Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Pittsburgh, Verenigde Staten

Druk — Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: The Rink at PPG Place (14 nov – 1 mrt (meestal))

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Festival

  Lenten fish fries

  4 feb – 23 apr · meestalPasen & Goede Week

  Every Friday in Lent, church halls, fire stations and bars across the city serve fish sandwiches with pierogies and haluski. Anyone can walk in; bring cash and expect a queue at the popular parishes. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: The Rink at PPG Place (14 nov – 1 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Spring break in Verenigde Staten

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Lenten fish fries (4 feb – 23 apr (meestal)), The Rink at PPG Place (14 nov – 1 mrt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Lenten fish fries (4 feb – 23 apr (meestal))

Druk — Pittsburgh Marathon

• Festival

  Pittsburgh Marathon

  1–10 mei · meestalSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Three Rivers Arts Festival, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Festival

  Three Rivers Arts Festival

  5–15 jun · meestalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Independence Day, Vintage Grand Prix

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  3–5 julNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Vintage Grand Prix

  10–20 jul · meestalRaceweekendDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Picklesburgh

  16–20 jul · meestalEet- & drinkfestivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Steelers training camp

  24 jul – 20 aug · meestalSportevenementDruk

  The Steelers practise in the open at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, about an hour east, from late July to mid-August. Entry is free but needs a mobile ticket, and the night practice draws the biggest crowd. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Steelers training camp, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Steelers training camp (24 jul – 20 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — Pittsburgh Irish Festival, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Festival

  Pittsburgh Irish Festival

  7–16 sep · meestalMuziekfestivalDruk

  Held the weekend after Labor Day among the blast furnaces of the Carrie Furnace site: three days of Irish bands, dancing and food, with a Sunday-morning Mass to close. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Natuur

  Fall colour

  8 okt – 2 nov · meestalHerfstkleuren

  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.

Topdrukte — Light Up Night and holiday market, Thanksgiving

• Opening

  The Rink at PPG Place

  14 nov – 1 mrt · meestalIJsseizoen

  The outdoor skating rink around a giant Christmas tree in the glass-towered PPG Place plaza opens in mid-November and stays open, weather permitting, until about the start of March. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Light Up Night and holiday market

  18 nov – 23 dec · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 novNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Fall colour (8 okt – 2 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Light Up Night and holiday market, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: The Rink at PPG Place (14 nov – 1 mrt (meestal)), Light Up Night and holiday market (18 nov – 23 dec (meestal)), Thanksgiving (25–29 nov)