May 2015 Pittsburgh Events Include Pirate Gnomes, Massive Fireworks, Kentucky Derby Gala, Gershwin, Hall and Oates, Folk Festival and More!

May in Pittsburgh brings us Pirate Bobble Heads, Man Eaters in Concert, Kentucky Derby Celebrations, Camp Ground Pyrotechnics and many more fun Pittsburgh events! For a full list of local and surrounding area events visit Pittsburgh.net. Or let us do the work for you, sign up for our event blast and we will send Pittsburgh events to your inbox monthly.

Here are some really cool things to do in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas in May.  Check back often for updated events.  Have Fun!

5/28

Halfway to Halloween
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5/16
America Loves Bacon 1st Ever Tour!
Station Square
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5/2-5/3
I Got Gershwin
Hillman Center for the Performing Arts
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh performs George Gershwin's music, conducted by Music Director Betsy Burleigh.
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5/2
8th Annual Kentucky Derby Gala
Fairmont Hotel
Enjoy an evening filled with excitement, sit down dinner, entertainment and silent auction. Black tie optional, ladies don't forget your hats!
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5/2
Hall and Oates
Stage AE
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5/3
Victorian Tea
Club at Shadow Lakes
2nd Annual benefit event, an empowering and energetic day about engaging the community with conversation about caring for others through relaxation.
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5/7

Pittsburgh Pirates Clint Hurdle Gnome Promotion
PNC Park
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5/10
Mother's Day Brunch
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
Join Nemacolin for our annual Mother's Day Brunch from 10:30 am – 2:30 pm on Sunday, May 10, 2015. Reservations are required and can be made by contacting a Resort Reservations Specialist at 866.344.6957.
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5/15-5/16
Pittsburgh Folk Festival
Monroeville Convention Center
The Pittsburgh Folk Festival is a two-day multicultural festival celebrating the traditional music, dance, crafts and foods of Pittsburgh's contemporary ethnic communities.
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5/15
Public Art Walking Tour in East Liberty
East Liberty Place
Join the Office of Public Art on a walking tour of several artworks in the East Liberty neighborhood. Look at Leslie Ansley's Convergence, Virgil Cantini's Joy of LIfe, and Sheila Klein's Shady Liberty. Artist Leslie Ansley will be present to talk about her work.
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5/17
Easter Seals Walk With Me Pittsburgh
Kennywood Park
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5/23
Delaney Chevrolet Westsylvania Jazz and Blues Festival
IRMC Park - Indiana, PA
Free, outdoor, all-day festival now in its 2nd year. Featuring The New Mastersounds, British soul-funk group, and a lineup of nationally and regionally known musicians.
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5/23
Pyrotecnico
Cooper's Lake Campground - Butler County
America's largest fireworks festival returns for Memorial Day weekend 2015 at Cooper's Lake Campground!
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5/24
Pittsburgh Pirates Kids Gerrit Cole Replica Camo Jersey Promotion
PNC Park
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5/22-5/31
The Last Five Years
The New Hazlett Theater
The Last Five Years is an emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years.
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5/30
Kenny Chesney - The Big Revival Tour 2015
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For full listing of Pittsburgh events please visit Pittsburgh.net