Tricks & Treats for Your Pittsburgh Halloween

It’s the Friday news roundup! If you’re scrambling to come up with a last-minute Halloween costume and plans, we’ve got you covered. The team has everything you need for a scary weekend, from pumpkin carving tips to Pittsburgh-centric costume ideas to bone-chilling events and parties for all ages.

Check out the Halloween activities we mentioned in the show:

• Brendan Conaway aka Pittsburgh Pumpkin Guy will be live carving pumpkins all around tahn. You can get the full rundown of events on his Facebook page.
• Buffalo Bill’s House is holding guided tours on Halloween weekend.
• Check out our episode all about the “cinematic destination” where some of the most iconic scenes from Silence of Lambs were shot: https://pod.link/citycastpittsburgh/episode/bbbec4bcf6f7f7c1fe50d6ad47c25a94
•  Southside Works and Fred Rogers Productions are hosting a full day of free family fun with pumpkin carving and painting, a Great Pumpkin Patch, and an outdoor screening of new Halloween programming on 10/22. 
• The event will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.” Check out our episode all about that: https://pod.link/citycastpittsburgh/episode/ed8fef927fb61a930d76a6745e00fc4f
• POGOH is hosting a Bike or Treat Halloween Scavenger Hunt on 10/29.
• Beers of the Burgh and Brew Gentleman are throwing a Scary Furnace Halloween Party at Carrie Blast Furnaces on 10/22.
• Arie Cole will be DJ-ing at Zombie Prom on 10/28 and Slappers N Bangers on 10/29.
• Cobra is hosting a Halloween party on 10/29.
• Pittsburgh’s ultimate haunted house, ScareHouse, is open Friday-Sunday through early November.

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