DATE
|
2012 EVENT
|
TIME
|
| Year Round |
Volunteers Needed
 Hundred Acres Manor |
|
Until
Mid-March |
Ice Skating
Winter Golf |
|
| April - Oct |
South Park Theatre |
Varies |
Tuesdays
during the
summer |
Master Gardeners are available to answer gardening questions throughout the summer at the South Park Demonstration Gardens |
4 pm - 6 pm |
JANUARY
|
| 1/3 - 1/22 |
4th Annual Christmas Tree Recycling
Pool parking lot
Residents can drop off trees daily. All lights, decorations, tinsel and stands must be removed from trees prior to drop-off. The trees will be mulched and used in the County parks. |
8 am-3:30 pm |
| thru 3/12 |
Ice Skating Rink Open |
Special Hours
Noon - 6 pm |
| 1/4-1/6 |
Ice Skating Rink closed to the public
Practice date for charity hockey game 1/6 |
|
| 1/6 |
PIHL Charity Hockey Game
Ice Skating Rink (closed for public skating)
6:00 pm – Westmont Hilltop vs. Quaker Valley
Proceeds benefit the Hillman Cancer Center
8:00 pm – Mt. Lebanon vs. Pittsburgh Central
Proceeds benefit the Paul Sciullo II Scholarship
Admission: $5/person
 PA Interscholastic Hockey League
|
6 pm &
8 pm |
| 1/16 |
Ice Skating Rink
Special Hours on Martin Luther King Day |
Special Hours:
Noon - 6 pm |
| 1/18 |
South Park Friends Meeting
Buffalo Inn |
7 pm |
| 1/27 |
Moonlight X-County Skiing
Golf Course Parking Lot
(Youth & adult) |
7 pm |
FEBRUARY
|
| 2/5 |
Ice Skating Rink
Special Hours on Super Bowl Sunday |
Special Hours:
11 am - 5 pm
|
| 2/7 |
Let's Talk Gardening!
Buffalo Inn
|
7 pm |
| 2/10 |
Moonlight X-County Skiing
Golf Course Parking Lot
(Youth & adult) |
7 pm |
| 2/14 |
Sweetheart Couples Skate
Ice Skating Rink |
|
| 2/15 |
South Park Friends Meeting
Buffalo Inn |
7 pm |
| 2/20 |
Ice Skating Rink
Special Hours on Presidents Day |
Special Hours:
Noon - 6 pm |
MARCH
|
| 3/1 - 11/30 |
In-Line Skating/Deck Hockey
Season |
|
| 3/3 |
Fossils
(Nature Center) |
10 am |
| 3/12 |
Ice Skating Show
Skating Rink |
7 pm |
| Mid-March |
Winter Golf
Season End
|
|
| Mid-March |
Ice Skating
Season End |
|
| 3/21 |
South Park Friends Meeting
Buffalo Inn |
7 pm |
| 3/31 - 4/1 |
Marbles Program
Buffalo Inn Rental Building
FREE Program for Ages 14 and under. |
1 - 3 pm |
APRIL
|
Mondays
|
South Park BMX Practice
(SP BMX Track)
Practice Fee: $5
Check SP BMX website for more info. |
6:30 - 8:30 pm
|
Saturdays
|
South Park BMX Races
(SP BMX Track)
Fee to Race-Points only: $7
Fee to Race-Points/Trophy: $9
Check SP BMX website for more info. |
Varies,
Check website
|
| 4/1 - Columbus Day |
Regular Golf
Season |
|
| 4/1 - 10/31 |
Tennis
Season |
|
| TBA |
South Park BMX Track
Open House & Race Day
(SP BMX Track)
Register and ride for free!
Check SP BMX website for more info. |
Varies,
Check website
|
| 4/14 |
24th Annual Salvation Army Fabric Fair
Home Economics Building
Do your spring cleaning, get a bargain and support your neighbors in need. Patterns, beautiful upholstery, elegant fabric, yarns and notions at discount prices are only a few things in store! Sponsored by the organization’s Greater Pittsburgh Women’s Auxiliary, not only is this event a bargain, but a major fundraiser benefiting local families who are hurting.
