Fall into The First Frontier
When the ridgelines turn to gold, Blair County becomes Pennsylvania's front porch to autumn. Steam trains, mountain chairlifts, pumpkin patches, and stadium Saturdays — one season, one home base.
Your season, mapped out
From the first hayride to the last haunted weekend — here's everything happening across Blair County and the ridges around it this fall.
↗“Fall from the Top” Chairlift Rides
Ride the chairlift up one of Pennsylvania's highest peaks for a front-row seat to the foliage.
↗Mitchell Farms
- Corn maze
- Pumpkin patch
- Pumpkin drops
- Hayrides
- Farm animals
- Pumpkin painting
↗Harvest Festival at DelGrosso's Park
A family-friendly autumn festival with great food, craft vendors, live entertainment, wood carving, kids' activities, and park rides all weekend.
Hollidaysburg PumpkinFest
Arts & craft vendors, local nonprofits, and live entertainment, plus family fun like pumpkin bowling and a petting zoo.
☎Castle Halloween Museum
A one-of-a-kind, 75-year Halloween collection inside a private home — themed rooms of skeletons, Day of the Dead, vintage games, costumes, and more.
↗Bedford Fall Foliage Festival ~40 min
One of Central PA's premier fall festivals — hundreds of arts & crafts vendors, food, live entertainment, and stunning mountain scenery.
↗Autumn Adventure on the Everett Railroad
A 27-mile steam-powered scenic train ride through the peak fall foliage.
↗Pumpkin Patch Train
A family-friendly, one-hour steam train ride out to a pumpkin patch — activities included, and a pumpkin for every child.
↗DEL-GHOUL-SO'S Halloween Weekends
- Select rides
- Puppet shows
- Petting zoo
- Balloon artists
- Seasonal food
- Fall entertainment
Seven Saturdays. One home base.
Beaver Stadium is a scenic 40-minute drive up the ridge. Skip the State College scramble — make Blair County your game-day headquarters, then roll out for kickoff and back to the foliage.
