🍂 Have fun Autumn: A information to fall festivals in Western Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Crafts, music, purchasing, foliage, pumpkins, apple cider and extra. Take pleasure in autumn at these fall festivals occurring all through Western Pennsylvania.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

September

Heidelberg – On Saturday, Sept. 24, head over to the Heidelberg Volunteer Fireplace Division on 1st Avenue. From 1-9 p.m., the Heidelberg neighborhood might be coming collectively to help the HVFD and revel in numerous distributors, refreshments and leisure like a bounce home, impediment course race, and axe-throwing. There will even be dwell music!

Downtown — Prepared for particular offers on provides for dwelling tasks this fall? Take a look at the 2022 Pittsburgh Fall Dwelling Present. The three-day exhibition is going on on the David L. Lawrence Conference Middle. Take a look at the reductions and distributors from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, Sept 30, and Saturday, Oct. 1. On Sunday, the present is open from 10 a.m. to six p.m. 

October

South Side — Begin October by sampling one or two of the 1,000 doughnuts on the Pittsburgh Laborious Cider & Donuts Pageant. Whenever you buy a ticket for this occasion, you will get pleasure from two free doughnuts and a particular drink, plus entry to 4 areas for a bar hop. It’s taking place on Oct. 1 till 8 p.m. on East Carson Road on the South Facet, however you will must be there for registration between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets are on sale here.

Swissvale — Be taught and expertise industrial crafts by way of hands-on workshops on the Pageant of Combustion in Swissvale. On Saturday, Oct. 8, at Carrie Furnaces Nationwide Historic Landmark, individuals can see demonstrations in welding, glassblowing, blacksmithing, and whiskey distilling. On the finish of the night time, stick round for dwell music and a fireworks show.

Braddock — On Saturday, Oct. 8, Braddock Farms is celebrating an enormous milestone together with their yearly fall competition. Braddock Farms is internet hosting their fifth annual Braddock Fall Pageant to have fun 15 years of enterprise. There might be a largest vegetable contest and fall dessert showdown for finest recipe utilizing seasonal elements. It is free and taking place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Dormont – For those who’re feeling particularly artful and beneficiant this fall, there’s an awesome alternative to provide again on Saturday, Oct. 8. From 8:30 a.m. till 1:30 p.m., try the Fall Cloth Truthful, an annual fundraiser that includes discounted crafting and stitching supplies, at The Salvation Military Higher Pittsburgh Girls’s Auxiliary. Proceeds and donations go towards serving to households with meals and housing insecurity in Pittsburgh.

Monroeville – Spooky season begins in Monroeville with the Wonders Oddities Expo. It is taking place on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8-9 from 9 a.m. to five p.m. You may wish to try the distributors coming to Pittsburgh to workshop, promote their merchandise, showcase antiques, and show different “oddities.” Distributors embody Rock Backside Jewellery and Engraving, J & M Mystical Creations, The Deep Finish Antiques, and Maude’s Paperwing Gallery, simply to call just a few. Purchase tickets here. 

Moon Park — The Moon Parks and Recreation Division has added much more occasions this yr to their Moon Halloween Spooktacular celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 19. From 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., there might be a Trunk or Deal with giveaway for the primary 500 children who take part. You may also try excessive pumpkin carving, hayrides, meals vans, and different leisure taking place at Moon Park till 8:30 p.m.

North Side – The Pittsburgh Venture, a nonprofit neighborhood group, is having a fundraising and academic occasion on Friday, Oct. 21. Their second annual Fall Fest begins at 6 p.m. at 2801 N. Charles Road with dwell music, a bonfire, and extra. The manager director of The Pittsburgh Venture might be talking about neighborhood help and the group’s mission of serving to the Northside.

Oakland — For those who did not get sufficient donuts earlier this month on the South Facet, you will wish to try the first-ever Donut Fest. It is taking place on Saturday, Oct. 22 at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral within the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. After shopping for your ticket online, go to the Cathedral Room at St. Nicholas from 11 a.m. to three p.m. to strive domestically produced donuts and occasional. 

