Across from the Phipps Conservatory is Flagstaff Hill, a popular place to watch outdoor movies in the summer.
There is also an ice skating rink, public swimming pool, and an 18-hole disc golf course nearby.
It is the home course for the Carnegie Mellon University men's and women's cross country teams.
Additionally, since 1993, the park has been home to the Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure, an annual fundraising event for breast cancer and Mother's Day tradition with more than 35,000 participants.
[7] Carnegie Mellon University's annual Spring Carnival contests its Sweepstakes, a buggy race, on Tech Avenue, Schenley Drive, and Frew Street.
Bigelow sent an East Liberty lawyer by train to New York City where he then boarded a steamer bound for England.
Airy Tract to the city of Pittsburgh with an option to purchase 120 acres (49 ha) more, under the conditions that the park be named after her and never be sold.