Upcoming events


2024 Progressive Dinner: Shamrock Soiree
Mar
2

2024 Progressive Dinner: Shamrock Soiree

We are excited to kick off our first event of the year - The Annual MWSS Progressive Dinner! In honor of St. Patrick's day, as we are holding this event at the beginning of March, and the fact that Pittsburgh goes ALL-OUT for St. Patty's Day, we figured it just made sense to party hard and celebrate the beginning of Spring and good hearty comfort food!

Join us on Saturday March 2, 2024 at 5:00pm for an evening of food, drinks, networking, and lots of fun as we traverse from group-to-group to our individual dinner & dessert houses. Your ticket price pays for us to keep the Progressive Dinner intimate.

GUESTS, NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY ARE ALL WELCOME! AGE 21+ **Max 2 persons per registration**

Your ticket includes admission to the happy hour, food, and wine/beer. All we ask is that you coordinate with your group to bring a side dish. Groups will be announced on Friday, February 23rd.

Ticket sales end at 11:59pm on Wednesday, February 21st, so get yours today!

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General Membership Meeting
Feb
15

General Membership Meeting

Please join us for our 1st Membership Meeting of 2024 to come hear about all of the things we have planned headed into the new year as well as voice your opinion on what you'd like to see from the Mexican War Streets Society this year.

We will be meeting at The Fabled Table, located at 1400 Buena Vista Street, from 7-8pm

Can't join us in person? Join us virtually:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81988211187...
Meeting ID: 819 8821 1187
Passcode: 060228

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MWSS Traditional Holiday Party
Dec
10

MWSS Traditional Holiday Party

Last General Membership Meeting of the Year

Welcome back our Traditional Holiday Party! We are so excited to finally hold our annual Membership Party this year after taking 3 years off due to COVID. Please join us on Sunday December 10th at the Historic Day House located at 512 West North Ave for our last General Membership Meeting of the Year and a joyous holiday party!

We are also bringing back the Neighborhood Decorating Contest! We encourage all neighbors to decorate and sign up for the contest to win a prize!
Voting will be conducted in-person at Holiday Party, so be sure to attend! You may even win!
Entry fee to the event is $20.00 which is your MWSS Membership fee for the 2024 year.

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weed & Wine Wednesday
Nov
29

weed & Wine Wednesday

Join us every Wednesday Evening (Weather Permitting) to help us upkeep Mechanic's Retreat Garden all Summer long!

Join our Greenspace Chair and Master Gardener each Wednesday evening amongst other volunteers to maintain our beautiful corner garden with pruning, trimming, cleaning, and watering! BYO tools if you can, some will be provided. Also BYOB! Each volunteer must sign a waiver regarding safety and liability to participate.

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weed & Wine Wednesday
Nov
22

weed & Wine Wednesday

Join us every Wednesday Evening (Weather Permitting) to help us upkeep Mechanic's Retreat Garden all Summer long!

Join our Greenspace Chair and Master Gardener each Wednesday evening amongst other volunteers to maintain our beautiful corner garden with pruning, trimming, cleaning, and watering! BYO tools if you can, some will be provided. Also BYOB! Each volunteer must sign a waiver regarding safety and liability to participate.

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weed & Wine Wednesday
Nov
15

weed & Wine Wednesday

Join us every Wednesday Evening (Weather Permitting) to help us upkeep Mechanic's Retreat Garden all Summer long!

Join our Greenspace Chair and Master Gardener each Wednesday evening amongst other volunteers to maintain our beautiful corner garden with pruning, trimming, cleaning, and watering! BYO tools if you can, some will be provided. Also BYOB! Each volunteer must sign a waiver regarding safety and liability to participate.

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weed & Wine Wednesday
Nov
8

weed & Wine Wednesday

Join us every Wednesday Evening (Weather Permitting) to help us upkeep Mechanic's Retreat Garden all Summer long!