Sponsored by The Salvation Army
For more information call (412) 835-3162. |
9 am - 2 pm |
| 4/14 |
Organic Gardening
(Nature Center) |
10 am |
| TBA |
South Park Friends Meeting
Buffalo Inn |
7 pm |
| TBA |
 Tickets: $12
Info & reservations: (412) 831-8552
South Park Theatre |
Thurs.-Sat. 8 pm
Sun. 2 pm |
| TBA |
South Park Cleanup
Friends of South Park
Volunteers Wanted!
Please register by calling 412-281-5595 |
8:30 am - Noon |
| 4/28 |
Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
County Police - South Park Station
1801 Buffalo Drive
South Park, PA 15129
412-835-8221
|
10 am - 2 pm |
MAY
|
Sundays
|
Open for Tours
Last admission at 4 pm
$1 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead
|
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
| Mondays |
South Park BMX Practice
(SP BMX Track)
Practice Fee: $5
Check SP BMX website for more info. |
6:30 - 8:30 pm
|
Saturdays
|
South Park BMX Races
(SP BMX Track)
Fee to Race-Points only: $7
Fee to Race-Points/Trophy: $9
Check SP BMX website for more info. |
Varies,
Check website
|
| 5/5 |
Birdwatching
(Nature Center - youth & adult) |
8:30 am |
| 5/6 |
Visitor Appreciation Day
(Oliver Miller Homestead - all ages)
We thank all of our previous guests and welcome new guests by inviting them today - the only day when admission will be free! Members will share their histories as part of the Homestead and explain the activities they take part in at the Homestead. Come join us and learn about the people and the events of the Homestead.
Free admission
Oliver Miller Homestead
|
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
| 5/9 |
DHS Senior Celebration in the Park
South Park Fairgrounds |
10 am - 2 pm |
| 5/20 |
Wool Day
(Oliver Miller Homestead - all ages)
Sheep will be sheared. The fleece will be teased, carded and spun into yarn. The weaving and dying processes will be explained.
$2 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead |
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
| 5/25 |
Two Player Scramble
(Golf Course) |
|
JUNE
|
| Sundays |
Open for Tours
Last admission at 4 pm
$1 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead
|
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
| Mondays |
South Park BMX Practice
(SP BMX Track)
Practice Fee: $5
Check SP BMX website for more info. |
6:30 - 8:30 pm |
Saturdays,
Wednesdays
|
South Park BMX Races
(SP BMX Track)
Fee to Race-Points only: $7
Fee to Race-Points/Trophy: $9
Check SP BMX website for more info. |
Varies,
Check website
|
| 6/2 - Labor Day |
Wave Pool Open
(Weather & Conditions Permitting) |
|
| TBA |
6th Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony
By the Dawn's Early Light" Flag Retirement Plaza
(Behind Children's Theatre)
Flags that have become worn and unusable while flying in service to our nation will be properly retired by being disposed of in the plaza’s burn pit. Allegheny County Council will host the event and encourages the public to attend. |
1 pm |
| 6/12 |
Nature Discovery Days
(Nature Center - children & youth) |
10 am |
| TBA |
Children's Theatre
Tickets: $2 each
Info & reservations: (412) 831-8552
South Park Theatre |
Mon & Tues:
6:30 pm
Tues & Wed:
10 am
|
| 6/21 |
Men's Golf Championship
(Golf Course) |
|
| 6/24 |
Quilts in the Gardens
(Oliver Miller Homestead - All ages)
Quilting has been a colorful and favorite activity of ladies for centuries. We spotlight these lovely and practical coverings at a day dedicated to the techniques and final results of quilting.
Our gardens will be thriving by now. Stop by the kitchen garden to learn what plants were important to the pioneers. At the herb garden learn how herbs were used both for cooking and in medicinal manners. Flax and rye will be available to examine and to learn about their uses. Learn how the pioneers cultivated and preserved their foods.
