A Merry May Weekend – Festivals for/about Kids, the Outdoors, Cars and Dracula

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Happy Friday! It’s looking like another amazing weekend in Pittsburgh.  Here are the weekend events we talked about on WDVE this morning.  Per Randy’s request – we have dug up some info on Dracula-Con as well. If anyone has been to DraculaCon please let us know!  Scroll down for our listing of events around Pittsburgh this weekend.

If you are are looking for a darker festival in Windber, PA

The Grand Midway Hotel

Dracula-Con IV, Saurday, May 19, 2012

  • The Grand Midway Hotel
  • $6 at the door
  • Bands include: Devilz in the Detailz (coming in from Pittsburgh), Damien Youth (coming in from New Orleans),The Cadillac Creeps (coming in from Florida)
  • There will be Tarot Card Readings and Go Go Dancing Cage Girls as well

 

Wed May 16 – Sun May 20 Pittsburgh Internation Children’s Festival

  • Schenley Plaza and Pitt theaters
  • Lots of free events for kids of all ages
 Fri May 18 BikePGH Celebrates National Bike to Work Day

  • 14 Hydration Stations set up around Pittsburgh
  • Free Swag bag full of goodies for all who bike to work
  • Happy hours
Sat May 1911am-6pm Venture Outdoors Festival

  • Free outdoors festival at Point State Park
  • Climbing walls, kayaking, fishing and more
  • Suggested Parking – Mon Warf $5/Car
  • Facebook Event
Sat May 1911:30am – 3:30pm Taste of Oakland

  • $5 gets you discounts and samples at a ton of Oakland restaurants
  • you also get
  • Facebook Event
Sat May 192pm-5pm We Do (Take Too) Pop Up Pittsburgh

  • This year’s PopUp Pittsburgh heads to upper Lawrenceville for a wedding celebration (Lawrenceville Goodwill Parking Lot, 52nd Street)
  • Vow Renewal Ceremony
  • Rumor has it there will be a cookie table
  • Concert by Slim Forsythe and his New Payday Loners
Sat May 198pm – 12am Dirty Ball

  • Annual benefit for Attack Theater
  • Food, Music, Dancing and performances
  • 2401 Penn Ave in the Strip District
Sun May 201pm – 5pm Bellevue Classic Car Cruise

  • Classic, Vintage, Muscle Cars, Show Bikes welcome
  • Cars will be lined up along Lincoln Ave
 Sun May 20 Pittsburgh Dumpling Experiment 

  • Mr. Smalls
  • Pierogi Cook-off
  • You can sign up to compete or you can attend to watch the competition

Looking for more events in May? Click here to see our list of May events.

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  • Heather

    Never been to Dracula-Con, but it is my hometown! But…come out to WE DO (TAKE TWO)! It’s going to be a GREAT event!!!

  • Danielle

    Woo hoo! Can’t wait for We Do (Take Two!). Bring on the cookies!

    • Lindsay

      Does that mean there will be a cookie table?