Festivals: May-August

• Venture Outdoors Festival

  May 2010
  Pittsburgh
  Venture Outdoors Festival website

  The region’s premier outdoor recreation event takes place on Washington’s Landing. Sample canoeing, kayaking, biking, dragon boating, rock climbing, inline skating, fishing, yoga and more.

• Pittsburgh Wine Festival

  May 6, 2010
  Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh Wine Festival website

  Considered "one of the Top 10 wine festivals in the country," the festival is host to some of the world’s finest wine makers, educators and chefs.  Held at Heinz Field.

• Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival

  May 7-16, 2010
  Pittsburgh
  Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival website

  Diversity and multi-cultural appreciation through film. Also experience Asian and Asian-American art and events around the city.

• Pittsburgh International Children's Festival

  May 12-16, 2010
  Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh International Children's Festival website

  Five days of the best professional children’s theater from around the world.

• Sheep + Fiber Festival

  May 14-15, 2010
  Waynesburg, Greene County
  Sheep + Fiber Festival website

  From sheep shearing to blanket weaving, this festival highlights how wool and other fibers affect Greene County.  Artisans, sheep herding demonstrations and plenty of good food and family entertainment.

• Ambridge Nationality Days Festival

  May 14-16
  Ambridge, Beaver County

  A celebration of ethnic pride for the past 45 years.  This three-day festival offers mouth-watering local foods, lively entertainment, crafts and children’s attractions.

• National Road Festival

  May 14-16
  Route 40, various counties
  National Road Festival website

  This festival is known as the “world’s longest festival.” Celebrations continue along 300 miles of Historic National Road. See an authentic wagon train make its way from town to town, feel the pioneer spirit and enjoy music, arts, crafts and ethnic food.

• Pittsburgh Folk Festival

  May 14-16, 2010
  Monroeville Convention Center, Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh Folk Festival

  A weekend-long multicultural celebration of more than 30 nationalities featuring traditional ethnic entertainment, food and crafts.

• New Castle Riverwalk Art Festival

  May 29-30, 2010
  Lawrence County
  New Castle Riverwalk Art Festival

  Inaugural event offers knowledge and appreciation of art, at the Riverwalk in downtown New Castle.

• Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival

  June 4-13, 2010
  Pittsburgh
  Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival website

  Annual festival in downtown Pittsburgh combines visual arts exhibitions, public installations, musical and dance performances, a fine arts and crafts market and lots of family fun during this 10-day festival. The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival is one of the largest, green events of its kind that remains free to the public.  Guster headlines the Festival on United Nations World Environment Day, June 5.

• Grove City Strawberry Days

  June 11-13, 2010
  Mercer County
  Grove City Strawberry Days

  Crafters and artists and entertainment. Delicious foods and strawberry delights throughout the event.

• Waves of Thunder Motorcycle Show

  June 11-13, 2010
  Armstrong County
  Waves of Thunder Motorcycle Show

  Motorcycle show in Kittanning featuring food vendors, entertainment and much more.

• Pick-a-Dilly Herb Faire

  June 12, 2010
  Dillweed Bed + Breakfast, Dilltown, Indiana County
  Pick-a-Dilly Her Faire website

  See area growers, artisans and vendors. Specialty foods and demonstrations.

• Jimmy Stewart Airport + Jimmy Stewart Museum Festival

  June 12-13, 2010
  Indiana County
  Jimmy Stewart Museum website

  WWII fighters on display, demonstrations, food vendors and airplane rides. Tour the exhibits at the Jimmy Stewart Museum.

• Pittsburgh Pride Fest

  June 13, 2010
  Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh Pride Fest website

  Day-long PrideMarch and Festival in downtown Pittsburgh bringing thousands of people together from around the region for food, music and entertainment.

• Independence Day Celebration Festival

  June 26, 2010
  Volant, Lawrence County
  Independence Day Celebration Festival

  Celebrate in small town style! View colonial craft demonstrations. As the evening winds down, enjoy music and a car cruise. Enter the hoola-hoop and limbo contests. Top the evening off with fabulous fireworks.

• The Stephen Foster Music + River Heritage Festival

  formerly Doo Dah Days
  July
  Pittsburgh
  The Stephen Foster Music + River Heritage Festival website

  Celebrates the life and music of Pittsburgh native and one of the most influential songwriters in American history, Stephen Foster. Folk bands, educational tours of the Allegheny Cemetery in Lawrenceville, costumed re-enactors, food and more.

