While it is still technically spring, Memorial Day weekend feels like the official start to summer.   I’ll be honest – sometimes it is hard to find events for these 3 day weekends – but that is not the case for this one! This weekend there are a bunch of great free and affordable events to get you outdoors and enjoy this start to summer.  Here are our picks for this weekend that we shared on WDVE (if you are an early riser you can here me most Friday mornings talking about all things Pittsburgh – 6:45 am – 1025. FM).

One of the other things we talked about this morning was Banjo Night at the Elks Club.  Banjo Night is every Wednesday Night, 8pm, The Elks on the Northside (next to the Giant Eagle). – more info here.

Fri. May 25	Wexford Car Cruise “a fantastic place for Hot Rodders, Gearheads, car crazy people as well as families” First car cruise of the summer Car Cruise is located at North Way Christian Community 12121 Perry Highway, Wexford, PA 15090
Fri. May 255-8:30pm	Bakery Square BBQ & Craft Beer Festival BBQ food, beer tasting Outdoor activities live music by Brennan Peirson & Coronado Facebook Event Link
Sat. May 264-7pm	Tugboat Print Shop Garden Party to celebrate their latest print “Garden” Tugboat Print Shop is hosting a Garden Party Stop by and check out their shop, see the new print and their entire collection Music, beer and lots of super nice people Click here to see photos of they created the woodblocks to create this print.
Sat. May 26	Parrots of the Caribean Opens at the Aviary The new show at the Pittsburgh Aviary is all about Parrots Show starts May 26 and runs daily (we’re still trying to figure out what times)
Sat. May 263pm – 11pm	Pyro Fest Hartwood Acres kicks off the summer concert season with America’s Largest Fireworks Fest Fireworks (of course) Live Music – Good Brother Earl, BE Taylor, The Gathering Field, and more Tickets are $18 and available online here Check out some of the set up photos on the Pryo Fest Facebook page here
Sun. May 275pm – 11pm	Kaya Fest Kaya is shutting down 20th St in the Strip District for a big festival of food and live music Free to attend – there will be food and drink for sale Music – Timbeleza, Doug Khorey and his Band of Broken Hearts, The Flow Band, The Dressed Frets
Mon. May 2810am-4pm	Memorial Day Celebration at Soldiers and Sailors Hall Free event and admission to museum Memorial Service Cornerstone Rededication Kids Activites PGH Fact – Part of “Silence of the Lambs” was filmed at Soldier and Sailors Hall