THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Coal Mining Conference
The Lemoyne House
724-225-6740
49 East Maiden Street, Washington
(Annually—conference featuring local history topics such as coal mining or local ethnic history)

African-American and
Italian-American Heritage
The Lemoyne House
724-225-6740
49 East Maiden Street, Washington
(Monthly—African-American Heritage and Italian-American Heritage roundtables)

FEBRUARY
Robert Burns Banquets
Donora Borough Building
724-379-6600
49 East Maiden Street, Washington
(Events honoring the Scottish poet)

APRIL
Syrian Chicken Dinner
Saint Michael’s Antiochian
Orthodox Church
724-684-7460
1201 Patton Avenue, Monessen

Syria Bake Sale
Saint Michael’s Antiochian
Orthodox Church
724-684-7460
1201 Patton Avenue, Monessen

Hammer-In
W.A. Young & Sons Machine
Shop and Foundry
724-627-3204
Water Street, Rices Landing

MAY
National Road Festival
Route 40
724-437-7913
Towns along Route 40
in Washington County
(Early May—food, arts and crafts, and exhibitions)

JUNE
Trax Farms Annual Strawberry Festival
Trax Farms
412-835-3246
528 Trax Road, Finleyville
(Second weekend in June)

Rices Landing River Festival
Rices Landing Lock Wall
724-592-6032
Rices Landing

Community Festival
St. Anthony Festa
St. Anthony Playground
724-258-9710
Behind Sheetz on Main Street
(Late June—ethnic foods, bake sale, games and entertainment)

JULY
Syrian Chicken Dinner
Saint Michael’s Antiochian
Orthodox Church
724-684-7460
1201 Patton Avenue, Monessen

Duncan Glass Annual Show
and Sale
Alpine Club
724-627-7487
735 Jefferson Avenue, Washington
(Late July—exhibits and auction)

Jacktown Fair
Wind Ridge Fairgrounds
Route 21, outside of Jacktown
(Late July—visit the nation’s oldest continuing fair)

Rain Day
Along East High Street, Waynesburg
(July 29—celebrated each year with activities and a beauty pageant. In the past 128 years, it has rained
on this day in Waynesburg 83% of the time.)

AUGUST
Brownsville Community Days Display
Flatiron Building Heritage Center
724-785-9331
69 Market Street, Brownsville
(Community Festival)

Brownsville Area Community
Celebration Festival
Brownsville Wharf
724-785-9331
Riverside Park, Brownsville
(Community Festival)

Annual Pennsylvania Men
and Women Bocce Tournament
Brownsville Sons of Italy
724-785-9982
Race Street, Brownsville
(Bocce Tournament open to all.)

King Coal Festival
Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Show
Carmichaels
George and Vine Streets
(Last Week in August: entertainment, the coronation of the Coal Queen, a parade and
mine rescuing contest)

SEPTEMBER
Hammer-In
Tudor Ironworks
724-428-3729
Weatherbury Farm, Inc.
1061 Sugar Run Road, Avella
(First weekend in September)

Syrian Bread Sale
Saint Michael’s Antiochian
Orthodox Church
724-684-7460
1201 Patton Avenue, Monessen
(Mid-September)

Pennsylvania Bavarian Oktoberfest
Meadowlands
724-222-6960
270 Country Club Road, Canonsburg
(German bands, foods and crafts)

Washington/Greene County
Covered Bridge Festival
Mingo Creek County Park
412-228-6867
10 miles east of Washington,
Exit 5 off I-79
(Third weekend in Sept—featuring the region’s beautiful old covered bridges, food and entertainment)

Meadowcroft Fall Foliage Festival
Meadowcroft Museum of Rural Life
724-587-3412
401 Meadowcroft Road, Avella
(Every weekend, Late September–Late October
Events change each weekend.)

OCTOBER
Apple Festival
Mt. Pleasant Volunteer Fire Company
724-356-3378
106 Main Street. Mt. Pleasant
(Early October)

Harvest Festival
Greene County Historical Society Museum
724-627-3204
918 Rolling Meadows Road, Waynesburg
(2nd weekend in October—
Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts)

Christmas Festival
Washington County Fairgrounds
724-863-4577
2151 North Main Street, Washington
(Christmas arts and crafts for sale)

Syrian Chicken Dinner
Saint Michael’s Antiochian
Orthodox Church
724-684-7460
1201 Patton Avenue, Monessen

Pennsylvania Bavarian Oktoberfest
Greater Canonsburg Chamber of Commerce
724-745-1800
159 East Pike Street, Canonsburg
(German bands, foods and crafts)

DECEMBER
Syrian Baklava Pastry Sale
Saint Michael’s Antiochian
Orthodox Church
724-684-7460
1201 Patton Avenue, Monessen

Trolleys and Toy Trains
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
877-728-7655 toll free or
724-228-9256
1 Museum Road, Washington
(Late December—holiday events)