Pittsburgh Fall Festivals 2025 Guide

Kickoff and Rib Festival

Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 2025

Acrisure Stadium | 100 Art Rooney Ave

Western PA football kicks off right at Acrisure Stadium, home of the Pitt Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers! Enjoy five days of football, amazing ribs, live music, the area's largest cornhole tournament and more at this free fest.

Pittsburgh Soul Food Festival

August 29 - 31, 2025

Market Square/Boulevard of the Allies between Stanwix and Wood Streets

Enjoy a Soulful Taste of the Burgh at this free festival spotlighting Black culinary, butchery and food businesses. While the fantastic food takes center stage, a small business market, live music, BBQ contest and cultural activities make this event an all-day affair!

Britsburgh

September 1-6

Various locations

Bringing a bit of Britain to Pittsburgh, the 2025 Britsburgh Festival is chockablock with events from afternoon teas and cask tapping to Shakespeare performances and even a polo match, all designed to bring people together over a shared love of all things British!

ReelAbilities Film Festival

September 4-11, 2025

Various locations

The ReelAbilities Film Festival presents award-winning films through the lens of individuals living with disabilities. In addition to impactful films, the festival also features artwork and special guests to bring the themes of community and shared human experience to the forefront. ReelAbilities is a program of Film Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Irish Festival

September 5-7, 2025

Carrie Blast Furnaces | 801 Carrie Furnace Blvd

Guests at this year’s Pittsburgh Irish Festival can expect to see their favorite Irish international, national, and local acts in person at the event’s 34th Annual Celtic Celebration! The line-up features new bands, phenomenal solo performers, well-known favorites, local Irish dance groups and more on four stages for non-stop fun and enjoyment.

The Original Pittsburgh Taco Festival

September 6, 2025

The Stacks at 3 Crossings | 2875 Railroad St

Pittsburgh's top tacos and food trucks take over the Strip District! Enjoy this community-centered event which features more than 25 food trucks and vendors plus live music, an art market and family fun. This festival is produced with the support of the Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation and Latin American Cultural Union.

Phantom Fall Fest

Select Dates September 12 - November 1, 2025

Kennywood | 4800 Kennywood Boulevard

Experience Kennywood's new Phantom Fall Fest! Visit the park during the day for family-friendly fun, including festive food and a unique Kennywood autumn atmosphere. After dark, the Phantom takes screams to the extreme with seven haunted houses and four scare zones.

Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival

September 13, 2025

Mellon Park | 1047 Shady Ave

Come experience the biggest Chinese community event in Pittsburgh at this free festival. Celebrate Chinese heritage, watch traditional performances, listen to beautiful music and enjoy some delicious food.

Penn Brewery Oktoberfest

September 19-21 and 26-28, 2025

Penn Brewery | 800 Vinial Street

Pittsburgh's classic Oktoberfest is back at Penn Brewery for 2025! Join
us the weekends of September 19-21 and 26-28 at Penn's Northside location for fresh beer, German food, and live oompah music!

Fall Migration Festival

September 21, 2025

Stormy Oaks Nature Conservancy | 120 Forsythe Road

Celebrate over two decades of local wildlife education and rehabilitation at the Wildbird Recovery’s 14th Annual Fall Migration Festival, an annual fundraiser where supporters of all ages spend time outdoors, enjoy delicious food, and learn about different aspects of our local wildlife.

Butler Fall Festival

September 27, 2025

Downtown Butler, PA | Main Street

The Butler Fall Festival takes place on Main Street in Butler, PA. The event will include a car show, kids activities, artisan and craft vendors, food vendors and music!

South Park Hay Day

September 27, 2025

South Park Fairgrounds | 1888 Brownsville Road

Join Allegheny County parks for a day full of free, family-friendly fall activities. Families can enjoy hay rides, a hay maze, a pumpkin patch trip, a barnyard petting zoo and more. Food, beverages and snacks will be available for sale from food trucks and vendors.

Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival

September 27 - October 5, 2025

Various location

Enjoy twelve films from the silent film era screened at eight venues throughout Pittsburgh, all with live musical accompaniment.

Autumn Serenade Luncheon Cruise

October 1, 4, 15 & 18

Gateway Clipper Fleet at Station Square | 350 West Station Square Drive

Enjoy a tasty autumn harvest lunch while taking in the sights of Pittsburgh fall foliage on a riverboat tour.

Jack O’Lantern Extravaganza

October 2 - November 2, 2025

Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium | 7370 Baker Street

Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium will illuminate the city with thousands of artistically carved pumpkins glowing on your night walk through this gourd-geous new display. ZooBoo trick-or-treating will also return during daytime hours, the last two weekends of October.

Confluence PumpkinFest

October 3-5, 2025

Confluence | Along Routes 281 and 523

Participate in a Fall Foliage celebration during the Confluence PumpkinFest. The festival includes a variety of events like the Pumpkinfest Queen Pageant, a 5K run/walk, an antique and classic auto show, a parade and a largest pumpkin contest.

