The 59th edition of the Carnegie International, a major contemporary art exhibition exploring shared experience and transformation through diverse artistic practices.
The annual Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race, the largest 10K race in Pennsylvania, with a 5K and Junior Great Race.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents a tribute to Aretha Franklin with vocalist Sheléa Frazier, conducted by Byron Stripling.
A night of family fun featuring a train ride through the zoo with thousands of hand-carved jack-o'-lanterns, spooky scavenger hunts and seasonal food and drink.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's holiday production of The Nutcracker, choreographed by Terrence S. Orr, for its final year in Pittsburgh.
Tony Award-winning musical that reimagines the Greek myths of Orpheus and Eurydice through folk, jazz and blues.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with violinist James Ehnes and conductor Kevin John Edusei, part of the 'Next Stop' series.
Pittsburgh Festival Opera presents Giuseppe Verdi's three-act masterpiece Un Ballo in Maschera, a dramatic opera featuring a masked ball reception, with a full orchestra and post-performance reception.
Norwegian DJ and music producer Alan Walker performs live at Stage AE in Pittsburgh.
Official Pittsburgh Steelers tailgate before a home game at Acrisure Stadium, with live music, food, drink specials and prizes.
Winter flower show and outdoor Winter Light Garden themed 'Botanical Brilliance', featuring a 10-foot poinsettia tree, motion-activated ice-skating topiaries and the 'Garden Railroad: Fairies and Gnomes' display.
Run of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical 'The Phantom of the Opera' at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh.
Free quarterly open house of visual arts, live music, dance and spoken word across the galleries and eclectic spaces of Pittsburgh's Cultural District.
A high-energy drag magic show blending comedy, camp, and electronic music, featuring Lydia B Kollins, Suzie Toot, and Kori King from RuPaul's Drag Race.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre presents Marius Petipa's classic ballet 'The Sleeping Beauty' with the PBT Orchestra playing Tchaikovsky's score live.
A seasonal chrysanthemum flower show themed around Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, featuring horticultural displays and garden tours.
Broadway musical The Sound of Music, directed by Jack O'Brien, with music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hammerstein, at the Benedum Center.
Jack White and his live band play Citizens Live at The Wylie, with two new songs from his 2025 album 'No Name'.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Manfred Honeck, performs Beethoven's Mass with the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and vocal soloists.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams' score live to the film 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1'.
Family holiday musical with the Grinch and Whoville, part of PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh, recommended for all ages.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jacob Joyce, performs John Williams' score live to the film for the 50th anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope.
Multimedia concert in which Dolly Parton appears on screen while the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra plays her signature hits and songs from her upcoming Broadway musical.
Concert by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Byron Stripling, part of the 'From Louis to Aretha' tour.
Stand-up show by Taylor Tomlinson, her new hour-long show 'Nobody Asked You To Do That', at the Benedum Center.
Free all-ages Steelers tailgate with live music, food and drink specials at Stage AE, the official tailgate of Acrisure Stadium.
Death Cab for Cutie plays Citizens Live at The Wylie on Wylie Avenue, with support from Swapmeet, on its I Built You A Tower Tour.
Pittsburgh Opera's production of Gounod's Romeo and Juliet, sung in French with English supertitles, with a Sunday matinee.
Drive-through holiday light show with thousands of eco-friendly lights, illuminated animals and a display of the zoo's newest baby animals.
Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton's novel and Francis Ford Coppola's film, set in 1960s Oklahoma.
Stage version of The Who's rock opera 'Tommy', with music and lyrics by Pete Townshend and direction by Des McAnuff, at the Benedum Center.
Beers of the Burgh's Winter Beer and Spirits Festival returns to the Pennsylvanian in Downtown Pittsburgh, featuring local craft beers, spirits, wine, cider, and food trucks.
Annual fundraising gala at the Heinz History Center with six floors of exhibitions, local bites, signature drinks, a silent auction and a dance party with DJ Bonics.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kahchun Wong with violinist Francesca Dego, plays Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk, plays Shostakovich's Seventh 'Leningrad' with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet in Khachaturian's Piano Concerto.
Hands-on weekend workshops focused on science and technology for youth at The Citizen Science Lab.
First North American tour of the six-Tony-Award-winning Broadway musical romance Maybe Happy Ending, directed by Michael Arden, at the Benedum Center.
Camp Screamo Tour show at Stage AE with Silverstein, Story of the Year, Stand Atlantic and Footballhead.
Holiday pops concert by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra with the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and special guests at Heinz Hall.
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Musical based on the novel and film 'The Notebook', directed by Michael Greif and Schele Williams, with music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson.
Sensory-friendly, family-friendly staging of The Nutcracker by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre at the Benedum Center.
Magician Lee Terbosic performs an upside-down straitjacket escape 100 feet above Pittsburgh from a firetruck ladder, with live music by DJ Midas and DJ Bonics.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert with conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada and violinist Tessa Lark, featuring Strauss's Don Juan, Bruch's Scottish Fantasy and Dvořák's Seventh Symphony.
Candlelight ballet of Sleeping Beauty in which dancers in illuminated, phosphorescent costumes bring the princess's awakening to life.
