Family-Friendly Events in Westmoreland, July 7 – July 13, 2026

### Beyond Hello Belle Vernon — Belle Vernon

Patients and caregivers in the Mon Valley have a newly located option: **Beyond Hello Belle Vernon** began serving registered Pennsylvania medical-marijuana patients on July 31 at **1533 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, PA 15012**. Its formal grand-opening celebration is set for **Friday, August 21**. The dispensary is a relocation of the company’s prior Johnstown operation and sits in a busy retail corridor with convenient Interstate 70 access—an especially practical change for people traveling from Belle Vernon and surrounding parts of Westmoreland, Fayette, and Washington counties. [markets.businessinsider](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/jushi-holdings-inc-announces-opening-of-relocated-beyond-hello-dispensary-in-belle-vernon-pennsylvania-1036478420)

Beyond Hello offers state-approved medical cannabis products, including flower, vaporizers, concentrates, troches, tinctures, topicals, and capsules. The company says its staff will help qualified patients navigate available products, and the grand-opening event includes an educational medical-card sign-up session for people who want to learn how Pennsylvania’s medical program works. Jushi Holdings CEO and founder **Jim Cacioppo** said the move is meant to improve “convenience and accessibility for patients and caregivers throughout the region.” Residents who are registered patients can support the new location by visiting **Monday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–8 p.m., or Sunday, 10 a.m.–7 p.m.**, reserving items for pickup through Beyond Hello’s website, or calling **724-243-2882**. [markets.businessinsider](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/jushi-holdings-inc-announces-opening-of-relocated-beyond-hello-dispensary-in-belle-vernon-pennsylvania-1036478420)

### DICK’S House of Sport — Westmoreland Mall, Hempfield

A major vacant corner of **Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield** has a lively new tenant. DICK’S House of Sport opened with a soft launch on **July 29**, followed by a grand-opening weekend **August 7–9**, in the mall’s former Sears anchor space. This is not simply a conventional sporting-goods store: the more than 100,000-square-foot House of Sport format gives shoppers places to try gear out before they buy, including a climbing wall, golf-simulator bays, and a multi-sport cage for baseball, softball, lacrosse, and soccer. It is the second House of Sport in western Pennsylvania. [triblive](https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/dicks-house-of-sport-to-host-soft-opening-at-westmoreland-mall-next-week/)

While this is a national retailer rather than a locally owned startup, its arrival matters for the county’s retail landscape: it puts a long-vacant anchor space back into active use and creates a hands-on destination for young athletes, recreation leagues, golfers, families, and anyone gearing up for an outdoor season. The company did not provide an owner quote—DICK’S is corporate-owned—but spokesperson **Gab Hornack** confirmed the opening schedule to TribLive. During the launch weekend, the store hosted Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin and Steelers guard Gennings Dunker. Neighbors can support the location by using it for local team and family equipment needs and taking advantage of its try-before-you-buy activity spaces at **Westmoreland Mall, Hempfield**. [triblive](https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/dicks-house-of-sport-to-host-soft-opening-at-westmoreland-mall-next-week/)

# Westmoreland Buzz: Five Bright Picks for Late August

## Family-friendly ways to savor the season across the county

Westmoreland County is closing out August with plenty of cheerful reasons for residents and visitors to get out, explore, and make a memory. From classic fair fun to hands-on history and hometown shopping, the region’s late-summer calendar celebrates the things families love most: animals, food, music, local makers, and outdoor discovery.

1. **Westmoreland Fair finale:** The 2026 fair continues through Saturday, August 29, with farm animals, 4-H competitions, exhibits, fair food, demolition derbys, and bottle-rocket competition among its attractions. It is a distinctly local, all-ages celebration of agriculture and community. [westmorelandfair](https://westmorelandfair.com/)

2. **Nature pigment foraging at Hanna’s Town:** On August 29, families can join Flannel Roots Farm for a nature-pigment foraging walk at Historic Hanna’s Town—an imaginative way to connect art, nature, and local history. [westmorelandhistory](https://westmorelandhistory.org/)

3. **Historic exploration in Greensburg:** Hanna’s Town offers free self-guided tours Thursday through Saturday, inviting visitors to experience reconstructed 1770s buildings, a Revolutionary-era fort, and a historic wagon. [westmorelandhistory](https://westmorelandhistory.org/)

4. **Greensburg’s culture calendar:** The Westmoreland Museum of American Art continues to spotlight all-ages events, talks, tours, classes, and rotating exhibitions—an easy add-on for a downtown visit. [thewestmoreland](https://thewestmoreland.org/events/)

5. **Local-shopping momentum:** Family Fun Day Pop-Up Market programming at Greensburg Garden & Civic Center highlights local vendors, lawn games, children’s activities, and live entertainment—an upbeat model for community-centered weekends. [westmorelandculturaltrust](https://westmorelandculturaltrust.org/concerts-events-listing/)

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