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 Trolleys Tour @ Various Locations

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

Maized & Confused @ Freedom Farms Farmers Market, 434 Overbrook Rd, Valencia, PA 16059

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

HalloweenTown (October Music & Arts Extravaganza) @ 1600 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

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