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15th Annual Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival in full swing

By Patrick Damp

September 1, 2022 / 11:24 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

WEST NEWTON (KDKA) - If ribs and football aren't your thing - how about going back in time this weekend?

The 15th annual Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival is in full swing in West Newton, Westmoreland County.

There's fun for the whole family, including the kids.

Kids 12 and under get in for free this weekend and among the fun activities, they can give sword-fighting a try!

You can get a full schedule of events and more information on their website at this link.

Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.