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Fall Festivals & Pumpkin Patches in Southwestern Pennsylvania - 2011

September Fall Festivals Near Pittsburgh

By , About.com Guide

Updated September 27, 2011
From the Annual Covered Bridge Festival in Washington 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 10, 2011
Idlewild, Ligonier, PA
Join the gathering of the clans in the scenic Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania for an exciting day of Scottish dancing, piping, drumming, massed bands, athletic competitions, storytelling, harping and more!

Mountain Craft Days
September 9-11, 2011
Somerset Historic Center, Somerset, PA
Over 125 craft artisans, musicians, and entertainers are on hand to interpret the rich frontier heritage of southwestern Pennsylvania at this annual folk festival.

Pennsylvania Bavarian Oktoberfest
September 16-18, 2011
Canonsburg, PA
The state's premier Oktoberfest includes 2 stages of entertainment, German food, dancing & music, and a Sunday afternoon Bavarian Bike Run.

Penn Brewery Oktoberfest
September 16-18, 2011
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 17-18, 2011
Greene & Washington Counties
Unwind with a weekend of old-fashioned hospitality and fun at 10 covered bridge sites set in the beautiful hills of Greene and Washington counties. Enjoy the arts and crafts, antique cars and historical exhibits while enjoying the homestyle food and musical entertainment at each bridge site.

Festifall 2011
Sept 17-18, 2011
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.

Penn's Colony Festival
September 17-18 and 24-25, 2011
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.

Trax Farms Fall Festival
Saturdays & Sundays, Sept 17 - Oct 30, 2011
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. Also open on Wednesday and Friday evenings in October.

Mount Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival
Sept 23-25, 2011
Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County
Celebrate the rich glass heritage of Western Pennsylvania at the 25th 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.

Erntefest
Sept 24-25, 2011
Ambridge, Beaver County
Learn how the Harmonists and others living in Western Pennsylvania would have prepared for winter in the 19th century a this annual, traditional German harvest festival at Old Economy Village. Learn how to make cheese, sausage and ginger beer; play old-time games; and enjoy some simple "chores" such as milking the "cow" and rolling barrels.

McConnell's Mill Heritage Festival
Sept 24-25, 2011
Portersville, Lawrence County
History is in motion at this annual festival at McConnell's Mill State Park. Celebrate the operational era of the Old Mill (1852-1928) with artisans and crafters, free mill tours, corn grinding demonstrations, musical entertainment and food vendors.

Triple B Farms Fall Apple & Pumpkin Festival
Saturday & Sunday, Sept 24 - Oct 2, 2011 and Wednesday - Sunday Oct 5-30, 2011
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.

Cheeseman's Pumpkin Festival
Saturdays & Sundays only, Sept 17 - Oct 30, 2011
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.

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