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From Earth Day to Easter Eggs – A Weekend of Spring Festivals

April 15, 2011 Lindsay Leave a Comment

A collection of traditional pysanky from Volyn...

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It is shaping up to be a super spring weekend in Pittsburgh.  We know that Friday is a hockey night in this town – but here are some things to keep you busy until game #3.  You can listen to IheartPGH chat live with Jim and Randy on WDVE 102.5 FM most Friday mornings at 6:45 am.

The Tech Fair

  • CMU now calls this Spring Carnival – but I have always refered to this as the tech fair
  • April 14-16 @ Carnegie Mellon University
  • Amazing carnival games, student buggy races and live music
  • Check out the live webcams of the event here – http://webcam.springcarnival.org/

Pittsburgh Comicon

  • calling all comic book lovers – this is the convention for you
  • Friday-Sunday @ the Monroeville Convention Center

Handmade Arcade

  • The biggest baddest craft show in town has a new location at the Convention Center downtown
  • Saturday, April 16 11am-7pm
  • Handmade Arcade attracts vendors from all over the country

photo from Pgh Parks

  • Activities and workshops for the whole family
  • Saturday, April 16, 2011 11:30-4pm @ Frick Park environmental center on Beechwood Blvd
  • Also – check out the Panther Hollow Clean Up – hundreds of volunteers will meet at Schenley Plaza on Saturday to tackle panther hollow.  Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy.

45th Annual Pysanky and Traditional Food Bazaar

  • St. Peter & St. Paul Ukranian Othrodox Church in Carnegie
  • Over 1,000 Pysanky (Ukraininan Easter Eggs) for sale!
  • Traditional foods – YES that includes pyrohi!
  • Sunday, April 17, 2011 11am-4pm

Steelcity Showdown – criterium bicycle race through the city of Pittsburgh

  • Sunday, April 27, 2011 8am-2pm
  • Cyclists compete on a closed .8 mile loop from downtown to PNC park
  • For non-cyclists – there is a tailgate!
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Filed Under: Radio Round Up Tagged With: Carnegie Mellon University, cmu spring carnival, comicon, Easter egg, frick park, Handmade Arcade, pittsburgh comicon, pysanky, Schenley Plaza, steel city showdown, tech fair, Ukrainian festival

About Lindsay

Lindsay has been writing about Pittsburgh since 2005. She likes pretzels from the Pretzel Shop on Carson St., used book stores, her rollerblades and she hopes to learn to skateboard someday soon.

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