloween Parade
and Party
Date: Oct. 29
Time: 6 p.m.
Addresses: Edgewood Elementary
School and C.C. Mellor Memorial
Library (Check the website for
addresses.)
Contact: ccmellorlibrary.org (Visit the
website to register.)
Dress up the whole family and walk at
the library’s annual Halloween parade and
dance party! The parade will start at 6 p.m.
outside Edgewood Elementary School.
The party will be directly afterward at C.C.
Mellor Memorial Library. All are welcome
at the parade, but you must RSVP on the
website for the party.
Campfire Ghost Stories at Boyce
Park
Date: Oct. 27
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Address: Boyce Park, 301-599
Old Frankstown Road, Plum
Contact: alleghenycounty.us/
parks, or 412.350.INFO (4636),
Option 2
Sit by a campfire and listen to
some spooky stories! All kids
will receive a surprise. Wear a
Halloween costume for a chance
to win prizes.
Churchill
Recreation
Board Children’s
Halloween Party
Date: Oct. 28
Time: 2 to 4 p.m.
Address: Yagle
Community Center,
Churchill Borough
Building, 2300 William
Penn Highway, Churchill
Contact: churchillborough.com, or
412.241.7113
Come in costume and enjoy games,
prizes, treats, and entertainment! This
year’s craft will be provided by Pittsburgh
Center for Creative Reuse.
Gearhard Farms Annual Corn
Maze
Dates: Check the website for dates.
Address: 5909 Saltsburg Road,
Murry