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Hi YoTown Friends! 🍂
This is it. This is the weekend fall actually starts. White House Fruit Farm throws its doors open Friday morning, the maze at Coolspring Ranch cuts the ribbon Friday at four, Derthick's opens its season the same night, (details below) and Columbiana takes over its own downtown for three straight days. Pull the flannel out, grab shoes you do not care about, and go be outside. We counted sixty events for you and mapped every corn maze within two hours of the Valley while we were at it.
This Week's Edition
Good News Around Here
🐾 Good Dog Roll Call + a Friends of Fido birthday
🌽 Editor's Pick: The Fall Season Opens
Local Eats: Plaza Azteca Canfield
What's Ripe Right Now
New Season, New Skin
The Complete Corn Maze Map
One Quiet Hour
🎃 Flying Pumpkins and Other Farm Nonsense
Covered for the Fun Stuff
Wake the Furnace Up Gently
Homes With a Little Land
Leaf Season on Two Wheels
Pup’s First S’mores!!
The Weekend Event Guide
Looking Ahead
🌟 P.S.
📣 Good News Around Here
🧹 Legacy Tire & Auto Is Cleaning Up Mahoning Avenue
Legacy Tire & Auto is leading a volunteer cleanup along Mahoning Avenue on Saturday, September 19 from 9 a.m. to noon, with check in starting at 8:30. Register and you are entered to win a $150 gift certificate. Bring gloves, bring a neighbor, and make the drive into town look a little sharper before leaf season hits. Support World Cleanup Day!
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🐾 Good Dog Roll Call: Who's Ready for a Hayride?
Somewhere out there is a dog who has never once been allowed to run through a corn field, and honestly, that is a tragedy we can fix. This beautiful girl is available and just look at those eyes. What a sweetie pie!
🎂 Save the Date: Friends of Fido Turns 15
Speaking of good dogs. Friends of Fido is throwing itself a 15th birthday party this fall, and if you have ever adopted, fostered, donated or just cried at one of their posts, this one is yours to show up for. Fifteen years of pulling dogs out of bad situations in this Valley is worth a night out.
🌽 Editor's Pick: Officially Fall Season ‘Round Here
There is a specific kind of quiet that only happens when you are eight rows deep in corn and everyone has stopped talking because nobody wants to admit they took the wrong turn. That is the whole appeal. You paid money to be confused in a field, and it is somehow the best two hours of your life.
Three farms flip the switch (to fall) this weekend. Start here…
⭐ White House Fruit Farm Opens for Fall · Friday morning
The Canfield institution opens its fall season Friday at 9 a.m., and Fall Harvest Weekends run every Saturday and Sunday from there through October 25. Horse drawn wagon rides, the petting zoo, pony rides, unicorn rides, the budgie barn, face painting, bale making, music on the lawn from noon to three, and food vendors Friday through Sunday. And the donuts. You know about the donuts. Farmville Fun is $10 per child ages 2 to 15, wagon rides $5, petting zoo $1, budgie barn $3 cash only.
⭐ The Maze at Coolspring Ranch Opens · Friday at 4 PM
Opening weekend, and it doubles as Grandparents Weekend, so bring the whole lineup. This is Coolspring's 22nd fall season and the maze has been voted best in the nation by USA Today. Beyond the corn there is an indoor hay maze, a hayride, a pedal tractor racetrack, two forty foot mountain slides, a forty foot jump pad, tight ropes and a barnyard board game. Grilled burgers, fresh cut fries, fresh donuts and lemon shakes on site. Season runs through November 1. The Schoolhouse Shop and the pumpkins do not require admission.
⭐ Derthick's Corn Maze Opens · Friday night
A 200 year old working farm in Mantua with sixteen acres cut into three mazes, plus zip lines, human hamster wheels, corn cannons, a jump pad, family trikes and a bouncing cow train. Bonfires on the cold nights and Music on the Pavilion through the season. Weekends September 11 through October 25. Friday 6 to 11, Saturday 1 to 11, Sunday noon to 6. Last tickets sell 90 minutes before close. Admission is $14 cash for ages 3 to 64, $8 for 65 and up.
