Free things to do this weekend in and around Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, May 8, 2026 to Sunday, May 10, 2026.

(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)

• Little Bookworms at Baldwin Library - Baldwin Borough Public Library, Wolfe Drive, Pleasant Hills, PA, 05/08/2026, 10:30 - 11:30 am
• Carnegie Lab at Carnegie Museum of Art - Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, 05/08/2026, 10 am - 1 pm
• Teen Big Kid Play Day - Pleasant Hills Public Library, Old Clairton Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 05/08/2026, 2:45 - 3:45 pm
• Free spring mini photo session with Shoott! - Pittsburgh area - Shoott, Broadway, New York, NY, 05/09/2026 - 05/10/2026, See link for times
• Story Saturdays at Carnegie Museum of Art - Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, 05/09/2026, 10 am - 5 pm
• Mother's Day Celebration Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium - Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, 7370 Baker Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, 05/10/2026, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm (last entry 3:30)
• Neighborhood Flea - Mother's Day Edition - 10 26th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, 05/10/2026, 10 am - 3 pm