Events

Name: Downtown Pittsburgh
Address: Pittsburgh, PA

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Convention

Pennsylvania Bridal & Wedding Expo

Nov 3, 2024

Planning a wedding? Come out to the Pennsylvania Bridal and Wedding Expo where professionals and wedding experts are ready to make your wedding an unforgettable experience. Take full advantage of the large showcase of dresses, flowers, special foods and drinks, music, and much more! READ MORE

Community

The (east) End is Here: Beer Release & Tasting

Nov 3, 2024 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join us downtown at Arcade to celebrate the release of our 90th and final YOU ARE HERE Neighborhood Beer… and East End Brewing’s 20th Anniversary! READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment

Your ACT with Nonsense

Nov 3, 2024 | 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Tonight, the A.C.T. stage is yours! Bring your improv teams, sketch group, or stand-up act for an open mic-style show where the lineup is created on the spot. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Music

Light: The Songbook of Tom Kitt

Nov 3, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Join us for an unforgettable evening of song featuring Carnegie Mellon School of Drama’s Music Theater Ensemble, Class of 2026 performing the songbook of Pulitzer, Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning composer Tom Kitt. Mr. Kitt, our special guest, may even join in for a song! READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment,

Music

Don Toliver

Nov 3, 2024 | 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Come see rapper and singer-songwriter Don Toliver at PPG Paints Arena! READ MORE

Convention

Build On

Nov 2, 2024 - Nov 3, 2024

You cannot afford to miss “BUILD ON”, an event geared towards students in 7th - 12th grade and designed to facilitate a wide array of career development opportunities. READ MORE

Family,

Outdoor,

Tours

Three Rivers Sightseeing Cruise and Tour

Nov 2, 2024 - Nov 30, 2024

The only way to see the city and truly learn about her past, present, and future is aboard a Pittsburgh river cruise! READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Music

Brahms and Schumann

Nov 1, 2024 - Nov 3, 2024

Charismatic violin virtuoso Ray Chen performs Brahms’ formidable, technically challenging masterwork that brings together tender lyricism, grand romanticism, and soulful Hungarian melodies. Schumann’s Second Symphony is a work of unparalleled richness and depth. READ MORE

Arts + Culture

& Juliet

Oct 29, 2024 - Nov 3, 2024

Created by the Emmy®-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment

The Hobbit

Oct 23, 2024 - Nov 10, 2024

In this all-ages adventure, J.R.R. Tolkien’s magical Middle Earth transitions from page to stage in spellbinding fashion. 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

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,

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

Outdoor,

Tours

Black & Ghost Tour

Oct 17, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024 | 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

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

Entertainment,

Family,

Music

Laser Rock Monsters

Oct 25, 2024 - Nov 3, 2024 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Grow out a mullet and bang your head to Laser Rock Monsters! READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Free event

Roger Jacoby: Pittsburgh Stories

Oct 25, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025

Wood Street Galleries is pleased to present the world premiere of three newly restored experimental films by Roger Jacoby (b. New York, 1944–1985), a pivotal figure bridging the pre- and post-liberation eras of gay experimental filmmaking. READ MORE