Events
Events
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December
Arts + Culture
Momentum Festival 2025
Dec 10, 2025 - Dec 14, 2025
Join the City Threatre Company and The CMU Center for New Work Development for a weekend of new works made in and about Pittsburgh! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Music
Holiday Brass Spectacular
Dec 16, 2025 | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The virtuosic brass section of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is renowned for its brilliance, refinement and incredible power. Join the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for this annual, festive holiday tradition with our special Holiday Brass Spectacular! From traditional Baroque favorites to new arrangements of your most-loved holiday tunes, this evening, perfect for the whole family, is sure to usher in the merry season! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Music
Emmett Goods Quartet
Dec 16, 2025 | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dr. Emmett C. Goods is a trombonist and Associate Professor of Music/Africana Studies and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Rhode Island. He has been performing for over 25 years. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Film & Movies
Jane Austen's 250th Birthday Celebration and Screening! Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Dec 16, 2025
With a special introduction and post-film discussion by Jane Austen Society of North America members and scholars Linda Troost and Sayre Greenfield! AND hot tea and sweets! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community,
Music
Poetry Unplugged: Still Dreaming
Dec 16, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
10th Anniversary Celebration at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Music
Trisha Yearwood
Dec 18, 2025 | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Experience the magic of the holiday season with the incomparable Trisha Yearwood with the Pittsburgh Symphony! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Film & Movies
Seven Short Films by Bob Butcher
Dec 18, 2025 | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Bob Buncher began working as a sculptor in the 1980s. In 1992 he started investigating video as a medium. Video has become his main avenue of expression. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Holidays,
Music
Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra
Dec 19, 2025 | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Don’t miss the Annual Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Holiday Concert for the perfect jazzy start to the holiday season! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community,
Entertainment,
Music
Open Letters: Home is Where the Heart Is
Dec 19, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Propel Performing Arts Academy presents Open Letters: Home Is Where the Heart Is, a student-led original musical performance that explores meaningful themes and personal stories through music, movement, and creativity. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Holidays,
Music
Christmas with Joe Serafini
Dec 20, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Social media sensation and Pittsburgh native Joe Serafini transforms his viral Christmas cabaret into a live, hometown holiday spectacular! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Convention
AnimeVerse Fest Pittsburgh 2025
Dec 20, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025
Get ready for Animeverse Fest, happening December 20–21, 2025, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center! This dynamic event will bring the venue to life as anime and gaming fans come together for an unforgettable weekend. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Music
Highmark Holiday Pops
Dec 12, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025
Pittsburgh’s Favorite Holiday Tradition!? READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Family,
Music
Sensory Friendly Concert: Holiday Pops
Dec 21, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Get in the holiday spirit with the entire family in an environment that is welcoming to all. READ MORE
Arts + Culture
Brian Jay Corrigan, JD PhD in Charles Dickens, Conjurer
Dec 4, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025
It is 1843, and a 31-year-old Dickens is riding the crest of extraordinary fame. Even as he prepares to write his most celebrated work, A Christmas Carol, he attends an evening of magical theatre that will change his life. Fascinated by the art form, he becomes Charles Dickens, Conjurer. Here is a world of wandering spirits, a tragic death, sweat-shops, debtor’s prisons, hypnotism, mysticism, and a most extraordinary bird. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Holidays
Yippee Ki Yay (the parody celebration of Die Hard)
Dec 2, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025
Acclaimed retelling of classic film Die Hard?from Richard Marsh – Fringe First-winner, London poetry slam champion, BBC Audio Drama Best Scripted Comedy Drama award-winner and New York cop (one of these is untrue). READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Family,
Holidays
A Christmas Story: The Play
Dec 4, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025
WE TRIPLE-DOG-DARE YOU TO GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Family,
Holidays
A Musical Christmas Carol
Dec 13, 2025 - Dec 23, 2025
A Holiday Treat for the entire family! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community,
Entertainment,
Shopping
The Glamour Gala: Vol. 2
Dec 28, 2025 | 3:00 pm - 12:00 am
The Glamour Gala Fashion Show and Art Exhibit (GGFSAE) will be hosting their 2nd annual fashion show “The Glamour Gala Vol.2” on December 28, 2025 from 3:00-7:00pm. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Family
Spotlight on the ‘Burgh: Whose Trick is it Anyway?
