Fall in PA is pretty spectacular. From pumpkin picking and hayrides to Oktoberfest celebrations and carnivals, see for yourself why things are simply fallier in PA with these events and festivals that embrace sweater weather.
1. Fall at Peddler's Village
Nestled within Bucks County, Priceline’s #1 destination for fall foliage in 2024, you can stroll through and attend one of Peddler’s Village's many events this season to discover the scents and scenes of fall in PA. In September, kick off the new season with the annual Scarecrow Festival on September 14 and 15. Eat and sip your way through the village from October 12 to 13 with food trucks, a beer garden, and live entertainment galore at the 8th Annual OctoberFeast. Finish your fall festivities off November 2 and 3 by embracing the season’s favorite fruit at their Apple Festival.
When: Various dates
Where: New Hope
Cost: Free
2. Nittany Antique Machinery Fall Show
The smell of apple cider, homemade ice cream, and pot pies will draw you in, and the parades, steam engines, and chainsaw carvers will keep you coming back for the four-day Nittany Antique Machinery Fall Show. Celebrating 50 years of seasonal festivities, drive in for the day to attend the flea market or bring your family camping on the on-site grounds, so you do not miss all the fun.
When: Sept. 5-8
Where: Centre Hall
Cost: Price varies
3. Milton Harvest Festival
As the weather begins to cool and the leaves start to change, the Milton Harvest Festival celebrates all things fall. Make your way to Milton for the tomato bowl, princess pageant, chalk the walk, and the must-see pet parade. With food vendors from across the valley, fall-themed events, and the Harvest Festival Concert, this nine-day event will start the season off right!
When: Sept. 6-15
Where: Milton
Cost: Price varies
4. Linvilla Orchard's Pumpkinland
An annual trip to Linvilla Orchards’ Pumpkinland for the perfect pumpkin has been a tradition for Delaware Valley families for generations. Visitors can enjoy larger-than-life scarecrows illustrating the legends and lore of the harvest season and indulge in delicious homemade cider donuts. And don’t forget to take a pumpkin—or two—home!
When: Sept. 7-Nov. 3
Where: Media
Cost: Free
5. Shady Brook Farm Fall Fest
Fall means pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and gearing up for spooky season! The leaves changing brings Shady Brook Farm’s FallFest back to PA for the whole family to enjoy the changing seasons of the state. Stroll through sunflower fields, apple orchards, and pumpkin patches, climb through obstacle courses, and drive go-carts this September and October. Rent a private campfire to make more intimate fall memories with family and friends at this must-attend annual event.
When: Sept. 13-Oct. 26
Where: Yardley
Cost: Price varies
6. Fall Harvest Fair & Early American Craft Show
Go to the Schaeffer Farm and experience the beauty fall in PA has to offer when you attend the Fall Harvest Fair and Early American Craft Show. Bring your pets or your friends and take in the work of period artisans, cooking, farm-life demonstrations, cider-pressing, and walk through the Heirloom Garden and Historic Schaeffer House.
When: Sept. 14-15
Where: Schaefferstown
Cost: $8 general admission, members free, children under 12 free
7. Smicksburg Apple Festival
Celebrate autumn in the tranquil town of Smicksburg. Buy your apples in any of your favorite forms from candied to butter, cidered, or pied! Take a hayride with your family, enjoy live music, and learn about Smicksburg’s vibrant history at this year’s Apple Festival.
When: Sept. 14-15
Where: Smicksburg
Cost: Free
8. Bavarian Fall Fest
The Bavarian Fall Fest is a three-day event happening this September with live music, raffles, and a Sunday morning pancake breakfast. Plan your trip for a chance to win prizes, shop craft and food vendors, and participate in the Elk County Cruisers Cruise-in.
When: Sept. 20-22
Where: St. Marys
Cost: Free
9. Kinzua Bridge Fall Festival
See the iconic Kinzua Bridge in all its glory and celebrate all things fall in the PA Wilds when you attend the Kinzua Bridge Fall Festival. Take part in arts and crafts and enjoy food from local vendors all while you enjoy the melodies of live music.
When: Sept. 21-22
Where: Mount Jewett
Cost: Free
10. Evans City Pumpkinfest
Head to Evans City for the third annual PumpkinFest. Get ready for two days of family fun, 70 crafters and culinary artisans, and more than 8 dynamic performers like the Skipper Johnson Band. Enjoy the pie-eating contest, the foam party, the Pumpkin Rumble Car Cruise, and free carriage rides. Don’t forget your dancing shoes for some good ol’ fashioned line dancing.
When: Sept. 21-22
Where: Evans City
Cost: Free
11. Fall Fest at Yenser's Tree Farm
Take in the beautiful views of the Mahoning Valley during Yenser’s Fall Fest. Visitors can wander through the pumpkin patch, enjoy peaceful hayrides, and browse the gift shop and concessions for seasonal treats.
When: Sept. 21-Oct. 20
Where: Lehighton
Cost: Price varies
12. Marienville Oktoberfest
Make fall memories in Marienville when you attend the Marienville Oktoberfest. This lively four-day festival offers a vibrant mix of craft and food vendors, music, and fall-themed events like pumpkin bowling.
When: Sept. 27-29
Where: Marienville
Cost: Free
13. Oktoberfest
Prost in the Poconos this fall! Take your Oktoberfest celebrations to new heights when you attend Blue Mountain Resort’s Oktoberfest. This two-day event will transport you to Germany and will feature live German music, a Biergarten, hayrides, and a wide-spread of Bavarian-style food.
