HAPPY OCTOBER—the month of all your favorite cliché fall trademarks and traditions, and, of course, Halloween! If you haven't already, it's time to start asking yourself where you're going to celebrate the holiday this year, who you're going to celebrate with and what you're going to dress up as.
To get the always-stressful planning out of the way and skip to the fun parts (actually GOING to the haunted houses, carving pumpkins with friends or perfecting the perfect costume), look to this list of Pittsburgh's October festivities:
Haunted Houses & Hayrides
Terror Town @ 17th Street & Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Fright Farm @ 2043 Springhill Furnace Rd, Smithfield, PA
Cheeseman Fright Farm @ 147 Kennedy Rd, Portersville, PA 16051
ScareHouse @ 118 Locust St, Etna, PA 15223
Hundred Acres Manor @ 1 Hundred Acres Dr, Bethel Park, PA 15102
Haunted Hillside @ 7209 PA-819, Mt Pleasant, PA 15666
West Deer Nightmare @ 453 Bairdford Rd, Bairdford, PA 15006
Huston's Haunted Hollow @ 126 Woodland Rd, Rockwood, PA 15557
Castle Blood @ 100 Schoonmaker Ave, Monessen, PA 15062
Demon House @ 417 Coyle Curtain Rd, Monongahela, PA 15063
Dumans Haunted Hayride @ Duman Lake County Park, 157 County Park Rd, Ebensburg, PA 15931
Freddy’s Haunts@ 192 McCune Rd, Aliquippa, PA 15001
Haunted Hills Hayride and Haunted Walking Trail @ 500 Mosside Blvd, North Versailles, PA 15137
Haunted Trail at Camp Guyasuta @ 300 23rd Street Extension, Sharpsburg, PA 1521
Allen’s Haunted Hayride and Tavern of Terror @ 2430 Pittsburgh Rd, Smock, PA 15480
Haunted Hills Estate @ 236 Rolling Hills Estate Rd, Uniontown, PA 15401
Fall Festivals & Pumpkin Patches
Trax Farms 48th Fall Festival @ Trax Farms, 528 Trax Rd, Finleyville, PA 15332
Simmons Farm Fall Activities & Hayrides @ Simmons Farm, 170 Simmons Rd, McMurray, PA 15317
Janoski's Pumpkinland @ Janoski's Farm and Greenhouse, 1714 Rt 30, Clinton, PA 15026
A Few Bad Apples Cider Fest @ Bayardstown Social Club, 3008 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Harvest Valley Farms Fall Festival @ Harvest Valley Farms, 6003 Cunningham Rd, Gibsonia, PA 15044
Schramm Farms Fall Fest @ Schramm Farms,1002 Blank Rd, Harrison City, PA 15636
Fall Festival at The Woodlands @ The Woodlands,134 Shenot Road, Wexford, PA15090
Reilly's Summer Seat Farm Harvest Festival of Fun @ Reilly's Summer Seat Farm ,1120 Roosevelt Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Shenot Farm Hayrides, Pumpkin Patch, & Corn Maze @ Shenot Farm, 3754 Wexford Run Rd, Wexford, PA 15090
Triple B Farms Pumpkin & Apple Festival @ Triple B Farms, 823 Berry Lane, Monongahela, PA 15063
Hozak Farms Fall Festival @ Hozak Farms, 488 Anderson Hozak Rd, Clinton, PA 15026
Cheeseman Farm Pumpkin Festival @ Cheeseman Farm, 147 Kennedy Rd, Portersville, PA 16051
Soergel Orchards Fall Festival @ Soergel Orchards, 2573 Brandt School Rd, Wexford, PA 15090
Pumpkin Festival At Reeger's Farm @ Reeger's Farm, 755 Laurel Rd, Shelocta, PA 15774
Brighton Township Fall Festival @ Hardy Field, 4900 Tuscarawas Rd, Beaver, PA 15009
Haunted Tours
Haunted Homestead Library Tours @ Carnegie Library of Homestead, 510 E 10th Ave, Munhall, PA 15120
Haunted Night at the Barn @ 7621 Saltsburg Rd, Plum, PA 15239
Ghosts N' At Haunted Tours @ Various Locations
Terror Trolley Molly's
The Pittsburgh Tour Company's Haunted Tours @ Various Locations
Events
Dependable Drive-In's 3rd Annual Spooktacular @ Dependable Drive-In, 549 Moon Clinton Rd, Moon, PA 15108
Haunted Fest 2017 @ 31st Street Studios, 77 31st St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Haunted Museum: Year of the Monster @ Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Kennywood Phantom Fright Nights @ Kennywood, 4800 Kennywood Blvd, West Mifflin, PA 15122
Trax Farms Evening Hayrides @ Trax Farms, 528 Trax Rd, Finleyville, PA 15332
True Spooky Stories of Pittsburgh LIVE Podcast @ Carnegie Coffee Company, 132 East Main Street, Carnegie, PA 15106
Carnival NightMARE @ Sienna Mercato, 942 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Simmons Farm Night Hayrides @ Simmons Farm, 170 Simmons Rd, McMurray, PA 15317
Highway to Hell @ Legacy Lanes, 5024 Curry Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Sleepy Hollow Festival @ Kingdom of Three, 250 Mercer St, Harmony, PA 16037
