Family Halloween musical filled with music, dancing, laughter and Halloween thrills, a highlight of the Pittsburgh Playhouse's annual Fall Fest.
Halloween party with live music, projections and art installations at Wood Street Galleries, part of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Gallery Crawl.
Electronic music festival featuring performances by Tape B, Mersiv, Distinct Motive and SVDKO at Stage AE.
Candlelight tribute concert in which the Listeso String Quartet plays Metallica songs for strings under candlelight at the Heinz History Center.
Mobile basketball trailer with four arcade hoops set up at Bakery Square for anyone to play and chase a high score.
One-night-only Halloween costume party with stand-up comedian Trevor Austin, with more than $1,500 in costume prizes, at 21+ Pittsburgh Improv.
Exhibition of large-scale paper doll compositions by Charlie Wallace, guest curated by Steph Neary, opening as part of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Gallery Crawl.
Free quarterly open house of visual arts, live music, dance and spoken word across the galleries and eclectic spaces of Pittsburgh's Cultural District.
Halloween party night with costume dancing, opening on the mic with Pittsburgh MC WritersBlock412 and resident DJ Arie Cole.
Halloween dance and music cruise for X-OUT Cancer, a 21+ only voyage on the Gateway Clipper at Station Square.
An improvised fantasy adventure in which a troupe of 'merry vagabonds' throws modern-day characters into Shakespearean chaos.
Exhibition exploring privatisation and public utility, curated by Jacquet Kehm and presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
Country concert by Texas artist Dylan Gossett and West Virginia singer Charles Wesley Godwin at Citizens Live at The Wylie.
Screening of the horror film 'Steel City Horror Show' at the Harris Theater in Pittsburgh.
Free farewell evening for the Pedantic Fall 2026 residency cohort, with a toast, light food and drinks, and a chance to meet the residents.
Live R&B concert by Lyfe Jennings, with live guitar, bass and piano, at City Winery Pittsburgh.
Día de los Muertos celebration at Camino Coctelería & Cocina in Bloomfield, with $15 tickets whose proceeds benefit the Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation.
A haunted evening celebration with mums, airbrush artists, candy, and psychic storytelling; free with admission.
Special screening of John Carpenter's 1980 horror film 'The Fog' at the Rangos Giant Cinema, the 71-by-39-foot giant screen at the Kamin Science Center.
Free book launch with artist Taylor Galloway, including a talk and screening of his short film, celebrating his monograph 'across the street from Heaven'.
Kickoff session for the National History Day Pittsburgh competition, where students and teachers explore the 2027 theme and primary source research.
Halloween staged reading by The Savoyards of J. Sheridan Le Fanu's 'Carmilla', one of the first vampire novels.
Family-friendly Dia de los Muertos screening of the animated film 'The Book of Life' at the Harris Theater.
Performative reading by artist Maithili Bavkar, featured in the 59th Carnegie International, that blends spoken word and printed matter.
Free guided tour led by 59th Carnegie International artist Brooke O'Harra that invites visitors to respond to works of art through limited physical movement.
Spirit's 11th annual 21+ Halloween party themed around 'The Shining', with a costume contest, ax-throwing and boozy snow-cone performance art.
Reading performance by artist Priyesh Gothwal on food packaging and labelling regulations in India, part of the 59th Carnegie International.
Social dance night with hustle, west coast swing and Latin dances like salsa, bachata, cumbia and merengue.
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.
Participatory performance in which the audience and collaborators interpret asinnajaq's photographs through music at the Carnegie Music Hall.
Precision jazz dance workshop for adults led by Exactitude Dance founder Traci Reszetylo, a former Radio City Rockette.
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.
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.
Free annual fair of artist books, zines and independent presses, with book launches, performances and conversations, in its fourth edition.
Monthly tour led by artist educators that explores Andy Warhol's romantic relationships and queer identity against the history of the US gay rights movement.
Annual Halloween cover show at Bottlerocket Social Hall where local bands play their favorite records in costume, with free admission.
Official Pittsburgh Steelers tailgate before a home game at Acrisure Stadium, with live music, food, drink specials and prizes.
Book launch of 'Berlin Babel' with author Lin Hierse and translator Jon Cho-Polizzi, part of the Germany on Campus series.
Free all-day music listening sessions by Sweet Abyss residents, with live DJ sets, 'Show and Tell' slots and an all-day visual mixtape, as part of the Pittsburgh Art Book Fair.
Annual festival of Slovak heritage with traditional music and dance, lectures, vendor and informational displays, and the Czechoslovak Room at the Cathedral of Learning.
Six-week adult linocut printmaking class for all skill levels at the Carnegie Museum of Art's Yellow Studio, part of the 'Art School for Life' series.
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Performance art piece by Tara Fay Coleman that turns the act of filling out and destroying identity forms into a durational work on identity erasure, with a closing reception and artist talk on 15 November.
