A taste of what’s happening around the county. For up-to-date information, please visit individual websites online. For consideration in next year’s ‘Top 10’, please email mrodgers@tribweb. com or send information to: Discover Magazine, Attn: Meghan Rodgers, 503 Martindale St., Suite 250, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Discover Westmoreland 2016 | 7 4 5 6 COMING UP WESTMORELAND COUNTY | 2016 1 MT. PLEASANT GLASS & ETHNIC FESTIVAL September 23-25. 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, parade down Main Street, Mt. Pleasant, Saturday at 2 p.m. Fireworks spectacular Sunday night. Visit www.mtpleasant glassandethnicfestival.com for more information. 2 FESTA ITALIANA DI VANDERGRIFT August 14. Celebrate your Italian-American heritage by understanding the culture and values. Learn how Italian immigrants were assimilated into American culture. Now in its 13th year, the festival has traditional fair food, but so much more with sausages, pizzas, pastas, paninis and delicious Italian fare. Visit www.festaitaliana.us. 4 DELMONT APPLE ‘N ARTS FESTIVAL October 1-2. More than 150 craft vendor and 30 food vendors bring in more than 25,000 visotirs each year for this fall celebration. The annual festival helps support local organizations. A 1907 antique apple press delights as it runs, pressing thousands of fresh gallons for guests to purchase. Live entertainment, family fun and more! www.delmontapplenarts.com 5 LIGONIER HIGHLANDS GAMES September 24. 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 under 12 are free. Visit www.ligonierhighlandgames.org. 6 HEMPFIELD COMMUNITY DAYS September 10-11. Enjoy Hempfield’s beautiful 95- acre park during this family-friendly festival. Fun, food and entertainment on a grand scale as dozens of local crafters, cooks and musicians decend upon Hempfield Township. Kids events, live bands, a vin-tage car show and more. For up to date information, directions and more, visit www.hempfieldtwp.com.
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