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Things to do with kids in Westmoreland County, PA

30 upcoming family events and 2 places and programs in Westmoreland County, PA. Every listing links to the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it — confirm the details there before you go. Dates are in Eastern Time.

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Upcoming family events

Arts & crafts
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Chess Knights
Norwin Library Community Room
Community
Sat, Oct 24
Fall Family Night (Hempfield Township)
Hempfield Park Smail Auto Group Amphitheater
With admission
Community
Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM
Fireworks at Murrysville Community Park
Murrysville Community Park
Community
Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Knight Writers
Norwin Library Community Room
Community
Through Nov 5
Ligonier Scarecrow Contest
Diamond Park and downtown Ligonier
Trick-or-treat
Sat, Oct 24 · 3:00 PM
Trick or Treat on the Trail — Murrysville
Murrysville Community Park
FreeUp to 10
Arts & crafts
Mon, Oct 26 · 11:00 AM
11AM Storytime
Norwin Library Community Room
Spooky and haunted
Mon, Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
Spooky Art For Teens
Norwin Public Library
Oct29ThuOutdoors
Thu, Oct 29 · 5:45 PM
Whose that Hoot? Owl Prowl at Forbes State Forest
Forbes State Forest
Ages 7+
Pumpkins and patches
Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
Palace Pumpkin Carving at The Palace Theatre
The Palace Theatre – Duffy and Summer Friedlander Courtyard
Free
Outdoors
Fri, Oct 30 · 11:00 AM
History Hike for Keystone State Park's 81st Birthday
Keystone State Park
Outdoors
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Witches Paddle at Keystone State Park
Keystone State Park – Beach Boat Launch
Free
Nov4WedSTEM & discovery
Wed, Nov 4 · 6:00 PM
Build A Town
Norwin Public Library
Nov7SatOutdoors
Sat, Nov 7
Owling at the Moon at Powdermill Nature Reserve
Powdermill Nature Reserve
From $5All ages
Nov7SatOutdoors
Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM
Powdermill Family Nature Walk
Powdermill Nature Reserve
FreeAll ages
Nov18WedSTEM & discovery
Wed, Nov 18 · 6:00 PM
Thanksgiving Floats
Norwin Public Library
All ages
Community
Thu, Nov 19 · 5:30 PM
Overly's Country Christmas
Overly's Country Christmas
From $5
Arts & crafts
Fri, Nov 20
Disney Frozen by The Potter's Players — Greensburg Garden & Civic Center
Greensburg Garden & Civic Center
From $10
Nutcracker and shows
Wed, Nov 25 · 7:30 PM
Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland — The Palace Theatre, Greensburg
The Palace Theatre
From $47.75All ages
Nov26ThuSports & play
Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM
Kiski Valley Turkey Trot 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run — Apollo
Kunkle Park
From $30All ages
Nov27FriCommunity
Fri, Nov 27 · 6:30 PM
Light Up Ligonier
Diamond Park
Nov28SatLight displays
Sat, Nov 28 · 4:00 PM
Compass Inn Museum by Candlelight: Celebrating the Yuletide
Compass Inn Museum
From $10
Arts & crafts
Sat, Nov 28 · 2:00 PM
Be Like Blippi Tour at The Palace Theatre
The Palace Theatre
From $28
Arts & crafts
Fri, Dec 4
Disney's Newsies JR. by Greensburg Civic Theatre
Greensburg Garden & Civic Center
From $17
Community
Fri, Dec 4 · 5:00 PM
Light Up the Park (Hempfield Township)
Founders Park
With admission
Dec12SatNutcracker and shows
Sat, Dec 12 · 11:00 AM
The Nutcracker with Live Orchestra — Palace Theatre, Greensburg
The Palace Theatre
Paid
Santa visits
Sat, Dec 12 · 8:30 AM
Breakfast with Santa — Greensburg Garden & Civic Center
Greensburg Garden & Civic Center
From $20
Sports & play
Sat, Dec 12 · 8:00 AM
Jingle Bell 5K and Kids' 1 Mile Fun Run — Oak Hollow Park, North Huntingdon
Oak Hollow Park
From $15
Community
Mon, Dec 14 · 1:00 PM
Homeschool Investigators: Holiday Traditions Around the World — Greensburg
Greensburg Hempfield Area Library
Ages 5–12
STEM & discovery
Tue, Dec 15 · 6:00 PM
Getting Started with Sphero Coding Robots — Greensburg
Greensburg Hempfield Area Library
Ages 9–14

Places and ongoing programs

Recently ended

A county page lists the county’s own addresses (by ZIP code, from the Census Bureau’s ZIP-to-county file); pages appear in our sitemap once a county has 10 or more current listings.

Upcoming family events

Chess Knights

Fall Family Night (Hempfield Township)

Fireworks at Murrysville Community Park

Knight Writers

Ligonier Scarecrow Contest

Trick or Treat on the Trail — Murrysville

11AM Storytime

Spooky Art For Teens

Whose that Hoot? Owl Prowl at Forbes State Forest

Palace Pumpkin Carving at The Palace Theatre

History Hike for Keystone State Park's 81st Birthday

Witches Paddle at Keystone State Park

Build A Town

Owling at the Moon at Powdermill Nature Reserve

Powdermill Family Nature Walk

Thanksgiving Floats

Overly's Country Christmas

Disney Frozen by The Potter's Players — Greensburg Garden & Civic Center

Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland — The Palace Theatre, Greensburg

Kiski Valley Turkey Trot 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run — Apollo

Light Up Ligonier

Compass Inn Museum by Candlelight: Celebrating the Yuletide

Be Like Blippi Tour at The Palace Theatre

Disney's Newsies JR. by Greensburg Civic Theatre

Light Up the Park (Hempfield Township)

The Nutcracker with Live Orchestra — Palace Theatre, Greensburg

Breakfast with Santa — Greensburg Garden & Civic Center

Jingle Bell 5K and Kids' 1 Mile Fun Run — Oak Hollow Park, North Huntingdon

Homeschool Investigators: Holiday Traditions Around the World — Greensburg

Getting Started with Sphero Coding Robots — Greensburg

Places and ongoing programs

Keystone State Park

Bushy Run Battlefield

Recently ended

11AM Storytime

Bats: Creatures of the Night Homeschool Program at Forbes State Forest

European Spanish Class

Norwin Nibblers

Move and Groove

Westmoreland Transit Info Session

11AM Storytime

Chess Knights for Beginners

11AM Storytime

Magic Show with Magician Chuck Caputo