A taste of what’s happening around the county. MT. PLEASANT GLASS & ETHNIC FESTIVAL Sept. 22-24. Be a part of this annual street festival and celebrate the area’s glass-making history and ethnic diversity. Free admission. Contests, crafts, jewelry, clothing and a parade down Main Street, Mt. Pleasant, Saturday at 2 p.m. Fireworks spectacular Sunday night. For more information, visit mtpleasantglassandethnicfestival.com. FESTA ITALIANA DI VANDERGRIFT Aug. 14. Celebrate your Italian-American heritage by understanding the culture and values. Learn how Italian immigrants were assimilated into American culture. Now in its 14th year, the festival has traditional fair food and so much more with sausages, pizzas, pastas, paninis and delicious Italian-only cuisine. Visit festaitaliana.us. DELMONT APPLE ’N ARTS FESTIVAL Oct. 7 and 8. More than 225 quality craft and food vendors bring in more than 25,000 visitors each year for this fall celebration. The annual festival helps sup-port local organizations. A 1907 antique apple press delights as it runs, pressing thousands of fresh gal-lons of cider for guests to purchase. Live entertain-ment, family fun and more! delmontapplenarts.com. LIGONIER HIGHLAND GAMES Sept. 23. Follow the bagpipes to Idlewild Park for the annual gathering of the clans, and celebrate all things Scottish. Piping and drumming competitions, athletic events, Gaelic Mod singing, Scottish-breed dog competition, dancing and more. Adults $20, Seniors 55+ $18, youth 13-17 $10, children younger than 12 are free. Visit ligonierhighlandgames.org. HEMPFIELD COMMUNITY DAYS Sept. 9 and 10. Enjoy Hempfield’s beautiful 95-acre park during this family-friendly festival. Fun, food and entertainment on a grand scale as local craft-ers, cooks and musicians decend upon Hempfield Township. Kids events, live bands, a vintage car show and more. For up-to-date information, directions and more, visit hempfieldtwp.com/communitydays. For up-to-date information, please visit individual websites. For consideration in next year’s “Top 10,” email morfanopoulos@tribweb.com or send information to: Destination Westmoreland Magazine, Attn: Mike Orfanopoulos, 210 E. Fourth Ave., Tarentum, PA 15084. Destination Westmoreland 2017 | 5 4 5 6 COMING UP WESTMORELAND COUNTY | 2017 1 2 4 5 6
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