The haunted house Portals of Fear features great performers and a memorable theme.

You’ll be totally shucked when you head into these confounding corn mazes, where getting lost is the point and getting out can require solving intricate designs, navigating by flashlight, sipping wine—or all three.

Pittsburgh’s ghosts have stories to tell—and this month, you can hear them on a riverboat, inside a 100-year-old manor, at an historic village, and on the streets where some of the city’s strangest stories unfolded.

So you’ve aged out of trick-or-treating. Congrats: You now have an all-access pass to grown-up Halloween in Pittsburgh, with adults-only parties, creepy cocktails, drag and comedy shows and DJs—and the chance to find out what really goes bump in the night.

Pittsburgh’s most celebrated haunted attraction is much more than jump scares.

Fill your calendar with frights, from traditional spookhouses to full fall festivals — many add drinks, carnival games and more.

Head 40 miles east of Pittsburgh this weekend for the Great American Banana Split Celebration, where a frozen dessert created in 1904 has become the excuse for a gloriously over-the-top hometown party—with lots and lots of ice cream.

Every summer, Pittsburgh transforms into the pickle capital of the world as Picklesburgh, one of USA Today's Best Specialty Food Festivals, takes over Downtown. In 2026, the festival extends over four brine-y days from July 16-19 and is bound to be bigger and better than ever. Here's your guide to it all.

All dedicated to that succulent red berry.