Image by nouQraz via FlickrCoolspring Corn Maze
10 Acre maze carved into a corn field
Day time fun for the family and open Friday and Saturday nights for a spooky experience
Cartoon Factory: Scaring Up the Vote at the Warhol Museum
Saturday and Sunday at the Warhol
Draw political cartoons, make your own campaign buttons and t-shirts
Hosted by Rob Rogers of the Post-Gazette
Rotary East Pancake Breakfast
Saturday at Eastminster Presbyterian Church
Tree Planting
Along East Liberty Blvd – help plant 115 new tress along the median
Meet at Peabody Highschool parking lot
Free Ice Cream on Election Day… Read the rest
2017 UPDATE: The Coolspring corn maze is open until November 5, 2017. Address and hours are available on the Coolspring Corn Maze website here.
I caught a glimpse of this thing from the article in the Post-Gazette last Friday and I can’t believe I didn’t find it sooner. The Coolspring Corn Maze is a 10 acre maze of cornfields, which is impressive enough but the whole maze is in the shape of a stage coach. This field of fun is located near Mercer, PA it is probably about an hour and a half drive away from Pittsburgh. This year’s theme… Read the rest
RiverQuest is awesome and one of those cool things that didn’t exist when I was a kid. RiverQuest, which used to be called Pittsburgh Voyager, is a floating classrom that is here to provide hand on learning on the rivers. Earlier this summer, RiverQuest moved to a new vessel that is a green, environmentally friendly ship – the Explorer is one of the first green passenger boats in the world.
To celebrate the Halloween Season they have organized a spooktacular “spirits of the Riverfront” Cruise. I really want to go on this – 2 hours of scary stories and visiting… Read the rest
Image via WikipediaMillvale is happening these days, well I think things have been happening in Millvale for a while now but they have had some great events recently. Millvale is super close to Pittsburgh, just a quick trip across the 40th Street Bridge and you are in the heart of Millvale. Just along the rivers is the beautiful Riverfront Park (I think this is one of the hidden gems of the regions parks – check out my picture from this summer – you can see the river be hind the sculpture.)
This weekend is all about the kids – stop… Read the rest
Image by faeryboots via FlickrI really do loves these pet events. Maybe I can borrow a dog and attend this because I would love to see how Pittsburghers outfit their four legged friends to celebrate Halloween.
Animal Friends Howl-O-Ween Party
Sunday, October 12 at noon @ Schenley Park, Oakland – Vietnam Veterans Shelter
The 14th annual Howl-O-Ween party will feature pet photos, a pet costume contest and parade, refreshments, games for the whole family and holiday goodies for pets and pet owners. Costumes for both pets and their people are strongly encouraged. Prizes will be awarded for best costumes in… Read the rest