Glow In The Dark Mini Golf @ Cool Springs,1530 Hamilton Rd, Bethel Park, PA 15234
Night of the Living Dead Weekend & 4K Restoration Pittsburgh Premiere @ Various Locations in Evans City, PA 16033
Pumpkin Painting Workshop @ The Modern Cafe, 862 Western Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Dracula by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre @ Benedum Center, 237 7th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Second Annual Witch Festival @ Monongahela Aquatorium, 200 Railroad St, Monongahela, PA 15063
Halloween Happenings @ Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Rocky Horror Picture Show @ AMC Waterfront 22, 300 W Waterfront Dr, West Homestead, PA 15120
Enchanted Pumpkin Patch @ Settlers Ridge, 200 Settlers Ridge Center Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15205
21 & Older Events & Parties
South Side Halloween Bar Crawl @ South Side Flats, Pittsburgh, PA 15023
Pittsburgh Halloween - Bar Crawl Nation @ Carson City Saloon (Registration location), 1401 E Carson St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Heavenly Halloween Bash@ Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel,107 6th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Special Exhibit: 21 & Older Silence of The Lambs Cage Exhibit @ Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, 4141 5th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Jergel’s Rock Star Bash Costume Party @ Jergel's Rhythm Grille, 103 Slade Ln (for GPS, use 285 Northgate Drive), Warrendale, PA 15086
KISS Halloween Party @ Stage AE, 400 N Shore Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Squirrel Hill Oktoberfest 2017 @ Business District, 5843 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Trax Farms Wednesday Night Hops & Hayrides @ Trax Farms, 528 Trax Rd, Finleyville, PA 15332
Halloween Party at Smiling Moose @ Smiling Moose, 1306 East Carson St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Moonlight Masquerade @ Skybar Pittsburgh, 1603 E Carson St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Pittsburgh Gothic Halloween Bash 2017 @ Cruze Bar, 1600 Smallman St, Pittsburgh PA 15222|
Hollywood Theater's Annual Halloween Party @ Hollywood Theater,1449 Potomac Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
Costume Stores
Spirit Halloween Pittsburgh @ 510 S 27th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Party City Pittsburgh @ 120 Quinn Drive Plaza at the Pointe, Pittsburgh, PA 15275
Spirit Halloween Homestead @ 226 W Bridge St Spc 815, Homestead, PA 15120
Party City Pleasant Hills @ 651 Clairton Boulevard Suite 50, Pleasant Hills, PA 15236
Costume World @1690 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Spirit Halloween Pittsburgh @ 1000 Ross Park Mall Drive Ste H01a, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Party City Bridgeville @ 1155 Washington Pike Suite 35, Bridgeville, PA 15017
Spirit Halloween Pittsburgh @ 301 S Hills Vlg Spc 2240, Pittsburgh, PA 15241
Halloween City - Cranberry Mall @ 20111 Route 19, Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
Halloween City - Pittsburgh @ 3480 William Penn Highway, Pittsburgh, PA 15235
Halloween City - West Mifflin @ 9951 Mountain View Dr, West Mifflin, PA 15122
Halloween City - Washington @ 1500 West Chestnut St, Washington, PA 15301
Spirit Halloween West Mifflin @ 3075 Clairton Rd, West Mifflin, PA 15123
Spirit Halloween Pittsburgh @ 650 Chauvet Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15275
Party City Pittsburgh @ 991 Freeport Road Suite 20, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Spirit Halloween Pittsburgh @ 9805 Mcknight Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Party City Monroeville @ 275 Monroeville Mall, Monroeville, PA 15146
Spirit Halloween Monroeville @ 4692 Old William Penn Highway, Monroeville, PA 15146
Spirit Halloween Tarentum @ 590 Pittsburgh Mills Circle, Tarentum, PA 15084
Party City Cranberry Township -@20215-20217 Route 19, Cranberry Township, PA 16066
Spirit Halloween Washington @ 301 Oak Spring Rd, Washington, PA 15301
Party City Monaca @ 115 Wagner Rd, Monaca, PA 15061
Spirit Halloween Monaca @ 570 Beaver Valley Mall Ste 350, Monaca, PA 15061
Spirit Halloween Butler @ 144 Point Plaza, Butler, PA 16001