• Back to the Fifties Weekend at Cascade Park

  July 1-4, 2010
  New Castle, Lawrence County
  Back to the Fifties Weekend website

  The most innovative, successful family fun auto event in the area! With areas of entertainment, food and carnival inflatable fun, music and cars!

• Smicksburg Celebrate our Country in the Country

  July 2-4, 2010
  Smicksburg, Indiana County
  Smicksburg Celebrate our Country in the Country website

  Enjoy the area’s scenic Amish Country and visit specialty shops.

• Ellwood City Arts, Crafts + Food Festival

  July 2-4, 2010
  Elwood City, Lawrence County
  Ellwood City Arts, Crafts + Food Festival website

  Host to more than 200 arts and craft booths. A wide variety of canvas and slate paintings, as well as handmade, reasonably priced crafts from candles to curtains, jewelry to stained glass, wooden gifts to woven hammocks.

• Big Butler Fair

  July 2-10, 2010
  Butler County
  Big Butler Fair website

  Always over the Fourth of July, lasts nine days, is the biggest fair in this part of the state and has been around for over 150 years! Don’t miss the livestock, exhibits, rides, concerts, demolition derby, tractor pulls, tons of food and more.

• Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta + Fourth of July Celebration

  July 3-4, 2010
  Pittsbrugh
  Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta + Fourth of July Celebration website

  Family-oriented celebration features water fun and fireworks.

• Fireworks Extravaganza and Entertainment

  July 4
  Aquatorium on the Monongahela, Washington County
  Fireworks Extravaganza and Entertainment website

  Largest fireworks display in the Valley! Seating for 5,000.

• Ford City Heritage Days

  July 4th
  Armstrong County
  Ford City Heritage Days websute

  This celebration began in 1980 to promote and foster an appreciation of the community’s ethnic heritage and traditions.

• Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix

  July 6-25, 2010
  Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix website

  A 10-day festival of motorsport events culminating with the premiere vintage grand prix event in the United States.  Grand prix event takes place in Schenley Park in Oakland.

• Fireworks Capital of America Fireworks Festival

  July 10, 2010
  New Castle, Lawrence County
  Fireworks Capital of America Fireworks Festival

  This fun-filled day consists of great entertainment, food, amusements for all kids and a magnificent fireworks display.

• Hoodlebug Summerfest

  July 11, 2010
  Homer City, Indiana County
  Hoodlebug Summerfest website

  Live entertainment, parade, 5K race, kid’s zone, food, crafts and games.

• Annual Jacktown Fair

  July 13-17, 2010
  Wind Ridge, Greene County
  Annual Jacktown Fair website

  The nation’s longest continuously running fair, the Jacktown Fair was first held in 1865. Various events appeal to young and old alike including prize produce, farming ideas, games, performances, food and much more.

• Western PA Balloon Quest

  July 14-18, 2010
  New Castle, Lawrence County
  Western PA Balloon Quest website

  A four-day carnival fun fest complete with balloon glow and launches plus live entertainment and fireworks.

• Horse Trading Days

  July 15-17, 2010
  Zelienople, Butler County
  Horse Trading Days website

  Horse Trading Days brings life to Main Street, Zelienople by featuring old-fashioned fun, food, music and contests. Enjoy the horse parade, live music, children’s activities.

• Hermitage Arts Festival

  July 16-18, 2010
  Hermitage, Mercer County
  Hermitage Arts Festival website

  A celebration of visual and performing arts. Activities include artists’ market place, art demonstrations, live music, entertainment, children’s activities and more.

• Rain Day Celebration

  July 29, 2010
  Waynesburg, Greene County
  Rain Day Celebration website

  Enjoy this unique annual event, steeped in local lore! Join the residents in a day-long festival that celebrates a 135-year-old bet!

• Fort Armstrong Folk Festival

  July 29-Aug 1, 2010
  Armstrong County
  Fort Armstrong Folk Festival website

  Fine arts and crafts festival that pays tribute to the Armstrong County’s heritage and is held along the tree-lined banks of the beautiful Allegheny River.

• Three Rivers Storytelling Festival

  August
  Pittsburgh
  Three Rivers Storytelling Festival website

  A weekend of word play as the Three Rivers Storytellers rev up for their festival. Now free to the public, the festival is rated one of the top 20 regional storytelling festivals in the U.S. The festival is held at the Northland Public Library.

