All the winter events you need to know about in Pittsburgh for the best season ever
The Kidsburgh lineup of winter events features plenty of fun family activities to enjoy all season long. And for even more fun stuff happening around town, be sure to check the Kidsburgh events listings for new listings.
Through March 10: Garden Railroad: Memories in Motion, Phipps Conservatory, Oakland. Watch as miniature locomotives chug through landscapes full of live, minuscule plants, showing scenes of Phipps in 1893 and transitioning to 2018.
Through May 12: “TapeScape 3.0,” Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Play exhibit and art installation designed by Eric Lennartson uses more than 50 miles of tape stretched over two-story steel frames to create twisting tunnels and curving walls for kids to crawl through and explore.
Through May 15: “Rube Goldberg, The World of Hilarious Invention,” Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Shore. Activate and create crazy chain-reaction contraptions in an interactive exhibit celebrating Rube Goldberg, Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and inventor.
Feb. 8-10: Monster Jam Triple Threat, PPG Paints Arena. Catch monster truck favorites Blue Thunder, El Toro Loco and Soldier Fortune in a roaring competition.
Feb. 9: Second Saturday Studios, The Frick Pittsburgh. Paint brushes, cotton swabs, and Popsicle sticks: Find creative ways to paint something one of a kind.
Feb. 9-10: “American Girl Live,” Byham Theater. When girls head to sleepaway camp, American Girl characters lend a hand through story and song.
Feb. 9: “Destination Moon Family Day: Women in Space,” Heinz History Center. Special activities will include a special performance of Pittsburgh CLO’s “Beyond the Moon,” a celebration of Neil Armstrong’s history-making moonwalk featuring a 16-year-old girl with “astronaut-ical” dreams of being the first person to set foot on Mars.
Feb 10: Jonah Winter, Library Lecture Hall, Oakland. Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures’ Words and Pictures series presents the award-winning author of more than 30 nonfiction, children’s picture books that promote social justice and artistic expression.
Feb. 13: “Hop into History: Cooking Up History – Mid-Century Treats,” Heinz History Center. Step back in time into a 1950s kitchen to cook recipes from that era. Hop into a fun exploration of the past in this hands-on session designed for 2-5-year-olds and their caregivers.
Feb. 16-Sept. 2: “Da Vinci the Exhibition,” Carnegie Science Center. Explore the complex beginnings and lifetime achievements of Leonardo da Vinci, interact with Leonardo da Vinci’s machines, explore his world-renowned paintings, and discover his innovations in flight, hydraulics and music.
Feb. 16-17: Final weekend of “Destination Moon”, Heinz History Center. Help send off the Destination Moon in style and take a look at the future of spaceflight and interstellar exploration during the exhibition’s final weekend at the History Center.
Feb. 17-24: “Flight School the Musical,” multiple locations. On the first day of Flight School, where birds learn to fly, Penguin is ready to take flight, but there are some technical issues. Based on the best-selling book by Lita Judge.
Feb. 22-23: Engineer the Future, Carnegie Science Center. Coinciding with National Engineers Week, celebrate the science of engineering and our region’s achievements in architecture, building and construction. Enjoy activities designed to inspire young people to explore engineering.
Feb. 25: Music Mondays, Carnegie Science Center. Choose from a variety of kid-sized instruments and experience the nostalgia of playing and singing childhood favorites such as “Wheels on the Bus.”
Feb. 23: Fiddlesticks: Art All Around Us, Heinz Hall. Highlights the collaboration of music, art, movement and design. Recommended for ages 3-8 years.
Feb. 23-24: Flamingo Fest, National Aviary. See flamingos up close and enjoy games, fun crafts, a story time and other fun flamingo activities as you learn what you can do to help protect flamingos and other wetlands species
Feb. 24: International Polar Bear Day, Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium. See polar bears receive special treats and learn about all the ways to help make a difference for polar bears who live in the wild.
Feb. 28-March 3: Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, PPG Paints Arena.
MARCH
March 2-3: Cirque Mechanic, Byham Theater. A “Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels” is the latest invention from the creative minds of Cirque Mechanics.
March 3: Jennifer L. Holm, Library Lecture Hall, Oakland. Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures’ Words and Pictures series presents the three-time Newberry Medalist and author of the hilarious “The Third Mushroom.”
March 16: St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Downtown. The 149th annual parade begins at 10 a.m., sun, rain or snow.
March 29-30: “Leo,” Byham Theater. This surprisingly touching theater work challenges the senses and tests perceptions of reality through the interplay of live performance and high-tech video projection.
March 31-April 7: “Rosie Revere, Engineer,” multiple locations. This fun, new musical spotlights STEM learning and out-of-the-box thinkers, based on author Andrea Beaty’s series of books.
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