Open 7 days a week! Fall Activities with hayride (children under 33" free) five acres of pumpkins hay maze 4 acre and 2 acre corn maze 100ft slide and smaller Fire Truck slide! petting Zoo play Area corn play bin 100 ft slide one free apple Weekend Extra Activities Include: (*some items may have charge)…
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15 events,Children's activities include Straw Tunnel, Sluice, Little Diggers, Giant Slide, Shootin’ Gallery, Bounce House, Train Ride, Flippin’ Fish, Tractor Hayrides, Pirate Ship Play Area (free), Tiny Town Play Area(free), Straw Stack (free), Farm Animals (free) and more! Admission is free and activities are pay as you play. There will be a ton a great food… Children's activities include Straw Tunnel, Sluice, Little Diggers, Giant Slide, Shootin’ Gallery, Bounce House, Train Ride, Flippin’ Fish, Tractor Hayrides, Pirate Ship Play Area (free), Tiny Town Play Area(free), Straw Stack (free), Farm Animals (free) and more! Admission is free and activities are pay as you play. There will be a ton a great food… Annual Cecil Township Fall Festival event with arts and crafts booths, food vendors, live music and entertainment, petting zoo, pony rides, children’s activities, horse drawn wagon rides, train rides, wine vendor, and much more. Free admission and parking. Sponsored by the Cecil Township Park and Recreation Board. Saturday 10AM to 8PM, Sunday 10AM to 6PM Reilly's Harvest Festival runs from 10 AM to 4 PM. Reilly's is open every weekend (last weekend in September through end of October) for a Harvest Festival of Fun! Hayrides to the great pumpkin patch where you'll find all sizes of pumpkins for your picking pleasure, the New Boo Barn with added excitement, the Cornstalk…
$7 Reilly's Harvest Festival runs from 10 AM to 4 PM. Reilly's is open every weekend (last weekend in September through end of October) for a Harvest Festival of Fun! Hayrides to the great pumpkin patch where you'll find all sizes of pumpkins for your picking pleasure, the New Boo Barn with added excitement, the Cornstalk…
$7 Triple B Farms is fun for the whole family! They have playground equipment, animals, games and more! Check out pictures from our recent visit and read more about the festival below! Pick-your-own apples and a giant pumpkin festival highlight the season at Triple B Farms during September and October. Apples and pumpkins abound at Triple B Farms… |
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Free admission to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens- a great steel and glass Victorian greenhouse, has been inviting visitors to explore the beauty and mysteries of plants since 1893. Set amidst one of Pittsburgh's largest green spaces, Schenley Park, Phipps Conservatory stands as a cultural and architectural centerpiece of the city's Oakland neighborhood. Check pictures from…
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Free admission to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens- a great steel and glass Victorian greenhouse, has been inviting visitors to explore the beauty and mysteries of plants since 1893. Set amidst one of Pittsburgh's largest green spaces, Schenley Park, Phipps Conservatory stands as a cultural and architectural centerpiece of the city's Oakland neighborhood. Check pictures from…
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The Alameda Septemberfest (formerly Alameda Fall Fest), Fishing Tournament, Car Cruise,The Toot and Scoot 5k, and The Craft and Vendor Show Sunday, September 29 The 16th Annual Fall Fest is back, and we have a new look! Admission is still FREE! Fees for vendors, car cruisers, anglers, and 5k participants can be found at the…
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Home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Univeristy of Pittsburgh football and a host of special events and concerts. Tours on the hour; last tour starts at 3pm; limit 50 guests per hour; first come-first served. Enter under the FedEx Great Hall sign along Art Rooney Ave.
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The museum is a historical tribute to the men and women serving our country. Starting with the Civil War and continuing through present day, our exhibits are full of equipment, photos and mementos donated by veterans and their families.
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Join Audubon for a naturalist-led evening walk through the trails at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve. We’ll listen for owls and other creatures that come out a night. Appropriate for all ages. Reservation required. Space is limited, so register early. Visit aswp.org to register or call (412) 963-6100
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3 events,Weekdays Free...Hayrides to the Pumpkin Patch weekdays in October 2:00 to 6:00 Weekday afternoons enjoy a short tractor drawn hayride out to the pumpkin patch to pick your own pumpkins. Plus, pumpkin painting, straw pile, maze, and farm animals are open every weekday afternoon. Gift shop open everyday 10:00 to 6:00 Weekend Fall Festival 10:00…
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Free admission 5-7PM. Biennial Artist Talk, in the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Galleries.
