Events
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Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Holidays
Dec 10, 2023 | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Join Pittsburgh Public Theater and Barrel & Flow for this exclusive co-curated tasting series, pairing your new favorite beers with your new favorite show.
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Arts + Culture,
Entertainment
Dec 6, 2023 - Dec 10, 2023
Charles Dickens final unfinished novel inspired Rupert Holmes to write this hilarious, lighthearted whodunit of a musical.
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Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Workshops & Classes
Dec 14, 2023 | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Join us for a night of drag, music, and creativity.
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Dec 14, 2023 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Hop up and play with Ricky Romance
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Entertainment,
Workshops & Classes
Dec 14, 2023 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Join us for a fun and engaging social program.
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Dec 15, 2023 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arcade Comedy Theater presents the House Team Hot Spot a show featuring a rotating set of our very own improv comedy teams.
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Dec 15, 2023 | 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Bracket Night @ Arcade returns for a monthly, interactive game show where the audience and panelists get to decide the BEST STUFF.
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Dec 15, 2023 | 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Kieron Harrell is a Chicago comedian who was born and raised in Ohio, but like anyone trying to succeed in life, he first had to leave Ohio.
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Dec 16, 2023 | 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Matt Light’s 3rd annual Ugly Sweater Party Comedy Show!
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Dec 16, 2023 | 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Be silly! Get creative! A watch-and-play comedy show for kids!
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Dec 16, 2023 | 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Pittsburgh’s only astrology-themed comedy show – What’s Your Sign? is back for the Winter Solstice!
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Dec 16, 2023 | 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Theres “Yes &” and then there’s “Jerome &” – sketch comedy, stand-up, live music, and you!
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Entertainment,
Holidays,
Nightlife
Dec 16, 2023 | 10:00 pm - 12:00 am
The Grinch is sick of all this holiday cheer!
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Dec 21, 2023 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Arcade Comedy Theater presents “Lucky Draw," an improv comedy show where half of the cast is drawn at random!
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Entertainment,
Sports + Recreation,
Tours
Dec 22, 2023 | 2:00 pm - 11:00 pm
HERE WE GO… Grab those towels, some cold IC Lights, and wear that black 'n gold because this is the only comedy sightseeing experience for Steeler Nation!
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Dec 22, 2023
Standup Getdown is ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ for standup comedians!
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Dec 22, 2023 | 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
A knock-down, drag-out improv competition
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Dec 22, 2023 | 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Come and hang with comedian Aaron Kleiber for a special holiday stand-up showcase.
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Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Holidays
Dec 7, 2023 - Dec 23, 2023
TIMELESS COMEDY RETURNS TO PUT YOU AND YOURS ON THE NICE LIST THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
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Dec 23, 2023 | 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Don Arner presents: Christmas Eve-Eve standup showcase!
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Dec 23, 2023 | 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Choir Consequences is a Pittsburgh-based musical improv team, specializing in Broadway-style musical performances.
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Dec 24, 2023 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
From YouTube stardom to Nickelodeon’s That Girl Lay Lay, the singer, rapper, and child actress who launched her career with the debut single “Go, Lay Lay, Go” will make her Pittsburgh debut at the Benedum Center on December 24th.
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Entertainment,
Sports + Recreation
Dec 26, 2023
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Entertainment,
Family,
Tours
Dec 27, 2023 | 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Celebrate the Holidays with the “Coolest” Princesses in Pittsburgh!
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Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Holidays
Dec 8, 2023 - Dec 28, 2023
Celebrate the most delightful time of year with the sweetest of holiday traditions, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker.
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Dec 28, 2023 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Join the Well Known Strangers as they host the Pittsburgh Improv Jam, a now-monthly jam presented at the Arcade Comedy Theater and open to all performers!
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Dec 29, 2023 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
An improv variety show featuring the local comedy troupe Hot Dog Accessories along with special guest musician James Jamison.
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Dec 29, 2023 | 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Join Mini Dungeon and all their friends on the Merry Go Round.
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Dec 29, 2023 | 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
It’s the last Friday of the year and Select Start is going all out.
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Dec 30, 2023 | 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Coulda kissed your crush after the New Year’s countdown? Woulda stuck with your New Year’s resolution? Shoulda joined that road trip to watch the ball drop in Times Square?
