Events & Shows

Get Ready for an Eventful Year

Every year, Kennywood offers a can’t-miss lineup of special events, from the fan-favorite Bites and Pints Food & Drink Festival and 4th of July Celebrations to Phantom Fall Fest and Holiday Lights. Experience everything that’s new every season! 

Enjoy them all with a Season Pass! 

NEW Spring Event

Select Dates in April & May, 2026
Get ready to feel the nostalgia as the park spotlights beloved rides, signature foods, mementos, and memories to kick off the season! More information coming soon.

Bites and Pints Food & Drink Festival

Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, May 22 - June 28, 2026 + Memorial Day, Monday, May 25

Join us for chef-inspired tastings of international cuisine, specialty cocktails, craft beer, and wine. As you travel around the Lagoon, you’ll discover dozens of savory and sweet food and drink offerings to enjoy. Be bold, try something new, grab a Bite Card to mix & match samples and thrill your taste buds!

All-American Summer

Select Dates in July, 2026

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with a fourth of July fireworks spectacular, special patriotic activities, and high-energy entertainment. 

Fall Fantasy Parades

August 1 - 16, 2026

This 76 year tradition includes more than 130 local marching bands, and a Mardi Gras theme that once again extends beyond the parade floats with live music on the midways, specialty food and drinks, and a decked out French Quarter block party.

Phantom Fall Fest

Select Dates September 11 - November 1, 2026

Phantom Fall Fest lets you do Halloween your way! Come early for family-friendly fun, including rides, festive food, and a unique autumn atmosphere. Then, when the sun goes down, the Phantom takes screams to the extreme with haunted houses and scare zones.

Holiday Lights

Select Dates November 13, 2026 - January 3, 2027

This holiday season shines brighter at Kennywood! You could even say it glows with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Come to Holiday Lights and meet Rudolph and his friends Clarice, Bumble and Sam the Snowman. Make family memories you’ll treasure forever with more than 3 million lights, rides, seasonal food, and more!