Harvest Home Dinner and
Festival at St. Alphonsus
Country Fall Festival
Dates: Oct. 13 & 14
Address: The towns of Zelienople and
Harmony
Contact: zhchamber.com, or
724.452.5571
Get outdoors and explore two charming
and historic towns while participating
in a variety of fun fall festivities in each.
Sponsored by the Zelienople-Harmony
Area Chamber of Commerce, the festival
includes food, shopping, music, historical
tours, a chili cook-off, a car cruise and
more. Visit the website for the schedule of
events in each town and more information.
Etna’s Sesquicentennial
Celebration
Dates: Sept. 16 and 21-23
Address: Various Etna locations
(Check the website for more
information.)
Contact: etnalive.org
Etna turns 150 this year! Celebrate
with friends and family at the many
activities planned, including the unveiling
of the refurbished bell monument and
engraved pavers, a dinner at Emmanuel
Lutheran Church, cocktail party, First
Congregational Church’s Annual
Oktoberfest, mural unveiling, art tour,
car cruise, kids’ event and more! Visit the
website for more information.
Evans City Oktoberfest
Dates: Sept. 14-16
Address: Downtown Evans City
Contact: evanscity.us, or 724.538.8126
Enjoy this annual fall festival celebrated
at different locations in downtown Evans
City. Some of the many activities include
art, craft and food vendors, a parade,
contests, a car cruise and live music. Visit
the website for more information.
Dates: Sept. 7-9
Address: 201 Church Road, Wexford
(Race event will be at North Park.)
Contact: saintalphonsuswexford.org,
or 724.935.1151
A weekend of fall fun! Enjoy the St.
Alphonsus Harvest Home 5K Twilight
Run/Walk, Harvest Home Festival games
and food and the traditional Harvest
Home Dinner. Visit the website for more
information.
Holy Spirit Parish Oktoberfest
Date: Oct. 27
Address: 104 North Avenue, Millvale
Contact: holyspiritmillvale.org, or
412.821.4464
Pro st! Sponsored by G.T.E.V. D’Lustigen
Isartaler and Holy Spirit Parish, enjoy
traditional German food, beer and
live musical and dance performances
throughout the evening. For more details,
visit the website.
The Hydref, Depreciation
Museum’s Fall Festival and
Market Faire
Applefest features food, entertainment,
exhibitors, crafts, games and shopping.
Visit the website for more information.
McCandless Township
Community Day
Date: Sept. 8
Address: McCandless Town Hall,
9955 Grubbs Road, Wexford (Car
cruise: North Allegheny Intermediate
School. Check the website for more
information.)
Contact: townofmccandless.org, or
412.364.0616
Celebrate McCandless this fall!
Enjoy live acts including musical groups
Kardaz, the Red Hot Ramblers, InTransit,
and the Allegheny Brass Band; dance
performances by Center Stage and
Michele’s Dance Center; and a special
puppet show from Pittsburgh Puppet
Works. Booths from local vendors and
groups, a variety of food, rides, children’s
activities and the Frank J. Farina Jr.
Memorial Car Cruise will also be featured.
The event will conclude with a spectacular
fireworks show. Visit the website for more
details.
Date: Oct. 6
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Address: 4743 South Pioneer Road,
Allison Park
Contact:
depreciationlandsmuseum.org, or
412.486.0563
Rain or shine, there will be plenty of hot
homemade food and activities for everyone!
Traditionally the entire town and countryside
turned out for the annual Market Faire. You
will meet skilled 18th century craftspeople,
re-enactors, and “sutlers,” purveyors of
18th century goods. Enjoy entertainment,
demonstrations, live music, great food and
activities for the children—you will find it
all at the Hydref, which means “autumn” in
Welsh, named to commemorate the heritage
of some of our early settlers. Check the
website for more details. Pennies from Heaven
Oktoberfest
Mars Applefest Dates: Sept. 28-30
Address: Big Butler Fairgrounds,
1127 New Castle Road, Prospect
Contact: oktoberfestpitt.com
German beer, food and live music!
A three-day traditional German festival
where you’ll find authentic German food,
Date: Oct. 6
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Address: Corner of Grand Avenue and
Pittsburgh Street, Mars
Contact: marsapplefest.org
Take a bite out of fall in downtown
Mars! Sponsored by the Rich-Mar Rotary,
Date: Sept. 22
Address: Elias Fry Barn, 415 Knob
Road, Wexford
Contact:
penniesfromheavenpittsburgh.org
Described as the charity event of the
year! Great food, unlimited cheer, classic
rock music, magnificent prize baskets and
a live auction like no other, all in a casual
(yes, you can wear jeans) atmosphere
featuring campfires and even s’mores.
The Pennies from Heaven Fund is about
families helping families. To date, it has
helped more than 90,000 families and
raised more than $2.3 million. Visit the
website for information on purchasing
tickets and more details.
Pittsburgh Oktoberfest
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