Memorial Day Weekend in Pittsburgh
If you're looking for things to do on Memorial Day weekend in 2024, you've come to the right spot!
Memorial Day Weekend is coming soon, and Pittsburgh is the place to be for inspiring ceremonies and patriotic events. Memorial Day pays tribute to all American men and women who died in active military service. Pittsburgh honors these heroes with a variety of events throughout the city. If you're spending Memorial Day weekend in Pittsburgh, here are some events that offer a way to pay your respects and have some family fun since the holiday is also the unofficial kickoff to Summer.
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Celebration
May 27, 2024, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Be at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum for a free celebration! The day begins with a ceremony at 11 a.m. that pays tribute to fallen Pennsylvania service members. Stay for the afternoon for free tours of the museum and family-friendly activities including crafts, face painting, a bouncy house and fun contests with prizes. Food and beverages will also be available for purchase and celebrity personality Mike Frazer of 3WS will host the day's events.
Camp Chase Fife and Drum, one of the top fife and drum corps in the country who perform Civil War music in period costumes, will be performing patriotic military music throughout the day culminating with a concert at the end of the day
Red, Wild & Blue Day
May 27, 2024
Kick off a summer of fun at Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium with this special day filled with a variety of special enrichment activities for the animals and a special contest to support members of the military.
Hookstown Grange Annual Memorial Day Car Cruise
May 27, 2024, 12-3 p.m.
Come enjoy the Hookstown Grange Car Show at the Hookstown Fairgrounds. Parking and admission are both free. There will be a raffle and food available. For more information, call 724-573-9377.
Lawrenceville Memorial Day Parade
May 27, 2024, 10 a.m.
Put on your red, white and blue and head to Lawrenceville's annual Memorial Day Parade, one of the longest-running parades in the country. The parade features more than 65 groups including marching bands, veterans' organizations, dogs, classic cars, local sports mascots and more.
The parade kicks off at 36th and Butler Streets and ends at the Allegheny Cemetery, the final resting place for more than 15,000 Veterans. Immediately following the parade, a memorial tribute service will be held at the Soldier's Memorial.
Visit a Memorial
Memorial Day is the perfect time to visit one of Pittsburgh's many memorials and monuments. You can visit:
Go on a Monument Walking Tour
The best way to see some of the most well-known monuments in our city is to go on our self-guided North Shore walking tour. This short tour is mostly flat and gives lots of time for you to pause and reflect as long as you need at each stop.
Other Things to Do Memorial Day Weekend
Concerts, live theatre and other special events May 24-27, 2024:
- Kennywood opens for daily operation starting Thursday, May 23
- Memorial Day Weekend at Nemacolin featuring The Beach Boys, May 24-27
- Trae Crowder: Just Me and Y'All!, Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, May 24
- Flight 93 Bus Tour, May 25, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
- Colors in Flight, May 25-Sept., National Aviary
- Chalk Fest, Federal St., May 25-26
- 9 Mile Run Pride Hike, 9 Mile Run, May 25
- 2024 East Coast Volleyball Championships, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, May 25-27
- Bigger Gayer Picniq, Allegheny Commons Park West, May 26
