Only in Pittsburgh Summer Festivals & Events
Mark your calendars for these 2024 Pittsburgh summer festivals and check back often for event updates!
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Winter Celebration: Jan. 15-21, 2024
Summer Celebration: Aug. 12-18, 2024
Discover the most delicious spots in Pittsburgh during the annual Restaurant Week Celebrations. Find dates, participating restaurants, maps and more.
March 16, 2024
Whether you're Irish or not, you'll want to join the fun in Downtown Pittsburgh. Get ready to pull out your green and celebrate Ireland's patron saint at one of the largest St. Patrick's Day Parades in the US.
April 3-8, 2024
Can computers understand morality? How do we unlearn the misconceptions surrounding soul food? What really is ASMR, and how can it bring communities together in miraculous ways? Discover the answers to these questions and more as the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival investigates what makes us all human through a reimagined week of new ideas brought to light. Featuring interactive ASMR demos, talks with jazz legends, and a soul food culinary experience, all at the newly renovated Greer Cabaret Theater.
April 18-27, 2024
Spanning venues throughout the city, Pittsburgh Fringe is a performing arts festival featuring international, national and local artists and includes theater, comedy, visual arts, puppetry, music, opera, spoken word and much more.
April 27-28, 2024
This free, 22-hour long festival fills a gigantic warehouse location with art and performances from new and emerging artists. This inclusive and family-friendly event features live painting, interactive exhibits, films and 500+ participants.
May 5, 2024
With more than 40,000 runners of all ages and abilities, Pittsburgh is excited to welcome back the Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend on May 5, 2024! This year's Race Weekend features the Marathon, Half Marathon, Marathon Relay, 5K, Kids Marathon, Toddler Trot and Pet Walk.
May 17-18, 2024
Voted the Best Music Fest of 2022 and 2023 by Pittsburgh City Paper, this free two-day festival features hundreds of bands at dozens of indoor and outdoor locations all throughout Millvale.
May 17-19, 2024
This sprawling festival happens throughout Downtown Pittsburgh at theatres, parks, universities and other businesses as children exercise their creativity through live performances, scavenger hunts, brick building, STEM activities and much more. Most activities are free of charge!
May 31-June 2, 2024
Kick off Pride month with a celebration in Pittsburgh! Pittsburgh Pride Revolution will feature performances, vendors, a community march, and free concerts featuring performances by local, national, and international artists.
May 31-June 9, 2024
The annual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival is back! Featuring 400+ artists and musicians over 10 days, this Only In Pittsburgh festival is one of the best ways to start your summer. The best part? The Three Rivers Arts Festival is FREE!
June 1-2, 2024
3 Rivers Comicon has been putting the comics back in comicon since 2016 with a huge focus on comics and their creators alongside engaging panels, amazing exhibitors, cosplay contests and more.
June 14-16, 2024
This free, family-friendly event is a celebration of all Cities and Boroughs in Allegheny County and with three days of cultural activities, speakers, live music, a parade and local vendors!
June 22, 2024
Find out what you DON’T know about Pittsburgh’s Downtown with DOORS OPEN Pittsburgh. Go behind-the-scenes and celebrate the architecture while inside a diverse collection of buildings – sacred places, government offices, theaters, artists spaces and more!
July 4-7, 2024
One of the largest anthropomorphics conventions in the world, this four-day celebration takes over the David L. Lawrence Convention Center and the Cultural District with the record-breaking Fursuit Parade and Block Party.
July 4, 2024
The City of Pittsburgh’s Independence Day celebration returns to the Point on July 4th! Enjoy a family-style picnic at historic Point State Park, complete with patriotic music and food vendors from 6 to 10 pm.
July 8, 21-Aug. 4, 2024
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix (PVGP) is the nation's largest vintage street race and the only one staged on public roads. It’s considered by drivers to be the most challenging racecourse worldwide with its tight turns, elevation changes and natural obstacles like stone walls, curbs, manhole covers and telephone poles.