And next weekend the two big ones land: Maze Craze in New Springfield opens Friday, September 18 with four mazes and 9.3 miles of trail, and Maize Valley in Hartville opens Saturday, September 19 with the pumpkin cannon that launches a pumpkin about half a mile. Put them on the calendar now.
Your Dog Deserves a Fall Break Too
Here is the thing about leaf season. It is wedding weekends, it is a cabin in Hocking Hills, it is somebody's out of town game, and it is a lot of long days where nobody is home. Your dog should not spend all of that staring at the door. Canine Cove boards dogs in Austintown with playtime built right into the nightly price, kennels sanitized daily, multi pet discounts and cat boarding too. Boarding drop off runs 4 to 6 p.m. and pickup 8 to 11 a.m. Daycare is there for the in between days when your schedule gets away from you. Book the boarding before the fall calendar fills, because it always does.
🌮 Local Eats Spotlight: Plaza Azteca, Canfield
Plaza Azteca is the move after a day in the corn, and it is about to be an even better one. The Canfield location is putting in a new patio, which means the tail end of the season gets a whole lot more pleasant. Sixty five degrees, a jacket, a plate of something hot and a margarita outside is arguably the correct way to close out a Saturday in September.
The tableside guacamole is the thing to order first, made in front of you and adjusted to whatever you actually like. Regulars come back for the birria tacos, the fajita burrito and the chimichanga. There are gluten free and vegetarian options, the portions are generous, and the margaritas have won them awards for a reason. They opened the Canfield spot in 2023 and have quietly turned into a Valley staple since.
Oh, and did we mention the street corn?
📍 4525 Boardman-Canfield Rd., Canfield, OH 44406
📞 330-967-4997
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🕰️ Mon to Thu 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
· Fri 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
· Sat 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
· Sun 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
🍎 What's Ripe Right Now
Mid September is the greediest two weeks of the Ohio growing year. Summer has not fully let go and fall is already showing up, which means the farm stands are the fullest they will be all season. Here is what to actually put in your basket this week.
At peak, buy it now
Apples. The main event. Ohio apples run hardest September 1 through October 25. Honeycrisp comes off the trees in early September, Cortland lands mid to late month, and Golden Delicious rolls in right around the end of September.
Grapes. Table grapes hit their tightest window right now, roughly September 10 to 20, and then they are gone fast.
Pumpkins. Mid September through October, with the heaviest picking the first half of October.
Winter squash. Butternut, acorn, delicata. Late August all the way into November, and they store for months.
Peppers. Sweet and hot both run through the end of October.
Bartlett pears. September is basically the whole season.
Plums. Good through the end of the month.
Fall red raspberries. Mid August straight through to the first frost.
Broccoli and cabbage. Both hold strong through October 31.
Potatoes, eggplant, collards, beets, carrots, kale, turnips. All in the thick of it.
Cauliflower. Just starting. It peaks October 5 through November 20, so this is the warm up.
Last call, do not wait
Sweet corn. Winding down around September 25.
Tomatoes. Heaviest picking ends mid September, then it is a slow fade to frost. If you were going to can, can now.
Peaches and nectarines. Basically done by September 15.
Okra. Through about September 15.
Cucumbers and melons. Season is closing out.
Dates are typical Ohio windows and can swing two weeks either way depending on weather and which end of the county you are standing in. Call the farm before you drive.
🥕 The Market Moves Earlier:
Downtown Youngstown Farmers Market
Thursday, September 10 and Thursday, September 24 · 4:00 to 6:30 PM
Heads up, because the time changed. The Downtown Youngstown Farmers Market has pulled back to 4:00 to 6:30 PM for the rest of the season. School is back, the weather is turning, and the evenings are getting dark a lot faster than they were in July. Come a little earlier and you will still get the good light.
It runs the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month on the lawn at the Public Library of Youngstown, 305 Wick Avenue. Farm fresh produce, eggs, honey, bread, tea, baked goods and more, all from people who grew or made it themselves. And if you read our what's ripe section this week, this is exactly where to go find it. September is peak apple, grape, pepper and winter squash season in the Valley, and the market will show it.
