Fort Pitt Museum

From June through August, join Meadowcroft every Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. to help care for the site’s historic garden plots. Spend an hour tending the gardens alongside Meadowcroft staff and enjoy free admission to the museum for the day or receive a pass to return for another visit during the 2026 season. Space is limited to nine volunteers per session, and advance registration is required.

Step up, take aim, and channel your inner prehistoric hunter at Meadowcroft’s Atlatl Competition! Long before the bow and arrow, people relied on the atlatl — a spear-throwing tool that adds power, speed, and accuracy to every throw. Whether you’re a first-timer or a returning pro, you’ll have the chance to launch spears at oversized targets and compete for bragging rights in this fun, all-ages challenge. Throughout the day, expert throwers from the World Atlatl Associatio

Dr. Diane Beynon Landers, an original member of the 1974 excavation team led by Dr. James Adovasio, will lead a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Meadowcroft Rockshelter, a National Historic Landmark and the oldest known site of human habitation in North America. The tour begins with a captivating presentation by Dr. Landers as she unveils the fascinating story of the massive rock overhang that provided shelter to the region’s earliest inhabitants over 19,000 years ago. Don’