The Savannah Bananas play a two-hour Banana Ball game against the Indianapolis Clowns at PNC Park.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs Howard Shore's score to 'The Return of the King' live to picture at Heinz Hall, in the 'Movies with the PSO' series.
Exhibition by Torkwase Dyson, with an animation at the Buhl Planetarium and a studio installation of drawings, paintings, objects and video, part of the 59th Carnegie International.
Concert closing the 56th annual Pitt Jazz Seminar, with jazz organists, guitarists, a saxophonist, drummers and a vocalist.
Third annual free community street festival on Forbes Avenue with food and drinks, games, local vendors, arts and crafts, pumpkin painting and the family musical 'Boo's Halloween House Party'.
Family musical comedy bringing Norman Bridwell's children's classic to the stage with original songs, choreography and life lessons about friendship.
Family-friendly version of The Nutcracker by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School, with a meet-and-greet and a tour of Phipps' holiday displays.
Tinashe brings her 'The Show Must Go On' North American tour to Stage AE in Pittsburgh.
TINASHE plays Stage AE in Pittsburgh with her 'The Show Must Go On' tour, supporting her album 'Popstar'.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's family ballet of Alice in Wonderland, choreographed by André Santos to music by Tchaikovsky.
Tony Award-winning musical comedy based on the 1992 film, directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, with Ken Marino as Ernest Menville.
Lenny Pearce performs his Toddler Rave World Tour, an all-ages indoor show featuring high-energy dance remixes of children's classics.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents the film How To Train Your Dragon with John Powell's score performed live, conducted by Jacob Joyce.
PMT professional production of the Vietnam War musical Miss Saigon, with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, at the historic Byham Theater.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducts a concert of Disney music with film sequences and four Broadway-caliber singers.
Inaugural free, family-friendly block party closing Bedford Avenue in the Hill District, with live music, a costume parade, trunk-or-treat and kids activities.
Special screening of Pink Floyd's 1982 rock opera 'The Wall' on the 71-by-39-foot Rangos Giant Screen at the Kamin Science Center.
Interactive courtroom drama in which the audience serves as the jury and votes throughout the show to decide the verdict in a trial about a driverless car.
Season 19 of the PGH Vintage Mixer, a vintage and antiques fair with more than 100 local and regional dealers in fashion, home goods, vinyl and collectibles.
Hip hop concert featuring Lupe Fiasco and gymclassheroes. on their Back To Basics Tour.
Pittsburgh CLO's musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, pairing the classic story with beloved Christmas carols and special effects.
Cineconcert pairing Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life' on screen with Dimitri Tiomkin's score performed live by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
Leslie Odom, Jr. brings his 2026 Christmas Tour to Heinz Hall with holiday classics and songs from Hamilton.
New Year's Eve riverboat cruises with dinner and dance aboard the Gateway Clipper fleet at Station Square.
Dancers in illuminated, phosphorescent costumes bring the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale to life through light and dance in a 60-minute show.
Behind-the-scenes first look at the making of a new The Nutcracker, with a dance performance by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre at the Benedum Center.
Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh's first season, with seven mainstage shows including 'She Loves Me', 'Purpose' by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, 'Les Misérables', 'Cabaret' and 'The Comedy of Errors'.
Holiday gala with VIP reception, garden party, magic, live music and handbell ensemble at Phipps Conservatory.
Beartooth performs live on their Pure Ecstasy World Tour, supported by Don Broco, Magnolia Park and Windwaker.
Free Latin American and Caribbean cultural festival organized by the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.
Film Pittsburgh's Jewish film festival, the largest secular Jewish arts event in the region, with Jewish-themed independent films from around the globe.
Live fairytale character brunch with Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, plus comedic improvisation from Cinderella's stepsisters, at City Winery Pittsburgh.
Daily Bread, with ProbCause and Noetika, plays Stage AE on the Vanishing Point Tour, an all-ages show.
Brit Floyd, the British Pink Floyd tribute band, plays the Petersen Events Center with its Animals 50 World Tour.
Free monthly art crawl with art, dance, music, shopping and dining along Penn Avenue, held on the first Friday of each month.
Candlelight concert in which Listso String Quartet plays Coldplay and Imagine Dragons songs in the glow of LED candles at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral.
Pittsburgh Opera's production of Handel's Baroque comedy of errors, sung in Italian and Neapolitan with supertitles and recommended for audiences aged 6 and up.
Full-dome laser show that brings the '80s tunes and scenes of Stranger Things to life in the Buhl Planetarium.
Holiday tradition with a breakfast buffet and a photo opportunity with Santa at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, with free museum admission.
Pittsburgh Opera's premiere of Gluck's 'Orpheus & Eurydice' with Berlioz's instrumentation, sung in French with English supertitles.
Free annual fair of artist books, zines and independent presses, with book launches, performances and conversations, in its fourth edition.
Holiday musical that combines dance, live music, singing and spoken word to honor the legacies of Pittsburgh natives Billy Strayhorn and Gene Kelly.
Holiday morning at the National Aviary with a catered breakfast, a visit from Santa, a Santa storytime, a photo with Santa and an Animal Ambassador, and a scavenger hunt.
Quantum Theatre's found-space production of Liza Birkenmeier's gothic suspense play 'radio island', with director Katie Brook.