Worth knowing: this market takes SNAP/EBT, Family Fruit and Vegetable Coupons, Produce Prescription Coupons, Senior Farmer Market Nutrition Coupons and cash. WIC Farmer Market Coupons are coming soon. Some vendors also take credit, debit, CashApp and Venmo, though bring cash to be safe.
New Season, Clean Canvas
Your skin just spent three months getting hit with sun, sweat, chlorine and sunscreen, and it is showing. Fall is the best window of the whole year to fix it. Cooler weather and less sun exposure make it the right time for the treatments you have been putting off since May. A seasonal facial resets everything summer roughed up, and if there is a tattoo you have quietly outgrown, laser tattoo removal is a fall project worth starting now. Consultations are free, so you can just come ask. Call or text, and gift cards are available for the person on your list who never books anything for herself.
The Complete Corn Maze Map
Every maze and pumpkin farm we could confirm within about a two hour drive. Screenshot it and work your way down it all season.
Right Here at Home (under 45 minutes)
Maze Craze · New Springfield, OH. Opens Fri Sept 18, weekends through Nov 1. Fri 5 to 11, Sat 12 to 11, Sun 12 to 9. Four mazes, 9.3 miles of trail, nationally ranked four times. 14070 Woodworth Rd (Rt 165) · 330-549-9000
Kuchta Farms · Newton Falls, OH. Already open, through Oct 31. Wed & Thu 12 to 7, Fri 12 to 8, Sat 10 to 8, Sun 10 to 6. Ten acre maze, sunflower fields, donut barn, pumpkin train.
White House Fruit Farm · Canfield, OH. Fall Harvest Weekends Sept 12 to Oct 25. Sat 10 to 5, Sun 11 to 5. 9249 State Route 62 · 330-533-4161
Detwiler Farm · Columbiana, OH. Weekends, late September into late October. Hayride to a ten acre pick your own patch, straw maze, petting zoo, and a pumpkin smash on the last weekend. 4520 Renkenberger Rd · 330-482-2276
Coolspring Ranch · Mercer, PA. Opens Fri Sept 11, through Nov 1. 537 Franklin Rd
Irons Mill Farmstead · New Wilmington, PA. Forty plus attractions on 150 acres, zip line, Pumpkin Village. 252 Greenfield Rd
Fair Haven Farms · Grove City, PA. Sept 18 to Nov 1. Maze observation bridge, Pumpkin Chunkin, extremely pushy goats. 201 Lee Rd
Hartford Orchards · Hartford, OH. 2026 dates to be announced. 6953 OH-305
🚗 Worth the Drive (one to two hours)
Maize Valley · Hartville, OH. Sept 19 to Oct 31. The pumpkin cannon, duck races, pig races, winery and brewery on site. 6193 Edison St NE
Derthick's Corn Maze · Mantua, OH. Opens Fri Sept 11, weekends through Oct 25. Sixteen acres, zip lines, moonlight maze. 5182 SR 82
Kingsway Pumpkin Farm · Hartville, OH. Sept 13 to Nov 1. Hand painted photo displays you will not find anywhere else. 1555 Andrews St NE
Arrowhead Orchard · Paris, OH. Sat & Sun, Sept 6 to Nov 2. Pick your own apples and pumpkins plus a sunflower field.
Nickajack Farms · North Lawrence, OH. Sept 12 to Oct 31, open daily. Fifty plus activities including gourd golf and racing pigs.
Rufener Hilltop Farms · Mogadore, OH. Wed to Sun, Sept 26 to Oct 25. Another pumpkin cannon, sunflower fields, train rides.
Luther Farm Fall Fest · Richfield, OH. Weekends from mid September. Famous pumpkin cannon and a giant corn pit slide.
Szalay's Farm & Market · Peninsula, OH. Sept 19 to Oct 31. Enormous maze, live music, roasted corn.
Heritage Farms · Peninsula, OH. Sept 26 to Oct 25. Harvest maze and a hayride through a Christmas tree farm.
