June 7, 2026

Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: June 8-14

Two people using DJ equipment, while two others work at laptops in the background. — Tue, June 9: Industry Night! Alumni Mixer & Open House at Tech 25 // Photo courtesy of Tech25

Monday, June 8

LIT
PGHwrites: Damon Young’s “That’s How They Get You” (Paperback Release). City of Asylum, North Side

MUSIC
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek. Tech25, Mount Oliver
Stygian Bough: A Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin Collaboration. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown
Shakey Graves. Roxian Theatre, McKees Rocks

Tuesday, June 9

ART
Pedantic Arts Residency presents Summer 2026 Cohort Meet and Greet. KST Alloy Studios, East Liberty

FILM
Nine on '90s: A River Runs Through It". The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley. Continues through June 21

MUSIC
Artist in Exile: Oleksandr Frazé-Frazénko’s Ceramic Knives (Ukrainian Spring Songs). City of Asylum, North Side
Ben Folds. Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Homestead

NETWORKING
Industry Night! Alumni Mixer & Open House. Tech25, Mount Oliver

TALK
Free Summer Lecture Series. Pittsburgh Glass Center, East Liberty

Wednesday, June 10

FILM
Dollar Cinema in the Park: Hamnet. Schenley Park, Oakland

STAGE
Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown. Continues through June 14

TALK
WQED’s Black Horizons: A Celebration of Music and Media History. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main, Oakland

WORKSHOP
Knotweed Papermaking. Phipps Conservatory, Oakland

Person in horned mask and leather outfit poses at a crowded indoor party. — Fri, June 12: Mattress Factory presents Garden Party: Gothic. // Photo courtesy of the Mattress Factory

Thursday, June 11

ART
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Three Rivers Arts Festival. Arts Landing, Downtown. Continues through June 14

FEST
La Fleur. Phipps Conservatory, Oakland

FILM
George Romero's " Amusement Park" w/ Special Q&A Guests. Parkway Theater, McKees Rocks

West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland

LIT
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Made Local: Michael Lowenthal. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland

MUSIC
Calliope House presents Brooke Annibale. The Roots Cellar, Shadyside
Buffalo Rose. Dollar Bank Stage at Arts Landing, Downtown
Spirit presents Desert Sharks. Spirit Lodge, Lawrenceville

STAGE
Javi Benitez in Handmade Miracles. Liberty Magic, Downtown. Continues through July 5
New Horizon Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater presents Coconut Cake. Helen Wayne Rauh Rehearsal Hall, Oakland. Continues through June 14
Pickleball. Little Lake Theatre Company, Canonsburg. Continues through June 14

Friday, June 12

ART
Archive This! Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville. Continues through October 12
Second Friday Summer Art Show. Studio Forget-Me-Not!, Carnegie
Photographs by Terry Clark. Braddock Photo Works, Braddock
BLUE: New Work by C.B. Perry Opening Reception. Two29 Gallery, Braddock. Continues through July 15
Ujamaa Collective presents The Eco-Essence Celebratory Showcase. Center for Family Excellence, Hill District

FEST
Lawrenceville Pride '26 Opening Night Benefit. Spirit, Lawrenceville
21+ Night: Queer as Folklore. Kamin Science Center, North Side
Rankin Community Juneteenth Celebration ft Balafon West African Dance Ensemble, Nash.vill, and livefromthecity. Rankin Christian Center, Rankin.

A five-piece band performs on stage with guitars, drums, and keyboards in a red-walled room. — Fri, June 12: Shrimp Hat, Almost Exactly Like Julia, Patti Spadaro release party at Allegheny City Brewing // Photo courtesy of the artists

FEST
Living Dead Weekend. Monroeville Mall, Monroeville. Continues through June 14

FILM
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Jinsei. Harris Theater, Downtown. Continues through June 25

