Summer offers many opportunities to spend time outdoors—working in your garden, hiking, riding a bike, playing golf. If youwant outdoor fun that offers a schedule full of themed, planned entertainment, check out the many festivals that come to Western Pennsylvania during the summer season. The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival brings 10 days of free entertainment— with performing and visual arts, along with numerous booths with artists selling their goods — to Downtown from June 3 to 12. Pittsburgh JazzLive International offers three days of free jazz performances in the Cultural District from June 24 to 26. Pittsburgh Blues Festival has a new name and location this year. The Food Bank’s Feed More Festival has transitioned to a one-day affair on July 17 at Stage AE on the North Shore. It continues to benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. If county fairs are your thing, options include the Big Butler Fair from July 1 to 9, the Fayette County Fair from July 28 to Aug. 6, and the Westmoreland Fair from Aug. 19 to 27. You can enjoymedieval history on weekends from Aug. 20 to Sept. 25 at the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival. The list continues with regattas, fireworks—and even celebrations of pickles, jeeps and rain. MAY PyroFest: May 28-29. Daytime and night fireworks displays, music from numerous artists each day. Cooper’s Lake, Butler County. pyrofest.com JUNE PolkaFest: June 3-5. Music, food, crafts. Don Wojtila Orchestra, The Rhinelanders, Alex Meixner. Polka Mass. Free. St. Mary’s Byzantine Church, Johnstown. 800-237-8590 Saltsburg Canal Days Festival: June 3-5. Family-friendly entertainment, local bands, parade and fireworks display Saturday night. Rivers Edge Stage and Canal, Saltsburg. 724-639-9413 or visitsaltsburg.com Three Rivers Arts Festival: June 3-12. Visual and performing arts. Downtown. 412-456- 6666 or 3riversartsfest.org Antiques on the Diamond: June 4. More than 50 antique dealers located around the Diamond. Ligonier. ligonier.com Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival: June 10-12. Jeep parade and cruise, Jeep playgrounds, on-site trails, contests, outdoor activities, entertainment. $10, $3 for ages 3-12. Cooper’s Lake, Butler County. bantamjeep festival.com Pride in the Street: June 11. Street party celebrating the local LGBT community. Kesha and Angel Haze to perform. Downtown. pittsburghpride.org The Jimmy Stewart Airport/ Museum Festival: June 11-12. Entertainment, music, vendors, antique-car show, display of aircraft at the Jimmy Stewart Airport. Indiana. Jimmy.org Pittsburgh Pride Fest: June 12. Daylong pride awareness march and festival brings people from around the region for food, music and entertainment. Downtown. pittsburghpride.org Laurel Highlands Bluegrass Music Festival: June 17-18. Local and national bands, crafts, food. Waterford Volunteer Fire Department grounds, Route 271, five miles north of Ligonier. laurelhighlandsbluegrass.com Antiques and Artisans Festival at Whispering Pines Farm: June 18-20. 40-50 antiques and artisan vendors. 201 Winsome Lane, Cabot. 724-568-7463 Pittsburgh JazzLive International: June 24-26. A three-day jazz festival featuring more than 200 emerging and renowned TRIBUNE-REVIEW FESTIVALS · 2
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