significant local music events of the year.
With over 300 bands, seven outdoor
stages, and 26 indoor venues, the festival
has a little of something for everybody.
Friday night features music both outside
and in clubs and venues, while Saturday
is a full-day event taking place across
multiple outdoor and indoor stages. A
beer garden will be set up in a closed-off
portion of the city-owned parking lot next
to the main stage and Foreland Street.
Family-friendly programming is featured
during the daytime, with over 20 food
trucks, children’s activities, an artists
market, and other activities. Visit the
website for more details.
International StrEAT Festival
Dates: June 1 & 2
Address: Penn Avenue at Liberty
Avenue, Downtown Pittsburgh
Contact: highmarkstreatfestpgh.com
The streets will be lined with Italian
vendors from the southwestern PA
region. In addition, there will be stage
performances, eating contests, raffles,
cooking demonstrations, a bocce court
and much more! Visit the website for
more information.
Picklesburgh
Date: TBA (Check the website for the
date.)
Address: Roberto Clemente Bridge in
Downtown Pittsburgh
Contact: picklesburgh.com
The Picklesburgh Festival is a culinary
celebration that goes beyond the dill
pickle to include international dishes,
prepared foods and artisan cocktails that
feature pickled ingredients; an embrace
of the farm-to-table movement and the
rising popularity of canning; a selection
of handcrafted foods and artisan cocktails
from local restaurants; informative how-
to demos and author talks at the demo
area; and merchandise such as pickled
goods, books and DIY products.
Pittsburgh International Jazz
Festival
Dates: June 21-23
Address: August Wilson Cultural
Center, 980 Liberty Avenue,
Pittsburgh and other downtown
locations
Contact: pittsburghjazzfest.org
Enjoy “laid back, intimate and
inviting” jam sessions, beer gardens, and
concerts that flow from one groove to
another that keep the PIJF fresh every
year. Free concerts in the streets and
ticketed concerts in the August Wilson
Cultural Center along with educational
opportunities for all ages will be featured.
Don’t miss this soulful weekend with
more than 140 jazz musicians. Get
information on free sessions, ticketed
events, locations and more on the
website.
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
Dates: Starting July 7
Address: Various locations in and
around the City of Pittsburgh
Contact: pvgp.org
Have fun at this 10-day celebration of
motor sports history, spanning six venues
and two counties. Find event and race
week information on the website.
Three Rivers Arts Festival
Dates: June 7-16
Address: Various locations in
Downtown Pittsburgh (Visit the
website for more information.)
Contact: traf.trustarts.org
Don’t miss this outdoor music and
arts festival in the City of Pittsburgh!
The festival features live music and
performance art, as well as visual art and
an artists market. The event is centered in
Point State Park.
Three Rivers Regatta
Dates: Aug. 2-4
Address: Various locations in
Downtown Pittsburgh
Contact: yougottaregatta.org
Music, food and family fun…whatever
floats your boat! With music, boating,
food, fireworks and family fun, the EQT
Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta is where
the Pittsburgh community comes to
celebrate the city and the waterfront.
Visit the website for more information. n
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