Officials with the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival, a celebration of medieval merriment in South Huntingdon, have postponed its opening weekend due to wet grounds and projected inclement weather.
The announcement was made on the event’s website and Facebook page.
New opening weekend is Aug. 29-30.
“The moisture has been too heavy to allow full enjoyment of the native landscape compromising most of the festival site,” the post read in part.
“We feel the conditions for our patrons’ enjoyment just aren’t where we would like them to be, and postponing the opening of festival season 2026 is just the right thing to do,” said owner Jim Paradise.
The festival season has been extended into the first weekend of October.
Each weekend has a different theme. The opening theme is Whiskey and Mead.
Children’s Weekend is Sept. 5-7, Pirate Invasion Weekend is Sept. 12-13, Wine Revelry and Romance is planned for Sept. 19-20, Time Travelers Weekend is Sept. 26-27 and Oct 3-4 will be a Final Huzzah – Celtic Weekend.
More information is available at pittsburghrenfest.com or call 724-872-1670.
Messages left for festival officials Friday night were not immediately returned.