Events & Shows

Don't Miss Our NEW Celebrate Kennywood Weekends This Spring!

Join us for a jam-packed special events lineup this year from start to finish, including the fan-favorite Bites and Pints Food & Drink Festival, All-American Summer, Phantom Fall Fest, and Holiday Lights. There's something new every season! 

Enjoy them all with a Gold or Platinum Season Pass! Save up to $40 when you buy now.

NEW! Celebrate Kennywood

Saturdays and Sundays, April 18 - May 10

The smell of spring and fresh-cut Potato Patch® fries is the air! Grab your best spud, break out the matching Kennywood outfits, and join us as we celebrate decades of memory-making fun! Indulge in exclusive Potato Patch®-inspired food specials, step back in time with nostalgic photo ops, test your knowledge with competitive Kennywood trivia, and hop on your first rides of the season. Celebrate Kennywood with us and make all-new memories to cherish!

Bites and Pints Food & Drink Festival

Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, May 22 - June 28 + 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!

NEW for 2026: France and Germany join our featured countries, which also include Cuba, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Poland and South Korea.

All-American Summer

Select Dates, July 4 - 26

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

Then, watch as 300 drones come together to illuminate the night sky with spectacular Drone Shows every Saturday and Sunday, July 11 - 26.

Fall Fantasy Parades

Daily August 1 - 17 + Saturday, August 22

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

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 - 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!