$2 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead
|
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
| 6/30 |
Trail Trek
(Nature Center - children & youth) |
10 am |
JULY
|
| Sundays |
Open for Tours
Last admission at 4 pm
$1 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead
|
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
Mondays
|
South Park BMX Practice
(SP BMX Track)
Practice Fee: $5
Check SP BMX website for more info. |
6:30 - 8:30 pm |
Wednesdays
|
South Park BMX Races
(SP BMX Track)
Fee to Race-Points only: $7
Fee to Race-Points/Trophy: $9
Check SP BMX website for more info. |
Varies,
Check website
|
| 7/1 |
Liberty Day
(Oliver Miller Homestead - All ages)
Hear the Declaration of Independence read as if by early settlers in the region. Learn of the reaction of the citizens and participate in a muster service.
$2 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead |
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
| 7/3 |
Free Swimming Lessons
Last name A-K
5 years & older |
Once a week
(Total of 4 weeks)
10 - 10:45 am |
| 7/5 |
Free Swimming Lessons
Last name L-Z
5 years & older |
Once a week
(Total of 4 weeks)
10 - 10:45 am |
| 7/7 & 7/8 |
Stars ' n' Stripes National
BMX Racing Event
(SP BMX Track)
|
Varies |
| 7/10 |
Women's Golf Championship
(Golf Course) |
|
| 7/15 |
Whiskey Rebellion Day
(Oliver Miller Homestead - All ages)
Learn the importance to our country of this event. A short skit in which the first shots are fired will be performed at 2:00 pm & 3:00 pm.
$2 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead |
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
| 7/15 |
"Rev 'Em Up for Kids" Car Cruise
(Fairgrounds)
$5 per car, dash plaques for first 400, trophies
Donation for spectators is $2
(kids 15 & under are free!)
Music, food & merchandise vendors, family fun & kids zone, 50/50 raffles.
A special musical performance by Johnny Angel & the Halos, a Pittsburgh tradition. This popular band performs the pop-rock music of the fifties, sixties and seventies in a fun, high energy show that brings out the teeny bopper in everyone.
Benefits Bethel Park Junior Football
|
Vehicle
registration: 10 am
Car Show:
11 am - 6 pm |
| 7/21 |
Triathlon for Kids (Swimming, biking & running)
(Swimming Pool - Ages 7-12)
Pgh. Habitat for Humanity
Contact: (412) 466-6710
|
6 - 11 am |
| 7/21 |
Stargazing
(Wave Pool Parking Lot - Youth & adult) |
9 pm |
| TBA |
12th Annual Edible Flowers Food Fest
Admission $20, pre-registration required
(Buffalo Inn) |
7:15 pm |
| 7/25 |
Juniors' Golf Championship
(Golf Course) |
|
| 7/25 |
Big Band Bash
South Park Skating Rink
|
7:30 pm |
| 7/27 |
Butterflies
(Nature Center) |
10 am |
AUGUST
|
| Sundays |
Open for Tours
Last admission at 4 pm
$1 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead
|
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
| Mondays |
South Park BMX Practice
(SP BMX Track)
Practice Fee: $5
Check SP BMX website for more info. |
6:30 - 8:30 pm |
| Wednesdays |
South Park BMX Races
(SP BMX Track)
Fee to Race-Points only: $7
Fee to Race-Points/Trophy: $9
Check SP BMX website for more info. |
Varies,
Check website
|
| 8/4 |
Wild Edibles
(Nature Center - Youth & adult) |
10 am |
| TBA |
PTAG Trail Workday
Meet in parking lot by the ice rink on Corrigan Drive
Tools will be supplied; bring own work gloves and water
Check the PTAG Website for details. |
10 am |
| TBA |
SP BMX State Qualifier
BMX Racing Event
(SP BMX Track) |
Varies |
| 8/12 |
Summer Flax Fest
(Oliver Miller Homestead - All ages)
The process of turning the flax plant into linen cloth will be demonstrated. Summer chores are highlighted. A sampler/needlework display.
