Events

Name: Downtown Pittsburgh
Address: Pittsburgh, PA

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October 2022

November 2022

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Arts + Culture,

Community,

Entertainment,

Music

Off Minor Jazz Series: Thelonious Monk

Oct 9, 2022 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

The Monktet celebrates Thelonious! Thelonious Sphere Monk is one of America’s most iconic and original artists. To celebrate his birthday (October 10th), Pittsburgh musicians Thomas Wendt and David Throckmorton have assembled a new quintet—the Monktet—to perform some Monk. READ MORE

Family,

Free event

Carnegie Science Center RAD Day!

Oct 9, 2022 | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Oct. 9 is a RAD Day to visit Carnegie Science Center! General admission is FREE at the Science Center. READ MORE

Sports + Recreation

Pittsburgh Penguins 6.6K Run and Family Walk

Oct 9, 2022 | 8:00 am - 9:00 am

The Pittsburgh Penguins 6.6K Run and Family Walk is a family friendly event that begins at PPG Paints Arena, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and continues through Pittsburgh streets, ending back at PPG Paints Arena. A 3.3K Family Walk (2.05 miles) is also offered to individuals and groups/families of four. A special Pet Walk is also part of the 3.3K Walk. READ MORE

Entertainment,

Family,

Outdoor,

Tours

Black & Ghost Tour

Oct 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 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

Materials Science and Technology Conference

Oct 9, 2022 - Oct 12, 2022

The Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) technical meeting and exhibition is the long-standing, recognized forum for fostering technical innovation at the intersection of materials science, engineering, and application. READ MORE

Entertainment,

Music

Stravinsky's Petrushka with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Oct 7, 2022 - Oct 9, 2022

Up-and-coming conductor, Fabien Gabel, debuts with the PSO in an evening of colorful French expression and fantastical Russian melodies. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment,

Family

Storytelling In Motion

Oct 7, 2022 - Oct 9, 2022

Pittsburgh Ballet Theater's 22 – 23 season kicks off with a taste of the world in Pittsburgh, highlighting innovative, thought-provoking and athletic performances. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment

Point Park Conservatory's Fall Dance Concert

Oct 5, 2022 - Oct 9, 2022

The Conservatory Dance Company presents a concert featuring works by Maud Arnold, LaTasha Barnes, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Robyn Mineko Williams. READ MORE

Entertainment,

Family,

Music

Frozen

Oct 5, 2022 - Oct 16, 2022

From the producer of The Lion King and Aladdin, Frozen, the Tony®-nominated Best Musical, is now on tour across North America and the critics rave, “It’s simply magical!” READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment

Fall Dance Concert

Oct 5, 2022 - Oct 9, 2022 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

The Conservatory Dance Company presents a concert featuring works by Maud Arnold, LaTasha Barnes, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Robyn Mineko Williams. 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

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

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment,

Music

Idaspe

Oct 7, 2022 - Oct 15, 2022

Idaspe follows two children from the post-war Middle East who came to Naples as refugees. READ MORE

Entertainment

Liberty Magic: Peter Samelson in DEVILS 'N DETAILS

Oct 5, 2022 - Oct 30, 2022

Come, be amazed, be mystified, laugh and, maybe, feel a little shiver of terror travel down your spine. Samelson shows you Devils ‘N Details. READ MORE

Entertainment,

Holidays

Haunted Pittsburgh Cruise & Tour

Sep 30, 2022 - Oct 31, 2022

Hear “true” haunted tales of Pittsburgh as experts provide you with a rich collection of ghost stories and tales that center around the Three Rivers READ MORE

Entertainment,

Family,

Tours

PG-13 Comedy Bus Tour on the Burgh Bus

Sep 1, 2022 - Oct 31, 2022

Hop aboard Pittsburgh’s one and only transportainment bus where local comedians will guide yin on a journey through 'tahn. Your black and gold chariot awaits. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Free event

Use What You Got at 707 Gallery

Aug 26, 2022 - Nov 20, 2022

USE WHAT YOU GOT is the debut solo-exhibition of works created by atiya jones. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Free event

The Pittsburgh Left at Space Gallery

Aug 26, 2022 - Oct 23, 2022

The Pittsburgh Left is an exhibition of work by eleven artists whose practice is intrinsically connected to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment,

Family,

Outdoor,

Tours

Pittsburgh's Drunken History Walking Tours

Jul 30, 2022 - Oct 31, 2022 | 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Join us for a fun, family-friendly tour to learn about Pittsburgh's boozy past with the help of a few characters along the way! READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Free event

Supply and Demand at Wood St Galleries

Jul 22, 2022 - Nov 20, 2022

Supply and Demand by artist Ian Brill, is an interstitial navigation between beauty, the sublime, and the picturesque. READ MORE

Outdoor,

Tours

SIMPLY STEPS: A CITY STEPS TOUR

Jun 12, 2022 - Nov 27, 2022 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

An Insider Tour! While Pittsburgh is commonly known as the "City of Bridges," it also tops the charts in the number of public city steps. READ MORE

Sports + Recreation,

Tours

Bikes & Brews Tour

May 29, 2022 - Nov 27, 2022 | 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Join Bike the Burgh for a ride around the historic districts of Deutschtown, Millvale, Lawrenceville, and the Strip District, as we visit 5 of Pittsburgh's favorite local breweries and learn about the past, present, and future of beer making in Pittsburgh, with an emphasis on how beer figures into the diverse communities of the Steel City. READ MORE

Outdoor,

Sports + Recreation,

Tours

Black & Gold Sunset Tour

May 12, 2022 - Oct 16, 2022 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Golden, squared—it’s our Best of the Burgh Tour around Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle during the golden hour! READ MORE

Outdoor,

Sports + Recreation,

Workshops & Classes

Yoga in the Square

May 4, 2022 - Oct 31, 2022

Pittsburgh’s favorite public yoga series brings some of the city’s best instructors into Downtown for two weekly classes held in the middle of picturesque Market Square. READ MORE