July 11-13, 2024
Music Lovers get ready for the Pittsburgh Black Music Festival at Point State Park and Market Square in Downtown Pittsburgh. This free festival recognizes Pittsburgh as a world-renowned hub for jazz music.
July 12-14, 2024
This free, three-day festival focuses on sharing great music across indoor and outdoor stages in Pittsburgh’s Northside. Additionally, you’ll find family-friendly activities, food trucks and tons of surprises.
July 18-21, 2024
Pittsburgh's premier Japanese pop culture convention returns to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in 2024! Join fellow anime fans for a weekend full of fantastic guest meet-n-greets, cosplay competitions, games, J-rock concerts, pachinko and so much more.
July 18-21, 2024
A massive array of dill-ectable products and foods is central to all that is Picklesburgh, but the event also has a lot more options for pickle fanatics to experience, from dozens of live music performances to other popular activities like Pickle Cocktails, Pickle Beer, Pickle Juice Drinking Contest, and an abundance of pickle-themed apparel, merch, and much much more!
July 27, 2024
Feel the Caribbean Breeze at the National Aviary at the summer's hottest 21+ summer party. This ticketed event includes exclusive meet-and-greets with the Aviary's Animal Ambassadors, live music, tropical drinks and amazing food from more than a dozen local restaurants, all while accessing the Aviary's lush habitats after-hours.
Aug. 10, 2024
Barrel and Flow Fest, is the nation’s first Black beer festival and second best in the nation, according to USA Today. The annual event showcases the country’s most talented Black brewers, along with breweries from across the globe in collaboration with Black artists, entrepreneurs, politicians, and business owners.
Aug. 10, 2024
Rock Reggae & Relief is a benefit music festival that brings reggae tunes, unity and feel-good vibes to the heart of Downtown Pittsburgh while offering a helping hand to our neighbors in need.
Aug. 24-25, 2024
Latrobe celebrates the birthplace of this all-American dessert with a weekend of live music, goat yoga, kids activities, Yellow Tie Gala, pie-eating contest, 5k banana run and so much more! This sweet treat festival has been a staple in Westmoreland County since 2013!
TBD 2024
This special event has an incredible line up of 25+ of the best food vendors, and tons of live entertainment and family-friendly fun in the historic Strip District.
Aug.-Labor Day Weekend, 2024
Saturdays and Sunday Only, Plus Labor Day
Take a magical tour through time and legend at the Renaissance Festival. Purchase tickets, get a festival map and more at the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival website.
Sept. 6-8, 2024
Learn about the ethnic richness of the Irish and Irish-American culture at this three day festival. Enjoy Irish music on five stages. Find out more about the Festival on the official website.
Sept. 7-8, 2024
World class musicians from all walks of life including The Killers, SZA, Melanie Martinez and SZA gather in Pittsburgh this fall to create an unforgettable experience across 2 days and 3 stages! This all-new music festival, from the creators of Lollapalooza, comes to Hazelwood Green this fall.
Sept. 19-22, 2024
Don't miss this soulful weekend with more than 140 jazz musicians. Get information on free sessions, ticketed events. locations and more.
TBD 2024
The ReelAbilities Film Festival presents award-winning films through the lens of individuals living with disabilities. In addition to impactful films, the festival also features artwork and special guests to bring the themes of community and shared human experience to the forefront. ReelAbilities is a program of Film Pittsburgh.
Sept. 28-29, 2024
The annual Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race started in 1977, when former Pittsburgh Mayor Richard S. Caliguiri established the race as a “community fun run.” Since that inaugural competition, nearly a half million people have participated in the Great Race, making the event the largest 10K race in Pennsylvania. The popular fall fitness classic has expanded to include a 5K run/walk, a running clinic, the Junior Great Race, Great Race Expo and more.
TBD 2024
The annual Reel Q film festival in October is the sixth oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world and the longest-running film festival in Pittsburgh. Reel Q spans 10 days with a variety of programs, panels, parties and community activities. The festival screens approximately 20 locally first-run feature films and 50+ short films spanning multiple genres.
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