Free lecture by Eric Yttri on how the 2026 Nobel Prize in neuroscience and optogenetics are changing our understanding of the brain, followed by a Q&A.
South Korean alternative pop band Leenalchi performs live at The Andy Warhol Museum as part of the Sound Series.
Free screening of the documentary 'Yalla Parkour' by Areeb Zuaiter, presented by SCREENSHOT: Asian Film Festival in partnership with Backyard Docs and Pittsburgh Sound & Image.
Live concert by rapper GloRilla at Citizens Live at The Wylie in Pittsburgh.
Free public lecture by artist Kearra Amaya Gopee on their work in 'If the word we', part of the 59th Carnegie International.
Weekly hour of guided meditation facilitated by Jeffrey Dorsey at The Corner, Pittsburgh Glass Center's community space, with registration and donations.
Monthly open-mic nonfiction storytelling series where storytellers share six-minute tales on the theme 'Ties That Bind', hosted by Alan Olifson.
All-day youth art workshop for students in grades 2-5 to create 3D sculpture works at The Frick Pittsburgh.
Free screening of the documentary 'Brothers in Blood: Black in Vietnam' followed by a discussion with the filmmaker and a Vietnam veteran.
Fall new release keg tapping of Dunkel Weizen with live music, schnitzel and a keg tapping parade at Hofbräuhaus Pittsburgh.
Weekly outdoor market with local vendors selling lunch, baked goods and handmade items in Gallagher Plaza on the University of Pittsburgh campus.
Roundtable with arts, policy, philanthropy and healthcare leaders on how social prescribing can connect people to community resources, including the arts, in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Broadway veteran Cissy Rebich hosts a cabaret evening of songs associated with three singers named Barbara, with piano by Douglas Levine.
Weekly Wednesday night film screening led by Prof. Chris Sepesy at Point Park University's University Center.
The 44th edition of the Three Rivers Film Festival, featuring film screenings, a Filmmaker Conference, script competitions, and a virtual reality exhibit.
Free science seminar by Dr. Lucas DeGroote on the dangers of bird migration and the decline of North American bird populations.
Santino performs live at Apericena: A Wine Bar in Pittsburgh.
Beginner-friendly workshop with Amy Garbark to learn shibori techniques and dye natural-fibre fabric in a Japanese indigo vat.
The Blasting Company performs live at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, known for their folk and Americana sound from the animated series Over the Garden Wall.
Free jazz concert by the Paul Thompson Quintet honouring Jaco Pastorius and marking the 50th anniversary of his debut album.
Free trivia night presented by Bakery Square and Pittsburgh Bar Trivia, with a $50 City Kitchen gift card prize for the winning team.
Young artists of Pittsburgh Musical Theater present the Tony Award-winning musical about a clever little girl who stands up to her fearsome headmistress.
Over-21s-only preview of the Rock 'n' Roar concert series with live music across the zoo grounds, firepits, s'mores and specialty cocktails.
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.
Robert Morris University Colonials women's ice hockey game against RIT at Clearview Arena.
String quartet Listeso plays medleys of 1990s hip-hop classics in a candlelit concert at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral.
Sting plays Citizens Live at The Wylie with guitarist Chance Emerson on his 3.0 Tour.
Candlelight concert in which Listso String Quartet plays Coldplay and Imagine Dragons songs in the glow of LED candles at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral.
Theatrical cocktail experience in which a cast brings to life the stories of four notorious American killers, each paired with a themed craft cocktail, in a dark speakeasy.
Live Sogetsu ikebana demonstration by master instructor Ken Katayama, recreating a prize-winning work by Sogetsu founder Sofu Teshigahara.
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Half-hour radio preview on WQED-FM of Pittsburgh Opera's new production of Gluck's opera Orpheus & Eurydice, hosted by Anna Singer.
Free, informal one-hour lunchtime opera concert by Pittsburgh Opera's Resident Artists, followed by a reception.
Family session of musical storytelling by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Heinz Hall.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with violinist James Ehnes and conductor Kevin John Edusei, part of the 'Next Stop' series.
Concert closing the 56th annual Pitt Jazz Seminar, with jazz organists, guitarists, a saxophonist, drummers and a vocalist.
Full-length production by fireWALL Dance Theater that blends contemporary dance, burlesque and storytelling around six witches and a Devil.
Free Latin American and Caribbean cultural festival organized by the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.
Exhibition of new works by Njaimeh Njie at Bottom Feeder Books, open on the venue's Thursday to Sunday hours.
Candlelight concert in which Listeso String Quartet reimagines The Beatles' classics through a classical lens in the Historic Hotel Ballroom.
Live fairytale character brunch with Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, plus comedic improvisation from Cinderella's stepsisters, at City Winery Pittsburgh.
Three-day conference with seminars, panels and tastings on craft cocktails and spirits for bartenders, bar owners and distillers.
Hour-long reading, performance, game show and panel talk on what a book is, moderated by Jenna Peng, followed by a hands-on bookbinding workshop.