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Come and join Venture Outdoors for a Tyke Hike! They welcome parents or caregivers with children–newborn to 5 years old. Explore nature, touch the trees and look for little critters on these easy walks in the park. Adults and children can make new play date friends! Hikes will be trail-friendly for strollers, slings, child-carriers or on…
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Guests can enjoy free admission to tour the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. 4 Tour Times: 10AM, 11AM, noon, 1PM The environmentally-smart, Gold/Platinum LEED® certified David L. Lawrence Convention Center located in Pittsburgh’s cultural district, is owned by the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh & Allegheny County and is managed by SMG. This 1.5…
Free October is an exciting time at Living Treasures! “Night at the Zoo” event runs every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in October from 7-11pm, weather permitting. This a non-scary family event where you are invited to take a walk in the dark through our torch-lit walkways to view the wild and interesting behaviors that many wild… |
6 events,Ongoing & Early Events (Note that some of the fun begins before the 3-day event) 7th Annual Pink Splash for the Cure - Fountain Park Tuesday, Sept 30th - 5:30 pm Fundraising and awareness event in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Kirtland Cancer Foundation. The…
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Free admission 10am-1pm. Gallery tours and family-friendly art activities in the Pittsburgh Center for Arts Galleries.
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Free admission 10am - 9pm. Featuring heat defying acts of art including glassblowing, flameworking and s’more-making demonstrations. Last chance to see the Pittsburgh Biennial at PGC featuring the work of 12 local artists including Bob Beckman, Jeremy Boyle, Melissa Fitzgerald, Jason Forck, Toby Fraley, Vanessa German, Ashley McFarland, Juliet Pusateri, Travis Rohrbaugh, Will Schlough, Kara…
Free October is an exciting time at Living Treasures! “Night at the Zoo” event runs every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in October from 7-11pm, weather permitting. This a non-scary family event where you are invited to take a walk in the dark through our torch-lit walkways to view the wild and interesting behaviors that many wild… |
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Audubon Society of Western PA -Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve Birding Walk Free admission: 10am Join Audubon for a naturalist-led walk on the trails at Beechwood Farms Nature Resrve. We’ll be on the lookout for birds migrating through the reserve. Appropriate for all ages. Reservation required. Space is limited, so register early. Visit aswp.org to register…
Free Children's activities include Straw Tunnel, Sluice, Little Diggers, Giant Slide, Shootin’ Gallery, Bounce House, Train Ride, Flippin’ Fish, Tractor Hayrides, Pirate Ship Play Area (free), Tiny Town Play Area(free), Straw Stack (free), Farm Animals (free) and more! Admission is free and activities are pay as you play. There will be a ton a great food…
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Discover more than 150 amazing bird species from around the world under one roof on Pittsburgh's Northside. Get nose-to-beak with a colony of African penguins; admire free-flying birds in the tropical rainforest; meet Wookie, our two-toed sloth; and explore our newest exhibit Canary's Call, home to six Malayan Flying Foxes.
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15 events,It's the Idlewild you know and love...with a fun, family-oriented, happy Halloween twist! Featuring: The rides and attractions of Olde Idlewild, Jumpin' Jungle, Hootin' Holler, and Story Book Forest Concessions - including many fall favorites Games and Merchandise Trick or Treating through Story Book Forest Halloween / Fall decorating throughout the park Ricky Raccoon and… It's the Idlewild you know and love...with a fun, family-oriented, happy Halloween twist! Featuring: The rides and attractions of Olde Idlewild, Jumpin' Jungle, Hootin' Holler, and Story Book Forest Concessions - including many fall favorites Games and Merchandise Trick or Treating through Story Book Forest Halloween / Fall decorating throughout the park Ricky Raccoon and…
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Pittsburgh Opera’s Resident Artist Program is hailed as one of the country's leading training programs for young singers. Meet the 2014-15 Resident Artists as they introduce themselves through their favorite arias. Reservations are required. Limit 4 seats. Register online or at 412-281-0912, x 216. Free Admission 6:00-8:00 PM
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2 events,![]() Each week guests will travel to a new location on the farm for a special story time featuring a farm-related children’s book! The group meets in front of the market and travels (sometimes by tractor ride!) to a special location on the farm.
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The Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange is a literary institution in the community. Led by Michael Wurster, this group meets to workshop poems. Poets of all experience levels are invited to come share your work and give feedback to other writers during this friendly exchange of ideas and expertise.
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Join the HOW, a series of hands-on workshops for adults and teens. Learn from skilled craftspeople. Roberta Jones, from Laurel Mountain Bees in Murrysville, will teach you how to make your own homemade soap using beeswax. Materials provided. Registration is required for this event. Register by calling 412.622.3151 or online at carnegielibrary.org.
