Arts + Culture,

Community,

Festival

Race and Revolution: Panel Discussion & Closing Reception

Jul 21, 2019 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Race and Revolution: Still Separate – Still Unequal and Seats of Power READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community

Vietnam War Speaker Series: Lynn Novick & Alyssa Rosenberg

Jul 23, 2019 | 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Join Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker Lynn Novick and Alyssa Rosenberg, Opinion Columnist for the Washington Post, at the Heinz History Center for a fascinating discussion of America’s role in the Vietnam War. READ MORE

Community

“Paws” at the Library: Therapets Dog or Cat Visit

Jul 26, 2019 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

“Paws” at the Library: Therapets Dog or Cat Visit

Jul 26, 2019 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Pets are a prescription for lives better lived. Evidence supports the benefits of interactions with animals, including decreased blood pressure, reduced stress and accelerated recovery rates from injuries. READ MORE

Community

Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh - Free Dental Clinic

Jul 26, 2019 - Jul 27, 2019

The MOMPGH mission is a dental clinic where dental treatment is provided at no cost to individuals who cannot afford dental care. Treatment is provided on a first-come, first-served basis and is expected to serve several hundred individuals. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community

Women’s History Seminar 2019

Jul 27, 2019 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Join the Fort Pitt Museum for its fifth annual Women’s History Seminar celebrating 18th-century women’s history. READ MORE

Community

Mission of Mercy

Jul 26, 2019 - Jul 27, 2019

Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh is a free, two-day dental clinic for under-served people living in Pittsburgh and the surrounding area, many of whom are from working families who do not have access to dental work or cannot afford dental insurance. READ MORE

Community,

Family

OpenStreetsPGH

Jul 28, 2019 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

OpenStreetsPGH connects neighborhoods together with safe spaces where friends and families can experience the best the city has to offer on a summer day. READ MORE

Community,

Family,

Festival,

Nightlife

Picklesburgh

Jul 26, 2019 - Jul 28, 2019

Picklesburgh is back for 2019 and bigger than ever! READ MORE

Community,

Entertainment,

Family

Special Program: Harry Potter Birthday Celebration!

Jul 31, 2019 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Join us as we celebrate the 39th birthday of The Boy Who Lived! READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Entertainment,

Family

Artillery and Artificers

Aug 3, 2019 | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Witness how artillerists at historic Fort Pitt prepared for cannon firings to defend the Point in the 18th century during special living history programming at the Fort Pitt Museum in Point State Park. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Entertainment,

Family

Artillery and Artificers

Aug 4, 2019 | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Witness how artillerists at historic Fort Pitt prepared for cannon firings to defend the Point in the 18th century during special living history programming at the Fort Pitt Museum in Point State Park. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community

Vietnam War Speaker Series: Marci Reaven

Aug 7, 2019 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The Heinz History Center’s Vietnam War Speaker Series continues as experts in academia, journalism, public history, and literature offer a multi-perspective examination of the Vietnam War’s place in American history. READ MORE

Community

The Strong Awards

Aug 9, 2019 | 8:00 am - 10:00 am

10th Annual Bocce Tournament & Festival

Aug 10, 2019 | 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Come throw out the pallino and throw down for a worthy cause! READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Entertainment,

Family

Reading into History Family Book Club: Most Dangerous

Aug 11, 2019 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

This summer, youth ages 9-12 and their adults can join literary adventures that explore the Vietnam War era, in connection with The Vietnam War: 1945 – 1975 exhibition at the Heinz History Center. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community

Black Media and the Vietnam War

Aug 13, 2019 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Join Samuel W. Black, the Heinz History Center’s lead curator on The Vietnam War: 1945-1975 exhibition, for an in-depth conversation on the role of Black media during the Vietnam War era. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Entertainment,

Family

Fort Pitt Garrison Drill

Aug 17, 2019 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

The Fort Pitt Garrison will be on hand at the Fort Pitt Museum in Point State Park to demonstrate 18th century military drills and fire the museum’s reproduction cannon. READ MORE

Community,

Festival

Pittsburgh Restaurant Week

Aug 12, 2019 - Aug 18, 2019

The summer edition of Pittsburgh Restaurant Week READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Entertainment,

