Nightlife in Pittsburgh

Nightlife in Pittsburgh

1. DoNorth Side

   Manchester Craftmen's Guild

   MCG Jazz

   Great live jazz from some of today's living legends and an eclectic gallery featuring renowned contemporary artists and student showcases.

2. DoNorth Side

   PNC Park

   The Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team, known locally as the "Buccos" or "Bucs", play their home games here. Their ballpark is widely considered one of the most beautiful in the major league, with a stunning view of downtown past the outfield. If you don't make it for a game, you can still take a tour of the stadium on non-game days during the season; check the website for a schedule.

   Games afternoon and evenings; call for schedule·Tickets $15-250 (bleachers to club seats), Ballpark tours $9 adults, $7 seniors/children

3. DoDowntown

   PPG Paints Arena

   Home of the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL hockey club; renamed from "Consol Energy Center" in October 2016. The arena also hosts many other events including basketball and concerts — both rock and classical. Check the link for the current event schedule.

4. SeeNorth Side

   Washington's Landing

   Herr's Island

   A small island in the Allegheny River just off the North Shore, Washington's Landing is a small, mixed-use community with lovely views of the river and Downtown. A trail runs along the island, and the island is also home to a large marina as well a rowing club. You can get there by driving up Ohio Street to 31st Street and getting off just before the bridge, but another option is to walk or bike up the North Shore Riverfront Trail past Downtown, which allows you to experience a very scenic stretch of river, then enter the island via a pedestrian-only bridge at the southern end of the island.

5. DoOakland Not mapped

   Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar & Concert

   Held each fall for over 40 years, the four-day Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert combines the best in scholarship, performance, community involvement, cultural diversity, and musicianship with some of the nation's biggest names in jazz.

6. DoStrip District-Lawrenceville Not mapped

   Little Italy Days

   Held in late summer, it is meant to celebrate Bloomfield's Italian heritage. Liberty Avenue becomes filled with street vendors selling carnival food, art, souvenirs, and alcoholic beverages (many of which can be legally consumed on-site). Live music is also performed, as well as contests and other activities. It has become substantially less "Italian", however, tilting towards a broader but also more generic mix of vendors. Controversial in the neighborhood, many local merchants shut down for part or all of the now-four-day festival.

7. DoDowntown Not mapped

   Three Rivers Arts Festival

   Provides eleven days of art through the month of June for the people with a mix of art, live music, food, and festival fun. The most popular parts of the Three Rivers Arts Festival are the program of free outdoor concerts, and the vibrant artist market where artists from all over the country display and sell their wares. The festival is located around Point State Park and the Gateway Center. On weekends, street closures will expand the area, creating a plaza to accommodate the larger events.

8. DoOakland Not mapped

   University of Pittsburgh Department of Music Performances

   The University of Pittsburgh's Department of Music has multiple performance groups including the University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, String Quartet, Carpathian Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, African Music and Dance Ensemble, Gamelan Ensemble, Women's Choral Ensemble, Chamber Music, and the renowned Men's Glee Club and Heinz Chapel Choir.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Pittsburgh (CC BY-SA 4.0).