Events

Name: Downtown Pittsburgh
Address: Pittsburgh, PA

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Community

Three Rivers Readers Book Club

Oct 9, 2024 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

The Three Rivers Readers is designed to explore the role Pittsburgh plays in our collective literary culture. READ MORE

Sports + Recreation

Penguins vs. Rangers

Oct 9, 2024 | 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Come cheer on the Penguins as they take on the Rangers at PPG Paints Arena! READ MORE

Entertainment,

Nightlife

MrBallen: The Strange, Dark, & Mysterious Live Tour

Oct 9, 2024 | 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

MrBallen, the top true crime podcast host and one of the internet’s biggest storytellers, presents his first ever live tour, where he will take the audience on an immersive adventure through some of his most chilling Strange, Dark & Mysterious Tales. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment,

Film & Movies

Daytime Revolution

Oct 9, 2024 | 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Beatles fans and TV history buffs, join us for a one-night-only screening of the documentary DAYTIME REVOLUTION. Come learn about the five unforgettable episodes of televsion that aired in 1972 with John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the helm. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment

Fall Dance Concert

Oct 9, 2024 - Oct 13, 2024

The Conservatory Dance Company presents a concert featuring works by Jimmy Gamonet de los Heros, Roni Koresh, Juel Lane, and Kevin and Marcel Wilson. READ MORE

Community

Pittsburgh Architecture Week

Oct 7, 2024 - Oct 11, 2024

Pittsburgh Architecture Week shares how architects – and all who design and build our spaces and places – create our built environment, how architecture impacts everyone’s daily lives, and highlights our region’s unique architectural identity. READ MORE

Convention

The Materials Science & Technology 2024 Annual Conference

Oct 6, 2024 - Oct 10, 2024

The Materials Science and Technology Conference is a must-attend event for those in the material science industry. READ MORE

Festival

2024 Oktoberfest Pittsburgh

Oct 3, 2024 - Oct 13, 2024

Throughout this 11-day festival, Market Square will be transformed into a Karneval and Biergarten with activities for everyone, including Feats of Strength competitions, live music, a KinderPlay family area, and more! READ MORE

Entertainment

Miguel Muñoz in What is Magic for You?

Oct 2, 2024 - Nov 3, 2024

Miguel Muñoz, World Champion of Magic brings us an intimate and magical show where the surprise, the impossible, the poetry and the absurd will be present at all times. READ MORE

Entertainment

Sh!tFaced Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing

Oct 2, 2024 - Oct 13, 2024

The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, award-winning, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is coming to the Greer Cabaret Theater with their version of Much Ado About Nothing. READ MORE

Community,

Family

History Center and Fort Pitt Museum: Free Admission for Kids

Oct 1, 2024 - Nov 30, 2024

The Smithsonian-affiliated Senator John Heinz History Center and Fort Pitt Museum will offer free admission for kids this fall, thanks to the generous support of UPMC and UPMC Health Plan. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment

Evil Dead The Musical

Sep 27, 2024 - Oct 20, 2024 | 8:30 pm - 1:00 pm

This hilarious show takes all the elements of the cult classic films The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, and Army of Darkness and combines them into one of the craziest theatrical experiences of all time. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Free event

Kim Bond: We Are Not Alone

Sep 6, 2024 - Jan 12, 2025

Kim Bond: We Are Not Alone is curated by Steph Neary & Anastasia James and presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. This exhibition is part of a series of exhibitions in collaboration with VaultArt Studio that promotes the inclusion of artists with disabilities in contemporary art. READ MORE

Family,

Workshops & Classes

The Science Behind PIXAR

May 25, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025

Step into the world of Pixar in this upcoming blockbuster exhibition with Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Mike and Sulley, Nemo and Dory, and all your favorite Pixar characters! READ MORE

Arts + Culture

KAWS + Warhol

May 18, 2024 - Jan 20, 2025

In celebration of its 30th anniversary, The Warhol presents KAWS + Warhol, the first exhibition to examine the dark themes present in the work of both artists. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Outdoor,

Tours

Best Of The Burgh Tour

Oct 9, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

A "Best of the Burgh" guided walking tour of Downtown Pittsburgh. READ MORE

Community,

Outdoor,

Sports + Recreation

Beauty of the Burgh Tour

Aug 1, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

This tour is perfect if you are new to the city and you would like to see the most interesting spots of Pittsburgh. But if you know the Burgh already, we promise you that you will still find out unknown historical facts! READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Family,

Free event

Youth Open Studio

Oct 2, 2024 - Nov 27, 2024 | 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Middle and high school students have access to screens, ink, transparencies, printers, and Photoshop at Artists Image Resource! READ MORE

Family,

Sports + Recreation

Lunchtime Fishing

Oct 1, 2024 - Oct 31, 2024 | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Join Venture Outdoors for Tri-Anglers, a free fishing program that has been running for over 22 years in downtown Pittsburgh! We catch and release a variety species of fish along the Allegheny River – bass, carp, catfish, freshwater drum, and more! No prior fishing experience needed and great activity for all ages. READ MORE