Van Gogh, Airport Auction Among Top 5 Pittsburgh Weekend Events

PITTSBURGH, PA — There's no Steelers game this weekend as the team is on its bye week, but if you think there's nothing to do around town, you're selling the city short. Here are five Patch recommendations for weekend fun:

• Immersive Van Gogh, various times through Feb. 6, Lighthouse Art Space, North Side.

It's the first weekend in town for the spectacular show that allows visitors to experience the works of Vincent van Gogh via 60,000 frames of video, 90 million pixels, more than 500,000 cubic feet of projections and more. Although van Gogh never visited Pittsburgh, some city-themed attractions have been worked into the immersive mix.

• Allegheny County Airport Authority Auction, Oct. 23, 10 a.m., Pittsburgh International Airport.

After a year's hiatus due to the pandemic, the popular annual airport auction is going live again. You can bid on a diverse selection of items ranging from pieces of jewelry to large abandoned vehicles.

• Punkin Chunkin, Oct. 23, 11 a.m-4 p.m., Hartwood Acres.

Join Allegheny County Parks and SHARP Robotics from the Sarah Heinz House as pumpkins are launched across the park amphitheater field. Enjoy crafts, games, activities and family fun. You can buy food and beverages from local food trucks and Hop Farm Brewing Company and Bella
Terra Vineyards.

• Pittsburgh Taco, Beer, Tequila Festival, Oct. 23, 12 p.m.-5 p.m., Sandcastle.

Get your taco on at this 21 and older event that includes wine, beer, cider and tequila samplings with all ticket purchases. The region's taqueria and taco trucks also will be on hand to help you absorb all of those samplings. There also will be a guacamole pavilion, as well as as churros and chocolate pavilions.

• Owl-O-Ween, Oct. 23-24, 10 a.m-4:30 p.m., National Aviary, North Side.

Whoooo is going to celebrate the Halloween season by seeing a Specatcled, Eurasian Eagle-Owl or an Eastern Screech while receiving a bag full of fun and a take-home craft?Whoooo is going to the bat habitat to learn all about these spooky creatures? You, perhaps?

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