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.
Vintage sports cars roaring through Schenley Park’s hairpin turns are just the beginning. The 10-day celebration also features neighborhood street festivals, a garden party, and nearly 3,000 classic cars that turn Pittsburgh into a citywide celebration of automotive history.
This weekend, head an hour north of Pittsburgh for Slovenefest, a celebration of Slovenian heritage featuring polka dancing, traditional foods, craft vendors, wine tastings, and more than 20 bands performing across four stages.
Join the two-day Whiskey Rebellion Festival for rollicking live music, immersive street theater (complete with a tar-and-feathering), militia mustering—and six handcrafted cocktails inspired by the uprising that changed America.
The Big Butler Fair isn't just big—it's the largest agricultural fair in Western Pennsylvania, with 2,000 exhibitors, 100,000 visitors, and nearly two centuries of history. Before it closes July 11, this year's Fair Queen hands over her cheat sheet for making the most of it. (Hint: It involves pigs in patriotic costumes.)
A self-guided whiskey tasting walk kicking off the Whiskey Rebellion Festival, a gala celebrating Pittsburgh's Black artists, and an evening of live poetry and experimental 16mm films at the Mattress Factory headline this week's standout events.