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Yinzer Valley Farms in Mount Pleasant has announced its annual 'Spirited Trails' fall festival for Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The 21+ event at 681 Mulberry Hill Road features live music, regional food trucks, artisan vendors, and tastings from local craft breweries, wineries, and distilleries. Pets are not permitted.
The grand opening of Dick's House of Sport at Westmoreland Mall has driven single-day and weekend foot traffic numbers not seen at the complex in over ten years. The interactive anchor store — featuring climbing walls, turf fields, and batting cages — is drawing regional visitors who stay to shop and dine at adjacent stores, with further boosts from youth sports tournaments and Pittsburgh Steelers training camp in nearby Latrobe.
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg has confirmed a 142% increase in visitor attendance over the past three years. Director Silvia Filippini-Fantoni credits the surge to interactive digital integration, expanded public programming, and community-centered exhibitions highlighting regional artists — with spillover benefits for surrounding small businesses.
Two upcoming regional events highlight business development and community heritage in Fayette County. The Fayette Chamber Small Business Summit takes place August 21 at the Historic Summit Inn in Farmington, covering AI, cybersecurity, and fraud prevention. The Unity in the Community Festival is set for August 20 at Grant Park in Uniontown, celebrating 250 years with live DJs, a basketball tournament, food trucks, and free school supply giveaways.
Downtown Uniontown turned into a lively cultural celebration over the weekend as thousands gathered on Main Street for the annual Italian Heritage Festival, featuring authentic food vendors, live musical performances, accordion showcases, and heritage displays celebrating the region's historic immigrant roots.
Uniontown Area High School welcomes incoming freshmen and transfer students Tuesday, August 11 at 9:00 AM for 'Raider Up Day' orientation — a chance to tour the building, find classrooms and lockers, and meet faculty before the first official day of school on August 25.
Another busy week is coming to a close across Uniontown and Fayette County, with developments involving local government, infrastructure, public safety, community events and the approaching high school sports season.
The Uniontown Amateur Radio Club is celebrating a remarkable milestone this year with the 75th Annual GABFEST, bringing together amateur radio operators, hobbyists, vendors, families and visitors for a day centered around radio communication and community.
The Fayette County Fair is wrapping up another week of agriculture, entertainment, food and family activities in Dunbar as residents from throughout the county come together for one of the region's longtime summer traditions.
Residents of Fayette County are invited to join Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) for a series of informal community gatherings, designed to foster open dialogue about state-related issues.
The bipartisan, bicameral PA Legislative Arts and Culture Caucus joined Creative Pennsylvania and arts advocates yesterday for their annual Arts Advocacy Day at the Capitol. The day’s events highlighted the importance of the arts across the commonwealth and emphasized the need for increased investment in Pennsylvania’s creative sector.