$2 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead |
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
| 8/22 |
Big Band Bash
South Park Skating Rink |
7:30 pm |
| 8/25 |
Wildflower Walk
(Oliver Miller Homestead Parking Lot - Youth & adult) |
10 am |
| 8/26 |
Summer Frolic
(Oliver Miller Homestead - All ages)
Join the Millers as they relax with games and contests before the hard work of harvest begins. Try your hand at frontier games.
$2 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead
|
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
SEPTEMBER
|
Sundays
|
Open for Tours
Last admission at 4 pm
$1 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead
|
1:30 - 4:30 pm
|
Mondays
|
South Park BMX Practice
(SP BMX Track)
Practice Fee: $5
Check SP BMX website for more info. |
6:30 - 8:30 pm
|
Wednesdays
Saturday
|
South Park BMX Races
(SP BMX Track)
Fee to Race-Points only: $7
Fee to Race-Points/Trophy: $9
Check SP BMX website for more info. |
Varies,
Check website
|
9/6
|
Seniors' Golf Championship
(Golf Course) |
|
TBA
|
 Rib & Wing Challenge
(Fairgrounds)
Live entertainment, ribs and wings from across the country, and more!
South Park Rib & Wing Challenge |
Noon - 10 pm
|
| 9/15 & 9/16 |
Revolutionary War Encampment
(Oliver Miller Homestead - All ages)
The Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment of the Continental Line will be camped on the grounds of the Oliver Miller Homestead on Saturday and Sunday, September 18 and 19, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. each day. This reenactment group will depict the day to day life of the American soldier in the 18th century. Activities will include close order drills, musket firing, and outdoor cooking.
Young visitors to the Homestead will be recruited and given recruitment papers and they will be instructed in military drills. An exhibit of antique and reproduction firearms and weaponry will be displayed in the barn.
Members of the Miller family served in the Eighth Pennsylvania, which was formed in July of 1776 of Western Pennsylvania volunteers. Originally intended to protect the frontier, they were soon called upon to join Washington’s main army in the East. They participated in the Battle of Saratoga, which was the decisive victory over the British in the North. They also wintered with General Washington at Valley Forge.
$2 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead
|
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
Volunteers
Needed |
Hundred Acres Manor 
Pittsburgh's largest & scariest haunted house!
Check link for times & more info about how they WILL scare the dickens out of you.
No refunds for chickens.
Benefits Animal Friends & the Homeless Children's Education Fund. |
Weeknights:
Dusk - 10 pm
Fri & Sat:
Dusk - 11:30 pm
|
| 9/22 |
South Park Township Community Day
(Fairgrounds)
South Park Township |
Noon - Dusk |
| TBA |
Friends of South Park Meeting
Buffalo Inn |
7 - 9 pm |
| 9/29 |
4th Annual Fall Harvest Craft & Vendor Show
Home Economics Building
With 75 vendors & crafters last year, this show is a craft lover's dream! Vendors please email gwynn40@verizon.net for rental info.
Sponsored by
Windover Hills United Methodist Church |
10 am - 4 pm |
OCTOBER
|
| Sundays |
Open for Tours
Last admission at 4 pm
$1 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead
|
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
Mondays
|
South Park BMX Practice
(SP BMX Track)
Practice Fee: $5
Check SP BMX website for more info. |
6:30 - 8:30 pm |
Saturdays
|
South Park BMX Races
(SP BMX Track)
Fee to Race-Points only: $7
Fee to Race-Points/Trophy: $9
Check SP BMX website for more info. |
Varies,
Check website
|
| TBA |
Hundred Acres Manor
Pittsburgh's largest & scariest haunted house!
Check link for times & more info about how they WILL scare the dickens out of you.
No refunds for chickens.
