Events

Name: Downtown Pittsburgh
Address: Pittsburgh, PA

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

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Heineken 0.0 Pittsburgh Earth Day Run

Apr 9, 2022 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Be part of the first-ever Heineken 0.0 Pittsburgh Earth Day 5K Run! This brand new 5K brings a highly sustainable race to the Pittsburgh community. READ MORE

Community

What the Muck?

Apr 9, 2022 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE? READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Music

Sound Series: Tony Arnold and JACK Quartet

Apr 9, 2022 | 8:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Tony Arnold and JACK Quartet play with the building blocks of language in the Pittsburgh Premiere of Amy William’s Urquintett, explore the hazy intersection of early European and Turkish modal music in Cenk Ergün’s Celare, and enact an auditory scenario of four distinctly characterized individuals in dramatic conversation with Elliott Carter’s String Quartet No. 2. READ MORE

Sports + Recreation

Penguins vs. Capitals

Apr 9, 2022 | 3:00 pm - 12:00 am

Entertainment

Pilobolus

Apr 9, 2022 | 8:00 pm - 12:00 am

For this fiftieth anniversary celebration, Pilobolus questions its own “givens,” turns its traditions sideways, and brings its past into the future READ MORE

Film & Movies

Silent Land

Apr 9, 2022 | 7:30 pm - 12:00 am

See Silent Land as part of Carnegie Mellon University's International Film Festival. READ MORE

Community

The Nature of Art

Apr 9, 2022 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

This workshop will equip early-learning teachers (preK-2) with strategies for connecting the whole child with nature through visual-arts integration. READ MORE

Entertainment

Live from the BBQ

Apr 9, 2022 | 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Join Aarik Nesby at the BBQ — it's a hot new stand-up comedy show in the Arcade's upstairs theater READ MORE

Entertainment

The Latchkey Kids

Apr 9, 2022 | 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

90s-inspired sketch, improv, and music! READ MORE

Family

Eggstravaganza

Apr 9, 2022 - Apr 10, 2022 | 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Hop over to the National Aviary to celebrate all things spring! READ MORE

Tours

North Shore 5k Tour

Apr 9, 2022 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am

From bridges to stadiums to fantastic views of downtown and more, there is plenty to see on the North Shore 5k route with Pittsburgh Running Tours. We make plenty of stops for photo opportunities on this flat, fun route. READ MORE

Tours

Best of the Burgh Tour

Apr 6, 2022 - Apr 30, 2022 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

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

Family,

Music

Schooltime: Meet the Orchestra

Oct 1, 2021 - May 18, 2022

Explore each instrument family of the orchestra through a series of instrument demonstrations, chamber performances, and interviews with individual PSO musicians. 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

Sports + Recreation

Applause Talent Dance Competition

Apr 9, 2022 - Apr 10, 2022

Arts + Culture,

Community,

Festival

People We Love Art Installation

Apr 9, 2022 - Jun 5, 2022 | 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

PEOPLE WE LOVE is an international public artwork by Kit Monkman featuring portraits of individuals looking at images of people they love. People We Love, by Kit Monkman, is having its North American debut in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment,

Family

Bugs Bunny at the Symphony

Apr 8, 2022 - Apr 10, 2022

An enormously fun blend of classical music and classic animation! Bugs Bunny and his Looney Tunes pals return to Heinz Hall READ MORE

Film & Movies

Ahed's Knee

Apr 8, 2022 - Apr 14, 2022

See Ahed's Knee as a part of Carnegie Mellon University's International Film Festival. READ MORE

Entertainment

Liberty Magic: The Evasons in SECOND SIGHT

Apr 6, 2022 - Apr 24, 2022

The Evasons have been performing together for over 30 years and are one of very few married couples in history who have mastered the staggeringly difficult art of two person telepathy. READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Entertainment

Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches

Apr 6, 2022 - Apr 17, 2022

Recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, Kushner’s work is at once playful and profound, extravagantly theatrical and extraordinarily entertaining. A night at the theater not to be missed! READ MORE

Arts + Culture,

Film & Movies,

Market Square

POMPEII: The Exhibition

Apr 5, 2022 - Apr 24, 2022 | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

The catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii, but it also preserved a unique record of daily life at the height of the Roman Empire. 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

Tours

Beauty of the Burgh Tour

Jan 3, 2022 - May 1, 2022 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Old and new buildings, city squares and public art will turn this bike ride into a unique event full of exciting (re)discoveries of The Burgh. READ MORE

Tours

Black and Ghost Tour

Jan 3, 2022 - May 1, 2022 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Experience the spookiest of Pittsburgh’s Downtown with Walk the Burgh READ MORE

Tours

Captain's Dinner Cruise

Apr 2, 2022 - Oct 31, 2022 | 6:30 pm - 12:00 am

Looking for a fun and unique evening out in Pittsburgh? Join the Gateway Clipper for a great dinner, music and fabulous views of the city skyline! READ MORE

Arts + Culture

Deaf Brown American Mom, an exhibit by Fran Ledonio Flaherty

Mar 18, 2022 - May 15, 2022

With over seventy artworks, Flaherty’s exhibition Deaf Brown American Mom provides a range of media such as silk prints, photographs, 3D prints, digital fabricated pieces, acrylic paintings to express her work of living in a post 2016 America. READ MORE

Arts + Culture

Simply Devine: A Retrospective of Danny Devine

Mar 2, 2022 - Jun 12, 2022

Simply Devine: A Retrospective of Danny Devine (1982-2021) showcases thought-provoking, uplifting, joyful, and playful works created by the late Pittsburgh native. READ MORE

Entertainment

The Dinner Detective: Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Show

Feb 19, 2022 - Apr 16, 2022

America’s LARGEST interactive comedy murder mystery dinner show is now playing in Pittsburgh, PA! READ MORE

Arts + Culture

BRAIN BONE BLOOD at 707 Gallery

Feb 16, 2022 - May 15, 2022

BRAIN BONE BLOOD is a solo exhibition by DS Kinsel that presents a collection of artifacts exploring abstracted anatomy, jujuism, and the amalgamation of identities. READ MORE

Arts + Culture

The Border is a Weapon / La Frontera es un Arma

Jan 28, 2022 - Apr 10, 2022

This exhibition of visual art tries to take control of our own voices to clarify what is professed in the north of the United States about us. The intention is to show things as they are and dismantle "The Weapon." READ MORE

Tours