A past weekend. Written after the fact from what local sources listed and the weather that actually happened.
Pittsburgh stayed cloudy and dry, with lows near 49 and a Sunday high of 71. The weekend held youth chess, a molten metal festival, a community day on Hazelwood Green and kids' dance and aikido classes.
What the weather did
Saturday
66° / 49°
Cloudy, no rain.
Sunday
71° / 53°
Cloudy, no rain.
The weather rule that weekend: Great weather. Stay outside as long as the kids will let you.
The Duo Cup kicked off Chess Week Pittsburgh with a youth tournament for grades 2 to 8. There were trophies, ribbons and family activities, all free and indoors.
Estelle S. Campbell Boys & Girls Clubhouse · Free · Indoors
Jubilee on the Green filled Hazelwood Green with samba, a climbing wall, art activities and Steelers mini workshops, all free. It was an outdoor community day with lots for kids to try.
Brown Moon | Play Date at Radiant Hall invited kids, especially ages 3 to 7, and their grown ups into musical storytelling about the phases of the moon. It was free and indoors.
The Festival of Combustion turned the Carrie Blast Furnaces into a one day celebration of molten metal, live demonstrations, music and hands on craft. Curious kids had plenty to watch.
Carrie Blast Furnaces · $18 to $25 · Outdoors, open sun
Also Saturday: Time-traveling Caterpillar Scavenger Hunt sent families around The Frick Pittsburgh looking for Gustave the Caterpillar, with a prize for a finished sheet. (Price not listed · Indoors)
Also Saturday: Audition for Nutcracker at Carnegie Performing Arts Center was a free audition for young dancers hoping to join the annual Nutcracker production. (Free · Indoors)
Aiki Junior Stars was a new aikido class for kids ages 6 to 12 at Allegheny Aikido, teaching balance, focus and cooperative partner work. The emphasis was teamwork rather than competition.
The Frick ran its free Gustave the Caterpillar scavenger hunt, tied to the French Moderns exhibition. Kids picked up a sheet at the Grable Visitor Center and traded a finished one for a prize.
Chess in Mellon Square set up free outdoor chess downtown, with Queens Gambit instructors teaching beginners and helping players find opponents. A single game or a first lesson both counted.
Breakin' for Kids 1 taught the first steps of breakdancing to kids 7 to 12 at Los Sabrosos Dance Co. Each move was broken down slowly, with a warm up and time for questions.
Los Sabrosos Dance Co · $20 · Indoors
Also Sunday: Family Fest: Free Bowling at Bowlero offered free bowling, face painting, balloon art and arcade games at Bowlero Pittsburgh. (Free · Indoors)
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