Hello Pittsburgh, wipe those post Steelers game tears of your face – because there is a whole weekend of perfect fall events to take your mind off last nights losses. From fall festivals to classic movies (Singing in the Rain, Office Space & Friday the 13th) to a Food Truck Rally – there are plenty of ways to enjoy what looks to be a perfect fall weekend.
Even if you can’t make to the Food Truck Rally on Sunday – please keep an eye on PghMobileFood.com and follow @PGHMobileFood on Twitter. A group of Pittsburgh businesses owners is working very… Read the rest
In case you need a reason to get outside and experience fall in western PA this weekend – here are 2 great fall festivals that are just a short drive from Pittsburgh.
Fort Ligonier Days – October 12-14, 2012 @ Downtown Ligonier
Parade (Saturday Morning)
Reenactments of the battle of Fort Ligonier
Festival food – in my opinion some of the best festival food around
Craft vendors, kids activities and more
Read more about Fort Ligonier Days food in the Tribune Review here
Festival Facebook Page – facebook.com/FortLigonierDays
Gear & Beer Fall Fest – October 14, 2012 @ Brady’s… Read the rest
You can listen to IheartPGH every Friday morning on WDVE at 6:45 am – here is a rundown of what we talked about this morning.
PUMPtober Fest
Celebrate 15 years of PUMP and the PSL (Pittsburgh Sports League)
Friday, October 8
Pumpkin Fest at Dozen in Lawrenceville
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Noon-5pm
Pumpkin Carving Contest, Doggie Costume Contest
Image by ryanophilly via Flickr
Fort Ligonier Days
October 8-10, 2010
Saturday morning – parade
Reenactments of the battle of Fort Ligonier
Food, Crafts, Fall fun
4th Annual Dormont Street Festival – Free Concert with Joe Grushecky
Saturday, October 9 4-11pm, Joe… Read the rest
Image by IheartPGH via Flickr
I was thinking surely there has to be a few posts in the Pittsburgh blogosphere about Fort Ligonier Days – but nothing. I think this is one of the biggest and most spectacular community history celebrations in Western PA (and any where else I have been I try to stop at the local festivals when I am away from the burgh. I can tell you the the Venice, FL Sharks Tooth Festival is nice but it is no Fort Ligonier Days.
All of the festival details are available here: http://www.ligonier.com/fld.html
5 Reasons to attend Fort… Read the rest