Don’t have anything planned for the weekend? Check out these family-friendly events in Pittsburgh, including an old-fashioned baseball game and a banana split party!
Great American Banana Split Celebration
Aug. 21-23, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sunday | Latrobe, PA
Downtown Latrobe celebrates the birthplace of this all-American dessert with a weekend of live music, activities for kids and a 5K race.
Free | bananasplitfest.com
Vintage Base Ball Day
Aug. 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Avella, PA
Play ball at the Heinz History Center! The museum will be holding a game of “base ball” using 19th-century rules and uniforms at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village.
Free with museum admission | heinzhistorycenter.org/event/vintage-base-ball-day-2026
Pittsburgh Water Lantern Festival
Aug. 22, 5:30-9:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh, PA
Decorate your own lantern to float along the water of Allegheny Commons Park in a sea of lights! There will also be food trucks, music and more at the event.
$31-$58 | waterlanternfestival.com/events/pittsburgh
