OUTDOORS SUMMER
yoga and much more. 412-255-0564 or www.ventureoutdoors.org Dek Hockey. Available at outdoor rinks in Banksville Park; Marmaduke Playground, Brighton Heights; Lewis Playground, Hazelwood; Ormsby Playground, South Side; Bloomfield Park; and Brookline Memorial Park. City of Play. Try a smorgasbord of games from cards to Circle Rules Football, a team sport using a fitness ball and a circular field. Various locations around the city. Full schedule at www.cityofplay.org. BIG League Sports. Organized programs for kids include baseball, softball, soccer and hockey. Co-sponsored by Citiparks, Pirates Charities and Pittsburgh Penguins. 412-622-7353 Inline Skating. Weekly through September. Offers beginner, intermediate and advanced skates throughout the week around the city and on the Eliza Furnace Trail. www.skatepittsburgh.com
sponsor free yoga every Sunday morning. Market Square, Downtown. www.downtownpittsburgh.com
JUNE 9 Riverview 5K Run and Fitness Walk. Riverview Park. 412-255-2493 or www.riverview5k.com
JUNE 12 Riverview Park Heritage Day. Free family fun includes games, crafts, refreshments and more. Riverview Park. 412-255-2493
JUNE 17 Pittsburgh Pirates Fun Run/Walk for Epilepsy. 5K course. PNC Park. www.efwp.org
JUNE 24 Annual Rachel Carson Trail Challenge. A 34-mile
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endurance hike from North Park to Harrison Hills County Park. Two shorter events — the 18-mile Homestead Challenge and a 7-mile Friends and Family Challenge — also take place that day. www. rachelcarsontrails.org
Annual Pittsburgh Walk NOW for Autism. Schenley Park. www.walknow forautismspeaks.org
MAY 28 {CP PHOTO BY LUKE THOR TRAVIS}
Open Streets, May 28, June 25 and July 30
ONGOING City Pools. Citiparks pools are open June 13 through Labor Day. Programs include swimming lessons and swim teams. Purchase seasonal pool tags or pay a daily entrance fee. 412-323-7928 or www.citiparks.net Spray Parks. From May 27 until early fall enjoy the movement sensors that cause sprayers to turn on and off in Hazelwood, East Hills, Shadyside, Troy Hill, Beltzhoover and Beechview. 412-323-7928 or www.citiparks.net Summer Soul Line Dancing. Exercise to R&B tunes at area parks. 412-255-2493 or www.citiparks.net Tennis. Regional tennis courts are open in Allegheny Commons, Arsenal, Frick, Highland, Moore, Schenley and Washington’s Landing. Summer programs include camps and lessons. 412-244-4188 Lawn Bowling. Open lawn-bowling and league play, plus free lessons. Frick Park,
Regent Square. 412-782-0848 or www.lawnbowlingpittsburgh.org Skateboarding. Go boarding at these city-run skate parks: McKinley, West Penn and Sheraden. 412-255-2539 Kayak Pittsburgh. The city is known for its three rivers; Kayak Pittsburgh lets you play on them. Rentals and launch points in North Park and the North Side. Other rentals include stand-up paddleboards, rowboats, pedal boats and canoes. www.kayakpittsburgh.org Pittsburgh Sports League. Year-round adult co-ed sports, including basketball, kickball, volleyball, softball. Various city locations. 412-338-2133 or www.pump.org Venture Outdoors. Venture Outdoors sponsors hundreds of outdoor events at area parks, including family-fun walks, plus beginner-to-advanced sessions in hiking, backpacking, mountain-biking, rock-climbing, horseback-riding, canoeing, kayaking,
Open Streets. The city will close down selected streets in Pittsburgh for a day of walking, biking and other activities. www.openstreetspgh.org
JUNE 3 Pittsburgh Melanoma Foundation 5K. South Park.
Pittsburgh Ultimate Wine Run. A 5K run City Pools, June 13-Labor Day. {PHOTO OF HIGHLAND PARK POOL COURTESY OF CITIPARKS}
www.melanomapgh.org
JUNE 4 Rollercoaster Race. 10K race or 5K run/walk at Kennywood Park. 412-951-8572 or www.rollercoasterrace.com Greenfield Glide. 5K run and walk over a cross-country course. Schenley Park Overlook. 412-255-2493 or www.greenfieldglide.com
JUNE 4-SEPT. 24 Yoga in the Square. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and Fitt PGH
that includes a post-run wine-tasting. Frick Park. www.theultimatewinerun.com
JUNE 19-24 Frick Park Red Clay Junior Open. Tennis tournament open to boys and girls 16 and younger. Frick Park, Regent Square. 412-244-4188
JUNE 25 Open Streets. The city will close selected streets in Pittsburgh for a day of walking, biking and other activities. www.openstreetspgh.org
JULY 2-16 Paul G. Sullivan Championship. Tennis tournament open to players 16 and older. Frick Park Red Clay Courts, Regent Square. 412-244-4188
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