11 fall festivals to visit with your family this season

PITTSBURGH — Now that autumn has officially started, it's time for fall festivals around the Pittsburgh area! Here are 11 events we found happening locally:

Shenot Farm & Market – Wexford
3754 Wexford Run Road
Wexford, PA 15090

Shenot Farm & Market offers Fall hayrides to their Pumpkin Patch weekends through October from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hayrides will also be offered on Columbus Day. The cost is $2 per person. Ages 2 and under are free. The price does not include the price of the pumpkins.

Triple B Farms – Monongahela
823 Berry Lane
Monongahela, PA 15063

Triple B Farms will host a Fall Festival every weekend through October from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Activities are also open on Columbus Day from noon until 6 p.m. The festival includes hayrides, ducky derby races, a corn maze, farm animals, a playground and more activities. The cost is $14 for adults, $9 for children. Ages 2 and under are free.

Trax Farms – Finleyville 
528 Trax Road
Finleyville, PA 15332

The Fall Festival at Trax Farms is held every weekend through October from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A hayride to the pumpkin patch and corn maze costs $10 for adults and $8 for children. Ages 2 and under are free. Additional activates are available for a fee.

Schramm Farms and Orchard – Jeannette 
1002 Blank Road
Jeannette, PA 15644

Schramm’s Fall Festival starts Oct. 1 and runs through Oct. 31. Hours vary depending on activities. You can pick your own pumpkin between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturdays, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays and 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. on weekdays. Schramm’s also offers hayrides for $4 and a corn maze for $5.

Simmons Farm – McMurray 
170 Simmons Road
McMurray, PA 15317

Hayrides and the pumpkin field at Simmons farm are now open every day. There’s also a corn made, apple labyrinth, fire trick slide petting zoo and more. Activities are available Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. and Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Cheeseman Farm – Portersville 
147 Kennedy Road
Portersville, PA

Cheeseman Farm’s Pumpkin Festival is held weekends through October from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost of the hayride to the pumpkin patch is $4 per person. Ages 2 and under are free. The farm also has a petting zoo, hay jump and concession stand.

Soergels Orchards – Wexford
2573 Brandt School Road
Wexford, PA 15090

Soergel’s Orchards hosts a Fall Festival on weekends through October from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. During the Fall Festival, people can pick their own pumpkin, take tractor rides, take hayrides and play games. Apple picking may also be available.

Cool Spring Corn Maze – Mercer  
537 Franklin Road
Mercer, PA 16137

The Corn Maze is open Fridays from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. through November 4th. Admission is $12 per person. Ages 2 and under are free. The cost of admission includes access to the corn maze, a hayride, indoor hay maze, pedal tractor racetracks, barnyard board game and mountain slides. Additional activities are available for a fee.

Janoski Farms and Greenhouse – Clinton
1714 Route 30
Clinton, PA 15026

Pumpkinland at Janoski Farms and Greenhouse is opened weekends through October from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $6 per person which includes a hayride to the pumpkin patch, corn maze, pony rides, face painting, a petting zoo, straw jump and more.

The Spring House – Eighty Four 
1531 Route 136
Washington, PA 15301

The Great Pumpkin Festival at the Spring House will be held through October on Fridays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival includes hayrides, slides, a corn maze, corn box, a petting zoo and more. The cost of a weekend hayride is $13 if you’re picking a pumpkin and $10 if you are not picking a pumpkin.

Renshaw Farms – Freeport 
314 Ford City Road
Freeport, PA 16229

Renshaw Farms Fall Festival is held weekends through October from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The festival will also be held on Columbus Day. Admission is $7 per person. Ages 3 and under are free. The festival includes a hayride to the pumpkin patch, corn maze, animal park, slides, mini pumpkin golf, tire climb area and more.

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