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Fall Festivals & Pumpkin Patches in Western Pennsylvania - 2007

September Fall Festivals

By Kimberly & Albrecht Powell, About.com

From the Annual Covered Bridge Festival in Greene County, to the Flax Scutching Festival in Ligonier, the possibilities for unique fun in Western Pennsylvania this fall are endless. These autumn traditions, and others like them, can be found throughout the region during the months of September and October. From wine tasting festivals to pumpkin picking patches, and covered bridges to corn mazes, no one's fall will be complete without frolicking at a festival this year.

Mark your calendar and enjoy a few of Western Pennsylvania's fall festivities:

Pittsburgh Region Fall Festivals

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Ligonier Highland Games
September 7-9, 2007
Idlewild, Ligonier, PA
Join the gathering of the clans at Idlewild for three exciting days of Scottish dancing, piping, drumming, athletic competitions, storytelling and other Scottish fun.

Penn's Colony Festival
September 22-23 and 29-30, 2007
Saxonburg, PA
Enjoy a celebration of our region's place in history with traditional folk art, spirited Colonial entertainments of music, dance, theatre, living history, children's games and popular festival fair.

Pennsylvania Bavarian Oktoberfest
Sept 14-16, 2007
Canonsburg, Washington County
Head on over to Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, for German performers, crafts, food, rides and games. Free admission.

Penn Brewery Oktoberfest
Sept 21-23 & 28-30, 2007
Pittsburgh North Side
"Eat, drink and be Bavarian" in Pittsburgh's historic Deutschtown neighborhood with authentic German music, food and beer, including the famous Penn Oktoberfest Bier and other German-style brews.

Covered Bridge Festival
Sept 15-16, 2007
Greene & Washington Counties
Unwind with a weekend of old-fashioned hospitality and fun at 8 covered bridge sites set in the beautiful hills of Greene and Washington counties. View the arts and crafts, antique cars and historical exhibits while enjoying the country-style foods and musical entertainment at each bridge site.

Mount Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival
Sept 28-30, 2007
Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County
Celebrate the rich glass heritage of Western Pennsylvania at the 20th annual festival. Over 100 booths, exhibits, and attractions feature a variety of ethnic food, arts and crafts, glass blowing demonstrations and craft demonstrations, plus regional and national entertainment, a parade and fireworks.

Cheeseman's Pumpkin Festival
Saturdays & Sundays only, Sept 22 - Oct 28, 2007
Portersville, Butler County
This Butler County farm offers hayrides to the pumpkin patch, hay tunnels for the little ones to crawl through, farm animals to pet, a hay maze to get lost in, and haunted hayrides to the Fright Farm once the sun goes down.

McConnell's Mill Heritage Festival
Sept 22-23, 2007
Portersville, Lawrence County
Celebrate the operational era of the Old Mill (1852-1928) with artisans and crafters, mill tours, corn grinding demonstrations, musical entertainment and food vendors. Sack races, a cakewalk, the hoop and stick game and ice cream making, as well as crafting will be available throughout the weekend.

Trax Farms Fall Festival
Saturdays & Sundays, Sept 22 - Oct 28, 2007
Finleyville, Washington County
Held every weekend from mid-September through Halloween, Trax Farms offers pumpkins, hayrides, a corn maze, food, fun and games on their grounds in Finleyville, Pennsylvania, south of Pittsburgh.

Festifall 2007
Sept 29-30, 2007
Point Marion, Fayette County
Celebrate the life and times of Albert Gallatin with historic music, food, crafts and entertainment at Friendship Hill National Historic Site in Point Marion, Pennsylvania.

Claysville Harvest Festival
Sept 29, 2007
Claysville, Washington County
You'll know that fall has arrived when the annual Claysville Harvest Festival gears up in Washington County. This one day festival is especially popular for its fun contests, including seed spitting, hay bale throwing and the longest continuous apple peel.

Triple B Farms Pumpkin Festival
Daily, Sept 29 - Oct 31, 2007
Monongahela, Washington County
Aside from the usual assortment of pumpkins, fall decorations and fresh-pressed apple cider, this festival in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, also offers Storybook Pumpkinland, hay rides, the Big Blue Boo Barn, feedbag refreshments and a children's barnyard carnival. Open daily, but some attractions are weekend only.

Clarion Autumn Leaf Festival
Sept. 29 - Oct. 7, 2007
Clarion, Clarion County
See the beautiful fall foliage of Clarion County and Cook Forest first-hand at this annual nine-day festival. There's something for everyone, from music and sports to arts and crafts, concessions, a parade and a carnival.

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