Cultural Calendar Community Event
Events
Calendar of Events
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 events,“Transformation” is Contemporary Craft’s triennial exhibition established to recognize excellence in the field of craft. For its 12th iteration, the exhibition highlights the expressive and technical possibilities of wood. Nineteen artists were selected to create a new work that transforms he medium and challenges traditional techniques. The resulting exhibition highlights the versatility of contemporary woodworking, […]
Free
Escape to the magical, mythical lands of Scandinavia through fine and folk art. From stunning landscapes and portraits to exquisite furniture and decorative arts, The Scandinavian Home is a meditation on place and time. Deemed one of the most extraordinary collections of Scandinavian art in North America, this exhibition comprises over 100 works from the […]
$1 – $18
Blood will have blood. Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks' bold new production of MACBETH shows the characters trapped in a supernatural limbo, doomed to relive their dark story over and over again. In the ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war, Macbeth is propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. Madness born of […]
Free
-
Harpist Marissa Knaub avon is joined by Thomas Godfrey, flute, and Warren Davidson, viola, in a wide-ranging program of favorites and surprises, with an emphasis on French music. Faure “Pavane”, Debussy “Clair de Lune”, Ravel “Sonatine”, plus works by Pirene, Chertok, Hoffmeister, and Persichetti. Old St. Luke’s is the ideal venue for for harp chamber […]
Free
-
Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble George Vosburgh, Director Stephen Story, Associate Director The Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble utilizes a flexible instrumentation of winds, brass, and percussion to perform repertoire from standard concert band works to contemporary compositions of various instrumental combinations. Program: John Philip Sousa Hands Across the Sea Joan Tower Fascinating Ribbons Edward Gregson Concerto […]
Free
|
4 events,
-
Co-presented by The Frick Pittsburgh and Rivers of Steel, this special program investigates the lasting impact of the 1892 Homestead Lockout and Strike, 133 years after that fateful July. Begin the morning with a guided tour of Carrie Blast Furnace to understand the realities of the Pittsburgh steel and iron industries, followed by rare access […]
$30 – $60
-
Join the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council for the Creative Hive, a free monthly community-building event designed to provide a friendly and casual space for artists, creatives, art educators, culture bearers, and arts administrators to establish and foster professional relationships. This month, attendees can also check out City of Asylum's bookstore, tour the building, and visit […]
Free
|
6 events,Baquiné is an absurd romp through death and back, written and performed by Puerto Rican trans artist Moire del Carmen. This one-act play follows Moire and her friends as they grapple with loss, trying to make art while the seductive pull of death threatens to consume them. With humor and absurdity, Baquiné explores identity, mourning, […]
$15 – $30
Blood will have blood. Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks' bold new production of MACBETH shows the characters trapped in a supernatural limbo, doomed to relive their dark story over and over again. In the ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war, Macbeth is propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. Madness born of […]
Free
-
Not just an art opening — it's a party! Join us Friday, October 3 | 7-9 PM at Atithi Studios & Gallery. Sip wine, enjoy music by Pittsburgh's top DJ- […]
Free
-
Hiroya Tsukamoto started playing bluegrass banjo in Kyoto Japan, then switched to acoustic and electric guitars, and in 2000 moved to New York City to attend the Berklee School of […]
Free – $25
|
10 events,We’re thrilled to have Jessica Peña Heberle as our exhibiting artist for CDCP x WCDC Present: Art All Over Jessica Peña Heberle (b. 1981) is a multidisciplinary artist from Erie, […]
Free
-
Pittsburgh Opera’s free, informal Song Shop concerts feature the Resident Artists of Pittsburgh Opera. Beginning at 12:00 PM on selected Saturdays of each month, October 2025–May 2026, these one-hour performances […]
Free
-
Join us on Saturday, August 23 from 12-3 pm at the WCDC's Lohr Gallery for a special workshop about tapping into your intuition to find expressive potential with the help […]
Free
|
|||
6 events,Blood will have blood. Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks' bold new production of MACBETH shows the characters trapped in a supernatural limbo, doomed to relive their dark story over and […]
Free
-
