Events

Name: Downtown Pittsburgh
Address: Pittsburgh, PA

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July 2022

August 2022

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Community,

Entertainment,

Festival,

Outdoor

Pickle Juice Drinking Competition by The Pittsburgh Pickle Co.

Jul 15, 2022

Watch some of the fiercest competitors in the city face-off in the Pittsburgh Pickle Company's Pickle Juice Drinking Competition for a chance to be crowned as the Mayor of Picklesburgh! READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Festival,

Music,

Outdoor

1Hood Media presents Hip Hop

Jul 15, 2022 | 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Part of the Inside/Outside Summer Concert Series, join the Highmark Theatre opening onto the Forbes Avenue Plaza for an evening of drinks and mingling all while enjoying hip hop with 1Hood Media. READ MORE

Entertainment,

Film & Movies

Pittsburgh Rooftop Cinema Presents: "White Chicks"

Jul 15, 2022 | 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Get ready to relax in an intimate 32 seat theatre whilst watching your favorite movies from a downtown rooftop under the stars all summer long! READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment,

Music

1Hood Media presents Slam Poetry and Open Mic

Jul 15, 2022 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Part of their Part of our Inside/Outside Summer Concert Series, join The Point Park Playhouse at the Highmark Theatre opening onto the Forbes Avenue Plaza for an evening of drinks and mingling all while enjoying poetry from 1Hood Media and Alumni Theater Company. READ MORE

Entertainment,

Nightlife

Comics in a Pickle

Jul 15, 2022 | 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm

Arcade Comedy Theater's presents a unique and interactive stand up comedy show where the audience helps get our comics out of a pickle! READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Entertainment

Mini Dungeon: Improvable Cause

Jul 15, 2022 | 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Join Mini Dungeon for an evening of true crime themed improv comedy. Featuring short form games, long form improv, and opening act, Barbara, A Mother. READ MORE

Arts + Culture

Dream of a Black Planet – Artist Talk with Shori Sims

Jul 15, 2022 | 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

The Pittsburgh Creative Corps invites you to join artist Shori Sims for an opening reception for their newest exhibition, Dream of a Black Planet.During the reception, Sims will talk about the new works in Dream of a Black Planet, followed by a Q & A. Following the artist talk, attendees are invited to explore the exhibition. Refreshments will be provided. READ MORE

Convention

University of Pittsburgh Department of Physical Therapy Immersion Lab

Jul 10, 2022 - Jul 18, 2022

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Entertainment,

Family,

Music

Puffs

Jun 10, 2022 - Jul 31, 2022

This clever and inventive play “never goes more than a minute without a laugh” READ MORE

Community,

Entertainment,

Family,

Music

Best of Laser Floyd at The Carnegie Science Center

Jun 1, 2022 - Sep 5, 2022

Experience Pink Floyd in a show as vibrant and diverse as their entire discography. READ MORE

Community,

Entertainment,

Family,

Festival,

Music,

Outdoor,

Shopping,

Workshops & Classes

Picklesburgh 2022

Jul 15, 2022 - Jul 17, 2022

#Picklesburgh is back again and its an even bigger dill than ever! READ MORE

Outdoor,

Sports + Recreation

Black & Ghost Tour

Aug 1, 2022 - Oct 31, 2021 | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Experience the spookiest of Pittsburgh’s Downtown! Get to see outstanding historic landmarks (often beautifully lit up in the darker and colder months) during the quiet evening hours and learn about their history and which spirits lurk in them. READ MORE

Convention,

Workshops & Classes

2022 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Annual Meeting

Jul 11, 2022 - Jul 15, 2022

Join SIAM for a hybrid conference on the current state of applied mathematical science. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Family

STEAM Maker Camp

Jul 11, 2022 - Jul 15, 2022 | 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment

Flux Gourmet

Jul 8, 2022 - Jul 21, 2022

A sonic collective who can’t decide on a name takes up a residency at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment,

Family

Liberty Magic: Paige Thompson in PAGES OF TIME

Jul 6, 2022 - Jul 31, 2022

Explore the esoteric medium of time through the lens of the impossible in Paige Thompson’s newest close-up presentation, THE PAGES OF TIME. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Entertainment,

Music

Laser Queen at The Carnegie Science Center

Jun 1, 2022 - Sep 5, 2022

The rock will be loud, emotions high, and LASER light bright when they play all the sing-along hits like “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” READ MORE

Family,

Outdoor,

Sports + Recreation,

Tours

Beauty of the Burgh Tour

May 4, 2022 - Nov 30, 2022 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Join Bike the Burgh while you cruise through the streets of the financial and cultural district, explore the Strip District and check out the North Shore. READ MORE

Arts + Culture

Paola Pivi: I Want It All

Apr 22, 2022 - Aug 15, 2022 | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

After abandoning her university studies in chemical nuclear engineering, Paola Pivi shifted her ambitions towards a career in contemporary art. READ MORE

Tours

Best of the Burgh Tour

Jan 4, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Walk by and into must-see cultural and historical landmarks as well as iconic buildings with Walk the Burgh READ MORE

Community,

Entertainment,

Nightlife

Good Fridays at the Warhol

Jul 1, 2022 - Aug 26, 2022 | 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

For a more social experience, The Warhol Museum is open until 10:00 p.m. and offers half-price museum admission and a cash bar beginning at 5:00 p.m. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Entertainment,

Free event

Traveling Show

Jul 1, 2022 - Sep 12, 2022

The artworks in Renee Piechocki’s exhibition Traveling Show are a multi-compilation of work including photographs, video, and books created during or in response to her travel journeys from 2018 and 2019 while living abroad READ MORE

Entertainment,

Tours