Hundred Acres Manor Tops 5 Weekend Activities To Do Around Dormont, Brookline

DORMONT, PA - So scary is Hundred Acres Manor that we hesitated putting it in Patch’s weekend guide out of legitimate concerns that people would be too frightened to click on the link.

But since you obviously mustered up your courage and did so, we can tell you that Hundred Acres Manor has been named one of the world’s best haunted houses by the Travel Channel, Forbes.com, The Los Angeles Time, USA Today and Yahoo News.

Hundred Acres Manor features 6 mind-bending attractions that will leave you running in fear. Care for a preview?

The attraction is located a 1 Hundred Acre Drive in Bethel Park. This weekend’s hours: Oct 13-14, 7-11:30 p.m.; Oct. 15, 7-10 p.m. Hundred Acres Mansion tickets start at $20.

Other weekend highlights:

• Blue Dust Pumpkinfest 6, Oct. 14, 1-10 p.m., beneath the Homestead Grays Bridge, Homestead

The popular craft beer bar holds its annual autumnal festival featuring the finest pumpkin ales, Oktoberfest beers,seasonal beverages from Southern Tier and other breweries and craft cocktails. In what has become a tradition, there will be hand-carved pumpkins to drink from as well. There will be food trucks on hand and live music from the likes of Hill Joran & Slide Worldwide and others.
Blue Dust Pumpkinfest 6 admission is free.

• Le Creme Music & Arts Festival, Oct. 14, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Warrington Avenue, Allentown

This day-long festival will feature live music and food and drink from a variety of vendors. Among the musical performers will be national recording artists Living Color, known for fusing rock, metal and funk, and Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers. Food vendors will include Alla Famiglia, Primanti Bros. Truck and the Pittsburgh Taco Truck.
Le Creme Music & Arts Festival admission is free.

• Chocolate Bar, Oct. 14, 8 p.m., Benedum Center, Downtown

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust invites you to a carnival in the Benedum Center’s Grand Lobby, where you can yourself in the draw of bygone times filled with intrigue, masks and mischief.
The decadence you desire awaits with chocolate-infused creations from Pittsburgh’s finest chocolatiers and restaurateurs including A519 Chocolate, Altius, Blume Honey Water, Braddock’s Pittsburgh Brasserie, Butcher and the Rye and more.
Chocolate Bar tickets start at $35.

• Gad Elmaleh, Oct. 13 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.; Ocut. 14, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Pittsburgh Improv, The Waterfront, Homestead

Arguably the biggest and most loved comedic star in France, Elmaleh now calls America home. He has made guest appearances on CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” and “Nightly Show,” and was featured on Jerry Seinfeld's “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.” If the hosts of those shows believe he’s funny, you probably will as well.
Gad Elmaleh tickets are $22.

Photo: Associated Press.