What's on in Pittsburgh, United States through the year

Busy — Winter / Christmas break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Quiet — one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in February.

Busy — Spring break in United States

Nothing new starts in March.

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in April.

Busy — Pittsburgh Marathon

• Festival

  Pittsburgh Marathon

  1–10 May · usuallyMajor festivalCrowdedClosures

  Usually the first Sunday in May. The course crosses four bridges and effectively cuts the city in half until early afternoon, so crossing a river by car is not a plan that morning. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Three Rivers Arts Festival, Summer break in United States

• Festival

  Three Rivers Arts Festival

  5–15 Jun · usuallyMajor festivalCrowded

  Ten free days of music, market stalls and gallery shows spread across Point State Park and the downtown squares in early June. Nothing is ticketed, so it fills after work. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Vintage Grand Prix, Picklesburgh

• Festival

  Vintage Grand Prix

  10–20 Jul · usuallyMotorsport weekendCrowdedClosures

  Old racing cars run on closed public roads through Schenley Park over a July weekend, which is rarer than it sounds. The park roads shut for it and the whole thing is free to watch. Source ↗

• Festival

  Picklesburgh

  16–20 Jul · usuallyMajor festivalCrowded

  Four days of a street food festival built entirely around pickles, on the closed Boulevard of the Allies. It draws crowds the city's serious festivals would like to have. Source ↗

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Busy — Summer break in United States

Nothing new starts in September.

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Nature

  Fall colour

  8 Oct – 2 Nov · usuallyAutumn colour

  The hillsides fall straight to the rivers here, so the colour reads as walls of it from Mount Washington and the bridges. Peak is usually the third week of October.

Peak crowds — Light Up Night and holiday market, Thanksgiving break in United States

• Festival

  Light Up Night and holiday market

  18 Nov – 23 Dec · usuallyChristmas & New YearCrowded

  One Saturday evening in late November switches the downtown lights on and opens a wooden-hut market on Market Square that runs to Christmas. The bridges get lit for the season too. Source ↗

Still on: Fall colour (8 Oct – 2 Nov (usually))

Peak crowds — Light Up Night and holiday market, Winter / Christmas break in United States

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Light Up Night and holiday market (18 Nov – 23 Dec (usually))