Hello Spring!
Depreciation Lands Museum
Opening Day
Date: May 5
Time: 1 to 4 p.m.
Address: 4743 Pioneer Road,
Allison Park
Contact:
depreciationlandsmuseum.org, or
412.486.0563
A fun family adventure awaits you this
spring! Every Sunday, friendly interpreters
are waiting to bring this village to life—just
for you! Created by Hampton Township
in 1973, the museum seeks to preserve
and interpret the early years of European
settlement in the Depreciation Lands.
Earth Day Volunteer Service
Date: April 22
Address: North Park Latodami Nature
Center, 575 Brown Road, Wexford
Contact: sites.google.com/site/
latodaminaturecenter, or 724.935.2170
(Participants must pre-register for
this event.)
For ages 6 and up! Join Allegheny
County Assistant Naturalist Mackenzie
Stec in making your park a more beautiful
and enjoyable place to live! Bring family
and friends and find out your ecological
footprint. Together you can make the
Earth cleaner! A parent or guardian
must accompany children. Dress well for
outdoor activity. Call for more information
and to pre-register.
Healthy Kids Day 2019 at the
Baierl Family YMCA
Date: April 1
Address: 2565 Nicholson
Road, Sewickley
Contact: pittsburghymca.org/
locations/baierl-family-y, or
724.934.9622
This free community event features fun,
active play, and educational activities! Visit
the website for more details.
Soergel Hollow Craft Show,
Amish Donuts & Fly Fishing Clinic
Date: May 11
Address: The Barn at Soergel Hollow,
1078 Prospect Road, Evans City
Contact: soergelhollow.com, or
724.789.9567
Open to all ages! Celebrate spring
down on the farm. Enjoy Amish donuts,
a craft show, a fly fishing clinic, food, fun
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and so much more. Visit the website for
more information. A donation of $5 for
the event is to benefit YMCA of Greater
Pittsburgh. Visit the website for more
information on the schedule of events.
Story Time at McIntosh Hall
Date: April 22
Time: 10:30 to 11 a.m.
Address: Soergel Orchards,
2573 Brandt School Road, Wexford
Contact: soergels.com, or
724.935.1743
Join Soergel Orchards for a Story Time
in McIntosh Hall! Visit the website for
more information.
Festivals & More in
Pittsburgh
EQT Pittsburgh Children’s
Theater Festival
Dates: May 16-19
Address: Downtown Pittsburgh’s
Cultural District
Contact: pghkids.trustarts.org/
kids/about
Bringing extraordinary and unique
experiences to young people, the EQT
Children’s Theater Festival is dedicated
to continuing the tradition of theater
for children. Live performances from
professional international artists engage
children of all ages from various cultures
and perspectives, showing them different
ways to express ideas. This year, the 33rd
annual festival celebrates another year in
the vibrant Cultural District with exciting
performances, free activities, and family-
friendly art. Visit the website for ticket
information and other details.
Fringe Festival
Dates: April 4-7
Address: North Side of Pittsburgh
Contact: pittsburghfringe.org
The Fringe Festival has been in multiple
venues across the North Side of Pittsburgh
and showcases theater (physical, street,
musical), comedy, visual arts, puppetry,
family entertainment, music, dance,
spoken word, opera, poetry, literature and
shows people haven’t even thought of yet!
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Phipps Spring Flower Show:
Gardens of the Rainbow
Dates: Beginning March 23
Address: Phipps Conservatory and
Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Drive,
Pittsburgh
Contact: phipps.conservatory.org, or
412.622.6914
Marvel at the kaleidoscope of color
as tens of thousands of spring blooms
burst forth in all the season’s vibrant
hues. A celebration of the spectrum of
floral hues arrives with the spring flower
show, Gardens of the Rainbow! Guests
are invited to enjoy a close-up view of
vibrant lilies, tulips, daffodils, hyacinths
and more throughout the glasshouse. The
conservatory will dazzle with room after
room of nature’s most beautiful spring
blooms on display, bursting with every
color nature can offer. Visit the website for
more information.
Tekko
Dates: April 11-14
Address: David L. Lawrence
Convention Center, 1000 Ft. Duquesne
Boulevard, Pittsburgh
Contact: teamtekko.us
“The Region’s Premier Anime, Gaming,
Music, Fashion and Japanese Pop
Culture Convention!” Tekko (formerly
Tekkoshocon) is an annual Japanese pop
culture convention, held at the convention
center, presented by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization, the Pittsburgh Japanese
Culture Society (PittJCS). Visit the
website for ticket information and other
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