FUNDRAISER
Garden Party: Gothic. Mattress Factory, North Side

MUSIC
Jimmie Ross & The Jaggerz. South Park Amphitheater, South Park
Tabitha Meeks. Dollar Bank Stage at Arts Landing, Downtown
Three Rivers Arts Festival presents The War and Treaty. Dollar Bank Stage at Arts Landing, Downtown
Basil Ganglia. Acoustic Stage at Rachel Carson Bridge, Downtown
Sweet Jazz with The Bleil Brothers Band. Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Lincoln Portrait. Heinz Hall, Downtown. Continues through June 14
Shrimp Hat, Almost Exactly Like Julia, Patti Spadaro celebrate new releases. Allegheny City Brewing, North Side

STAGE
Vigilance Theater Group presents Closing Time at the Moonside Cafe. Three Stories, Downtown. Continues through June 27
barebones productions presents Our Dear Dead Drug Lord. Barebones Black Box Theater, Braddock. Continues through June 28

Two men in button-up shirts sit side by side, one smiling with eyes closed, in a studio setting. — Fri, June 13: Field Day presents Pedro the Lion // photo by Chona Kasinger

Saturday, June 13

ART
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh presents 2026 Featured Artists Exhibition. Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space, Lawrenceville
Clay Pittsburgh presents Home. The Clay Place Gallery, Carnegie. Continues through August 9

FEST
LGBTQ+ Youth Prom: Fancy That!: An Unmasquerade. The Warhol, North Side

MUSIC
Pedro the Lion Live. Field Day, Lawrenceville
Chamber Music Pittsburgh presents Pittsburgh Performs: A Hip Hop 250 featuring INEZ and the Hip Hop Orchestra. East Liberty Presbyterian Church, East Liberty
Three Rivers Arts Festival presents Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra. Dollar Bank Stage at Arts Landing, Downtown
Three Rivers Arts Festival presents Bealtaine. Acoustic Stage at Rachel Carson Bridge, Downtown
Three Rivers Arts Festival presents Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Dollar Bank Stage at Arts Landing, Downtown
Three Rivers Arts Festival presents Country Gongbang. Dollar Bank Stage at Arts Landing, Downtown
Three Rivers Arts Festival presents The Polkamaniacs. Dollar Bank Stage at Arts Landing, Downtown
Three Rivers Arts Festival presents Mariposas Galácticas. Dollar Bank Stage at Arts Landing, Downtown
Project Banjo. Acoustic Stage at Rachel Carson Bridge, Downtown

Sunday, June 14

LIT
PGHwrites: Ed Simon’s “American Elegy: Reflections on 250 Years of the Dis-United States” (Book Launch). City of Asylum, North Side
City of Asylum presents Alexis Jabour. Alphabet City, North Side

MARKET
Neighborhood Flea. SouthSide Works, South Side

Person holding a guitar, tilting head, and touching hair, standing against a green background. — Thu, June 11: Calliope House presents Brooke Anibale at The Roots Cellar // Photo courtesy of Calliope House

MUSIC
Grandview Soul. Tall Trees Amphitheater, Monroeville
Vocal Confluence presents "Why We're Here" • An A Cappella Celebration of Why We Sing. First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood, Edgewood
Three Rivers Arts Festival presents The Squirrel Hillbillies. Acoustic Stage at Rachel Carson Bridge, Downtown
Sunburst School of Music presents Summer Band Program Showcase. Mr. Smalls, Millvale
Three Rivers Arts Festival presents Moose Lodge Revival. Dollar Bank Stage at Arts Landing, Downtown
Three Rivers Arts Festival presents Susanna Laird. Acoustic Stage at Rachel Carson Bridge, Downtown
Three Rivers Arts Festival presents Zoe Jean Fowler. Dollar Bank Stage at Arts Landing, Downtown
Three Rivers Arts Festival presents Kiley Maeve. Acoustic Stage at Rachel Carson Bridge, Downtown

MUSIC
Three Rivers Arts Festival presents Bre Short. Dollar Bank Stage at Arts Landing, Downtown
Rita Wilson. City Winery, Strip District
Three Rivers Arts Festival presents Joan Osbourne. Dollar Bank Stage at Arts Landing, Downtown
Three Rivers Arts Festival presents Aristotle Jones. Dollar Bank Stage at Arts Landing, Downtown
Melanie & the Night Sky. Hartwood Acres, Allison Park

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