A modern, open-air museum structure with a slanted roof and metal railings is built into a wooded hillside. Visitors walk up wooden and metal stairs surrounded by tall green trees and dense vegetation. Pittsburgh historical landmarks are visible nearby in the background.

Event Calendar

  • September 29

    A vintage steam locomotive positioned on a wooden bridge with a sign in front that reads, Blue-Collar Ancestry: Tracing Your Railroader Roots. *AI generated alt text
    Heinz History Center – 6:15 PM

    Blue-Collar Ancestry: Tracing Your Railroader Roots

    Take a deep dive into the lives of your railroader ancestors.

    Tickets Required

  • October 3

    A group of people observe an indoor fossil excavation site at the museum, with wooden beams across the ceiling and natural light shining through slatted walls. *AI generated alt text
    Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village – 10:00 AM

    Archaeology Day

    Dig into the past at Meadowcroft’s Archaeology Day!

  • October 3

    A Native American man stands beside a seated European man dressed in colonial-era clothing. Both are shown in detailed attire, with Fort Pitt and an active landscape featuring multiple figures in the background. *AI generated alt text
    Fort Pitt Museum – 11:00 AM

    Living History: The 1776 Gathering at Fort Pitt

    Step back into 18th-century Fort Pitt with living history demonstrations.

  • October 4

    Visitors walking along a wooded trail in Penn's Woods, surrounded by tall trees and dense foliage on a bright, sunny day. *AI generated alt text
    Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village – 10:00 AM

    Walk in Penn’s Woods

    Take a walk in Penn’s Woods with Meadowcroft.

  • October 4

    A Native American man stands beside a seated European man dressed in colonial-era clothing. Both are shown in detailed attire, with Fort Pitt and an active landscape featuring multiple figures in the background. *AI generated alt text
    Fort Pitt Museum – 11:00 AM

    Living History: The 1776 Gathering at Fort Pitt

    Step back into 18th-century Fort Pitt with living history demonstrations.

  • October 6

    A group of visitors sits outdoors on benches, listening to an interpreter dressed in historical clothing speak near a log cabin. Another staff member stands behind a table with supplies. The scene is set among trees and grass at the museum. *AI generated alt text
    Heinz History Center – 5:00 PM

    Teacher Training: Surviving the Ice Age

    Earn Act 48 credits while exploring how humans adapted, survived, and thrived during the Ice Age.

    Tickets Required

  • October 7

    A graphic display features the words GAME CHANGERS in bold red text, with green wavy lines above. Below, FRANCOS ITALIAN ARMY appears in white lettering on a green banner. In the background, there is a faint image of a football referencing Bobby Grier’s role as an influential figure in football history. *AI generated alt text
    Franco Harris Sports Museum – 6:00 PM

    Game Changers: Franco's Italian Army

    Join the Franco Harris Sports Museum and the History Center’s Italian American Program to explore the story behind Franco’s Italian Army, the legendary fan group that helped forge the rise of Steelers Nation, representing a new identity for Pittsburgh that merged the city with sports.

    Tickets Required

  • October 10

    Four children wearing red shirts operate a hand-crank ice cream machine outdoors during a second Saturday event at the museum. Trees and additional visitors appear in the background. *AI generated alt text
    Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village – 10:00 AM

    Second Saturdays

    Try your hand at historic village chores at Meadowcroft’s Second Saturdays!

  • October 10

    A landscape showing green trees, rolling hills, and a sky with scattered clouds illuminated by sunlight. Fields and distant mountains are visible in the background. The composition represents the natural environment historically found near Fort Pitt. *AI generated alt text
    Fort Pitt Museum – 1:00 PM

    Speaker Saturday: Braddock’s Defeat

    Explore the peculiar phenomenon of battlefield macabre tourism through the story of Braddock’s Defeat.

  • October 14

    9:30 AM

    23rd Annual Golf Tournament

    The History Center’s Celebrity Golf Tournament is like no other in Pittsburgh!

  • October 15

    Illustration showing a stack of colorful books with visible titles on the spines: Little Historians Storytime, Children’s Art Workshop, and Heinz History Center. The background is a light cream color. *AI generated alt text
    Heinz History Center – 10:15 AM

    Little Historians Storytime: Halloween

    Calling all little history makers!

    Tickets Required

  • October 15

    Illustration of a nighttime city skyline featuring a prominent red building and yellow bridges, with the words “Third Thursdays” in white at the top. A crescent moon is visible in the night sky. *AI generated alt text
    Heinz History Center – 5:00 PM

    Third Thursdays

    History doesn’t stop at five o’clock.