Dec 26, 2025 - Dec 28, 2025
Back by popular demand and just in time to wrap up your holiday season with a little wonder: the best of the ‘Burgh! It’s Whose Trick is it Anyway? The improv magic show where everything is made up and the points still don’t matter. That’s right, they’re like the volume of Teller’s microphone... completely silent. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Family,
Holidays
The Nutcracker
Dec 5, 2025 - Dec 28, 2025
Pittsburgh’s Favorite Holiday Tradition! READ MORE
Arts + Culture
I WILL BELONG TO ONLY ME
Nov 22, 2025 - Dec 28, 2025
Titled after a line from her own writing, I Will Belong to Only Me marks the first U.S. solo survey of Peju Alatise (b. 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria). A defining figure in contemporary African art, this exhibition brings together two decades of her work across sculpture, installation, text, and film. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community,
Family
BNY Fab Lab Holiday Ornaments
Dec 1, 2025 - Dec 30, 2025
Customize your holiday with a laser-cut wooden ornament! Use CAD software to design an ornament to take home for the holidays. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Music
Mike Tomaro
Dec 30, 2025 | 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Mike Tomaro has been the Director of Jazz Studies at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA, since 1997. A saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator, he wrote one of the definitive books on jazz arranging used by countless high school and college band directors. “Instrumental Jazz Arranging - A Comprehensive and Practical Guide” is published by Hal Leonard. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Family
Laser Holiday Magic
Dec 28, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025
Enjoy the magic of the holiday season with a festive laser celebration that’s perfect for the whole family. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community,
Holidays,
Nightlife
2025 New Year's Eve Party at Cross Body Dance + Movement
Dec 31, 2025 | 9:30 pm - 2:00 am
What could be better than dancing the night away on New Year's Eve? Not much! ? READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Music,
Nightlife
New Year’s Eve 2026 at Howl at the Moon Pittsburgh
Dec 31, 2025 - Jan 1, 2026 | 7:00 pm - 2:00 am
Come to Pittsburgh’s best New Year’s Eve Party! Enjoy live music, drink packages, complimentary buffet, party favors and a champagne toast at midnight! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment
Hannibal in Bookends
Dec 4, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Hannibal in Bookends is a dramatic retelling of a life on the stage and across the table. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment
Clue
Dec 30, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026
Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Music
The Fab Four: Tribute to the Beatles' "Help!" and the Hits
Jan 9, 2026 | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
If you want to experience the best Beatles tribute ever, you won’t want to miss The Fab Four-The Ultimate Tribute. The 2025 tour brings their all-new show to the stage, celebrating The Beatles’ second film, HELP!, with performances from the movie soundtrack, as well as the Beatles’ greatest hits of every era. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Music
Mario Williams
Jan 10, 2026 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Ring in the new year with the return of Pittsburgh’s favorite rising star for an intimate hometown rock revival! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Family
Kierra Darshell's Birthday DRAG Brunch
Jan 10, 2026 | 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Saturday DRAG Brunch for all ages at The Greer Cabaret Theater - Pittsburgh Cultural Trust READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment
Taylor Tomlinson: The Save Me Tour
Jan 11, 2026 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
A rare talent who has garnered mass appeal at a young age, Tomlinson is notably the only female late night host on network television and the youngest by two decades! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community,
Free event
Teen Time: Black Stories Trivia
Jan 21, 2026 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Black Stories Trivia is a casual or competitive trivia game with questions that are specifically themed around stories, media, and art produced by Black creators and artists. This Teen Time program will help teens know the vast array of Black voices that exist and express themselves through a variety of different mediums and styles. This program is part of the 2026 programming. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community,
Free event
Celebrating 45 Years of CAPA: Alumni and Faculty Exhibition
Aug 29, 2025 - Jan 25, 2026
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trusts presenst an exhibition that celebrates the incredible talents of CAPA alumni and faculty for its 45th Anniversary. READ MORE
Arts + Culture
Martha Graham Dance Company
Jan 28, 2026
Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the Martha Graham Dance Company, the oldest dance company in the United States, is renowned for its legendary and groundbreaking style of modern dance. Described by the New York Times as “spellbinding and as prescient as ever,” the Company continues to captivate audiences with Graham's iconic works, alongside an exciting new creation made especially for the company’s centennial! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Free event
Picture This
Nov 8, 2025 - Feb 1, 2026 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Picture This is a free public art exhibit featuring vibrant photos by renowned Pittsburgh photographers, personal recordings, and interactive activations, this new multimedia exhibition reveals the power of connecting across generations. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Music
Chamber Music Pittsburgh Presents Ruckus with Davóne Tines
Feb 10, 2026 | 7:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Ruckus makes its Pittsburgh debut, joining forces with bass-baritone Davóne Tines, “one of the most powerful voices of our time” (Los Angeles Times). READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Film & Movies
Wicked
Jan 14, 2026 - Feb 15, 2026
WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.” READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Family
Storytime: Family Fun
Jan 7, 2026 - Feb 25, 2026
Join the Carnegie Library Pittsburgh for stories, songs and action rhymes. During this 30 minute program, families will meet new friends and develop early literacy skills. For children ages birth to five years and their caregivers. READ MORE
Arts + Culture
Andy Warhol: Vanitas
Nov 26, 2025 - Mar 9, 2026
Andy Warhol: Vanitas explores the ephemeral nature of life as seen through the eyes of one of the most iconic artists of the 20th century. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment
Eternal Beauty
Mar 20, 2026 - Mar 21, 2026 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
This spring, Texture Contemporary Ballet proudly closes its celebratory 15th Anniversary Season with Eternal Beauty. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Entertainment
Under The Radar
Sep 20, 2025 - Mar 21, 2026 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us for an entertaining night of hilarious comedy at Under The Radar and support Pittsburgh's vibrant improv scene! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Market Square,
Outdoor,
Tours
Best of the Burgh Walking Tour
Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Take a walk with a knowledgable local guide to explore Downtown Pittsburgh's architecture, history and culture. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Family,
Outdoor,
Sports + Recreation,
Tours
Beauty of the Burgh Bike Tour
Jan 1, 2026 - Jan 1, 2027 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Whether you are visiting Pittsburgh or you are a local, you will learn interesting facts about the history and culture of Pittsburgh while riding past beautiful sights and architecture. READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community,
Nightlife
Got Rights?
Aug 21, 2025 - Dec 18, 2025 | 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Arcade Comedy Theater presents Got Rights? - a monthly comedy open mic that celebrates and centers comedy from queer individuals, women, and femmes! READ MORE
Arts + Culture,
Community,
Free event,
Workshops & Classes
Let's Speak English!
Dec 5, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to practice your English-speaking skills! You can freely practice with friendly neighbors in this relaxed social group. This group is for English language learners who want to practice with other learners. READ MORE
Arts + Culture
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
Jan 10, 2026 - Jan 24, 2026 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
You’ll tackle a challenging crime while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The criminal is lurking somewhere in the room, and you may be a Prime Suspect! READ MORE
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