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TOP 10 PITTSBURGH EVENTS NOT TO MISS IN MAY

 Jennifer Baron

 April 26, 2015

  Current Features,  Events,  Features

Summer might be 56 days away (yes we’re counting), but May officially kicks off the outdoor event season in our book. Named for the Roman goddess Maia—who oversaw the growth of plants—the Merry Month of May is packed with spring happenings and festivals spanning Bayardstown to Braddock. In between celebrating May Day, Cinco de Mayo and Memorial Day—not to mention honoring all of the mothers out there—we direct you to this month’s top events list, which was nearly impossible to whittle down to 10.

1. Pittonkatonk Festival: May 2, Vietnam Veterans Pavilion, Schenley Park

Honk, stomp and cheer your way into May at the authentically Pittsburgh first-of-its-kind Pittonkatonk Brass Festival. Quickly garnering “coolest event of 2014″ praise among local music lovers after its 2014 debut, the highly anticipated second edition of the free family-friendly celebration will bring feel-good vibes to the outdoor pavilion.

Nationally touring acts headlining Pittonk this year are Providence, RI-based 18-piece brass punk band What Cheer? Brigade, NYC’s Pitchblak Brass Band, prolific Balkan brass ensemble Black Bear Combo from Chicagoland and the funky 27-member Detroit Party Marching Band. Rounding out the roster are local ensembles Beauty Slap, May Day Marching Band, Colonel Eagleburger’s Goodtime Highstepping Band and more. New this year is the addition of two local high school marching bands and an educational partnership and collaborative performance featuring students from the UPrep High School Band and What Cheer.

Last year some 700 people gathered (many with homemade sausage and Slivovitz in hand) to enjoy the electrifying brass music, celebrate May Day and International Workers’ Day and take in the bucolic surroundings. Equal parts music festival and family potluck, Pittonkatonk is a labor of love presented by local DJ, promoter and event producer Pete Spynda along with Rich Randall and the Listening Spaces Project. Help make it happen by donating to their Indiegogo campaign or volunteering.

http://www.nextpittsburgh.com/events/top-10-pittsburgh-events-not-miss-may/