Reenactment of Braddock’s Crossing

Yough River Park 259 Sixth Avenue, Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States

Visit Connellsville for a series of reenactments commemorating General Edward Braddock's famous crossing of the Youghiogheny River en route to Fort Duquesne in 1755. The event will begin on Saturday, June 28 at 11:00 am with an opening ceremony, and reenactments are slated for both Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 pm, weather permitting. This is […]

August Fun Fest

Cedar Creek Park 453 Evergreen Drive, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, United States

Bike on out to Cedar Creek Park for a family-friendly day of activities, between West Newton and Smithton, at mile marker 110 on the Great Allegheny Passage! Live music at the amphitheater at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm, food and drink, educational workshops featuring exotic animals, inflatables for the kids, a rock-climbing wall, a flea […]

Festival of Combustion

Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Celebrate the industrial arts and American crafts at the Carrie Blast Furnaces across from the Great Allegheny Passage in Braddock, Pennsylania. The Festival of Combustion, a signature event of Rivers of Steel, features live music throughout the day and evening from local and regional artists along with tethered hot air balloon rides with views over the beautiful […]