We’ve arrived at the weekend. Here are a few things going on in Pittsburgh.
Monster Pumpkins
Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at a new location — in the Strip District, on Railroad Street between 28th Street and 29th Street. Known as The Stacks at 3 Crossings, the area will be full of decorated giant pumpkins, including three that weigh more than 2,000 pounds. The largest pumpkin grown in North America, according to organizers, is 2,365 pounds and was grown by Andy Wolf of Little Valley, N.Y. The display will feature medieval carving of dragons, soldiers and castle walls. At the entrance are two wall displays with 1,200 pumpkins tied together and decorated.
There will be a pumpkin pie eating contest and carriage rides by Misty Lane Farms Performance Horses with a reservation. Artists from Vessel Studio Glass will demonstrate glass blowing by making fall-themed pieces.
The event is free.
Details: monsterpumpkins.com
ZooBoo
ZooBoo, a kid-friendly Halloween event, is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in Highland Park.
Kids can trick-or-treat throughout the zoo, check out a not-so-scary haunt spot and create creepy crafts.
Children are invited to dress in costume and participate in a parade and dance, and enter a costume contest. Guests will see the animals enjoying treats.
Tickets are $16.95 for adults, $15.95 for seniors and $14.95 for children. Children 2 and under are free.
Details: www.pittsburghzoo.org
Rock on
The “Women Who Rock” event is at 7 p.m. Saturday at Stage AE on the North Shore. Rita Wilson, Sheila E, Orianthi, Lauren Monroe (with special guest Rick Allen of Def Leppard), Jackie Popovec with the Vindys and DJ Femi will perform.
The evening will be emceed by Pittsburgh’s own woman of rock, WDVE disc jockey Michele Michaels.
The evening of music benefits Magee-Womens Research Institute. Funds raised can continue research that covers women from in vitro through adulthood and into their senior years.
National and local musicians will perform, including the winner of the Rising Star Contest, held to help the next generation of female singer/songwriters.
The event is in partnership with guitar maker Gibson and its nonprofit Gibson Gives.
Tickets are $50-$250. Proof of covid-19 vaccination required.
Details: womenwhorock.info
Owl-O-Ween
The National Aviary on the North Side is hosting Owl-O-Ween this weekend. Guests will receive a goody bag with an owl-themed take-home craft kit and an opportunity to meet an owl.
Artist Maria DeSimone Prascak will host a portrait painting class
Face masks are required.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $17.95 for adults, $16.95 for seniors, $14.95 for children. Children 2 and under are free.
The Aviary’s ornithologist Bob Mulvihill will go on twilight treks from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. through Frick Park on Saturday and Wingfield Pines in Upper St. Clair on Sunday, teaching how to look and listen for owls, learn about their habitats, adaptations, and behaviors. Registration is required. Cost is $20.
Details: aviary.org
Learn more about these owls, and others you may see in and around the Pittsburgh area, during an Owl Prowl, a twilight trek throughout Pittsburgh’s parks with National Aviary Ornithologist Bob Mulvihill. Learn more: https://t.co/bfg4UIYiWB pic.twitter.com/raswhPOIwK
— National Aviary (@National_Aviary) October 12, 2021
Big Pour
The 14th annual Steel City Big Pour is from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 16 at Construction Junction in North Point Breeze.
The festival will feature 34 brewers. It’s a fundraiser for Construction Junction, a nonprofit warehouse supplying surplus construction materials and appliances at reduced prices.
There will be artists from Pittsburgh-based Monmade, a regional marketplace, and an art installation of live glass blowing through a mobile glass studio of Pittsburgh Glass Center from the Friendship/Garfield neighborhoods.
Tickets are $99.
Details: cjreuse.org
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