The Annual Peach Festival Near Pittsburgh Is The Perfect Summer Activity
By Beth Price-Williams|Published July 24, 2019
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
Summer’s barreling right along, bringing with it plenty of heat and humidity. The festival season is also well under way, helping to make our already packed schedules even busier. Slow things down, at least for one Saturday afternoon, at this peach festival near Pittsburgh. Indulge in delicious peach treats as you visit the quaint shops of this Western Pennsylvania town.
Clear your calendar for August 3, 2019, the day of the annual Peach Festival in Smicksburg, about an hour and 15 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh.
Wear comfy shoes for your visit to the festival, which will star several local shops, including Country Cupboard, The Drying Shed, and Smicksburg Country Store.
Country Cupboard, for example, welcomes guests to stop by during the Peach Festival to try such delicious peach goodies as homemade peach fudge, peach jam, peach jelly, and peach dips.
You can’t celebrate the peach without a delicious pie, right? Stop by Smicksburg Country Store for an assortment of peach treats. Dig into a peach pie; dip your nachos in peach salsa; and cool down with a peach drink.
You’ve got to have something to do with all of those peaches, right? Visit Smicksburg Pottery and Little Mahoning Creek Pottery to pick up everything you need to transform your peaches into delicious desserts.
Click here for the official website of the town of Smicksburg. Or, go here Facebook.
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