Wexford – Beginning Saturday, Sept. 17, have fun the autumn season each weekend at Soergel Orchards’ Fall Pageant. Between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., go to the Soergel Orchards for a stroll by way of their pumpkin patch, Friday night time hayrides, refreshments, apple choosing and extra. The free competition is going on each weekend beginning Sept. 17 and ending Oct. 30.

  ARMSTRONG COUNTY

Kittanning – It is a huge yr for Kittanning as town might be internet hosting their annual fall competition for the very first time in historical past. It begins on Friday, Oct. 21 at 3:00 pm at Riverfront Park/Citizen’s Bridge in Kittanning and continues till Sunday, Oct. 23. Present your abilities and compete for prizes in a pumpkin carving contest, in addition to pie baking and pie consuming contests. Come out to Riverfront Park to help town’s first annual fall competition.  

Cadogan Township – On Saturday, Sept. 17, the St. Lawrence Fall Pageant begins at 11 a.m. and ends at 9 p.m. The competition includes a bounce home, musical leisure, and extra taking place in downtown Cadagon. 

BEAVER COUNTY

Beaver – Head over to Shaw Park in Beaver on the final Saturday of October for Halloween within the Park. Hometown Happenings, a neighborhood occasions planning group, put the occasion collectively to convey extra of the Beaver borough collectively. Halloween within the Park begins at 11 a.m. on Oct. 29 at Shaw Park. 

BUTLER COUNTY

Saxonburg – On Saturday, Sept. 10 and Sunday, Sept. 11 there might be a celebration in Roebling Park referred to as the Saxonburg Pageant of the Arts. It is taking place from 10 a.m. to six p.m. on the park, in addition to in Cooper Corridor and on Principal Road.   

Valencia – There might be a charity competition to have fun and fund 20 years of instructing about wildlife rehabilitation at Wildbird Restoration. On Sunday, Sept. 18 they’re having the eleventh Fall Migration Pageant from midday to five p.m. Head out to Stormy Oaks Nature Conservancy to find out about numerous animal and flora exhibitions. The $20 tickets help the Wildbird Restoration education schemes.

Downtown Butler — Principal Road in downtown Butler might be bustling at first of October because the forty fourth annual Butler Fall Pageant kicks off. Admission is free and it is taking place on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to six p.m.

Zelienople – Take pleasure in a automobile cruise, a farmer’s market, dwell music and a big choice of distributors on the thirty seventh Annual Nation Fall Pageant in Zelienople. It is taking place on Oct. 15-16 at 4 Corners Park beginning at 10 a.m. 

FAYETTE COUNTY

Uniontown –Take the children treat-or-treating early alongside Sheepskin Path in Hutchinson Park for a particular Halloween occasion. Take a look at the Haunted Path of Treats on Saturday, Oct. 22 between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. in Uniontown. 

LAWRENCE COUNTY

New Castle – This fall, a day of “music, peace & love” and 20 musical artists are coming to Cascade Park. The fourth annual New Fort Music Pageant is going down on Saturday, Sept. 24 beginning at midday, wrapping up at 10:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Monongahela  — There are two totally different autumn festivals taking place in Washington County this fall: Witch Fest 2022 and Road Meals Pageant. The Road Meals Pageant begins Saturday, Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. and Witch Fest might be taking place later this fall on Oct. 29 beginning at 3 p.m. Each occasions are taking place on the Monongahela Aquatorium.

Cecil Township – Take pleasure in music, refreshments, fireworks, and a full line-up of dwell music on the Cecil Township Fall Pageant. It is taking place Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Sunday, Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to six p.m. at Cecil Park. 

WESTMORELAND COUNTY

Latrobe – On Saturday, Oct. 8, Nice Lane Farms in Latrobe will host an open home and barnyard bash beginning at 4:30 p.m. You may wish to stick round for dwell music and hay rides, then the night time will wrap up with fireworks at nightfall.

Greensburg – Take a haunted tour of Historic Hanna’s City and be taught in regards to the ghost tales from the 18th Century. The Westmoreland County Historic Society might be instructing individuals in regards to the historical past of Halloween within the space in the course of the Jack-o-Lantern Excursions on Friday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29 between 6 p.m. and seven p.m.