Ramseyer Farms · Wooster, OH. Wed to Sun, Sept 2 to Oct 31. Fifth generation, 720 acres, mazes within mazes.
Lake Metroparks Farmpark · Kirtland, OH. Corn maze Sept 8 to Oct 11. Apple & Honey Harvest Weekend Sept 19 to 20.
Regal Vineyards · Madison, OH. Sat & Sun, Sept 26 to Oct 31. Eight acre maze, twenty plus activities, and a wine barn.
Honey Haven Farm · Ashland, OH. Wed to Sun, Sept 26 to Oct 31. Free indoor straw maze and barnyard zoo for the little ones.
Also within range, on the Pittsburgh side: Soergel Orchards in Wexford, Trax Farms in Finleyville, Simmons Farm in McMurray, Triple B Farms, Janoski's Farm in Clinton, Harvest Valley Farms and Shenot Farm in Marshall Township. All run fall festivals through September and October.
⚑ Jacq: Detwiler has not posted confirmed 2026 dates and Hartford Orchards has not announced theirs. Kuchta's street number shows up two different ways in listings so I left it off. The Pittsburgh side farms I did not date because their 2026 schedules were not posted where I could see them.
One Quiet Hour After a Loud Weekend
Corn mazes are wonderful. They are also two hours of a four year old asking which way, wind in your face, and a car ride home with everyone sticky. At some point this season you are going to need an hour where nobody needs anything from you. That is what a head spa treatment is. Warm water, slow hands, a scalp that has been carrying tension since roughly August, and quiet. You come out feeling like you got a full night of sleep in sixty minutes. Book one for yourself, or grab a gift card for the person in your family who plans every single one of these farm trips and never gets a break.
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📞 330-967-1709
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🎃 Flying Pumpkins and Other Farm Nonsense
If you thought the maze was the whole show, you have not been paying attention. This is the good stuff.
The pumpkin cannon at Maize Valley. The big one launches a pumpkin about half a mile downrange. Demonstrations are included with fall admission. Get there early, the crowd builds fast.
Detwiler's pumpkin smash. On the final weekend of the season, Detwiler Farm in Columbiana hands you three field pumpkins and a choice of sledgehammer, mallet, golf club or baseball bat for around $14. The pumpkins go back into the field either way, so you are technically composting. Owner Sam Detwiler figured out years ago that people would happily do the farm's work for them if you framed it right.
Pumpkin Chunkin at Fair Haven Farms in Grove City, if you would rather launch than smash.
Corn cannons at Derthick's in Mantua, alongside zip lines and human hamster wheels, which is a sentence we did not expect to write.
Pumpkin Destruction Day at Kuchta Farms, October 31. They close out the season with exactly what it sounds like.
Duck races and pig races at Maize Valley. The whole crowd gets split into teams. It is far more competitive than it has any right to be.
Moonlight maze nights. Derthick's runs them, and Kuchta's does Flashlight Maze Nights October 2 and 3. Bring your own flashlight and lower your expectations about finishing quickly.
🚜 The Boring Thing That Makes the Fun Stuff Possible
Fall in the Valley means a lot of miles. Trips to Hartville, a camper out one last weekend, a boat coming out of the water, deer season, holiday guests in the driveway and a house full of people by November. All of it is more fun when you are not quietly wondering whether you are actually covered. Preston Moore sits down with Valley families and goes through the whole picture, home, auto, the toys, the stuff you forgot to mention, and tells you straight where the gaps are. It takes one conversation. Then you can go get lost in a corn field with a completely clear head.
Wake the Furnace Up Before It Wakes You Up
1-800-Plumber +Air Youngstown
It happens the same way every year in the Valley. You get one genuinely cold night in late September, you flip the heat on for the first time since March, and something is off. A smell, a noise, or nothing at all. Better to find out now, on a Thursday, than on the first hard freeze in November when everyone else is calling too. Get the furnace looked at before the season turns, and while they are there, have them check the outside spigots and anything that will need to be shut down before the first freeze. Licensed, fast, and they fix it right the first time.
