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10 kid-friendly Halloween events near Pittsburgh with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites, across 8 towns. The earliest to open is Simmons Farm Fall Festival, on September 12. Every one is suggested for all ages and rated no more than 2 of 5 ghosts on our scare scale. 3 list free admission.
Fayette County vegetable farm offering hayrides to the pumpkin patch, corn stalk mazes and bonfires; scaled back since a 2024 restructuring but fall activities continue.
Butler County farm festival with tractor rides, a corn maze, pick-your-own sunflowers and a pumpkin patch; free admission for military on Oct 24.
Free-admission Butler County farm festival with a cornstalk maze, hayrides, pumpkin patch, straw tunnel, live music and food vendors on fall weekends.
Allegheny County farm's Pumpkinland: corn maze, straw maze, petting zoo and pony rides, with a free pie pumpkin included in weekend admission.
Armstrong County's Renshaw Family Farm Pumpkin Fest: a corn maze with a Spookley storybook trail, hayrides, mini golf, zip lines and an animal park.
Washington County pick-your-own farm with two corn mazes, five acres of pumpkins, a 100-foot slide, petting zoo and hayrides all fall.
Family-friendly, non-haunted corn maze just south of Ligonier on Route 711, with a bonfire area and a small pumpkin patch opening October 1.
Safe daytime trick-or-treating through the Zoo, plus a costume parade and a light-fright haunted house built for kids.
Beaver Area Chamber's downtown Halloween celebration: trick-or-treating at participating businesses plus games, bouncy houses and a touch-a-truck at Quay Park.
Pittsburgh's Strip District giant-pumpkin festival: weigh-offs, carving contests, pumpkin pool drops, carriage rides and a costume 5K, free to attend.
Beaver Area Halloween Festival, Chad's Corn Maze, Duda's Farm Hayrides & Pumpkin Patch, Freedom Farms Fall Festival, Harvest Valley Farms Fall Festival, Janoski's Pumpkinland, and 4 more. Each has its 2026 dates, hours and prices on its own page.
The earliest in this guide is Simmons Farm Fall Festival on September 12, 2026.
Beaver Area Halloween Festival, Duda's Farm Hayrides & Pumpkin Patch, Freedom Farms Fall Festival, Harvest Valley Farms Fall Festival, Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival, Renshaw Farms Pumpkin Fest, and 1 more are rated 1 of 5 ghosts: not scary.
Chad's Corn Maze, Duda's Farm Hayrides & Pumpkin Patch, Freedom Farms Fall Festival, Harvest Valley Farms Fall Festival, Janoski's Pumpkinland, Renshaw Farms Pumpkin Fest, and 1 more, all suggested for all ages.
Yes: Beaver Area Halloween Festival, Harvest Valley Farms Fall Festival and Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival list free admission on the official site.
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