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
Image by ryanophilly via FlickrEach year thousands of people head to Ligonier – just a quick 60 minute drive from Pittsburgh for a huge celebration that commemorates the battle of Ligonier which was one of the battles of the French and Indian War. The fort is still there and you can even watch a reenactment of the battle. I try to make it to Fort Ligonier Days each year for the parade on Saturday Morning and the food – it is the most amazing festival food I have ever found.
I definitly don’t want to miss the 250th Anniversary celebration… Read the rest