Mars Applefest

October 4, 2025

145 Grand Avenue

Experience the Mars Applefest with food, fun, shopping, games, crafts, 150+ vendors and entertainment.

Festival of Combustion

October 4, 2025

Carrie Blast Furnace | 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard

This one is sure to be lit fam (is that what the kids say?). The hottest fall festival returns to Carrie Blast Furnaces with hands-on demonstrations, tours of the property, live music, craft beer, and food trucks.

Fall Apple Fest

October 4-5, 2025

Portersville Steam Show Grounds | 1512 Perry Hwy

A vintage village, saw mill, cider press, Amish donuts, antique car rally, gas engines, oil field equipment, farm animals, train rides, steam engines, flea market, crafts, food, kids’ pedal tractor pulling, tractor pulls and a steam building are some of the features to enjoy.

Autumnfest

Saturdays & Sundays, October 4-19, 2025

Seven Springs Mountain Resort | 777 Water Wheel Dr

Treat yourself to a spectacular weekend in the mountains and enjoy the best of Pennsylvania's beautiful fall foliage! Hop on the chairlift for an aerial view of the fiery colors of autumn. Shop from local artisans and crafters, enjoy live music and a mini getaway in the mountains during Autumnfest.

Fall Flower Show

October 4-26, 2025

Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens | 1 Schenley Park

Experience the breathtaking and festive Fall Flower Show: Visions of Japan, which celebrates the prominence of the chrysanthemum in Japanese culture through vibrant autumnal displays. Mums in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors will be presented alongside evocative props including jewel-toned fans, a moon gate, a pagoda, foot bridges and a celebratory ryuu, or dragon, whose brightly colored body floats from end to end of the glasshouse’s iconic Sunken Garden.

Pumpkin Festival

Saturdays & Sundays, October 4-26, 2025

Reeger's Farm | 755 Laurel Road

Start a new family tradition at Reeger's Farm! On Saturdays and Sundays in October, they offer hayrides, a pumpkin patch, food trucks, and more.

Freedom Farms Fall Fest

Saturdays & Sundays, October 4-26, 2025

Freedom Farms | 434 Overbrook Road

Any weekend in October, enjoy tons of fall activities like tractor rides, a corn maze, hay mountain, petting zoo, pick-your-own flowers, pumpkin carving and decorating, and lots more family-friendly activities.

Fort Ligonier Days

October 10-12, 2025

Fort Ligonier | Various locations

Fort Ligonier Days is a three-day festival that commemorates the Battle of Fort Ligonier, a key engagement of the French & Indian War. The festival features historic battle reenactments, live music, authentic crafts, delicious food and more.

Houston Pumpkin Festival

October 10-12, 2025

124 West Pike Street | Houston, PA

Features family fun for all ages, including over 175 food and craft vendors, music and entertainment, children's games and activities, a parade, and many pumpkin-related contests. Free admission.

Annual Country Fall Festival

October 11-12, 2025

Downtown Zelienople | Various locations

Enjoy two days of musical entertainment, three towers of paranormal ghost walks, pumpkin and costume contests, chainsaw carving, petting zoo, free horse-drawn wagon rides, and historic encampments and demonstrations during the Zelienople Country Fall Festival.

And while you're there, check out the Sleepy Hollow Festival in Historic Harmony! You can even take advantage of a shuttle that runs between the two towns to enjoy everything both festivals have to offer!

Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival

October 18-19, 2025

Pittsburgh Strip District

Join in on the action during the Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival, featuring a "Costume Caper" 5K run/walk, pumpkin regatta, pumpkin pie eating contest, giant pumpkin sculptures, and, of course, record-breaking giant pumpkins. This year's event is in the Strip District, at 3 Crossings Campus along 28th & 29th Street.

Haunted Halloween Tales

October 24-26, 2025

Compass Inn Museum | 1382 Route 30

Torches and newly carved Jack-O-Lanterns illuminate the walkways leading to the dimly lit rooms of this once-bustling stagecoach stop. A cold breeze cuts through the air, rattling the dead leaves still clinging to the old maple tree. Compass Inn Museum's Haunted Halloween Tales: True Stories from the Ligonier Valley are ready to be told!

Trick or Trolley

October 25, 2025

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum | 1 Electric Way

Come to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum to trick or treat among the antique streetcars! Visit tables run by local businesses and organizations and collect all kinds of candy and holiday favors. Costumes are encouraged for all ages!

Pittsburgh Coffee & Chocolate Festival

October 25-26, 2025

Monroeville Convention Center | 209 Mall Boulevard

The Pittsburgh Coffee & Chocolate Festival is a celebration of all things coffee and chocolate related… and then some! Attendees will sample a variety of coffee roasts and styles, along with a multitude of decadent chocolate-themed sweets from local and surrounding area businesses.