Homes with a Little Land:
A Porch Worth Putting Mums On
Hailey Ditullio, Realtor · Howard Hanna
Fall is when people start really looking. You spend a Saturday driving out past Columbiana or down through Poland, the leaves are turning, and you catch yourself thinking about a place with a little more yard and a front porch that could hold a hay bale and three pumpkins. Hailey Ditullio knows Poland, Boardman and Canfield block by block, and she is honest with you about which neighborhoods actually fit the life you are building instead of just the one on the listing sheet. Start the conversation now and you could be handing out candy at your own new front door.
🚴 The Best Two Weeks of the Year on the Trail
Cruise the Creek E-Bikes
Mill Creek Park is about to do the thing it does every October where it stops looking like a park and starts looking like a postcard. See it from a bike. Cruise the Creek runs two options: the Trailside Journey, flat and paved and easy for absolute beginners, and Unleash Your Adventure, which takes you into the wooded and hilly stretches if you are confident on two wheels. It is a genuinely great date afternoon, and an even better thing to do with visiting family who have never seen what we have here. Text to reserve, because leaf peak weekends book up.
🔥 Campfire Season, Puppy Edition
The first cool night of the year is the best night to be a dog.
Our new Puppy Sleepovers start Friday, September 26.
For $69, your pup gets the whole fall night: a sleepover with the crew, a bedtime story, breakfast in the morning, a bandana to go home in, puppy-safe s'mores, and photos so you can see exactly how much fun you missed.
🕰️ Drop off 5 PM, pick up between 8 and 10 AM
🎟️ Twelve spots. That’s it.
Bring your pup. Bring their best friend. Somebody is coming home tired.
🎪 The Ultimate Weekend Event Guide
Sixty events, Thursday through Sunday. Multi-day first, then day by day.
Multi-Day & Ongoing
Columbiana Street Fair · Come See TOTS FUR-st Responders!
📍 Downtown Columbiana · Columbiana, OH
🕰️ Thu, Sept 10 at 5 PM to Sat, Sept 12 at 11 PM
Three days of rides, food and small-town street fair.
The Northern Border 2026 IDS Championship
📍 2 Painters Path · Washingtonville, OH
🕰️ Fri, Sept 11 to Sun, Sept 13
Regional dog sports championship runs all weekend long.
September CPE Agility Trial
📍 2 Painters Path · Washingtonville, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 to Sun, Sept 13
Canine Performance Events agility trial, free to watch.
Fall in The Woods 2026 by Wooden Barn Shop
📍 Hartford Hill Winery · Hartford, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 to Sun, Sept 13 · from 10 AM
Makers market in the woods with wine and music.
The Golden Age Grandparents Day Weekend!
📍 1282 Trumbull Ave, Suite A1 · Girard, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 and Sun, Sept 13 · from 10 AM
Bring grandma and grandpa for a whole weekend celebration.
3 Way / 3 Blind Mice Meet and Chili Cookoff
📍 Cleveland Skydiving Center · Garrettsville, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 to Sun, Sept 13
Skydivers, formation jumps and a serious chili competition.
Thursday, September 10
Friday, September 11 (we remember)
Fall Opening at White House Fruit Farm
📍 White House Fruit Farm · Canfield, OH
🕰️ Fri, Sept 11 · 9 AM
Donuts, cider and the fall farm officially opens.
Opening Weekend & Grandparents Weekend at The Maze at Coolspring Ranch
📍 537 Franklin Rd · Mercer, PA
🕰️ Fri, Sept 11 · 4 PM
Corn maze season opens, grandparents get in free.
Food Truck: Smokey's Patty Wagon
📍 20 S Mercer St · New Castle, PA
🕰️ Fri, Sept 11 · 5 PM
Smash burgers pulling up for the Friday crowd.
Rest & Restore Yoga at Lib's
📍 LiBs Market · Youngstown, OH
🕰️ Fri, Sept 11 · 5 PM
Slow restorative flow to unwind the whole week.
Weekend Music: Side2 Band
📍 2400 NE River Rd · Lake Milton, OH
🕰️ Fri, Sept 11 · 6 PM
Live covers on the water as summer winds down.
