Labor Day marks the unofficial start of fall. With that comes events and activities you can only find this time of year.

Find activities for the whole family near you:

• Port Farms Fall Harvest Festival
  • Sept. 18- Oct. 31
  • WEDNESDAY – SUNDAY, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
  • MONDAY & TUESDAY – CLOSED
  • 2055 Stone Quarry Rd, Waterford, PA 16441

• Sissons Pumpkin Patch
  • Sept. 25 – Oct. 31
  • Saturday/Sunday – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • 11244 Springfield Rd, Girard, PA 16417

• Mason Farms Pumpkintown
  • Sept. 17 – Oct. 31
  • Mason Farms — 839 Peninsula Dr., Erie, PA 16505

• Pumpkin Walk 2021
  • Fri. & Sat., Oct. 8 & 9
  • 5:30-9:30 p.m.
  • Waldameer — 220 Peninsula Dr., Erie, PA 16505
  • $3 for ages 3 and up. cash only donation

• 30th Annual Fall Pumpkin Fest
  • Oct. 8 — 2-7 p.m.
  • Oct. 9 — 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
  • Oct. 10 — 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Conneaut Lake Park
  • Fall Pumpkin Fest Parade — Sat. Oct. 9 at 10 a.m. on Water Street in downtown Conneaut Lake

• ZooBoo 2021
  • Oct. 13 – 30
  • Erie Zoo — 423 W 38th St, Erie, PA 16508

• 6th Annual Community Harvest Fest
  • 10410 High St., Albion, PA
  • Oct. 9 from 2-4 p.m.
  • FREE family-friendly community celebration

• 40^th Annual WineFest
  • September 24, 25, 26
  • Gibson Park — 44 W. Main Street, North East, Pa 16428

• Applefest 2021
  • Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce
  • 1255 Liberty St, Franklin, PA 16323
  • Oct. 1 – Oct. 3
  • 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

• Eerie Horror Fest
  • OCTOBER 27-30
  • http://www.eeriehorrorfest.com/
  • Erie Playhouse — 13 W 10th St, Erie, PA 16501

• Halloween Train Ride
  • October 30, 2021
  • 11 am departure time
  • Bring the kids for this new event
  • Everyone encouraged to wear a costume
  • 3-hour round-trip through Oil Creek State Park
  • Each child will receive a treat bag
  • Train departs from Perry Street Station, 409 S Perry Street Titusville, PA
  • Call 814-676-1733 to make advance reservations or click here to print reservation form.
  • octrr.org/halloween_train_ride

• Clay Pumpkin Carving
  • Erie ClaySpace
  • Sept. 25
  • 1 p.m.
  • 1505 State St, 3rd Floor, Erie, PA 16505
• Ghost/Witches Hat Workshop
  • Erie ClaySpace
  • Sept. 25
  • 3 p.m.
  • 1505 State St, 3rd Floor, Erie, PA 16505
• Dogtoberfest
  • Sept. 25
  • 5 – 8 p.m.
  • Erie Brewing Co. Knowledge Park — 6008 Knowledge Pkwy, Erie, PA 16510
• Candlelight Ghost Walk Girard PA
  • Oct. 9 & Oct. 23
  • All walks begin at 8pm. Walks are approx. 90-minutes
  • Meet your guide at the corner of Main and Mechanic St. near the Civil War monument

• Asbury Woods: Scary Creature Feature
  • October 7, October 8, and October 9
  • 6 – 8 p.m.
  • Asbury Woods Nature Center
  • 4105 Asbury Rd, Erie, PA 16506
• Asbury Woods Pumpkin Patch Hunt
  • Saturday, October 23
  • 1 – 2:30 p.m.
  • Children 2 – 6 years old, accompanied by an adult
  • Asbury Woods Nature Center
  • 4105 Asbury Rd, Erie, PA 16506

• Peek’n Peak Fall Fest
  • Sat, Oct 9-10 & Oct. 16-17
  • 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • 1405 Old Rd, Clymer, NY 14724

• Eeriebyss Factory of Terror
  • Oct. 1 – Oct. 31
  • 1053 W 12th St, Erie, PA 16501

• Ghost Lake 13 Levels Of Fear
  • Sept. 24 – Oct. 31
  • 12382 Center St W, Conneaut Lake, PA 16316
  • Fri. & Sat 7-midnight
  • Sun. 7-11
• Fear Forest Haunted House and Hayride
  • Sept. 24 – Oct. 31
  • 6878 Tod Ave SW, Warren, OH 44481
• Eerie Acres Farm
  • Sept. 25 – Oct. 30
  • 7-11 p.m.
  • 386 Eagle Mill Rd, Butler, PA 16001

• Erie Rib Fest
  • Sep 15-18
  • 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
  • Perry Square, State Street, Erie, PA

• Apple Cider Festival and 125th Anniversary Celebration
  • Oct. 2nd from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., live music from 1-8 p.m.
  • Oct. 3rd from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., live music from noon-2 p.m.
  • Luminary Distilling, Fuhrman’s Cider, Eatery — 8270 Peach St, Erie, PA 16509

• Erie’s Blues and Jazz Festival
  • Friday, September 24, 2021 from 7 to 9 p.m.
  • Saturday, September 25, 2021 from 1:30 to 8:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, September 26, 2021 from 2 to 8:30 p.m.
  • Frontier Park, 1501 W 6th St., Erie, PA 16505