The headlining music artists for this year’s Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival — the first to be held at the newly unveiled Arts Landing development — were revealed on Monday. The lineup of shows, all of which are free and open to the public, features hitmakers and critical favorites across a variety of genres, as well as spotlight appearances by local performers.
Who’s Playing Music and Performing at Three Rivers Arts Festival 2026?
These headline acts will take the Dollar Bank Stage which is also the centerpiece of Arts Landing’s Great Lawn:
- Friday, June 5: Spin Doctors
- Saturday, June 6: The Pharcyde
- Sunday, June 7: Trousdale
- Thursday, June 11: Buffalo Rose
- Friday, June 12: The War and Treaty
- Saturday, June 13 (2-3 p.m.): Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- Saturday, June 13: Delfeayo Marsalis and The Uptown Jazz Orchestra
- Sunday, June 14: Joan Osborne
Osborne, best known for her hit One of Us, has also spent recent years exploring Bob Dylan’s catalogue through tours and albums. ’90s favorites Spin Doctors, whose modern-rock hits Two Princes as well as Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong you may know, played to a packed crowd in late 2024 at Pittsburgh Brewing Company.
Pittsburgh stalwart Buffalo Rose will headline a night of local acts on the Dollar Bank stage; fellow regional standouts Coltt Winter Lepley and the Briar Valley Rangers will also appear on the bill (playing from 6-7 p.m., before Buffalo Rose takes over at 7:30 p.m.).
Headlining sets begin at 7:30 p.m., with additional entertainment scheduled throughout the day.
Much More to Discover
In addition to the annual art shows and visual-art displays throughout the Cultural District — and the opportunity to explore Arts Landing itself — several large-scale installations were announced for the festival.
Squonk, the Pittsburgh-based arts collective known for innovative, large-scale performances, will also present the world premiere of Joy Machine. In this original creation, the audience joins the performers onstage throughout the performance, collaborating in the creation of the show.
Five performances of Joy Machine are scheduled between June 5-7.
An eye-catching exercise in “vertical performance” is also on the schedule. Taking over the facade of Arts Landing’s BNY Visitors Center as their stage, BANDALOOP, a California-based dance group, will present the perspective-shifting The Sky Is Not the Limit. Two performances per day are scheduled for June 12 and 13.
A full list of events as well as performances is available now.
Story by Sean Collier
Photos Courtesy of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
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