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Join Audubon for a naturalist-led evening walk through the trails at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve. We’ll listen for owls and other creatures that come out a night. Appropriate for all ages. Reservation required. Space is limited, so register early. Visit aswp.org to register or call (412) 963-6100
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Adults are invited to come to the library and enjoy a foreign film presentation. No reservation is required and refreshments will be served.
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Open to students in grades 6-12, this teen-only workshop will focus on designing and fabricating props and costumes for CLP-East Liberty’s Haunted House, open to the public on November 1st.
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The museum is a historical tribute to the men and women serving our country. Starting with the Civil War and continuing through present day, our exhibits are full of equipment, photos and mementos donated by veterans and their families.
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5 events,Spooky lasers, eerie darkness, ghoulish tunes, and frightful guests! Get into the Halloween spirit with the Addams Family, the Ghost Busters, and Beetlejuice. Do the Monster Mash, the Time Warp, and your own ghastly dance. Bring the whole family for this chilling good time! Oct 10, 2014 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Oct 11, 2014…
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The museum is a historical tribute to the men and women serving our country. Starting with the Civil War and continuing through present day, our exhibits are full of equipment, photos and mementos donated by veterans and their families.
Free Ride the trolley to the pumpkin patch for Fall fun! Check out picture from our recent visit. Friday: 10 AM – 4 PM (last tour leaves at 3 PM) Saturday & Sunday: 10 AM – 5 PM (last tour leaves at 4 PM)
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As part of the 2014 Young Playwrights Festival, City Theatre will hold public readings of the top three finalists’ plays from the 2014 Contest. Be the first to hear these creative high school writers’ words come to life on stage in the Hamburg Studio! For ages 14 and up. Free admission 7pm
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20 events,Come explore the history of life on Earth, then visit what is arguably the first museum of contemporary art in the United States, all in one dynamic destination! Enjoy hands-on activities for kids and grown-ups, and see some of the most exciting collections of art and science anywhere on Earth.
Free The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh presents a new exhibit inspired by the high-flying children's toy... the bouncy ball! Don't miss this unique, interactive exhibit celebrating the world's most amazing ball! Experience how it moves, how it looks and the story of how it came to be. THE LABORATORY Ball Trampoline - strike pedals and handles… The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh presents a new exhibit inspired by the high-flying children's toy... the bouncy ball! Don't miss this unique, interactive exhibit celebrating the world's most amazing ball! Experience how it moves, how it looks and the story of how it came to be. THE LABORATORY Ball Trampoline - strike pedals and handles…
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Preserving and presenting the cultural values and rich traditions of the Bulgarian and Macedonian people, stop by for a tour of the largest collection of Bulgarian art, audio recordings, film, video, costumes, jewelry, textiles, books and artifacts in the United States. Free admission: 9am-3pm
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Come and join Venture Outdoors for a Tyke Hike! They welcome parents or caregivers with children–newborn to 5 years old. Explore nature, touch the trees and look for little critters on these easy walks in the park. Adults and children can make new play date friends! Hikes will be trail-friendly for strollers, slings, child-carriers or on…
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A four-hour drawing marathon! Join in any time. Bring a sketch book, drawing instruments, lunch and a chair. Draw what you see on a journey through some of Downtown’s scenic plazas. Rick Antolic, accomplished artist and illustrator, will be on-hand at each scheduled location to assist with sketches as needed. For all ages; children 16…
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Relive a few classic battles at the Heinz History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. Enjoy all six floors of this Smithsonian-affiliated museum, presenting American history with a Western Pennsylvania connection. Feel the pride of our region by exploring the lives of Pittsburghers who have changed the world through a variety of engaging exhibitions. Performances…
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Provocative, challenging, energizing and exploring all that art can and should be. At The Warhol you have the chance to truly experience art. Whether you see the permanent collection, a performance, a visiting artist’s work, or just have lunch, you’ll find something to talk about, chuckle over, delight in, or ponder for days.