Join the Pittsburgh Chamber Brass for an afternoon concert in the beautiful setting of Zion’s Lutheran Church. Hear Lutoslawski’s Mini Overture, Susato/Iveson’s Renaissance Dances, Lafosse’s Suite Impromptu, Debussy/MacKenzie’s Quartet in […]
$20
-
Academy String Quartet salutes nations that have supported Ukraine in their struggle: Spain: Joaquin Turina Oracion del torero, Czech Republic: Bohuslav Martinu Serenata #2, Sweden: Wilhelm Stenhammar Allegro, Germany/Austria: Beethoven […]
Free
|
3 events,
-
Carnegie Mellon Opera: Putting it Together Stephen Sondheim, composer Tomé Cousin, director Thomas W. Douglas, conductor Showtimes: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | 8:00 PM Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | 8:00 […]
$5 – $10
|
3 events,
-
Carnegie Mellon Opera: Putting it Together Stephen Sondheim, composer Tomé Cousin, director Thomas W. Douglas, conductor Showtimes: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | 8:00 PM Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | 8:00 […]
$5 – $10
|
5 events,
-
Get ready for a hauntingly fun evening with the WSO String Quartet at the West Overton Museums. This Halloween-themed concert takes place in the beautifully preserved historic barn, offering the […]
$25
-
Grammy-nominated, described as “an absolute master” (No Depression), Molsky transports audiences to another time and place with his authentic and personal interpretations of rarities from the Southern Appalachian songbook and […]
$30.00
-
Carnegie Mellon Opera: Putting it Together Stephen Sondheim, composer Tomé Cousin, director Thomas W. Douglas, conductor Showtimes: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | 8:00 PM Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | 8:00 […]
$5 – $10
|
6 events,Blood will have blood. Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks' bold new production of MACBETH shows the characters trapped in a supernatural limbo, doomed to relive their dark story over and […]
Free
-
The Pittsburgh Savoyards continue their 88th season this fall with Gilbert and Sullivan’s penultimate operetta, Utopia, Limited. Performances will be held October 10-12 and 17-19 2025 at the Andrew Carnegie […]
$25
-
Music at Third presents "Tradition of Transfrmation", a recital featuring flutist Claire Gunsbury and pianist Amin Carillo. They will perform works by Prokofiev, Villa-Lobos and Georges Hüe, as well as […]
Free
|
8 events,
-
Join us in the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Decorative Arts and Design galleries for an in-person morning story time with Alyssa Velazquez as she reads The Spaces Between by Jaspreet Kaur […]
Free
-
“Overshadowed by These Occult Influences”: Join us at the Fort Pitt Museum in Pittsburgh, PA, for a presentation by Peter Gilmore, a local author, historian and ruling elder at Sixth Presbyterian Church as part of the 2025 Fort Pitt Speaker Saturdays. This presentation is included with regular museum admission. Magic and the Early Irish Presbyterian […]
Included with regular museum admission
Blood will have blood. Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks' bold new production of MACBETH shows the characters trapped in a supernatural limbo, doomed to relive their dark story over and over again. In the ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war, Macbeth is propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. Madness born of […]
Free
|
|
5 events,Blood will have blood. Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks' bold new production of MACBETH shows the characters trapped in a supernatural limbo, doomed to relive their dark story over and over again. In the ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war, Macbeth is propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. Madness born of […]
Free
-
Join the fun and celebrate ARCA’s 20th Anniversary at the Gala Pops Concert “Birthday Party” on Sunday, October 12 at 2 PM in Lincoln Hall – performed by mezzo-soprano Katherine (Kathy) Soroka who sang the first concert in Lincoln Hall in 2006 – joined by virtuoso pianist and ARCA favorite Nathan Carterette, celebrated violinist Maureen […]
$5 – $25
-
The Pittsburgh Savoyards continue their 88th season this fall with Gilbert and Sullivan’s penultimate operetta, Utopia, Limited. Performances will be held October 10-12 and 17-19 2025 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, PA (Directions and parking). Online livestreams are also available for select performances (11th and 18th). All performances will […]
$25
|
3 events,
-
The First Lutheran Church in Johnstown presents its next Noon Recital featuring the Irish Pretenders! Lunch follows at 12:35 p.m. No charge; pre-paid by the 1889 Foundation, Thrivent Financial, and donations.
Free
|
3 events,
-
Fine Art, Photography, and Poetry submitted by Washington County residents who identify with mental health challenges and/or substance use disorders. Quality pieces available to sell and break the stigma associated with the above disorders. Free admission and meal. Open to the public.
