Get Out Weekend Planner

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend.
Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check out our top picks for this weekend to find something for everyone in the family to enjoy.

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Where?/When?: , Thursday-Saturday, 7 p.m.
Why Go?: Join the Outdoor Classroom for a fun and UN-spooky night in the forest under the autumn moon. The hikes are family and young child friendly and are not meant to scare! Groups are encouraged to attend as we learn the science behind some of the sights and sounds of the nocturnal world. Registrations are required and walk-ins will not be accepted. Each child will receive The Outdoor Classroom participation patch for completing the hike and your group's photo will be taken with our Classroom jack-o-lanterns! Register online or call 412-838-0064.
Pricing: $8 per child, $6 per adult.

2.
Where?/When?: Panera Bread, Everyday in October
Why Go?: Panera Bread is inviting its customers to join in the fight against breast cancer by purchasing a Pink Ribbon Bagel in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Panera will GO PINK and partner with The Young Women’s Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation (YWBCAF) and Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation (MWRIF) and donate a portion of the proceeds from every Pink Ribbon Bagel sold. The YWBCAF and Panera GO PINK event will take place in all 28 Pittsburgh café locations and the proceeds benefit the Breast Cancer Patient Navigator Program at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC.

3.
Where?/When?: Lowes, Saturday, 10 a.m.
Why go?: Your kids will love building this Halloween Monster Machine and creating lots of funny monster combinations afterwards!
Pricing: Free.

4.
Where?/When?: Scott Township Municipal Park, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Why Go?: This annual festival features live entertainment, food, crafts, pony rides, petting zoo, pumpkin painting and much more!

5.
Where?/When?: Michaels, Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m.
Why Go?: Ages 3 and up are invited to design an extreme craft pumpkin. This is a make-it, take-it while supplies last.  
Pricing: Purchase of pumpkin.

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Where?/When?: Petersen Events Center, Saturday, 3:30 p.m.
Why Go?: Yo Gabba Gabba is coming to Pittsburgh! Yo Gabba Gabba fans and their families are invited to see the show Live: It's Time to Dance at the Petersen Events Center in Oakland!
Pricing: $42.50 - $47.50, purchase tickets online.

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Where?/When?: Potomac Avenue Business District, Saturday, 4 to 11 p.m.
Why Go?: All residents are invited to the fair which will take place along the Potomac Avenue business district. The festival will feature the headlining act Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers. Other entertainment includes The Composure, and The I Drive, Sterling Yoga and more! Y108 will brodcast live from the fair starting at 4 p.m. Read more about this event, .

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Where?/When?: , Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Why Go?: Art Under Glass is an event which celebrates art and the fall season with many talented artists and crafters, local musicians and entertainers as well as delicious local foods, wine tasting, and fall activities such as hayrides, pumpkin picking, a haymaze, and even a football tailgate tent so you can watch the game! This year's participating artists represent a broad range of artistic disciplines ranging from painters and sculpters to quilters and carvers. Come celebrate art and fall with Bedner's Farm and Greenhouse!
Pricing: Free admission.

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Where?/When?: Grand Concourse, Saturday, 7 p.m.
Why Go?: From outside the haunted Grand Concourse restaurant in Station Square, the tour takes you to the top of Mount Washington, 369 feet above the city, at a grade of 35 degrees, 35 minutes, on the iconic,and haunted, Monongahela Incline. The tour features scary ghost stories mixed with Pittsburgh history. Some of the tours most enthusiastic guests have been children.
Pricing: $16 per person (does not include gratuity for the ghost guide). Click here to purchase tickets.

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Where?/When?: Bartlett Shelter in Schenley Park/Sunday, 8:30 a.m.
Why Go?: The mission of the Tortoise and Hair™ Pittsburgh race is to raise awareness and funds for alopecia areata, a common auto-immune disease. All proceeds from the race go directly to theNational Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF). The race features a 5K run and a 2 mile walk. Awards will be presented to the top three males and females overall. Finisher medals will be given to children under 10. There will also be great 50/50 raffles available. Online registration ends on Oct. 6.Click here to register online.
Pricing: $25 for the 5K run and $15 for the two mile walk.