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Dec 30, 2023 | 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
A live Dungeons & Dragons-inspired comedy show
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Dec 29, 2023 - Dec 30, 2023
Embrace the holiday spirit with A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS, a variety show full of nostalgia, charm, and awe-inspiring performances for all ages.
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Nov 1, 2023 - Jan 1, 2024
Be dazzled with brilliant colors and rockin’ music at the Buhl Planetarium each day when our laserists choreograph sight-n-sound spectacles of full-dome proportions to your favorite music.
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Entertainment,
Holidays,
Nightlife
Dec 31, 2023 - Jan 1, 2024 | 9:00 pm - 2:00 am
Step into the glitz and glamour of Hollywood as we roll out the red carpet to bid farewell to the year in style. Join us for the most glamorous New Year's Eve celebration in town.
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Entertainment,
Holidays,
Nightlife
Dec 31, 2023 - Jan 1, 2024 | 9:00 pm - 2:00 am
Join us as the clock strikes twelve on Sunday, December 31st to kiss 2023 goodbye!
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Entertainment,
Holidays,
Nightlife,
Tours
Dec 31, 2023 - Jan 1, 2024 | 8:30 pm - 12:30 am
Kiss This Year Goodbye with a NYE Riverboat Cruise in Pittsburgh!
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Entertainment,
Holidays,
Tours
Dec 31, 2023 - Jan 1, 2024 | 8:30 pm - 12:30 am
Ring in the New Year on a Pittsburgh Three Rivers Cruise
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Community,
Entertainment,
Family,
Free event,
Holidays,
Nightlife,
Outdoor
Dec 31, 2023 - Jan 1, 2024 | 6:00 pm - 12:30 am
Ring in the New Year at Highmark First Night Pittsburgh — free and open to everyone!
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Arts + Culture,
Entertainment
Jan 24, 2024 | 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch joins the Pittsburgh Speaker Series at Heinz Hall.
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Arts + Culture,
Entertainment
Feb 15, 2024 - Feb 16, 2024
A powerful exploration of relationships, crime, and racial injustice.
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Arts + Culture,
Entertainment
Feb 28, 2024 | 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Yale Professor and host of the Happiness Lab Podcast, Laurie Santos, joins the Pittsburgh Speaker Series at Heinz Hall.
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Arts + Culture,
Entertainment
Mar 20, 2024 | 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss joins the Pittsburgh Speaker Series at Heinz Hall.
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Arts + Culture,
Entertainment
Mar 21, 2024 - Mar 22, 2024
A journey of self-realization, visibility, and discovery seen through the lens of the African Diaspora.
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Arts + Culture,
Entertainment
Apr 10, 2024 | 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Explorer and filmmaker Céline Cousteau joins the Pittsburgh Speaker Series at Heinz Hall.
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Arts + Culture,
Entertainment
Apr 18, 2024 - Apr 19, 2024
A mind-bending performance that is equal parts science, cinema and theater, starring the last creature on earth.
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Arts + Culture,
Community,
Convention,
Entertainment,
Family,
Festival,
Music,
Shopping,
Workshops & Classes
Apr 25, 2024 - Apr 28, 2024
4-day festival celebrating our town’s rich culture of food, ethnic diversity, sports fanatics, and more!
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Arts + Culture,
Entertainment,
Tours
Jul 20, 2023 - Dec 30, 2023 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
A history tour with a spooky twist, enjoy Pittsburgh's downtown during the quiet evening hours!
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Entertainment,
Family,
Holidays
Dec 8, 2023 - Dec 22, 2023 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Raise your glass and toast friends and colleagues for your holiday celebration onboard a Pittsburgh riverboat cruise & tour.
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Dec 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023
WHO’S HOLIDAY! by Matthew Lombardo is strictly R-rated, so don’t bring your kiddo. Cindy Lou’s now a grown-up, with all that it brings - cocktails and cursing and jokes are her things.
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Dec 6, 2023 - Jan 14, 2024
Once described as “the Zach Galifianakis of magic,” Michael’s greatest asset is the ability to combine comedy and sleight-of-hand technique to form an evening of pee-in-your-pants entertainment... or so he was told by one little old lady.
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Sep 3, 2023 - Feb 25, 2024
Join superstar magician Mr. Messado for his new astonishing play designed exclusively for Liberty Magic
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