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Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: May 25-31


Person in colorful, graffiti-style cape poses on stage with musicians and dramatic lighting.
Wed, May 27 - Sun, June 14: Hedwig and the Angry Inch // Photo by Kristi Jan Hoover

Monday, May 25

COMEDY
Bottlerocket Social Hall presents IMPROV JAM. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown

FEST
Annual Memorial Day Ceremony & Celebration. Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Oakland

FILM
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents International Art House Classics: Pusher (1996). Harris Theater, Downtown

MUSIC
Wes Meadows / Debris / Brake Run / wheretheforsythiablooms / You Should Have Brought Me Flowers. Government Center, North Side.

Tuesday, May 26

ART 
Final Week: Anthropocene Archive. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville 
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh presents Art & Play: Game Night at AAP. Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space, Lawrenceville 

MUSIC 
The Decibel Magazine Tour 2026. Preserving Underground, New Kensington 

NETWORKING 
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council presents Creative Hive. Father Ryan Arts Center at Focus on Renewal, McKees Rocks
 
STAGE 
PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh presents The Great Gatsby. Benedum Center, Downtown. Continues through May 31 

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

Wednesday, May 27

MUSIC 
Spirit presents ALGA. Spirit Lodge, Lawrenceville 
Tim Kasher. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown 
PSO in Libraries. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill, Squirrel Hill 
An Evening with Lyle Lovett. City Winery, Strip District. Continues through May 29 
Wine Pairing Dinner: Stevie Wonder. Con Alma, Downtown 

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

Colorful graffiti and comic-style art pieces displayed on a wall with a pegboard background.
Fri, May 29: PANELS: A Pop-Up Gallery Celebrating the Intersection of Graffiti, Hip-Hop, and Comic Art // Photo by Phillip Thompson, Art by Shane Pilster

Thursday, May 28

ART 
Final week: I WILL BELONG TO ONLY ME. August Wilson African American Cultural Center , Downtown 
Final week: EmBodyment. ZYNKA Gallery, Sharpsburg 

FILM 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Silent Friend. Harris Theater, Downtown. Continues through June 3 

MUSIC 
Spirit presents Horace Whisper & The Empty Hand Present "The Big Country". Spirit Lodge, Lawrenceville 
PSST! (People's Song SocieTea). Bantha Tea Bar, Garfield

STAGE 
Paul Gertner in Steel City Miracles. Liberty Magic, Downtown. Continues through May 31 
Talley's Folly. South Park Theatre, South Park. Continues through May 31 
New Horizon Theater and 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 
The Collective presents Next to Normal and Constellations. Carnegie Stage, Carnegie

TALK 
Smithsonian Lecture Series: Women’s Fight for Financial Freedom. Heinz History Center, Strip District 

WORKSHOP 
Learn Sync Licensing: Syncin' Weekend. Tech25, Mount Oliver. Continues through May 30 

Friday, May 29

ART 
Whitney Review of New Writing presents Readings and Performances inside Marianne Vitale’s On Liberty: A Summoning. SPACE Gallery, Downtown 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Opening Reception: Juried Visual Arts Exhibition 2026. 820 Gallery, Downtown 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Downtown Gallery Crawl. Multiple Locations, Downtown 
Big Phill and Shane Pilster presents PANELS. 804 Penn Ave, Downtown 

COMEDY 
D.L. Hughley. Pittsburgh Improv, Homestead. Continues through May 30 
Emporium presents Brad Williams: The Tall Tales Tour. Byham Theater, Downtown 
Select Start presents The ARC. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown  
Comedy Tea Party. Bantha Tea Bar, Bloomfied/Garfield 

FILM 
Grease: Outdoor Movie & Live Choir Sing-Along. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze 

MUSIC 
The EastShore Chorale presents Into the Blue Again. Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty 
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents Scheherazade. Heinz Hall, Downtown

Three kids draw with chalk on a colorful sidewalk during an outdoor art activity.
Sat, May 30: Chalk Fest // Photo courtesy of Riverlife

Saturday, May 30

ART 
I Remember It Better: Studio Sessions. Brew House Arts, South Side 
Monochrome Closing Show. Redfishbowl, Lawrenceville 
Teresa Audet presents Intertwined. Silver Apple Gallery, Lawrenceville 
Punk Bands and Spraycans. Two29 Gallery, Braddock

DANCE 
Attack Theatre presents Thirty Ball. Rockwell Park, North Point Breeze 
West Point Ballet presents Don Quixote. Moon Area High School, Moon Township. Continues through May 31 

FEST 
Braddock Hills Borough presents Braddock Hills 80th Anniversary Parade and Festival. Braddock Hills Walking Park, Braddock Hills 
Riverlife presents Riverlife Chalk Fest. Allegheny Landing, North Side. Continues through May 31 

Man in a red hoodie and cap pointing to his right with a playful expression.
Thu, May 28: Syncin' Weekend led by Gallo Locknez // Photo courtesy of Tech25

FILM 
Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Project Screenings. The Rangos Giant Cinema at the Kamin Science Center, North Side. Continues through June 1 
"The Mandalorian & Grogu" Sensory Friendly Screening. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, Sewickley 

LIT 
PGH Book Fest. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Oakland 

MUSIC 
91.3 WYEP presents WYEP Neighborhood Concert Series with Bill Deasy and Zinnia's Garden. Big Sewickley Creek Brewery, Sewickley 
Carnegie Cabaret with Phat Man Dee. Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie 
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents PSO360: Passageways. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 
Matt Venuti: Music & Sound Alchemy. Carriage House, Southside.

Sunday, May 31

ART 
Whose presents Furpile: a Please-Touch Plushie Sculpture Show (PLEIN AIR VIEWING). Blue Slide Playground, Squirrel Hill 

DANCE 
Flamenco Pittsburgh presents Duende: A Student's Journey. The Original Pittsburgh Winery, Strip District 

FILM 
Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club presents Dinner at Eight. The Lindsay Theater, Sewickley 
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Steel City Horror Show. Harris Theater, Downtown 

LIT 
Write Pittsburgh presents Loose Leaf Monthly Writers Group. Bantha Tea Bar, Garfield 

MARKET 
Pittsburgh Record Fest. Spirit , Lawrenceville 

MUSIC 
Buffchick. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown 
Disco Sunday Disco. Trace Brewing, Bloomfield 
Moon Owl's Mages. Spirit, Lawrenceville 

TALK 
Vanka Lecture Series “Something of the Narod”: Croatian Immigrant Church Murals Before and After the Johnson-Reed Act. Maxo Vanka Murals, Millvale


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