Festival,

Market Square

Rock, Reggae & Relief 2019

Aug 24, 2019 - Aug 25, 2019

A benefit concert for cancer research READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community

The New Map of Empire

Aug 31, 2019 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Join the Fort Pitt Museum in welcoming S. Max Edelson, professor of History at the University of Virginia, for a discussion on the British efforts to map America before the American Revolution. READ MORE

Community,

Family

Pets at the Park

Sep 18, 2019 | 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Your new best friend is waiting for YOU, Downtown! READ MORE

Community

Downtown Clean & Safe Community Forum

Sep 24, 2019 | 8:30 am - 9:30 am

Learn about efforts to ensure Downtown Pittsburgh remains a great place to live, work, and play. READ MORE

Community,

Market Square,

Shopping

Night Market

Sep 27, 2019 | 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

As part of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trusts' Gallery Crawl READ MORE

Community,

Sports + Recreation

Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

Sep 29, 2019 | 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Be a part of Pennsylvania’s largest 10K and one of the largest 10Ks in the country! READ MORE

Community,

Convention,

Entertainment,

Family,

Festival,

Shopping

Pittsburgh Pet Expo

Nov 15, 2019 - Nov 17, 2019 | 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

The Pittsburgh Pet Expo is The Largest Pet Expo on the East Coast! READ MORE

Community

Downtown Clean & Safe Community Forum

Nov 26, 2019 | 8:30 am - 9:30 am

Learn about efforts to ensure Downtown Pittsburgh remains a great place to live, work, and play. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Family

Guided Tour: The Vietnam War: 1945-1975

Jul 6, 2019 - Jul 27, 2019 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Join a History Center docent to explore the multiple perspectives that contribute to our current understanding of the Vietnam War. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Family

Guided Tour: Fort Pitt Museum

Jul 6, 2019 - Jul 28, 2019 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Get to the point of Pittsburgh history by taking a one-hour highlights tour of the Fort Pitt Museum, featuring the Fort Pitt diorama, the Trader’s Cabin, and the main exhibits on the museum’s second floor. READ MORE

Community,

Market Square,

Sports + Recreation

Health and Wellness Fairs

Jun 3, 2019 - Aug 26, 2019 | 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

New for 2019, Health and Wellness Fairs in Market Square bring local providers of lifestyle goods and services together for a weekly market in the heart of Downtown Pittsburgh. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Entertainment,

Family,

Sports + Recreation

Free 4th Avenue Historic District Walking Tour

Aug 7, 2019 - Aug 28, 2019 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Free 4th Avenue walking tour READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community

Gateway Center Walking Tour

Aug 2, 2019 - Aug 30, 2019 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Free weekly guided 1-hour Gateway Center walking tour READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community

Upper Penn-Liberty Avenues Walking Tour

Sep 4, 2019 - Sep 25, 2019 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Free weekly guided 1-hour walking tour of Upper Penn-Liberty Avenues READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community

Free Grant St. Walking Tour from 6th to 4th Avenues

Sep 6, 2019 - Sep 27, 2019 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Free guided weekly 1-hour Grant St. walking tour from Sixth Avenue to Fourth Avenue READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community

Free 4th Avenue Historic District Walking Tour

Oct 4, 2019 - Oct 25, 2019 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Free 4th Avenue Historic District walking tour READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Market Square,

Shopping

Night Market

May 18, 2019 - Oct 26, 2019 | 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Night Markets bring an awesome outdoor pop-up shopping market and festival to Downtown, featuring Pittsburgh’s most creative independent vendors. Clothing, furniture, candles, food, drinks, and more are exhibited in this weekly series. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community

Free Penn-Liberty Cultural District Walking Tour

Oct 2, 2019 - Oct 30, 2019 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Free guided weekly 1-hour walking tour in the Penn-Liberty Cultural District READ MORE

Community

Food Truck Wednesday's at 11 Stanwix

Apr 10, 2019 - Nov 27, 2019 | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Get your Downtown Food Truck fix every Wednesday in 2019 from April through November! READ MORE

Events

Events

July

July 2019

August 2019

DOWNTOWN EVENTS

Submit an Event

Downtown Map

About PDP

Downtown Made Easy Guide

Downtown Shopping Guide

State of Downtown Pittsburgh Report

Downtown Map