Fall is festival season in Franklin County

Lauren LaRocca, The Frederick News-Post, Md.
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Sep. 24—Fall is a wonderful time of year to visit Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

The Stitches in Time Barn Quilt Trail is a self-guided driving tour showcasing more than three dozen hand-painted barn squares. Drive the trail on a fall day and find the barn quilts and experience the beauty of Franklin County countryside along the way.

Stop by Country Creek Produce Farm, a one-stop shop for fun for all ages, with its giant corn maze, hayrides, pick-your-own pumpkins, a pumpkin cannon, Ferris wheel, tasty fall treats, and a shop filled with fall florals and décor.

Stoners Dairy Farm & Corn Maze hosts flashlight nights, a trick-or-treat night, a petting zoo, barrel trains, jump pads and the scarecrow factory.

It's also festival season each fall in Franklin County.

Mercersburg Townfest on Sept. 30 will feature food, entertainment, artisans and games.

Dozens of vendors will line Main Street in Waynesboro on Oct. 7 for Market Day, with craft and specialty food vendors, sidewalk sales, music and other activities.

On that same day, the Mercersburg Beer & Wine Festival will take place at Whitetail Ski Resort. The festival is for ages 21 and up and hosts crafted beverage vendors from all over the region.

Applefest takes place in Chambersburg on Oct. 21, when parts of Rt. 11 and Rt. 30 will close, and the streets will be lined with handmade crafts, food, kids activities and music.

Shippensburg Pumpkin Festival runs Oct. 21 to 23 and brings live pumpkin carving, food trucks, craft vendors, music and kids activities.

To end the packed season of festivals, Downtown Chambersburg Inc. will host the Fall Food Truck Festival on Oct. 29, featuring more than 20 local and regional food vendors.

If you decide to make the getaway trip a full weekend, try staying at a cozy inn or bed and breakfast, like the former Col. Moorhead Kennedy's country home, The Inn at Ragged Edge or Mercersburg Inn.

Learn more about the region and upcoming activities at explorefranklincountypa.com, or call 717-552-2977.