PITTSBURGH HAPPENING HAPPENINGS THIS WEEKEND:
Allegheny County Summer Concert Series continues tonight with The Summer of Love, a ’60s music revue, playing for Free at South Park Amphitheater.
Also tonight...Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District with art, performances and exhibits.
Bruno Mars brings The Romantic Tour to Acrisure Stadium Saturday night at 7 p.m.
Sunday...it's (Scott) Blasey Does the Beatles at Hartwood Acres at 7:30 p.m. Also FREE, with food trucks starting at 6.
Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival — Saturday & Sunday in West Newton.
It's the final weekend for the Westmoreland Fair
BaconBurgh is Sunday: A celebration of all things bacon takes over SouthSide Works Town Square.
The Bucs are on the road in St. Louis all weekend against the Cardinals
PITTSBURGH HAPPENINGS: Monday, August 31 through Labor Day, Monday, September 7:
RIB'FEST: Acrisure Stadium Kickoff & Rib Fest — Sept. 3–7: One of the big Labor Day traditions returns to Acrisure Stadium with barbecue teams from around the country, live music, family activities and football.
SUMMER CONCERTS:
Allegheny County Summer Concert Series — Friday, Sept. 4: Reb Beach brings the ’80s rock to South Park Amphitheater at 7:30 p.m. School of Rock House Band opens. FREE, with food trucks and beverages starting at 6.
Allegheny County Summer Concert Series — Sunday, Sept. 6: Another really good 3WS fit — Pittsburgh favorites Buzz Poets, with New Invisible Joy opening, at Hartwood Acres. 7:30 p.m. and FREE. This is also the final Hartwood concert of the summer.
SOUL FOOD: Pittsburgh Soul Food Festival — Sept. 4–6: Downtown on Stanwix and Liberty with 100+ food vendors, a BBQ contest and live music. Montell Jordan Friday, DeJ Loaf Saturday and Leela James Sunday. Admission is FREE.
GREEK FESTIVAL: Holy Trinity "Taste of Greece" Greek Festival — Sept. 3–6: The annual Labor Day weekend Greek Festival in McCandless with homemade Greek food, live music and dancing.
ARTS & CRAFTS: Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Labor Day Festival — Sept. 4–7: More than a holiday craft show at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds — arts, crafts, food and entertainment throughout Labor Day weekend.
SHAKESPEARE: Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks — Sept. 4–6: The Merry Wives of Windsor opens its September run with free outdoor performances in Highland Park.
PIRATES ARE BACK HOME: Pittsburgh Pirates host the Giants Sept. 1–3 at PNC Park, then the Angels Sept. 4–6 — six straight home games.
LABOR DAY — Monday, Sept. 7: The Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade returns Downtown — one of the city's biggest annual traditions and one of the largest Labor Day parades in the country.
STEELERS 5K — Labor Day: The annual Steelers Run & Walk starts at Acrisure Stadium Monday morning at 8 a.m., kicking off Steelers season.