• UMOJA African Arts in the Park

  August
  Pittsburgh
  UMOJA African Arts in the Park website

  UMOJA is dedicated to raising awareness and increasing appreciation of the rich culture of Africa. Their vision is to bridge the gap between generations and cultures by weaving African heritage into "the universal fabric of life." Come and join in the festivities at the UMOJA African Arts in the Park.

• Pittsburgh Bike Fest

  August
  Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh Bike Fest website

  BikeFest is Pittsburgh's biggest cycling event for cyclists by cyclists. It's Bike Pittsburgh's annual celebration of all things bicycling, showcasing Pittsburgh in all of its uniqueness and beauty. It is not an organized event, but a framework for volunteers and organizations to organize bicycle-themed events. Whether you ride every day, the weekends, or just always wanted to try, Bike Fest has an event for you!

• Pennsylvania Simply Sweet Onion Festival

  August/September
  Butler County
  Pennsylvania Simply Sweet Onion Festival website

  Activities include a children’s corner, car cruise, farmers market, cooking demos, music, crafts and last, but not least, an onion eating contest!

• Regatta at Lake Arthur

  August 7-8, 2010
  Moraine State Park, Butler County
  Regatta at Lake Arthur website

  All events are on the North Shore of Moraine State Park and include outdoor sports, boating and family fun.  Great for all ages!

• Greene County Agricultural Fair

  August 8-14, 2010
  Green County Fairgrounds, Waynesburg, Greene County
  Greene County Agricultural Fair website

  Week-long event offers local farmers, 4H members and others to show their livestock, crafts, baked goods, needlework, canned goods and homegrown produce in numerous competitions. Plenty of other events to appeal to most everyone including a rodeo, tractor pulls, demolition derbies, music and more.

• Butler Farm Show

  August 9-14, 2010
  Butler County
  Butler Farm Show website

  Showcasing Butler’s farming community; this show includes farm-related activities, as well as judging, exhibits and demonstrations, animals, arts + crafts, truck/tractor pulls and more.

• Bridgewater Beaver County River Regatta

  August 13-15, 2010
  Riverside Drive, Beaver County
  Bridgewater Beaver County River Regatta website

  Boat races, entertainment, food, music, lighted boat parade, skydivers show, vendors and more.

• Washington County Agricultural Fair

  August 13-21, 2010
  Washington County Fairgrounds
  Washington County Agricultural Fair website

  Agricultural exhibits, entertainment, rides, food, tractor and horse pulls.

• 130th Dayton Fair

  August 16-21, 2010
  Dayton, Armstrong County
  Dayton Fair website

  Week long fair providing family recreation, exhibits, midway rides, concerts and demolition derbies.

• Lawrence County Fair

  August 16-21, 2010
  Lawrence County
  Lawrence County Fair website

  Food, rides, exhibits, crafts, music, grandstand entertainment and fireworks.

• Blairsville Diamond Days

  August 20-22, 2010
  Indiana County
  Blairsville Diamond Days website

  A re-enactment of the 1958 a fugitive slave rescue takes place. Diamond Days also includes crafts, food, games and activities for all ages.

• Annual Frontier Festival

  August 21-22, 2010
  Mason-Dixon Park, Mt. Morris, Greene County
  Annual Frontier Festival website

  Crafts, door prizes, re-enactors, demonstrators and a wonderful selection of food.

• Thunder Mountain Lenape Nation Native American Festival

  August 21-22, 2010
  Saltsburg, Indiana County
  Thunder Mountain Lenape Nation Native American Festival website

  Visitors will hear, see and experience traditional drumming, dancing and singing and learn about Indian life.

• Hookstown Fair

  August 24-28, 2010
  Beaver County
  Hookstown Fair website

  Beaver County’s showcase of agriculture.

• Rachel's Sustainable Feast

  August 29, 2010
  Pittsburgh, Rachel Carson Bridge (Ninth Street Bridge)
  Rachel Carson Homestead website

  Bring your appetite for this great local food event. The best of Pittsburgh’s chefs who are committed to buying locally, attend this block party along with local farmers’ markets and many environmental, conservation and fair-trade organizations squeezed into one big "bridge" party.

• Indiana County Fair

  August 29-September 4, 2010
  Indiana County
  Indiana County Fair website

  Agricultural displays, grandstand entertainment, food and rides.

• Big Knob Grange Fair

  August 30-September 4, 2010
  New Sewickley Township, Beaver County
  Big Knob Grange Fair website

  Celebrating its 67th year. Exhibits include agricultural, livestock, commercial, tractor and truck pulls and demolition derby.