Benefits Animal Friends & the Homeless Children's Education Fund. |
Weeknights:
Dusk - 10 pm
Fri & Sat:
Dusk - 11:30 pm
|
| 10/6 |
Mushroom Mania
(Nature Center - Youth & adult) |
10 am |
| TBA |
Hay Day Family Fall Festival
Kids of all ages can enjoy fun fall activities like hay rides, pony rides, petting zoo, face-painting, bounce houses, strolling artists, arts & crafts, food and beverages for sale and more!
Free Admission
Sponsored by
Allegheny County Special Events
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Noon - 4 pm |
| 10/7 |
Regular Golf
Season End |
|
| 10/8 |
Fall Golf
Season Begin |
|
| 10/8 |
Directors Golf Tournament
(Golf Course) |
|
| 10/20 |
Change in the Weather
(Nature Center - Youth & adult) |
10 am |
| 10/21 |
Children's Harvest Festival
(Oliver Miller Homestead - All ages)
Children can try their hands at various frontier crafts such as tin punching, corn crafts, games and butter churning. Tussie-mussies will be sold. Bring your cameras for pictures of children in frontier dress.
$2 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead |
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
| TBA |
South Park Great Fall Cleanup
Meet at The Cabin (behind the Fairground track)
Volunteers of all ages or ability may participate. Free lunch provided!All volunteers should wear clothing appropriate for the weather, sturdy shoes, heavy work gloves and a good attitude. The Foundation will provide all other equipment.
Pre-registeration is recommended - call 412-281-5595.
Sponsored by:
Friends of South Park and  Allegheny County Parks Foundation |
8:30 am - Noon
|
| TBA |
National Drug Take Back Day
County Police Station
Dept. of Justice - DEA
More info
Find more collection sites
|
10 am - 2 pm
|
| 10/31 |
Tennis
Season End |
|
NOVEMBER
|
| Sundays |
Open for Tours
Last admission at 4 pm
$1 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead
|
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
Nov. thru
mid-March |
Ice Skating Season
(Weather & Conditions Permitting) |
|
| 11/4 |
Candlelight Tours
(Oliver Miller Homestead - All ages)
Enjoy the special atmosphere of the Homestead at dusk with candles and lanterns lighting your way. Hot cider and cookies will be sold.
$2 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead |
Special Times:
4:30 - 7:30 pm |
| TBA |
South Park Friends Meeting
Buffalo Inn |
7 pm |
| 11/18 |
An 18th Century Thanksgiving
(Oliver Miller Homestead - All ages)
A traditional meal for the Miller family will be prepared at the open hearth and bake oven; an 18th century frontier feast will be on display.
$2 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead |
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
| 11/30 |
In-Line Skating/Deck Hockey
Season End |
|
| 11/30 |
Fall Golf
Season End |
|
DECEMBER
|
12/1-
Mid March |
Winter Golf
Season |
|
| 12/1 |
Birdnests: Explained and Exposed
(Oliver Miller Homestead Parking Lot - Youth & adult) |
10 am |
| 12/2 |
Scots-Irish Christmas
(Oliver Miller Homestead - All ages)
Celebrate the Scots Irish heritage of the Millers with highland dancing. Participation welcomed. A tea and traditional foods will be on display.
$2 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead |
1:30 - 4:30 pm |
| 12/9 |
18th Century Frontier Christmas
(Oliver Miller Homestead - All ages)
The house will be decorated as the pioneers might have with greens, berries, pine cones, and ribbons.
Traditional puddings will be cooked at the open hearth.
To mark the end of the year we will celebrate as the Scots do, with a Hogmanay. From long times past the Scots believed that the old year must be finalized by settling debts, cleaning house, and returning borrowed items. The old year’s woes must be frightened off by bells ringing and rifles firing.
The new year will be welcomed with gifts to those whom you visit. In addition, the tradition of first footing, when the first guest in the new year should be a dark haired, tall male in order to ensure good luck will be observed.
$2 admission
Oliver Miller Homestead |
1:30 - 4:30 pm |