Beginning August 22nd - Wagon Rides at Elk Country Visitors Center:
Wagon Rides are $25/Person Wagon Rides are typically 45 minutes in length Reservations will be taken the DAY OF the ride starting at 10am In person reservations will be taken prior to phone reservations One person may reserve up to 4 seats This ride DOES NOT guarantee that you will see elk, as they are free roaming animals. But we sure hope you do!
Beginning August 30th - October - Pine Ridge Farm CORN MAZE 662 Kemmer Road in Kersey PA. Traditional maze, theme maze, schedule a party or just take the family! Visit their website for all the details.
September
Beginning September 13th - Corn Mazes at Pine Ridge Farm They have theme mazes and traditional mazes, mazes for every type of guest! Traditional Mazes- $5 per person, Themed Mazes- $7 per person, Credit card transaction not available. Visit their website for a complete list of mazes, and all the details! This is one of those ‘fun fall’ things that should become your family tradition, from a family who made it theirs!
SEPTEMBER 27th - Flavors of Fall Festival 9am to 3pm downtown Ridgway…vendors welcome!! Contact Roberta at 814.776.1424 Download your application today! Are you under the age of 18 but want to be a vendor? THIS jr.app is for you!
“Mini on Main” - sponsored by Elk County Council on the Arts, September 27th, in conjunction with the Flavors of Fall.
October
October 4th and 5th - Haunted Trail Walk at Sandy Beach Park to benefit the Ridgway Skate Park. Big success! Stay tuned for their ideas for 2025!
October 18th - Harvest Daze in downtown Ridgway
October 19th - Trick Or Trail 3rd Annual 12k, 6k, & 2-mile Spooky Walk on the Laurel Mills Trail beginning at 1p.m. Registration fee: $30.00, Costumes encouraged! Sponsored by Allegheny Hike, Bike & Ski, all proceeds will be used to maintain the Laurel Mill Trail area.
Ridgway Community Trick or Treat…TBA
October 30th - Business Trick or Treat downtown Ridgway 3pm to 5pm
November
November 2nd 2025! - YMCA TURKEY TROT 5K Run/Walk on the Rails to Trails in Ridgway. Great family event! Medals for all registered participants 12-under.
November 8th - St Leo School Reverse Raffle at the Royal Inn in Ridgway: Tickets are OFFICIALLY on sale to the general public! Get yours before we sell out! Call or Text Sara Anderson at 814-389-5775 to reserve yours! *tickets are $80.00 and admit 2 to the event *you must be 21 years or older to purchase a ticket. *ticket includes dinner for 2, an entry into our $1,500 grand prize, and a number to use in our love, silent, and dessert auctions
November 27 - Happy Thanksgiving
November 28th - Light Up Night, and Santa at 6 pm in the Gazebo
November 29th - Shop Small Saturday, downtown Ridgway…there is always something for everyone.
December
December 5th - Ridgway-Elk County Chamber of Commerce annual Holiday Cheer Tour downtown Ridgway.
December 6 - Breakfast with Santa at the N. Broad Firehall….sponsored by the Ridgway YMCA
2026 Save the Dates
February
February 27 -March 1 - Elk County Blizzard Fest! A new event beginning Friday from 4 - 11 p.m., Saturday Noon to 11p.m. and Sunday 9a.m. to 4. FOOD! MUSIC ! VENDORS! LOCAL SPIRITS! ACTIVITIES! Volunteers, Organizers and Vendors needed! Please contact Terry (717) 951-0459 or Erica (814)594.7984 or email elkcountyblizzardfest@yahoo.com
March
March 25 - Hop n Shop Weekend…..A Spring “shop local”
April
April 22- 25 Chainsaw Rendezvous
MAY
TBA: Annual Chamber Community Wide Yard Sale!
June
TBA: Annual Chamber Golf Scramble
July
July ? - October ? TBA Ridgway Farmer’s Market on TUESDAYS from 3:30 to 6p.m. at the Ridgway Mills Campground 260 West Main Street, Ridgway
Saturday, July 25th 8am to 6pm and Sunday, July 26 8am to 3pm - Annual Elk Expo Location: Elk Country Visitor Center Keystone Elk Country Alliance.
TBA: Annual Ridgway Volunteer Firmen’s Celebration and Carnival