Join our Greenspace Chair and Master Gardener each Wednesday evening amongst other volunteers to maintain our beautiful corner garden with pruning, trimming, cleaning, and watering! BYO tools if you can, some will be provided. Also BYOB! Each volunteer must sign a waiver regarding safety and liability to participate.

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weed & Wine Wednesday
Nov
1

weed & Wine Wednesday

Join us every Wednesday Evening (Weather Permitting) to help us upkeep Mechanic's Retreat Garden all Summer long!

Join our Greenspace Chair and Master Gardener each Wednesday evening amongst other volunteers to maintain our beautiful corner garden with pruning, trimming, cleaning, and watering! BYO tools if you can, some will be provided. Also BYOB! Each volunteer must sign a waiver regarding safety and liability to participate.

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Stoop Night
Oct
26

Stoop Night

If you are not familiar with this tradition, once a month the MWSS hosts a neighborhood-wide social event where we try to promote as many neighbors to come out onto their stoops and enjoy the summer weather with snacks and drinks and make new friends while also having a great time with existing friends. Networking is the name of the game here.
Stooping is weather permitting, and as always you do not have to wait to stoop once a month- YOU CAN STOOP ANY TIME!

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weed & Wine Wednesday
Oct
25

weed & Wine Wednesday

Join us every Wednesday Evening (Weather Permitting) to help us upkeep Mechanic's Retreat Garden all Summer long!

Join our Greenspace Chair and Master Gardener each Wednesday evening amongst other volunteers to maintain our beautiful corner garden with pruning, trimming, cleaning, and watering! BYO tools if you can, some will be provided. Also BYOB! Each volunteer must sign a waiver regarding safety and liability to participate.

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General Membership Meeting
Oct
19

General Membership Meeting

Please join us for our third General Membership Meeting of the Year!
We have LOTS of updates to inform you about, so please plan on attending! Meetings will be held in person (weather permitting), plus virtually as as secondary option. Stay tuned for meeting details.

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weed & Wine Wednesday
Oct
18

weed & Wine Wednesday

Join us every Wednesday Evening (Weather Permitting) to help us upkeep Mechanic's Retreat Garden all Summer long!

Join our Greenspace Chair and Master Gardener each Wednesday evening amongst other volunteers to maintain our beautiful corner garden with pruning, trimming, cleaning, and watering! BYO tools if you can, some will be provided. Also BYOB! Each volunteer must sign a waiver regarding safety and liability to participate.

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weed & Wine Wednesday
Oct
11

weed & Wine Wednesday

Join us every Wednesday Evening (Weather Permitting) to help us upkeep Mechanic's Retreat Garden all Summer long!

Join our Greenspace Chair and Master Gardener each Wednesday evening amongst other volunteers to maintain our beautiful corner garden with pruning, trimming, cleaning, and watering! BYO tools if you can, some will be provided. Also BYOB! Each volunteer must sign a waiver regarding safety and liability to participate.

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weed & Wine Wednesday
Oct
4

weed & Wine Wednesday

Join us every Wednesday Evening (Weather Permitting) to help us upkeep Mechanic's Retreat Garden all Summer long!

Join our Greenspace Chair and Master Gardener each Wednesday evening amongst other volunteers to maintain our beautiful corner garden with pruning, trimming, cleaning, and watering! BYO tools if you can, some will be provided. Also BYOB! Each volunteer must sign a waiver regarding safety and liability to participate.

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Stoop Night
Sep
28

Stoop Night

If you are not familiar with this tradition, once a month the MWSS hosts a neighborhood-wide social event where we try to promote as many neighbors to come out onto their stoops and enjoy the summer weather with snacks and drinks and make new friends while also having a great time with existing friends. Networking is the name of the game here.
Stooping is weather permitting, and as always you do not have to wait to stoop once a month- YOU CAN STOOP ANY TIME!

