Charlotte’s Webb

‘Gatekeepers Valkyrie 2.0′

Panel | U.S. Steel Plaza
October 4, 2025

An outdoor evening of dialogue, music, and community in a panel to unpack the idea of gatekeeping. This second installment featured free admission for women, free food & drinks, and commendable panelists. All event proceeds went to the Brave Women Project.

Plates & Perspectives

Plates & Perspectives

Fall Event Series | Downtown
September 11 – Ongoing

Partnering local artists with Market Square restaurants to create artwork displayed in participating establishments over three months. Each restaurant features a unique piece accompanied by a thought-provoking question chosen by the artist. Learn more.

The Brave Women Project

The Brave Space: A Place for Bravery in Action

Community Space | U.S. Steel Plaza
August 15 – Ongoing

An outdoor seating area and free library designed to provide a space for women to breathe, connect, and take brave action in their personal and professional lives. Open to all! Learn more

Pupsburgh

Pupsburgh

Summer Event Series | Mellon Square
July – September, 2025

A free outdoor event featuring local vendors, live music, adoptable pups, and all the pet resources you didn’t know you needed, from treats and toys to wellness services and training tips. Learn more.

Boaz Frankel and Brooke Barker

‘You Are Here’

Public Art | 550 Wood St
March 2025 – Ongoing

Created by Boaz Frankel and Brooke Barker, this window display acts as a time machine, celebrating moments in this block’s past. Learn more about its making and history!

Babesburgh

Paint the Town Purple: Celebrating Important Women in Pittsburgh’s History

Public Art Exhibit | Mellon Square
October 2, 2024 – Ongoing

Four Pittsburgh-based female artists showcase significant women in Pittsburgh’s history who have had an impact on who we are today.

La Vispera

Plastisphere: A Sinking Reality

Public Art | Heinz 57 Center
Ongoing

Plastisphere: A Sinking Reality is the latest work of La Vispera, an artist collective formed by Kelly Jimenez and Alejandro Franco. This striking display uses discarded single-use plastics to raise awareness about the impacts of these unsustainable materials on the ecosystem.

Steel City Arts Initiative

Steel in the City

Music Workshop Series | Mellon Square
May 28, 2024 – September 21, 2025

Bringing people together through free, interactive community workshops. Open to all ages and skill levels to explore music in a hands-on, outdoor setting.

Pittsburgh Fashion Week

Construction x Couture

Cocktail Crawl | Market Square
September 18, 2025

Partnering with Market Square restaurants to repurpose ongoing construction as a backdrop for Pittsburgh’s Fashion Week. Businesses hosted a model and designer duo alongside a specialty cocktail offering for the public to enjoy at each location. Learn more.

Shaolin Jazz

Can I Kick It? Enter the Dragon

Movie Screening | Frankie Pace Park
September 5, 2025

Second annual team-up with Shaolin Jazz Action to provide a free outdoor movie experience. Classic action and martial arts flicks are scored live (scene-by-scene) with a blend of Hip Hop, Soul, Funk, and more!

Create Art Together

Illuminate: All the World’s a Stage

Fashion Show | Frankie Pace Park
Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Presented by Cat Burton in partnership with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and the PDP, Illuminate was an evening of theatrical fashion and self-expression, celebrating local designers and creatives.

Building Bridges Day

Building Bridges Day

Community Event | Roberto Clemente Bridge
Saturday, August 23, 2025

Third annual citywide celebration promoting unity, inclusion, creativity, and connection. Featured interactive mural painting, performances, vendors, community dialogues, and more. Learn more.

slowdanger

Abyss

Production | Three Rivers Arts Festival
June 6-7, 2025

Examines our bodies’ (abysses) states of being within public structures and their relationship to other bodies – the site, vibration, groove, physical labor, absurdity, power, and release. Learn more.

Charlotte’s Webb

‘Gatekeepers: A Conversation’

Panel | Emerald City PGH
April 27, 2025

Charlotte’s Web brought together bold voices and big questions for a powerful panel and brunch social centered around the concept of gatekeeping. Listen to the full podcast here!

Creative Corp

Rumbón de la Calle

Monthly Event Series | Mellon Square
June – August, 2024

An ensemble of locally based, world-renowned percussionists and drummers of the African diaspora emulating the community gatherings of their respective countries to activate Mellon Square this summer.

InJOY Meditation

Urban Serenity Lunchtime Meditation

Weekly Series | Mellon Square
June – August, 2024

This weekly guided meditation session led by Kristy Joy in Mellon Square offered workers, residents and visitors a serene space to relax and unwind in the middle of the day.

Jaded PGH

Moonfest

Festival | Chinatown Inn
September 14, 2024

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pittsburgh’s Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) and inspired by the Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival, this free event brings together the vibrant and diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander community to showcase artistic talent, local histories, and celebrate kinship.

Shaolin Jazz

Can I Kick It? Presents The Matrix

Film Screening | The Backyard at 8th and Penn
September 19, 2024

A film experience originating from Washington DC, catering to action-packed cult classic film lovers, each movie is screened and scored live (scene-by-scene) with a blend of Hip Hop, Soul, Funk and more mixed by DJ 2-Tone Jones.

Space Bar

Space Bar presents Spaceburgh

Festival | Market Square
October 19, 2024

The first annual SpaceBurgh festival on October 19th in Market Square celebrated Pittsburgh’s growing role in space exploration. Featuring NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg, the event welcomed families and space enthusiasts with space-themed brews, sci-fi panels, live music, and local bites, all highlighting Pittsburgh’s emerging identity as a space city.

International Sculpture Center

Shaping the Future: National Showcase of Emerging Sculptors

Public Art | 623 Smithfield St
September 6, 2024

The International Sculpture Center (ISC) recently presented Shaping the Future: National Showcase of Emerging Sculptors, an exhibition featuring fifteen rising sculptors from across the U.S. The showcase included works ranging from vibrant reimaginings of cultural icons to pieces exploring themes like otherness and feminine rage, celebrating the evolving diversity of contemporary sculpture.

Center for Media Innovation – Newsapalooza

Newsbreaks

Series | Market Square
Fall 2024

This past summer and fall, the Center for Media Innovation brought pressing community issues from the news to the stage in Market Square. The event series tackled essential topics impacting Pittsburgh’s Downtown area, including discussions on how to strengthen the Downtown core by providing support for our most vulnerable residents and strategies for dealing with harassment on the street.