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A contemporary art museum + experimental lab featuring site-specific installations created by artists in residence from around the world. Located in the Mexican War Streets of Pittsburgh's North Side since 1977, the Mattress Factory is hailed as the best facility for installation art in the United States. Accessibility: The Mattress Factory's facility at 500 Sampsonia Way…
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Come and join Venture Outdoors for a Tyke Hike! They welcome parents or caregivers with children–newborn to 5 years old. Explore nature, touch the trees and look for little critters on these easy walks in the park. Adults and children can make new play date friends! Hikes will be trail-friendly for strollers, slings, child-carriers or on…
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Kids of all ages can enjoy their day at Hay Day! Activities include hay rides, pumpkin painting, petting zoos, crafts, special performances and more! Full list of free activities: Hay Rides Hay Maze Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin Decorating Barnyard Petting Zoo & Pony Rides Face Painting Trackless Train Castle Bounce and Giant Slide Balloon Art Allegheny…
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The Wexford Elementary PTO invites you to attend our first annual Ram Run 5K and 1 Mile Family Run/Walk. This event is open to the public for competitive and casual runners and walkers- great event for families and children! • The 2 loop certiied course starts and ends at the South Ridge Swimming Pool at North Park. Course…
See brochure for Race Fee details It is clear we are at a time when learning is being remade, inside and outside of the traditional classroom. While there is no doubt that formal classrooms and the amazing teachers who lead those classrooms will continue to be among the primary nurturers of our children, it is also becoming clear that, in our…
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4 events,Venture through the Zoo collecting candy, enjoying the animals, and participating in other fun activities along the way. Stop by your favorite haunts and make a deliciously sweet treat or get spooked at the haunted house. Conjure up a frightfully fun costume for the Halloween parade and costume contest at Water's Edge. All activities are… Venture through the Zoo collecting candy, enjoying the animals, and participating in other fun activities along the way. Stop by your favorite haunts and make a deliciously sweet treat or get spooked at the haunted house. Conjure up a frightfully fun costume for the Halloween parade and costume contest at Water's Edge. All activities are… |
5 events,The Carnegie Science Center hosts overnight sleepovers. Bring your family or Scout troop on a science siesta! Discover the science of shuteye as you explore circadian rhythms and hibernation. Investigate ultraviolet light in our glow room. Test your reflexes in our simulated sleep deprivation challenge and make a sleep mask to help you slumber the…
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Join the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh in your Halloween finest for this annual event! Every member of the family can enjoy this not-so-spooky night of fun. Trick-or-treat throughout the museum by visiting staff to receive prizes, strut your stuff during our costume parade, create a glow-in-the-dark silk screen or black and orange art in the Studio, and much…
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Join the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh in your Halloween finest for this annual event! Every member of the family can enjoy this not-so-spooky night of fun. Trick-or-treat throughout the museum by visiting staff to receive prizes, strut your stuff during our costume parade, create a glow-in-the-dark silk screen or black and orange art in the Studio, and much…
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Come aboard for a kids’ costume party with frightfully friendly characters, tons of fun prizes and other treats! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 (two sailing times) Board: 10:30 am Sail: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Board: 1:15 pm Sail: 1:30 – 3:30 pm TICKETS: Adult: $25* • Child: $12*
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Forest Grove Fire Department and The Montour Marching Band will lead the parade through the park to kick off the festivities. Come in costume! All your favorite ghosts and goblins will parade down the red carpet and pose for some great, ghostly photos. Treats and eats! Be there or be scared! Please meet in the…
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October 25 beginning at 2:00 p.m. Enjoy ghost stories, a hayride, bonfire, crafts, and a costume parade and contest. A GOULISH GOOD TIME FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
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Come dressed up in your favorite costume! Weekly class for children ages 18 months through 3 years and their caregivers helps children learn through hands-on activities. Join in as they sing, dance and enjoy a snack and read stories inspired by weekly themes. $6 for members, $8 for non-members. Admission to the Museum not included. Advance registration for…
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Come dressed up in your favorite costume! Weekly class for children ages 18 months through 3 years and their caregivers helps children learn through hands-on activities. Join in as they sing, dance and enjoy a snack and read stories inspired by weekly themes. $6 for members, $8 for non-members. Admission to the Museum not included. Advance registration for… |
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The Pittsburgh Mills Galleria invites all children ages 1 - 12 to participate in Halloween Trick-or-Treat Night. All children must be in costume and accompanied by an adult. Kids will be treated by participating mall merchants at their store entrance.
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BOO!!! We welcome all friendly costumes for our Annual Halloween Tyke Hike. We will end our Tyke Hike Season with our traditional hike through Schenley Park, followed by trick or treats and Halloween crafts. Meet at Bartlett Playground. Register here.
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The Home Depot offers free workshops for do-it-yourselfers of all ages and experience levels. The Home FREE hands-on workshops; designed for children ages 5 - 12. All kid get to keep their craft, receive a FREE certificate of achievement, a Workshop Apron, and a commemorative pin while supplies last. Children must be present at the store to participate…
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Join Learning Express in Bakery Square for a book signing with the Ice Queen and her sister. Receive a Frozen book, then meet and greet the princesses to have your book signed. Cost is $8/person and includes book. Please call the store to RSVP, event is limited to 75 spaces.
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Green Tree Public Library accepts donations of gently-used books and other materials on the first Saturday of every month between the hours of 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Please bring donations in small boxes or bags that can be easily carried. The library accepts books and multimedia items that are in good condition. Cookbooks, works… |