Pearl Chain Pilots Land in The Bunker
📍 The Bunker · city to confirm
🕰️ Fri, Sept 11 · 7 PM
Local rock band takes over the bunker stage.
Niko Moon: Back To My Roots Tour
📍 Venue to confirm · Mahoning Valley
🕰️ Fri, Sept 11 · 8 PM
Country hitmaker brings his roots tour through town.
Free Movie In The Park (5 of 6)
📍 1928 E Washington St · New Castle, PA
🕰️ Fri, Sept 11 · 8 PM
Bring a blanket, the movie costs you nothing.
Saturday, September 12
Event #7 · Mosquito Lake
📍 Mosquito Lake Causeway · Cortland, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 7 AM
Early morning fishing tournament off the causeway.
3rd Annual Darrin Sankey Memorial Golf Outing
📍 Tanglewood Golf Course · city to confirm
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 8 AM
Memorial scramble raising money for a good cause.
All You Can Eat Breakfast
📍 225 E Washington St · Lisbon, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 8 AM
Eggs, pancakes and sausage until you tap out.
Cystic Fibrosis Mat Pilates Charity Class
📍 196 N Sharpsville Ave · Sharon, PA
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 9 AM
Sweat for a cause at this donation based class.
Bonus Trunk Sale at Mr Darby's!
📍 Mr. Darby's Emporium, 7386 Market St · Boardman, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 9 AM
Vendors selling straight out of their car trunks.
2026 TCTC Horse Show
📍 Trumbull Career & Technical Center · Champion, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 9 AM
Student riders showing all day, free to watch.
Volunteer Event: September Bed Delivery 🛏️
📍 2541 Larchmont Ave NE · Warren, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 10 AM
Help build and deliver beds to local kids.
4th Annual EP Fall Fest
📍 147 N Market St · East Palestine, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 10 AM
Downtown fall festival with vendors, food and music.
Shenango Township 2026 Fall Festival
📍 238 Kittery Ridge Dr · New Castle, PA
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 10 AM
Township fall festival with crafts, food and games.
Kool Lakes Fall Vendor Market
📍 12990 Nelson Ledge Rd · Garrettsville, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 10 AM
Lakeside market packed with fall makers and crafters.
Health and Wellness Fair
📍 The Metroplex Expo Center · Girard, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 10 AM
Screenings, vendors and wellness resources under one roof.
Intro to Sewing with Rachel 🧵
📍 7038 Morford East Rd · Kinsman, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 10 AM
Beginner sewing class, no experience needed at all.
Creativity in the Kitchen
📍 1301 7th Ave · Beaver Falls, PA
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 11 AM
Hands on cooking session for curious home cooks.
Geauga Veterans Sport Fest Cornhole Tournament
📍 Great Lakes Outdoor Supply · Middlefield, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 12 PM
Bags tournament kicking off the veterans sport fest.
Dino-Roar Show! 🦖
📍 2576 Davis Peck Rd · Cortland, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 1 PM
Life size dinosaurs stomping around for the kids.
Paul Borger and Rick Houston
📍 Laleure Vineyards & Winery · Parkman, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 1:30 PM
Acoustic afternoon on the patio with a glass.
Fun in the Sun 2026
📍 Windham, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 2 PM
Community afternoon of games, food and live music.
8th Annual Geauga Veterans Sport Fest & Fireworks Show
📍 Great Lakes Outdoor Supply · Middlefield, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 3 PM
Veterans benefit festival capped off with real fireworks.
Classics and Hot Rods
📍 6520 Mahoning Ave · Austintown, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 3 PM
Chrome, muscle cars and lawn chairs on Mahoning.
Stop Light Street Car Shootout V5!
📍 Quaker City Motorsports Park · Salem, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 4 PM
Street legal cars racing heads up down the strip.
Boardman Community Day: Celebrating America's 250th
📍 Boardman Township Park, 375 Boardman Poland Rd · Boardman, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 4:30 PM
Free community celebration for the country's 250th birthday.
Mosquito Lake Shared With Tri State Trail
📍 Mosquito Lake State Park · Cortland, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 5:30 PM to 7 AM
Overnight trail ride and campout at the lake.
