Events This Week in Pittsburgh

What's happening in Pittsburgh this week, you ask?

For things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend and upcoming events that will pique your interests, fire up your taste buds and inspire new adventures, look no further. Check back each week for an up-to-date list of what to do in the 'Burgh.

Happening This Week:

Bethel Park Farmers Market - 20th Season Opening Day🥕

May 5 | Ice Rink Lot in South Park
The Bethel Park Farmers' Market opens for the 2026 season this Tuesday, May 5th — and we could not be more excited to welcome you back to the Ice Rink Lot in South Park. Every Tuesday through late September, we bring together local farmers, artisans, and small businesses for a vibrant weekly gathering of fresh food, handcrafted goods, and community. This is your market — run by people who live here, for people who live here.

St. Nicholas Greek Food Festival😋

May 5-10 | St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
The Greek food festival season officially kicks off at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Oakland with a weeklong food festival with fantastic food and music until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. It's easy to make a day of visiting this festival, too, with the Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History, Cathedral of Learning and Schenley Park all just short walk from the festival. In just one bite you'll see why this festival has now been going on for 60+ years.

Pittonkatonk🎸

May 8-9 | Vietnam Veterans Pavilion - Schenley Park
Pittonkatonk established itself as a free community event in 2014 by inviting local and national community brass bands, world music performers, and activists to convene in a May Day celebration. Pittonkatonk is a grass-roots, volunteer-run social and environmental justice organization that promotes creativity and critical thought by way of music making and participatory events in and around the Pittsburgh Area.

August Wilson Birthday Party Celebration🥳

May 9 | August Wilson House
It’s the August Wilson House's 10-Year Anniversary, and they're pulling out all the stops for the biggest celebration yet that's free and open to the public! Come experience the magic that has made this block party a beloved tradition in Pittsburgh and beyond.

Ukrainian Food Festival🍴

May 9 | St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Join us for our Spring Fling Ukrainian Food Festival. We will have stuffed cabbage, pierogies, halushky and other delicious items. There will be a bake sale as well as a plant sale. Hope to see you then!

Grand Re-Opening of Twiner-winks/Spiritual Witch Vendor Fair🧙

May 9 | Twiner-wink
It's back and better than ever. Twiner-winks in North Versailles is re-opening and celebrating with an afternoon of Spiritual, Psychic & Witchy healers and crafters. Enjoy handmade crafts from local artist and a variety of readers will be available for one on one sessions. Shopping and readers will be outside and inside the building.

Ongoing…

Dear Evan Hansen🎶

April 30-May 24 | Gargaro Theater
All his life, Evan Hansen has felt invisible. But when a tragic event shocks the community and thrusts him into the center of a rapidly evolving controversy, Evan is given the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to be somebody else. Featuring a moving score by Grammy, Tony, and Academy Award winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dogfight, La La Land, The Greatest Showman) with memorable songs “Waving Through a Window,” “Only Us,” “You Will Be Found.”

Hedwig and the Angry Itch🎼

May 2-June 7 | Greer Cabaret Theater
First staged at City Theatre in 2003, Hedwig and the Angry Inch will electrify the Greer Cabaret downtown in our first-ever revival of a legendary show adored by audiences and hailed by critics. The Tony Award-winning, fierce and energetic musical follows the life, loves, and heartbreaks of the legendary Hedwig, an East German rock and roll goddess. Funny, inspiring, and brimming with energy, Hedwig is a love story to those who have too much fight in them to quit.

59th Carnegie International🎨

May 2-Jan. 3, 2027 | Carnegie Museum of Art, Mattress Factory, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, Kamin Science Center, Thelma Lovette YMCA
Organized every four years by Carnegie Museum of Art, the Carnegie International is the longest-running exhibition of international art in North America. The 59th edition is the most collaborative and far-reaching to date—a clear expression of the museum’s founding commitment to the art and artists of our time, at once grounded in our locality and extending globally.

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