This year's event promises an even bigger celebration of community, creativity, and connection, with a diverse array of interactive activities curated by Vanka Educators, community partners and collaborators. Rain or Shine! Indoors and Outdoors! Step into the heart of the festivities and let your creativity soar as you make and play with Artspiration, LIGHT Education […]

Breakdancing for Kids (ages 7-12) Easy, fun classes where students learn the first steps to becoming a breakdancer. Students will get the chance to explore new movements gradually as the teacher breaks down the elements of each step. Class begins with a warm-up and ends with open questions. The goal is for students to build […]

Healthy Kids Day® is the Y’s national initiative to improve the health and well-being of kids and families. We are working to make this year's Healthy Kids Day the biggest yet. Join us at select branches on April 29th for fun games, activities, vendors, and everything your family needs to kick off a fantastic summer […]

Children ages 2-5, with a caregiver, are welcome to join us for a fun-filled story time! Come show your child the joy of reading by sharing in a few stories, rhymes and songs. Registration required by Sunday at noon for Monday's story time.

Have a baby under a year? Meet with other local moms and a labor and delivery nurse weekly to connect and learn. This class is free, and the first session of the new year starts January 6. If you miss a session, it's fine to join in at any time. Find out more about Storkbites […]

Participants will enjoy art projects that encourage creativity and independence. Supplies like crayons, glue, markers, paints and coloring sheets and more are available to the kids to create set projects as well as allow for free art time. A quiet reading area and age appropriate books is available for kids who need a few minutes […]

Kids will enjoy art projects that encourage creativity and independence. Art supplies will give kids options to do more or less assembly of a final project. Projects are flexible and use multiple art skills and materials like scutting paper and magic markers to gluing and coloring with crayons. There is a reading area for kids […]

Pillar is a free weekly support group for moms and their babies 0-12 months old. Our Thursday gathering is for babies 0-6 months old.

Enjoy a free Enjoy a free guided tour of the bird banding lab and research facility including the flight tunnel. Visit the bird banding lab and see up-close how researchers safely capture and band birds, and learn about the data they gather. Hear about how we’re studying avian perception of glass to provide glass manufacturers […]

Do you remember that energy you had as a child? It was boundless. What better way to channel that energy and have fun with your child or children than participating in the 2024 Sheetz Pittsburgh Toddler Trot? The Sheetz Toddler Trot gives parents and families the opportunity to introduce toddlers to family fitness while earning […]

NEW! Baby and Me (ages 0-3) Fun and relaxed dance and musicality class made to promote bonding between babies and their cherished grown-ups. Hold your baby, wear them in a carrier, or just have them next to you and get ready to jam to music both you and baby can enjoy! Single Class, Monthly, and […]

Little Kids Dance Fusion (ages 3-6) Fun, friendly, inspirational dance class designed to help kids feel beautiful, find their rhythm, work together, and learn dance basics of Ballet, Classical, Modern, World, and Folk dances. Learn more and register at LSPGH.com

Fun and relaxed dance and musicality class made to promote bonding between babies and their cherished grown-ups. Hold your baby, wear them in a carrier, or just have them next to you and get ready to jam to music both you and baby can enjoy! Learn more and register at LSPGH.com

NEW! Baby and Me (ages 0-3) Looking for an opportunity to groove, bond with your child, and meet other families in a baby friendly environment? Los Sabrosos Dance Co brings you a new dance and musicality class made to promote bonding between babies and their cherished grown-ups. Hold your baby, wear them in a carrier, […]

Calling all young champions! Get ready to unleash your energy, enthusiasm, and spirit in the Chick-fil-A Pittsburgh Kids Marathon! This one-mile timed race is designed especially for you, offering a taste of the excitement, camaraderie, and accomplishment that comes with being part of the running community. Starting in a lively atmosphere, the 1-mile Chick-fil-A Pittsburgh […]

Little Kids Dance Fusion (ages 3-6) Fun, friendly, inspirational dance class designed to help kids feel beautiful, find their rhythm, work together, and learn dance basics of Ballet, Classical, Modern, World, and Folk dances. Single class, monthly, and semester registration available. Learn more and register on our website! LSPGH.com/kids/

Explore an immersive environment of color at MuseumLab! This inflatable structure by art and design studio Pneuhaus lets you interact with color in a tactile and joyful way in a shoes-off, socks-on shared experience from Nov 18, 2023, through Sept 24, 2024. MuseumLab is open Saturday and Sunday, noon – 5:00 pm, and included with Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh […]

Join us as we hit the trails for a guided nature walk! We’ll meet in the atrium of the Powdermill Nature Center at 2 pm before heading outside to explore. This family-friendly experience is open to participants of all ages. Events fill up fast! Registration is recommended to guarantee your spot and help us plan […]

From Donna Summer to the Carpenters, Stevie Wonder to the Bee Gees, Barry Manilow to Queen, revisit the music of the decade that gave us avocado green refrigerators, the leisure suit, and the pet rock. Join us to hear popular 70s hits, movie music, Broadway tunes, TV themes, and more on May 4-5, 2024. General […]