Family stuff this weekend
Things the kids can come to. A couple you'll like more than they do.
Updated Mon, Oct 19
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Music
- Fri, Oct 23 · 8 PMMy Hero Academia in Concert (opens the official page)Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead
- Sun, Oct 25 · 3 PMSunday Songwriters Series at Schenley Park Visitor Center (opens the official page)Schenley Park Cafe and Visitor Center
A free, low-key afternoon of local songwriters at the park's visitor center, with a rotating lineup each month and no need to sign up ahead.
Arts & theater
- Oct 21–Oct 23 · 3 PMBNY Fab Lab – FLASH Hangout: Layered Autumn Wall Décor (opens the official page)Kamin Science Center · North Shore
- Sat, Oct 24 · 10 AMQuilt Documentation Day (opens the official page)CLP – Main (Oakland)
Bring a family quilt to have it examined and recorded for the library's digital collection, with a documentarian from the American Quilter's Society on hand. Open to the public for browsing quilts and meeting local guilds.
- Sat, Oct 24 · 3 PMBNY Fab Lab Workshops – Vinyl Cutting 201: Custom T-Shirt (opens the official page)Kamin Science Center · North Shore
- Sat, Oct 24 · 7 PMMike Super - Magic & Illusion (opens the official page)BYHAM THEATER
A touring magic and illusion show built around big stage tricks rather than close-up card work. Good fit for an evening out if you want something visual and not too serious.
- Sun, Oct 25 · 4 PMTomorrow was Yesterday (opens the official page)Kamin Science Center · North Shore
Food & drink
- Sun, Oct 25 · 10 AMNeighborhood Flea SouthSide Works: October 25 (opens the official page)Neighborhood Flea
A monthly outdoor market at SouthSide Works with vintage sellers, handmade goods, small-batch food, and food trucks. Good for browsing and grabbing lunch.
Sports
- Sat, Oct 24 · 7 PMPittsburgh Penguins vs. Nashville Predators (opens the official page)PPG Paints Arena
Penguins take on the Predators, with a building-block giveaway for early arrivals and an Iceburgh birthday celebration on the ice.
Outdoors
- Fri, Oct 23 · 7 PMOwl Prowl: Wingfield Pines (opens the official page)National Aviary · Allegheny Center
An evening walk through Wingfield Pines led by a National Aviary falconer, searching for native owl species and learning about their behavior and adaptations.
- Sat, Oct 24 · 11 AMSensory Nature Walk and Parent/Caregiver Education Seminar (opens the official page)Frick Environmental Center
A guided walk along the accessible Sensory Nature Trail for people 14 and up with intellectual and developmental disabilities, plus families and caregivers, followed by a short seminar on post-secondary inclusion options.
Family
- Oct 16–Oct 25 · 2:45 PMOhio: Wild at Heart (opens the official page)Kamin Science Center · North Shore
- Oct 17–Oct 25Beginners Guide To the Universe (opens the official page)Kamin Science Center · North Shore
- Oct 18–Oct 25Beginners Guide To the Universe (opens the official page)Kamin Science Center · North Shore
- Oct 19–Oct 25Beginners Guide To the Universe (opens the official page)Kamin Science Center · North Shore
- Oct 21–Oct 23 · 10:30 AMBNY Fab Lab – FLASH Hangout: Laser-Cut Light Up Felt Monster (opens the official page)Kamin Science Center · North Shore
- Oct 23–Oct 26BNY Fab Lab Open Workshop – Free FLOW (opens the official page)Kamin Science Center · North Shore
- Oct 23–Nov 1Offworld: A Space Adventure (opens the official page)Three Stories
A space-themed show for kids and families, staged across multiple performances.
- Fri, Oct 23 · 12:30 PMCloudy with a Chance of Chemistry! (opens the official page)Kamin Science Center · North Shore
- Fri, Oct 23 · 5:30 PMSensory Friendly Trick-or-Treat (opens the official page)Carnegie Museum of Natural History · Oakland
An after-hours Halloween event for all ages and abilities, with trick-or-treating through the galleries, costume-friendly storytelling by a faux campfire, cider, and reduced lights and sound for a calmer visit.
- Sat, Oct 24 · 10 AMNational Chemistry Week Celebration (opens the official page)Kamin Science Center · North Shore
- Sat, Oct 24 · 10 AM2026 Children’s Literacy Summit (opens the official page)CLP – Homewood
A day of talks and discussion for educators, librarians and others working on childhood literacy in the region.
- Sat, Oct 24 · 11 AMOwl-O-Ween (opens the official page)National Aviary · Allegheny Center
Kids wear costumes for trick-or-treat stops around the National Aviary, with crafts, a nocturnal-animal meet and greet, and a stop to see the bats.
- Sat, Oct 24 · 11:30 AMMcKinley Park Community Grove Ribbon Cutting Ceremony + Community Celebration (opens the official page)300 Michigan St, Pittsburgh, PA 15210
A ribbon cutting marks the opening of McKinley Park's new Community Grove, with music, snacks and family activities to mark the occasion.
- Sat, Oct 24 · 2 PMPhantom of the Universe (opens the official page)Kamin Science Center · North Shore
- Sat, Oct 24 · 2 PMFamily Halloween Party: Monster Mash Bash (opens the official page)CLP – Lawrenceville
A Halloween gathering at the library with costumes, games, and candy for kids and their grownups.
- Sat, Oct 24 · 2 PMFace Paint Pittsburgh presents Face Painting (opens the official page)CLP – West End
Drop-in face painting and temporary tattoos, including glitter and glow-paint options, for all ages at the library.
- Oct 24–Oct 25 · 3 PMLaser Stranger Things (opens the official page)Kamin Science Center · North Shore
