Four weekends of live music, craft vendors, chairlift foliage rides, and mountain fall fun — Autumnfest at Seven Springs is the Laurel Highlands' signature autumn event. Here's how to do it from a nearby cabin.
Every fall, Seven Springs Mountain Resort throws the Laurel Highlands' biggest seasonal party: Autumnfest — and if you've never watched the ridgelines glow red and gold from a chairlift, this is the weekend to fix that.
What Autumnfest is
Autumnfest traditionally runs across four fall weekends — typically the last weekend of September through mid-October, daytime hours on Saturdays and Sundays. Expect live music on multiple stages, craft and food vendors across the resort, family activities, and the classic move: scenic chairlift rides over some of the best fall color in Pennsylvania. It's free-spirited, family-friendly, and timed to hit the Laurel Highlands' foliage peak.
Exact dates and hours change each year — confirm the current schedule on Seven Springs' events page before you book your weekend.
Why the foliage here is worth the trip
The high ridges around Seven Springs and Hidden Valley sit near 3,000 feet with a dense mix of sugar and red maples — the same recipe that makes New England famous, 90 minutes from Pittsburgh. Peak color usually lands mid-to-late October (the DCNR's weekly fall foliage reports are the reliable timing source). Pair Autumnfest with our guide to the [best foliage overlooks in the Laurel Highlands](/blog/laurel-highlands-fall-foliage-overlooks-guide) and you've got a full weekend.
Make a cabin weekend of it
Our homes sit minutes from the resort in Hidden Valley — close enough for the festival, far enough for quiet:
- Spend Saturday at Autumnfest, then come home to a private hot tub as the temperature drops — fall hot-tub season is the best hot-tub season.
- [Kooser](/properties/kooser-hidden-valley-retreat) adds a private sauna — the perfect crisp-evening one-two.
- Bigger crew? [South Ridge](/properties/south-ridge-hidden-valley-house) sleeps 16 with a stone fireplace and a game room for the evening.
Fall weekends book earlier than summer here — browse the homes and book direct for our best rate. For the full regional fall calendar, GoLaurelHighlands.com rounds out the picture.
