Summer Events In The City

This summer has so much in store for events. There are so many festivals and events going on in the area that you don’t have any excuses to stay at home! This weekend head to Hartwood Acres for a fireworks festival! Then on Monday you can honor the men and women in the military at Soldiers & Sailors Hall in Oakland for a Memorial Day celebration. For more information check out the City Paper website.


ONGOING

Pittsburgh Neighborhood Festivals. Held throughout the city through fall. 412-422-6405 or www.citiparks.net for complete list


MAY 22-23
Pyrofest. Fireworks festival, Hartwood Acres. www.pyrofest.com



MAY 25
Memorial Day Celebration. Soldiers & Sailors Hall, Oakland. 412-621-4253



MAY 31
Open Streets. Recreate on more than 4 miles of closed city streets from Downtown to Lawrenceville.www.openstreetspgh.org



JUNE 5-14
Three Rivers Arts Festival. Downtown. Visual-art exhibitions, public art installations, music and dance performances, and arts-and-crafts market. 412-456-6666 or www.3riversartsfest.org



JUNE 7
Animal Friends Mutt Strut. South Park. Games, activities and pooches. 412-847-7000 orwww.thinkingoutsidethecage.org



JUNE 13
Riverview Park Heritage Day. Free family fun includes games, crafts, refreshments and more. Riverview Park. 412-255-2493



JUNE 13
Harmony Herb and Garden Fair. Harmony Museum, Harmony.www.harmonymuseum.org



JUNE 14
Pride Awareness March and PrideFest. Downtown. www.pittsburghpride.org



JUNE 20
Atlatl Competition. Meadowcroft, Avella. Try your hand at the ancient spear-throwing implement. 724-587-3412 or www.heinzhistorycenter.org



JUNE 27
Jam on Walnut. Shadyside. Live bands perform. 412-682-1298 or www.thinkshadyside.com



JUNE 28
Classic Car Show. Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington. 877-728-7655 or www.pa-trolley.org



JUNE 28
Open Streets. Recreate on more than 4 miles of closed city streets from Downtown to Lawrenceville.www.openstreetspgh.org



JULY 2-4
Three Rivers Regatta. North Side and Downtown. Boat races, fireworks, food, fishing.www.threeriversregatta.net



JULY 2-5
Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival. Twin Lakes Park, Greensburg. 724-834-7474 orwww.artsandheritage.com



JULY 3-4
Independence Day Celebration. Meadowcroft, Avella. Games, food and demonstrations of 19th-century rural celebrations. 724-587-3412 or www.heinzhistorycenter.org



JULY 3-11
Big Butler Fair. Butler County Fairgrounds. Head for the biggest fair 'round these parts. 724-865-2400 orwww.bigbutlerfair.com



JULY 10-19
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. Various locations. Vintage car races and shows.www.pittsburghvintagegrandprix.com



JULY 11
Doo Dah Days: Stephen Foster Music and Heritage Festival. Allegheny Cemetery, Lawrenceville.www.doodahdays.com



JULY 13
Vintage Grand Prix Car Show. Walnut Street, Shadyside. 412-682-1298 or www.thinkshadyside.com



JULY 17-18
Picklesburgh. Food, demos, live music. Rachel Carson Bridge, Downtown. www.picklesburgh.com.



JULY 18-19
Harambee Ujima Black Arts and Culture Festival. Kelly Street, Homewood. 412-255-8983 orwww.citiparks.net



JULY 18-19
Polish Hill Civic Weekend. Brereton Street, Polish Hill. 412-255-8983 or www.citiparks.net



JULY 25
Jam on Walnut. Shadyside. Live bands perform. 412-682-1298 or www.thinkshadyside.com




JULY 26
Open Streets. Recreate on more than 4 miles of closed city streets from Downtown to Lawrenceville.www.openstreetspgh.org



JULY 26-AUG. 1
Bedford County Fair. Bedford County Fairgrounds, Bedford. 814-623-9011 or www.bedford-fair.com



JULY 29
141st Annual Rain Day. Waynesburg, Greene County. 724-627-8111 or www.raindayfestival.com



JULY 30-AUG. 2
Fort Armstrong Folk Festival. Riverfront Park, Kittanning. Arts and crafts, food, music and other entertainment.www.armstrongfestival.com



JULY 30-AUG. 8
Fayette County Fair. Fayette County Fairgrounds, Dunbar. 724-628-3360 or www.fayettefair.com