Free things to do this weekend in and around Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, May 22, 2026 to Sunday, May 24, 2026.

(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)

• Camp Kenan Open House: Paint-a-Palooza - YMCA Camp Kenan - 8571 Lower Lake Road, Barker, NY 14012, May 23, 2026, 10:00am to 2:00pm
• Festival of Roses at Wyck's Rose Garden - Wyck Historic House And Garden - 6026 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, May 23, 2026, 11 am - 3 pm
• Family Days 2026 at Schenley Plaza - Schenley Plaza - Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, May 23, 2026, Times vary
• Gavin Benjamin: Gilded Glamour (Pop-Up Exhibition) - The Westmoreland Museum of American Art - The Westmoreland Museum of American Art - 221 North Main Street, Greensburg, PA 15601, May 23, 2026, 10 am - 5 pm
• Public Star Party at Wagman Observatory - Wagman Observatory - Kurn Road, Tarentum, PA, May 23, 2026, Events begin approximately 90 minutes before sunset
• Story Saturdays at Carnegie Museum of Art - Carnegie Museum of Art - 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, May 23, 2026, 10 am - 5 pm
• Little Bookworms at Baldwin Library - Baldwin Borough Public Library - Wolfe Drive, Pleasant Hills, PA, May 22, 2026, 10:30 - 11:30 am
• Carnegie Lab at Carnegie Museum of Art - Carnegie Museum of Art - 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, May 22, 2026, 10 am - 1 pm
• Gavin Benjamin: Gilded Glamour (Pop-Up Exhibition) - The Westmoreland Museum of American Art - The Westmoreland Museum of American Art - 221 North Main Street, Greensburg, PA 15601, May 24, 2026, 10 am - 5 pm
• National Memorial Day Concert Live Stream - ONLINE ONLY - May 24, 2026, 8pm EDT / 7pm CDT / 6pm MDT / 5pm PDT / 4pm AKDT
• Chess A2Z May Webinar: NM Austin Tang Practical Prophylaxis: Anticipating Your Opponent’s ... - Chess A2Z - 10940 SW Barnes Rd 247, Portland, OR 97225, May 24, 2026, 2PM to 3PM PDT