From Oktoberfest to moonlit hay rides, 
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Fiesta of Festivals


Compiled by Charlotte Smith

Fiesta of Festivals
From Oktoberfest to moonlit hay rides, the South Hills has it all

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Sept. 26

Oktoberfest Beer and Wine Tasting
Cefalo’s Nightclub 
Carnegie

This German beer and wine tasting including authentic Bavarian music by Al Marico and traditional German fare. All proceeds for the event benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Arnie’s Army Battles Prostate Cancer. Tickets are $40 per person, $75 per couple and $325 for a block of 10 and must be purchased in advance. For more information, call 412-527-0700.

Sept. 29-30

Cecil Township Fall Festival
Cecil Park

Food, entertainment, artisan booths, games, demonstrations, fireworks, and more. For more information, call 724-745-2227.

Every weekend in October

Trax Farms Fall Festival
Finleyville
10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Scenic hayrides, food booths, pony rides, train rides, candy and caramel apples, cornstalk and cornfield maze, apple sampling, pumpkin patch For more information, call 412-835-3246.

Every weekend in October

Great Pumpkin Weekends 
The Spring House

Hot roast, hayrides, and pumpkin patch. For more information, call 724-228-3339.

Every weekend in October

Scream Asylum
Collier Township

Three haunted houses, rides, games, food and drink. For more information, visit www.l5productions.com/
screamindex.htm.


Oct. 5-6

Peters Township Haunted Trail
Peters Township Community Recreation Center
7:45-10:15 p.m.

For more information, call 724-942-5000.

Apple products of all kinds, crafts, children’s activities, entertainment. For more information, call 724-356-3378.

Oct. 12-14

Crafts, baked goods, entertainment, children’s area. For more information, call 724-746-1254.

Oct. 12-14, 19-21, 26-28 

Pumpkin Patch Trolley
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington
10 a.m.-5 p.m.

For more information, call 724-228-9256 or visit www.pa-trolley.org.

Oct. 13

Bridgeville Public Library
Fall Festival
Triangle Park
Noon-2 p.m.

For more information, call 412-221-3737.

Oct. 18

Canonsburg General Hospital Halloween Trail
4-5:30 p.m.

For more information, call 724-873-5835.

October 18-20

Fourth Annual Disabled Sportsman Deer Hunt
South Fayette Township, 
various locations.

Open to all disabled sportsmen. Must possess a valid antlerless deer tag for WMZ 2B For more information, call 412-221-8700.

Oct. 19-21, 27-28

13th Annual Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Christmas Festival
Washington Fairgrounds
10 a.m.- 6 p.m.

For more information, call 724-863-4577.

Oct. 27

Night Walk on the Panhandle Trail
Collier Township

For more information, visit www.panhandletrail.com.

Oct. 27

Spooktacular Halloween Parade
Canonsburg

For more information, call 724-746-4665.

Nov. 16

Canonsburg General Hospital Women’s Auxiliary 45th Annual Holiday Ball
Rolling Hills Country Club,
McMurray

For more information, call 724-873-5835.

Nov. 17

Trax Farms Holiday Tea
Finleyville
Noon

For more information, call 412-835-3246.

Nov. 18

Holidays at the House Tours
Noon-8 p.m.
Neville House/Woodville Plantation, Collier Township

For more information, visit www.woodvilleplantation.org.

Nov. 18-Dec. 16

Madeline’s Christmas
Little Lake Theatre Family Matinee, Canonsburg

For more information, call 724-745-6300.

Nov. 23-24, Dec. 1-2, 8-9

Santa Trolley
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington
10 a.m.-5 p.m.

For more information, call 724-228-9256 or visit www.pa-trolley.org.

Nov. 24

Trax Farms Light Up Night
Finleyville
5-8 p.m.

For more information, call 412-835-3246.

Nov. 25

Trax Farms Lunch with Santa
Finleyville
1 p.m.

For more information, call 412-835-3246.

Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 6-8, 13-15

A Tuna Christmas 
Little Lake Theatre, Canonsburg

For more information, call 724-745-6300.

Nov. 30, Dec. 1-2, 7-9

The Nutcracker
Carnegie Performing Arts Center, Carnegie
Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.

For more information, call 412-279-8887 or visit www.cpac.homestead.com.

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