2026 Jamestown Community Fair Demolition Derby, Night 2
📍 Jamestown Community Fair · Jamestown, PA
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 6 PM
Cars smashing cars, exactly as loud as promised.
Ignite: Arts on Fire Festival
📍 124 E Leasure Ave · New Castle, PA
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 6 PM
Fire performers, live art and music after dark.
Night at the Races & Cash Bash
📍 1400 Factory Ave · Ellwood City, PA
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 6 PM
Bet on horses, win cash, benefit a cause.
Cool Breeze
📍 9645 Kinsman Pymatuning Rd · Kinsman, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 6 PM
Live band playing the classics all evening long.
51st Annual Show of Bands
📍 Canfield High School, 100 Cardinal Dr · Canfield, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 7 PM
Marching bands from across the region compete.
JAM-HI Productions Presents: The MJ Experience
📍 The Youngstown Playhouse · Youngstown, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 7 PM
Michael Jackson tribute show with full choreography.
Back in Burton: Reelin in the Years
📍 Coffee Corners Antiques and Coffee House · Burton, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 7 PM
Seventies covers in a coffee house full of antiques.
Glow Crazy Ride
📍 West Branch State Park · Ravenna, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 8 PM
Night bike ride, glow sticks strongly encouraged.
Area's Best Tribute to Rock Band Strikes Again
📍 The New Manhattan · Youngstown, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sept 12 · 8:15 PM
Late night tribute set at a Youngstown staple.
Sunday, September 13
"Let's Get Toasted" Boozy Brunch with DJ Sam Fabrizio
📍 1295 Boardman Canfield Rd, Ste 4 · Boardman, OH
🕰️ Sun, Sept 13 · 9 AM
Brunch, mimosas and a DJ before noon.
JUSTIFIED Performs at Fall in the Woods
📍 Hartford Hill Winery · Hartford, OH
🕰️ Sun, Sept 13 · 10 AM
Live music inside the makers market in the woods.
Hermitage Little League Fall Baseball Season 2026
📍 5500 Virginia Rd · Hermitage, PA
🕰️ Sun, Sept 13 · 10 AM
Fall ball opens up for the younger crowd.
Yogi Bookclub + Meditation
📍 6961 Market St · Youngstown, OH
🕰️ Sun, Sept 13 · 11 AM
Books and breathwork in one gentle Sunday session.
🔮 Holistic Health & Psychic Fair
📍 Champion Township Administration Building, 240 Marshall Ave E · Warren, OH
🕰️ Sun, Sept 13 · 11 AM
Readers, healers and holistic vendors all afternoon.
Silly Science Sunday: Free Science Festival
📍 Raymond John Wean Foundation Park · Warren, OH
🕰️ Sun, Sept 13 · 11 AM
Free hands on science festival built for kids.
🐝 Bee a Friend Fest & Parade
📍 Austintown Township Park · Austintown, OH
🕰️ Sun, Sept 13 · 11 AM
Kids parade in bee costumes, pollinators get celebrated.
1st Annual Sean & Garrett Hope & Memorial Walk
📍 Cascade Park · New Castle, PA
🕰️ Sun, Sept 13 · 2 PM
Community memorial walk raising awareness and funds.
Benefit for Type 1 Diabetes: Dance Contest & Silent Raffle
📍 Troy Township Community Center · city to confirm
🕰️ Sun, Sept 13 · 3 PM
Dance contest and raffle benefiting Type 1 families.
Buhl Park Concert Series
📍 Buhl Park · Hermitage, PA
🕰️ Sun, Sept 13 · 6 PM
Free outdoor concert, bring a chair and blanket.
Nelly
📍 Covelli Centre · Youngstown, OH
🕰️ Sun, Sept 13 · 7:30 PM
The weekend's biggest ticket lands downtown Sunday night.
📅 Looking Ahead
Next Weekend, September 18 to 20: The Big One
62nd Annual Hartford Apple Festival · Hartford Township, Trumbull County. Sept 18 to 20. Sixty two years of apples, right in our backyard.
