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May 28
Memorial Day Celebration. Soldiers & Sailors Hall, Oakland. 412-621-4253. Free
June 1-10
Three Rivers Arts Festival. Downtown. Visual art exhibitions, public art installations, music and dance performances, and arts and crafts market. 412-471-3191 or www.3riversartsfest.org
June 3
Animal Friends Mutt Strut. South Park. Games, activities and pooches. 412-847-7000 or www.thinkingoutsidethecage.org
June 9
Harmony Herb and Garden Fair. Harmony Museum, Harmony. www.harmonymuseum.org
June 10
Pride Awareness March and PrideFest. Downtown. www.pittsburghpride.org
June 16-17
Dragon Renaissance Festival. Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, Highland Park. 412-365-2532 or www.pittsburghzoo.com
June 16-17
Atlatl Competition. Try your hand at ancient spear-chucking. Meadowcroft, Avella. 724-587-3412 or www.heinzhistorycenter.org
June 24
Classic Car Show. Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington. 877-728-7655 or www.pa-trolley.org
June 29-July 7
Big Butler Fair. Butler County Fairgrounds. Head for the biggest fair ’round these parts. 724-865-2400 or www.bigbutlerfair.com
June 30
Walnut Street Jam. Shadyside. Live bands perform. 412-682-1298 or www.thinkshadyside.com
June 30-July 4
Three Rivers Regatta. North Side and Downtown. Boat races, fireworks, food, fishing. www.threeriversregatta.net
July 4
Independence Day Celebration. Meadowcroft, Avella. Games, food and demonstrations of 19th-century rural celebrations. 724-587-3412 or www.heinzhistorycenter.org
July 5-8
Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival. Twin Lakes Park, Greensburg. 724-834-7474 or www.artsandheritage.com
July 13-22
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. Various locations. Vintage car races and shows. www.pittsburghvintagegrandprix.com
July 14
Doo Dah Days: Stephen Foster Music and Heritage Festival. Allegheny Cemetery, Lawrenceville. www.lhs15201.org
July 16
Vintage Grand Prix Car Show. Walnut Street, Shadyside. 412-682-1298 or www.thinkshadyside.com
July 22-28
Bedford County Fair. Bedford County Fairgrounds. 814-623-9011 or www.bedford-fair.com
July 26-Aug. 4
Fayette County Fair. Fayette County Fairgrounds, Dunbar. 724-628-3360 or www.fayettefair.com
July 28
Walnut Street Jam. Shadyside. Live bands perform. 412-682-1298 or www.thinkshadyside.com
July 29
138th Annual Rain Day. Waynesburg, Greene County. 724-627-8111 or www.raindayfestival.com
Aug. 2-5
Fort Armstrong Folk Festival. Riverfront Park, Kittanning. Arts and crafts, food, music and other entertainment. www.armstrongfestival.com
Aug. 3-5
Black Family Reunion. Schenley Park. 412-422-6426
Aug. 4-5
Festival of Water. Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, Highland Park. 412-365-2532 or www.pittsburghzoo.com
Aug. 4-5
Regatta at Lake Arthur. South Shore, Moraine State Park. www.lakearthurregatta.org
Aug. 5-11
Greene County Fair. Waynesburg. 724-627-4752 or www.greenecountyfair.org
Aug. 6-11
Butler Farm Show. Butler. www.butlerfarmshow.com
Aug. 10-18
Washington County Agricultural Fair. Washington. 724-225-7718 or www.washingtonfair.org
Aug. 11
Annual Antique Gun Show. Harmony Museum, Harmony. www.harmonymuseum.org
Aug. 11-12
African Arts in the Park. Music, art, dance. Point State Park. www.umojacompany.org
Aug. 13-18
Lawrence County Fair. Lawrence County Fair Grounds, New Castle. 724-654-7745 or www.lawrencecountyfair.com
Aug. 17-25
Westmoreland County Fair. Greensburg. 724-423-5005 or www.westmorelandfair.com
Aug. 18
Walnut Street Jam. Shadyside. Live bands perform. 412-682-1298 or www.thinkshadyside.com
Aug. 18-25
Somerset County Fair. Meyersdale. 814-634-5619 or www.somersetcountyfairpa.com
Aug. 21-25
Hookstown Fair. Hookstown, Beaver County. 724-573-4512 or www.hookstownfair.com
Aug. 25-26
The Arts Festival on Walnut. Shadyside. National, regional and local artists. 412-682-1298 or www.thinkshadyside.com
Aug. 25-Sept. 30
Greater Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival. West Newton. Open Saturdays, Sundays and Labor Day.724-872-1670 or www.pittsburghrenfest.com
Aug. 26
Antique Trucks and Trolleys. Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington. 877-728-7655 or www.pa-trolley.org
Aug. 26
Red, Ripe and Roasted: Tomato and Garlic Festival. Phipps Conservatory, Schenley Park, Oakland. 412-622-6914 or phipps.conservatory.org
Aug. 26-Sept. 1
Indiana County Fair. Indiana. www.indianacountyfair.com
Aug. 28-Sept. 1
Big Knob Grange Fair. Rochester, Beaver County. 724-752-5973 or
www.bigknobgrangefair.org
Aug. 31-Sept. 3
Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts Colonial Festival. Westmoreland County Fairgrounds. 724-863-4577 or www.familyfestivals.com
Sept. 7-9
Pittsburgh Irish Festival. Riverplex at Sandcastle, West Homestead. www.pghirishfest.org
This article appears in May 23-29, 2012.
