Join us for Remake Learning Days, a celebration of innovative learning! At this festival, you can make, code, play and tinker at many learning spaces like schools, libraries, museums, outdoor play spaces, and more. Between May 2-22, 2024, there will be many free events across southwestern PA, including 41 events in Downtown Pittsburgh. Learn more about these great events in your own backyard:
May 2, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm (EST)
Craft and decorate a mini foam surfboard and test its buoyancy in water
May 3, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST)
Join SQUAD Art Studio for art and science infused explorations with materials!
Building Community – Brick Clubs and ETC Open House
May 3, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm (EST)
Join us for an in-person event that highlights the new and exciting ways Carnegie Mellon University's ETC K-12 team are engaging with communities of all ages across the Pittsburgh region and beyond
Fab Lab Remake Learning Saturdays
May 4, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (EST)
Educators - learn about the fundamentals of digital fabrication tech with Fab Lab CSC! Bring your whole family to participate in hands-on 3d design and modeling activities while you complete the 101 workshop that will certify you to be able to return and use FLCSC equipment.
Pittsburgh Public Schools Robotics Celebration of Learning
May 4, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (EST)
We will celebrate robotics education in our schools with robotics design challenges for attendees to engage with at all ages, showcase student projects from across the district, and have opportunities to engage with robotics industry professionals.
Family Podcasting with SLB Radio
May 4, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (EST)
Record a one-of-a-kind podcast with your family at the SLB Radio Youth Media Center.
Educator Breakfast at MuseumLab
May 4, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST)
Network with colleagues throughout the area as you enjoy a light breakfast, engage in creative making tasks, and explore our new resources and upcoming events for educators. Act 48 credit is available.
Upcoming Local Events
May 5, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (EST)
Join us for Family Climb Time, when local families can experience the fun and excitement of rock climbing!
May 6, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (EST)
Café Sci is THE place in Pittsburgh where anyone interested in science can get together to discuss today's science issues with experts, and best of all… you can ask your own questions!
Kids Club – Terrific Terrariums
May 8, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
Learn about how greenhouses work while making their own little terrarium habitats
May 8, 2024 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm (EST)
ACH will host an interactive show.
Tiny Tot and Guardian Play and STEM Time
May 9, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST)
Designed for kids ages 3-7 -- Join the Sarah Heinz House and bring your youngest learners to explore and play with STEM and art. We will have robots and learning games and stations for you and your child to enjoy!
The Saturday Light Brigade Live Broadcast
May 11, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)
Learn about live radio during a special broadcast of The Saturday Light Brigade at the SLB Radio Youth Media Center.
May 11, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST)
Explore hands-on demonstrations and presentations, hear from exciting guest speakers, and engage with a diverse group of STEM professionals from underrepresented and historically excluded populations.
Urban Hike through South Side Slopes with Mis-Steps
May 11, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)
Did you know the South Side Slopes neighborhood has the largest number of public stairways in Pittsburgh?! Come climb some of the longest flights in Pittsburgh on Saturday, May 11 at 11:00 AM.
May 11, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (EST)
This 45-minute show encourages kids and their grown-ups to unleash their imaginations and sense of humor.
May 12, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am (EST)
Join students and faculty from Slippery Rock University's Music Department for this drop-in music experience that takes your early learner on a journey rich in song, movement, sound exploration and musical play!
Featured Local Businesses
May 14, 2024 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm (EST)
Learn about optics and the origins of animation
Teen Time – Jasmine Cho Artivism
May 14, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (EST)
Teens will create a portrait based on Jasmine Cho's style
Teen Time – Procreate Bookmarks
May 15, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (EST)
Experiment with Digital Art and Procreate and start thinking about the way you can use that art to make you own swag and merch.
May 15, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm (EST)
Create your own one-of-a-kind string art pieces to take home
BUILDFest Southwestern Pennsylvania: A Youth Pitch Competition
May 15, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm (EST)
The Final 3 teams in BUILD's 3rd Annual Southwestern PA Youth Pitch Competition will compete for $10,000 in prizes using their entrepreneurial ideas to create a product, service, or campaign to help their communities to thrive!
Schell Games Studio Open House
May 15, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm (EST)
Schell Games will be hosting an in person open house at our studio in Station Square. This is an informal but very informative event to learn about Schell Games & play games!
May 16, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm (EST)
Learn about optics and the origins of animation
May 16, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm (EST)
Spring testing time is over and it's time for another round of games, music, snacks and plenty of hands-on activities.
May 16, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (EST)
We put the S in STEM!
Beyond the Page: Exploring the Wide World of Writing Careers
May 16, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm (EST)
A lively virtual gathering for young writers who are curious about the diverse career opportunities in the writing world!
May 17, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST)
Cojiform is an interactive sculpture and photography experience that invites all people to experience the mindfulness, meaning, and joy to be found in creative process.
Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster
May 17, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am (EST)
Colorful puppets & props bring Mo Willems' beloved book to life on stage as unscary monster Leonardo meets Sam, the most scaredy-cat kid in the world; will he finally get to scare the tuna salad out of someone, or will it be the start of an unlikely friendship?
Upcoming Local Events
May 17, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am (EST)
Siblings Poli and Pola find their bedtime games taken over by imagination as they embark on a surreal. colorful journey through roaring seas, busy cities, and more! But what they don't know is there's something else lurking in the shadows...what will they do?
Mr. Messado's School of Magic for the Young and Young at Heart
May 17, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST)
Forget everything you know about magicians pulling rabbits out of top hats. Superstar magician Mr. Messado stuns audiences in this spectacular show of magic words, interactive tricks, and heartfelt memories.
EQT Children's Theater Festival
May 18, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST)
Join us Saturday, May 18 & Sunday, May 19 for free activities at the EQT Children's Theater Festival including crafts, performances, activities, music, stories and more throughout the festival grounds in the Cultural District!
May 18, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm (EST)
Join Carnegie Science Center and KidsVoice for a unique day of kite-themed fun.
UniSound Musical Instrument Petting Zoo
May 18, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (EST)
Learn how to hold and play strings and brass instruments and get answers to all your music-related questions at our UniSound Musical Instrument Petting Zoo.
May 18, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm (EST)
Tune in to Streaming the Future, a live teen-hosted radio talk show all about young people's hopes and visions for the future.
May 18, 2024 @ 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm (EST)
Join Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre for a pre-show Family Workshop to get participants up on their feet moving with the music from the ballet and learning more about the story.
May 20, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (EST)
Engage in family and youth-friendly activities based on iconic Pittsburgh changemakers who forged new opportunities for themselves and changed the nation with their innovations!
May 21, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
Kids will craft and decorate a mini foam surfboard and have the opportunity to test its buoyancy in water.
Featured Local Businesses
May 22, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
Learn about Native Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku and his invaluable contributions to the sports of surfing and swimming.
Pogopalooza 2024: High Jump & Free Jump
Jun 21, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (EST)
Pogopalooza is the Biggest Pogo Stick Event on the Planet. Combining thrilling competition with free family-friendly fun, this event is truly a one-of-a-kind experience that will leave you in awe. Try your own hand at learning how to pogo stick!
To learn more about Remake Learning Days and the 350 fun and FREE events across southwestern PA, visit us at https://remakelearningdays.org/southwesternpa/. Families with kids of all ages can easily find hands-on learning activities. Build robots, create art, try new technology, enjoy outdoor learning and more. You can filter events by recommended age, learning themes (arts, maker, science, tech, outdoor learning and youth voice), date and cost. (The majority of events are free!) Students can also earn a Career Ready PA badge from the PA Department of Education at select events. Let's explore, wonder and learn together.
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