It's that time of year again: Schools are nearly finished, and it's time to start looking at the calendar to plan summer activities.

In Summer Time, we have plenty of ideas for the day, the weekend or just for a few hours out and about.

In addition to annual festivals and exhibits, there also is plenty of other things: plays, movies at your local theater, as well as free movies in your local park, plus more. See our list below.

Doug Oster writes a blog, "Growing With Doug," exclusively at PG+, a members-only web site of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Our introduction to PG+ gives you all the details.