*Editor’s note: due to severe weather forecasts, the event is moved to Sunday, June 30. All other details and plans will remain the same.
Babesburgh Bash [1], Pittsburgh’s first women-focused festival, will be June 29 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Allegheny Landing Park on the North Shore — and there’s a Mt. Lebanon connection behind the scenes.
Carla Clipper, Mayfair Drive, is a board member of Babesburgh, the organization behind Babesburgh Bash. Babesburgh connects women from different communities and cultures through a variety of get-togethers including social mixers, wellness workshops, networking events and educational panels. Babesburgh Bash is the newest iteration of connecting women, on a much larger scale.
“I’m most excited about connecting with the local women-owned businesses,” said Clipper, who also organizes the Mt. Lebanon Partnership’s Uptown Farmers Market.
Bash attendees can shop at a women-owned marketplace and farmers market, sample healthy food and locally crafted drinks, work up a sweat in fitness and self-defense classes, relax with self-care sessions, enjoy art and musical performances, and much more.
Cat Bruno, executive director of Babesburgh, gathered inspiration for the women-focused festival when she worked for Barrel and Flow Festival, [2] an annual event that showcases Black-owned breweries, artists and small businesses. In July 2023, Bruno shared the concept with Clipper, and she was immediately on board. Less than a year later, the idea is now reality. When planning activities and events, Clipper said the 10-person board always keeps this question in mind: “If you could spend a day with your closest friends what would you want to do?”
For ticket information and a full lineup of food and drink, activities, music and vendors, visit babesburgh.com [3].