Johnny Appleseed Festival, 58th annual · Downtown Lisbon, OH. Sept 18 to 20, free. Tinsmiths, blacksmiths, apple pressers, a grand parade Saturday, pedal tractor races and a pet parade. Johnny walks the grounds with a saucepan on his head.
Maze Craze opening night · New Springfield, OH. Friday Sept 18 at 5 PM.
Maize Valley Fall Harvest Festival opens · Hartville, OH. Saturday Sept 19. Pumpkin cannon.
Kuchta Farms Fall Fest, 10th annual · Newton Falls, OH. Sept 19 to 20.
Apple & Honey Harvest Weekend · Farmpark, Kirtland, OH. Sept 19 to 20.
Ladybug Run & Family Fun Day · 5700 Patriot Blvd, Austintown, OH. Sat Sept 19 at 9:30 AM.
Youngstown Writers' Guild September Meeting · Boardman Library. Sat Sept 19 at 10 AM.
5th Annual Evans City PumpkinFest · E. Main St, Evans City, PA. Sept 19 to 20.
Jeep Invasion at Derthick's · Mantua, OH. Sat Sept 19.
Rest of September
October
A Gilmore Girls Afternoon around Chardon Square · Thu Oct 1 at 2 PM.
Witches, Booze & Brews Adult Book Fair · The Common Ground. Fri Oct 2 at 5 PM.
Sinister Horror Fest 4 · 1825 N Leavitt Rd NW, Warren. Fri Oct 2 at 5 PM.
Mom's Basement Fest 2026 · Westside Bowl, Youngstown. Oct 2 to 3.
Kuchta Farms Flashlight Maze Nights · Newton Falls. Oct 2 to 3.
RWT at White House Fruit Farm · Canfield. Sat Oct 3 at 12 PM.
New Brighton Witches Night Out · 3rd Ave, New Brighton, PA. Sat Oct 3 at 3 PM.
Corn & Pumpkin Weekend · Farmpark, Kirtland. Oct 3 to 4.
50th Annual Boardman Rotary Oktoberfest · Boardman Township Park. Sun Oct 4 at 9 AM.
Create Your Own Caramel Apple · 400 Boardman Poland Rd, Boardman. Sun Oct 4 at 12 PM.
Trunk or Treat Car Cruise · Perkins, Boardman. Sun Oct 4 at 4 PM.
Matt Mathews: Not What I Ordered World Tour · Citizens Live at The Wylie. Thu Oct 8 at 7 PM.
A Bucking Nightmare 2026 · Garwood Arena. Fri Oct 9 at 9 AM.
Spookley the Square Pumpkin movie night (free) · Kuchta Farms. Sat Oct 10 at 7:30 PM.
Boardman Book Club: "Perfume" · POP Art Books Culture. Wed Oct 14 at 6:30 PM.
Boyz II Men · Citizens Live at The Wylie. Fri Oct 16 at 7:30 PM.
BarnYard Takeover · Kuchta Farms. Sat Oct 17.
Micro Wrestling · Magic Tree Pub & Eatery, Boardman. Thu Oct 22 at 7 PM.
The Price Is Right Live · W.D. Packard Music Hall, Warren. Thu Oct 22 at 7:30 PM.
Happy 15th Birthday, Friends of Fido · Maronite Center, Youngstown. Fri Oct 23 at 5 PM.
Yellow Brick Joel: The Tribute Concert · DeYor Performing Arts Center. Sat Oct 24 at 7 PM.
Not So Spooky Halloween · Kuchta Farms. Oct 24 to 25. And Dog Day at Derthick's Sat Oct 25.
Midnight Release Party: ACOTAR 6 · 7095 Lockwood Blvd, Boardman. Mon Oct 26 at 10 PM.
WWE Road To Survivor Series: WarGames · Covelli Centre. Thu Oct 29 at 7:30 PM.
Pumpkin Destruction · Kuchta Farms. Sat Oct 31.
November and Beyond
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🌟 P.S.
Take the long way home this weekend. Buy the apples, get lost in the corn, and let the kids be filthy by four o'clock. The Valley only looks like this for about six weeks.
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