Free
|
5 events,The second annual Pittsburgh Playhouse Fall Fest features entertainment for everyone! Enjoy food & drinks, games, local vendors, arts & crafts and rolling performances of Boo's Halloween House Party! Fall Fest activities can be found all throughout the Playhouse and out on Forbes Avenue – it's a Downtown fall party like no other! Fall Fest […]
Free
-
Some Assembly Required, first commissioned by the Carnegie Museum of Art in 1996, is a signature Attack Theatre experience — part performance, part conversation, and entirely alive. Blending dance, live music, and visual art, we invite audiences into the creative process through dialogue, improvisation, and interaction. By stretching the boundary between artist and audience, Some […]
$45
-
Join acclaimed Pittsburgh drummer James Johnson III for an evening of inventive jazz in the intimate Studio at the Carnegie Carnegie. Known for his versatility and expressive style, Johnson seamlessly blends improvisation and composition, creating music that transcends traditional boundaries. Beer and wine available by donation (21+). Outside alcohol not permitted. Tickets: $20 advance | […]
$10 – $25
|
6 events,
-
Melancholy and ecstasy, laments and dances, elegant salon music and war songs: this is the diverse array of emotions and styles reflected in Sydney Kaczorowski and Fabio Gentili’s program of Art Songs from Eastern Europe. This program in Slovak, Polish, and Hungarian languages, each with their unique sensibilities and styles, are tied together by their […]
Free
-
The Pittsburgh Savoyards continue their 88th season this fall with Gilbert and Sullivan’s penultimate operetta, Utopia, Limited. Performances will be held October 10-12 and 17-19 2025 at the Andrew Carnegie […]
$25
-
Virtuoso Tracy Mortimore does amazing and surprising things with a string bass! Tracy will play contemporary works that manipulate the sound of the bass using electronics of various kinds. Composers […]
Free – $20
|
13 events,We’re thrilled to have Jessica Peña Heberle as our exhibiting artist for CDCP x WCDC Present: Art All Over Jessica Peña Heberle (b. 1981) is a multidisciplinary artist from Erie, […]
Free
-
Poet Yona Harvey (You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love) and scholar Tahira J. Walker (Rhetoric, Intersectionality, and Black Women in Pittsburgh) explore what it means to be […]
Free
-
What are we missing when we limit the canon to American works? What books from outside of the US should we be putting at the top of our lists? In […]
Free
|
|
15 events,
-
Indigenous authors Julian Talamantez Brolaski, Erin Marie Lynch, and Layli Long Soldier explore Indigenous language and ways of languaging in conversation with Eulalia Books founding editor Michelle Gil-Montero. This dynamic […]
Free
-
The Academy String Quartet salutes nations that have supported Ukraine in its struggle: Spain: Joaquin Turina Oracion del torero, Czech Republic: Bohuslav Martinu Serenata #2, Sweden: Wilhelm Stenhammar Allegro, Germany/Austria: […]
Free – $20
-
The Pittsburgh Savoyards continue their 88th season this fall with Gilbert and Sullivan’s penultimate operetta, Utopia, Limited. Performances will be held October 10-12 and 17-19 2025 at the Andrew Carnegie […]
$25
|
5 events,
-
The featured performer will be Bill Purse, chair of the Contemporary Music Media and Jazz program at Duquesne University. He is a nationally distinguished performer who integrates virtuoso guitar skills […]
$15
-
The Academy String Quartet salutes nations that have supported Ukraine in its struggle: Spain: Joaquin Turina Oracion del Torero, Czech Republic: Bohuslav Martinu Serenata #2, Sweden: Wilhelm Stenhammar Allegro, Germany/Austria: […]
Free
|
6 events,
-
What does democracy really mean, and how do we participate in it? Join 1Hood’s Miracle Jones in conversation with Fred Quinn III — Swissvale Borough Council member, Civic Engagement Chair […]
Free – $25
-
When a candle flickers, love sparks. Set against the backdrop of bohemian Paris, La Bohème follows four impoverished artists surviving with little more than friendship, passion, and their love for […]
$20 – $150
-
“Visions of Peace” celebrates the resilience of the human spirit through works that meditate on conflicts of the past and present. The Sphinx Virtuosi chamber orchestra, which The Washington Post […]
$35 – $55
|
4 events,
-
This special PGHwrites program features a musical theater showcase of Shelter, from the minds of Andrew Swensen and Yan Pang. Shelter tells the story of scars carried from childhood into […]
