Steelers Fest at Heinz Field

Hundreds of Steelers fans turned out for the annual Steelers Fest at Heinz Field Saturday on the North Shore.

Five-year-old Luca Balesteire dances with his family at Steelers Fest outside of Heinz Field on the North Shore on Saturday, July 31, 2021. (Jack Myer/Post-Gazette)
Reagan Maynard spins the prize wheel at Steelers Fest outside Heinz Field on Saturday. She won a Steelers lanyard and sunglasses. Reagan made the trip to Pittsburgh from her home in Virginia with her parents, Eddie and Cassandra, who are celebrating their 10th anniversary by attending Steelers training camp and a Pirates game. (Lia Assimakopoulos/Post-Gazette)
Young Steelers fans are full of excitement as Steelers Fest gets underway on the North Shore Saturday. (Jack Myer/Post-Gazette)
Young Steelers fans tried their hand at the many “skills challenges” during Steelers Fest outside Heinz Field on the North Shore Saturday. (Lia Assimakopoulos/Post-Gazette)
Nine-year-old Axel Bane Slade of Albuquerque, N.M. dives for the ball during one of the activities at Steelers Fest outside of Heinz Field on the North Shore on Saturday. (Jack Myer/Post-Gazette)
Nine-year-old Chimere Felton of Carlisle, Pa. takes part in a football activity at Steelers Fest outside of Heinz Field on the North Shore on Saturday. (Jack Myer/Post-Gazette)

 

Fans enter Heinz Field to watch the Steelers practice at Steelers Fest on the North Shore on Saturday, July 31, 2021. (Jack Myer/Post-Gazette)
Fans enter Heinz Field to watch the Steelers practice at Steelers Fest on the North Shore on Saturday, July 31, 2021. (Jack Myer/Post-Gazette)
Pope Yinzer arrives at Heinz Field on Saturday, July 31, 2021, for Steelers Fest. “It’s good, it’s really good,” His Football Holiness said. “It’s been way too long.” (Aidan Joly/Post-Gazette)
Steelers fan Cooper Jackson plays mini golf during Steelers Fest on July 31, 2021. Cooper and his parents, Ed and Shelley Jackson, moved to Pittsburgh from near Utica, N.Y., three years ago. (Aidan Joly/Post-Gazette)
The Tallant family left at 2 a.m. Saturday, July 31, 2021, to drive from their home in Cleveland, Tenn., to attend Steelers Fest at Heinz Field. (Andrew Destin/Post-Gazette)