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**Are you participating in Highmark's Walk for a Healthy Community on May 19 at Stage AE?**

If so, a day full of fun, free, family-friendly outdoor activities awaits!

After you cross the finish line, walk over to Point State Park to sample outdoor activities including biking, climbing, kayaking, fishing, yoga and more, at the Venture Outdoors Festival Presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Venture Outdoors Festival Presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield May 19

Bring your family and friends! Our annual community festival returns to Point State Park on May 19 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM with free activities for all ages. Try out kayaking with great views of the city. Take a bike ride or stroll around the Point. Try your hand at fishing. Relax and stretch in a free yoga class, or try to reach the top of our climbing wall.
We make it easy for you to get outside!

The 2012 Venture Outdoors Festival is a signature event of Great Outdoors Week.
Great Outdoors Week is held from May 11 to May 20. Join us on a program!

Activity Spotlight:

WOW "Women on the Water" Paddle - Sunday, May 20

Ladies take the helm! We're going to enjoy a Sunday morning paddle along the waterways of Downtown Pittsburgh. Female guides will offer one-on-one instruction for improving your paddling technique. Every paddle will be geared for beginner to intermediate paddlers that have been through a Beginner Paddle class. Join other "women on the water" for a fun morning of exercise. The minimum age for solo kayaks is 12.

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Click here to sign up for the WOW Paddle Series...

How we make it easy to get outside:

Banff Mountain Film Festival
The 2012 Banff Mountain Film Festival is Friday and Saturday, April 6-7 at the Byham Theater. Tickets are on sale, and now is the best time to buy!
Venture Outdoors Festival Presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
The 2012 Venture Outdoors Festival is Saturday, May 19 at Point State Park! Mark your calendars for our biggest free day of the year.
VO North
We've expanded to Beaver, Butler and Lawrence Counties! Come outside with us up North!
Family and Community Programs
Check out the list of programs designed especially for families with children and sign up your family for an engaging outdoor adventure.
Group Programs
Don't stay inside this winter. We have many options for getting your group outside even when it's cold. Schedule a private snowshoe trip or geocaching hike today!
Public Programs
Check our Activities Calendar for current programs! We've got over 500 unique, social and fun outdoors planned throughout the year. Sign up early for your favorites.
Paddle at the Point
It's official! We did it, we broke the record! Paddle at the Point set a World Record with 1,619 boats for the largest raft of canoes and kayaks.
Kayak Pittsburgh
Kayak Pittsburgh is closed for the season. Thanks for another great summer of kayaking on the Allegheny River, Lake Elizabeth and North Park Lake!
Climb Pittsburgh
Bring the climbing wall to your next event. We are booking events daily!
Tyke Hikes
Tyke Hikes is a seasonal program offering stroller-friendly guided tours of Pittsburgh's parks. Look for Tyke Hikes to return in the spring of 2012.