Free
|
5 events,
-
Philadelphia, Detroit, and Pittsburgh are three of the most important cities in jazz, each churning out an astounding number of jazz masters. This includes some of the most important innovators […]
Free
-
Join us for an electrifying evening of big band brilliance as the Stephen Philip Harvey Jazz Orchestra (SPHJO) celebrates the release of their new album, Multiversal: Live at BOP STOP. […]
$10 – $30
|
6 events,An irreverent, darkly comic, modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth and sidekick, this fast-paced romp reexamines the world’s most famous detective story with a bold new feminist lens. In this highly theatrical, small-cast escapade, oddball female roommates Sherlock (yes, it’s also a girl’s name—wait, is it a girl’s name? Is it even […]
$15 – $25
-
When a candle flickers, love sparks. Set against the backdrop of bohemian Paris, La Bohème follows four impoverished artists surviving with little more than friendship, passion, and their love for art. When Rodolfo, a poet, and Mimì, a young seamstress, meet, the two are drawn into a tumultuous and passionate affair with a love that […]
$20 – $150
-
What cost would you pay for a wish? The Pittsburgh Savoyards present a staged reading of W.W. Jacobs' The Monkey's Paw. Adapted by Eddie Kunz and directed by Rob Hockenberry. […]
$15.00
|
7 events,
-
Get ready for an incredible artist market experience at Rosie's Workshop. We’re taking over their second-floor industrial event space to bring you a unique and vibrant collection of local makers […]
Free
-
Pumpkin Palooza: An East Liberty Halloween Adventure is one of two annual KST-produced Youth & Family events. Dress up in your favorite costume or come as you are for an […]
Free – $25
-
What cost would you pay for a wish? The Pittsburgh Savoyards present a staged reading of W.W. Jacobs' The Monkey's Paw. Adapted by Eddie Kunz and directed by Rob Hockenberry. […]
$15.00
|
7 events,
-
When a candle flickers, love sparks. Set against the backdrop of bohemian Paris, La Bohème follows four impoverished artists surviving with little more than friendship, passion, and their love for […]
$20 – $150
-
The Academy String Quartet brings you colorful music from Spain to Sweden, in the magnificent, soaring space of First United Methodist Church! Joaquin Turina La oracion del torero Bohuslav Martinu […]
Free
-
The Rodef Shalom Brotherhood presents the "Can't Stop the Beat" cabaret concert. This is their annual "Music with a Mission" concert, which features the East Winds Symphonic Band. The program […]
Free
|
4 events,
-
The Charles Wesley Music Foundation and Sewickley United Methodist Church are excited to host one of Pittsburgh’s top chamber ensembles, Academy String Quartet, for a special concert titled "Friends of […]
Free
|
5 events,
-
Join the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council for the Creative Hive, a free monthly community-building event designed to provide a friendly and casual space for artists, creatives, art educators, culture bearers, […]
Free
-
It’s the 45th anniversary of the Drue Heinz Prize! Together, we’re honoring 45 years of one of America’s most significant short fiction awards, with readings from current prizewinner Bill Gaythwaite […]
Free
|
4 events,
-
Join us for Coffee & Classics, an engaging event blending music and conversation. Discover classical works, ask questions. It’s a welcoming space for both seasoned listeners and newcomers to connect […]
Free
|
6 events,We’re thrilled to have Jessica Peña Heberle as our exhibiting artist for CDCP x WCDC Present: Art All Over Jessica Peña Heberle (b. 1981) is a multidisciplinary artist from Erie, PA. She lives and works in her home studio in Wilkinsburg, PA. She spent her twenties back packing across Europe, traveling and moving around the […]
Free
-
The Ascension Chamber Players, a new string ensemble based out of the Church of the Ascension in Oakland, will play a concert featuring Bach's Double Violin Concerto in d minor with soloists William and Stephen Mayhew; Grieg's Holberg Suite; and Chris Massa's "Three Arguments." The concert will take place at the church on November 1, […]
Free
-
Saint Anthony Chapel Reliquary of the Saints will be the setting for an inspiring concert presented by the “CutTime Simfonica” honouring the feast of All Saints. “The CutTime” string quartet will perform varied program of works by J.S. Bach, Elgar, Duke and Mercer Ellington, Mozart, Sibelius and more. Meet the ensemble members at a reception […]
$10
|