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weed & Wine Wednesday
Sep
27

weed & Wine Wednesday

Join us every Wednesday Evening (Weather Permitting) to help us upkeep Mechanic's Retreat Garden all Summer long!

Join our Greenspace Chair and Master Gardener each Wednesday evening amongst other volunteers to maintain our beautiful corner garden with pruning, trimming, cleaning, and watering! BYO tools if you can, some will be provided. Also BYOB! Each volunteer must sign a waiver regarding safety and liability to participate.

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weed & Wine Wednesday
Sep
20

weed & Wine Wednesday

Join us every Wednesday Evening (Weather Permitting) to help us upkeep Mechanic's Retreat Garden all Summer long!

Join our Greenspace Chair and Master Gardener each Wednesday evening amongst other volunteers to maintain our beautiful corner garden with pruning, trimming, cleaning, and watering! BYO tools if you can, some will be provided. Also BYOB! Each volunteer must sign a waiver regarding safety and liability to participate.

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51st Annual Mexican War streets house & garden tour
Sep
17

51st Annual Mexican War streets house & garden tour

The Mexican War Streets Society continues to build upon its mission of preserving and promoting the historic significance of our neighborhood.  Each year we uphold our rich tradition of producing the most established House and Garden Tour in the city of Pittsburgh.

We are proud to announce that our 51st Annual House and Garden Tour will take place on Sunday, September 17, 2023 from 11 am – 5 pm, and will present beautifully restored homes, as well as private and community gardens.

Our tour is never cancelled and always goes on—rain or shine!

Tickets

Tickets are $30 per person and will be sold ONLINE ONLY.

Please note: There will be no tickets sold at the door on tour day.

All tickets will be picked up at our Will-Call Booth located at:
604 West North Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15212

on the day of the event. We do not mail any tickets nor do you have to print any tickets at home to attentd. All tickets will be picked up at our headquarters booth on the day of the event.

Click HERE to purchase house tour tickets.


Special thanks to our event sponsors: Horn Corp Builders & Remodelers, Eisler Landscapes and Allegheny Millwork & Lumber. 


Frequently Asked Questions:

What is the timeframe?

This event runs from 11am - 5:00pm and usually takes about 3 hours to visit all houses.

What happens in case of rain?

This event is Rain or Shine, no cancellations and no refunds available if it rains.

Guided or Self-Guided?

This tour is a Self-Guided Tour. You will pick up your tickets at our Welcome Booth located at 604 West North Avenue at the Inn on The Mexican War Streets (which is Stop #1). Your tour booklet includes a map of each house on tour, labeled by number, amongst other points of interests in the neighborhood.

Where is parking for this event?

Parking is any available street parking in the neighborhood + surrounding areas. There will be 3 parking lots available to park in, on a First Come First Serve basis:

  • Parking Lot #1- Corner of Brighton Road & Jacksonia Street (across from Rite Aid/Dollar Tree)

  • Parking Lot #2- Sherman Ave Parking Lot (1201 Sherman Ave). Entrance is located between Wolfrum Street & Greeves Way

  • Parking Lot #3: Church Parking Lot (1204 Buena Vista Street)

Will there be bathrooms available?

Restrooms will be located across the street From Mechanic’s Retreat Garden at the corner of Buena Vista Street & Jacksonia Street where vendors will be set up.

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weed & Wine Wednesday
Sep
13

weed & Wine Wednesday

Join us every Wednesday Evening (Weather Permitting) to help us upkeep Mechanic's Retreat Garden all Summer long!

Join our Greenspace Chair and Master Gardener each Wednesday evening amongst other volunteers to maintain our beautiful corner garden with pruning, trimming, cleaning, and watering! BYO tools if you can, some will be provided. Also BYOB! Each volunteer must sign a waiver regarding safety and liability to participate.

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volunteer With US

There are many volunteer opportunities for our various events, neighborhood clubs, and the MWSS board. If you would like to volunteer with us, click the button below to sign up!