When: Sept. 28-29
Where: Palmerton
Cost: Free
14. Autumn Leaf Festival
Celebrate the season’s changing colors at the 71st Annual Allegheny Toyota Autumn Leaf Festival. This nine-day, award-winning festival draws more than 500,000 enthusiastic visitors to the scenic Allegheny Mountains to enjoy local traditions including the Tournament of Leaves Parade, automotive light show and sound competition, and antique tractor show.
When: Sept. 28-Oct. 6
Where: Clarion
Cost: Free
15. Pumpkin Festival at Reeger's Farm
Pick the perfect fall family day when you attend Reeger’s Farms’ Pumpkin Festival. From hayrides to the pumpkin patch and getting lost in the corn maze to visiting the friendly barn animals and feasting on fall favorites, you’ll find a weekend’s worth of fun at this festival in PA.
When: Sept. 28-29, Oct. 5-6, Oct. 12-13, Oct. 19-20
Where: Shelocta
Cost: Free
16. The Great Pocono Pumpkin Festival
Explore the vibrant fall foliage in the Poconos during the Great Pocono Pumpkin Festival. The autumn festival will be full of fun with carnival rides, live entertainment, seasonal food, and pumpkins galore.
When: Sept. 28-Oct. 27
Where: Lehighton
Cost: Free
17. Covered Bridges and Arts Festival
One of the largest craft shows on the East Coast is right here in PA! Head to the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds this fall for the 42nd Annual Covered Bridge & Arts Festival. This four-day event features hundreds of craft vendors selling unique finds like glass prints, jewelry, photography, and seasonal decor. While browsing, enjoy delicious apple dumplings and roasted sweet corn!
When: Oct. 3-6
Where: Bloomsburg
Cost: Free
18. Mifflinburg Oktoberfest
Set in a town steeped in Dutch heritage, Mifflinburg’s Oktoberfest 2024 is the perfect time to raise your beer steins and toast to the arrival of autumn! Attendees can enjoy German Imported Beer or Rusty Rail Fest Bier and dance the Pennsylvania polka while oompah bands perform in the heart of the Susquehanna River Valley.
When: Oct. 4-5
Where: Mifflinburg
Cost: Free
19. Oktoberfest
Grab your best dirndl and lederhosen for Oktoberfest in the Lehigh Valley! Munch and sip on authentic German food and beer, dance to live music, and attend events like the popular dachshund races. Join the fun for not one-–but two weekends this fall.
When: Oct. 4-6 & Oct. 11-13
Where: Bethlehem
Cost: Free
20. National Apple Harvest Festival
You’re picking a winner if you choose to attend the National Apple Harvest Festival! For two weekends, celebrate the fall season with beautiful handmade crafts from more than 300 vendors, delicious food, and jam-packed entertainment. Check out the special attractions ranging from steam engine displays to antique cars, plus live music, orchard tours, pony rides, tastings, and craftsman demonstrations.
When: Oct. 5-6 & Oct. 12-13
Where: Biglerville
Cost: Price varies
21. Harvest Festival
Celebrate the 2024 harvest season at the 53rd Annual Harvest Festival at Greene County’s Historical Society Museum. Kids will love the interactive activities while the adults can watch demonstrations and re-enactments, shop from small business stands, wander the Civil War and Native American encampment, and enjoy food from a variety of vendors.
When: Oct. 5-6
Where: Waynesburg
Cost: Admission by donation
22. 33rd Annual Pumpkinfest
Fall fun meets the shoreline when you attend the 33rd Annual Pumpkinfest. Taking place at Conneaut Lake Park, find yourself celebrating the season on the shores of the scenic Conneaut Lake. The entire family will enjoy exciting rides, food vendors, craft activities, and don’t miss the dropping of the Giant Pumpkin.
When: Oct. 11-13
Where: Conneaut Lake
Cost: $5 general admission, children under 12 free
23. Fort Ligonier Days
Discover the charm historic of Fort Ligonier this fall during Fort Ligonier Days! This three-day event commemorates a key battle of the French and Indian War with thrilling reenactments, top-rated juried crafts, delicious foods, live entertainment, wine tastings, and a grand parade on Saturday.
When: Oct. 11-13
Where: Ligonier
Cost: Free
24. Lumberjack Carving Competition & Festival
You “wood” not want to miss the 43rd Annual Lumberjack Carving Competition and Festival! Head to the Forksville Fairgrounds and watch local lumberjacks put their skills to the test with carving, obstacle courses, and sawing competitions. Visitors can also enjoy crafts, food, kid's activities, and more.
When: Oct. 12-13
Where: Forksville
Cost: Price varies
25. Harvest Days
Watch apples become specialty cider and butter at Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum’s annual Harvest Days! Celebrate autumn at the farm’s oldest and largest event with cooking and craft demonstrations, horse-drawn wagon rides, a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, live music, delicious PA Dutch food, and hands-on activities.
When: Oct. 12-13
Where: Lancaster
Cost: Price varies
26. The Great Pumpkin Carve
Attend one of Chadds Ford’s traditions at The Great Pumpkin Carve, where more than 70 giant pumpkins are carved by local artists on Thursday and lighted and displayed on Friday and Saturday. For all three nights, enjoy a kid-friendly haunted trail, raffle prizes, and live music.
When: Oct. 17-19
Where: Chadds Ford
Cost: $15 for adults 18 and older, $5 for children ages 7 to 17, and children 6 and under free
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