Events

Name: Downtown Pittsburgh
Address: Pittsburgh, PA

See what’s happening in Downtown Pittsburgh with the official neighborhood calendar.

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Convention

THRIVE Healthcare Summit

May 17, 2024 | 8:00 am - 1:30 pm

Driving innovation and collaboration in Independent Practice. Join healthcare practitioners and professionals for this inaugural event. READ MORE

Workshops & Classes

Laser Cutting 101

May 17, 2024 | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Learn to use the 40W laser at Fab Lab Carnegie Science Center to safely cut and etch your own designs! READ MORE

Community,

Free event,

Workshops & Classes

Let's Speak English!

May 17, 2024 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Let’s Speak English is a fun, relaxed discussion group where participants get a chance to practice English speaking skills with friendly neighbors READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Family,

Festival

Poli Pop

May 17, 2024 - May 19, 2024

Poli and Pola don't want to go to sleep. The siblings start off playing with toys in their bedroom, competing against each other to be the leader of the room, but then their imagination takes them on a surreal dreamlike journey full of surprise and joy. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Family,

Festival

Frolic

May 17, 2024 - May 19, 2024

Psst… have you heard? The bloom is back — it’s time to play! Frolic is meant to spark fun in a sensory-friendly space created for and with neurodivergent audiences ages 5 and up and their families. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Family,

Festival

Sunjata Kamalenya

May 17, 2024 - May 19, 2024

Sunjata Kamalenya (translated: Sunjata for Youth) is a new completely interactive production by the Experiential Theater Company. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Family,

Festival

Finding North

May 17, 2024 - May 19, 2024

Finding North is a one-man play drawn from historical research and oral histories that bring to the stage powerful stories of the yearning, sacrifices, and dreams of the African-American Underground Railroad hero John P. Parker, as well as contemporary American immigrants. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Family,

Festival

Waves, All That Glows Sees

May 17, 2024 - May 19, 2024

To begin with, you follow a little pathway of shells and stones that goes around a big tent made of sheets. You can hear someone playing a harmonica. READ MORE

Convention

PYCON

May 17, 2024 - May 19, 2024

The PyCon Annual Conference is the largest annual gathering of the open-source Python programming community. READ MORE

Entertainment,

Family,

Film & Movies

Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster

May 17, 2024 - May 19, 2024

Leonardo is a terrible monster. He tries so hard to be scary, but he just… isn’t. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment

Cinderella with the PBT Orchestra

May 17, 2024 - May 19, 2024

Get swept away by this entrancing rags to romance story, and fall in love with the classical choreography, magnificent costumes & sets and – of course – a fairy tale ending that’s just the perfect fit. READ MORE

Entertainment,

Nightlife

BIPOCALYPSE Improv Comedy

May 17, 2024 | 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm

An improv comedy show performed by the Global Majority. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Tours

A Woman's Place: How Women Shaped Pittsburgh

Mar 23, 2024 - Oct 6, 2024

From pioneering investigative journalism to leading their country to Olympic gold, Western Pennsylvania women have made an immeasurable impact in America, but too often, their stories have been overlooked. READ MORE

Arts + Culture

A...My Name is Still Alice

May 17, 2024 - May 26, 2024

This critically-acclaimed musical-sketch revue conceived by Joan Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd, first produced in 1992 is a sequel to the hit musical revue A…My Name Is Alice. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Music

Gershwin's An American in Paris

May 17, 2024 - May 19, 2024

Jazz-infused melodies READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Music

Lady Day at Emerson's

May 17, 2024 - Jun 30, 2024

The time is 1959. The place is a seedy bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie Holiday’s last performances, given four months before her death. READ MORE

Entertainment,

Tours

Comedy Bus

May 17, 2024 - Jun 22, 2024

Explore the Steel City like never before! Hop aboard and experience Pittsburgh's one and only transportainment bus. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment

Spotlight on the 'Burgh

May 15, 2024 - Jun 2, 2024

Experience the very best Magic, mentalism and storytelling Pittsburgh has to offer in this special. READ MORE

Free event,

Music,

Outdoor

Mellon Square Lunchtime Concert

May 13, 2024 - May 31, 2024 | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Enjoy free, live music in Mellon Square! READ MORE

Free event,

Market Square,

Music,

Outdoor

Market Square Lunchtime Concert

May 13, 2024 - May 31, 2024 | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Enjoy free, live music in Market Square! READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Free event

Wavy Wednesday: WHERE DID YOUR CHRIST COME FROM?

Apr 6, 2024 - Jun 2, 2024

WHERE DID YOUR CHRIST COME FROM, is the second solo exhibition of Pittsburgh-based artist, muralist, and activist, Kamara Townes, known professionally as Wavy Wednesday. READ MORE

Entertainment

Escape USS Requin!

Apr 5, 2024 - Jul 27, 2024 | 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm

A B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the muddy Monongahela River while performing a routine training flight. Was it a simple mechanical error? Or was it something more sinister? Put your detective skills to the test in a brand-new experience. READ MORE