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Can’t-Miss Pittsburgh Art Exhibits, Concerts, and Performances: October 5-11
Monday, October 5
ART
Final week — Sharif Bey: Homecoming. The Warhol, North Side. Continues through October 12
FILM
Reel Q: Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Multiple Locations, Pittsburgh. Continues through October 10
City of Asylum presents Reel Q Film Festival Presents: An International Queer Film Screening. Alphabet City, North Side
LIT
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Ten Evenings: Mary Roach. Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
NETWORKING
Pittsburgh Crew Connect. Spirit, Lawrenceville
TALK
KST presents Maree Remalia 'Community Dinner'. Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty
Final Week: Archive This! Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville. Continues through October 10
Tuesday, October 6
LIT
City of Asylum and Story Club PGH Presents: Story Slam! (Things Left Unsaid). Alphabet City, North Side
MUSIC
Record Club presents Record Club: Rocky Horror Picture Show. Creative Chem Co, Bloomfield
WPTS Radio presents Inoha. Thunderbird Cafe, Lawrenceville
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra. Heinz Hall, Downtown
LIT
Banned Books Read-In. Stay Gold Books, Regent Square
TALK
Pedantic Arts Fall 2026 Cohort Meet and Greet. Kelly Strayhorn Theater's Alloy Studios, East Liberty
WORKSHOP
Book Lovers Craft and Meet. War Streets Art Salon, North Side
Riverlife presents Puppet-Making Workshop with Cheryl Capezzuti. Shore Thing, North Side
Wednesday, October 7
ART
Final week: Marianne Vitale - On Liberty: A Summoning. SPACE Gallery, Downtown
DANCE
Point Park University’s Conservatory Dance Company presents Fall Dance Concert. Pittsburgh Playhouse, Downtown. Continues through October 11
LIT
Pittsburgh Launch! Madeline ffitch "Avalon, Rise" (w/Shaun Slifer). White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield
MUSIC
Flamenco Pittsburgh presents Ricardo Marlow. Acoustic Music Works, South Side
STAGE
X. Philip Chosky Theater, CMU, Oakland. Continues through October 10
BDE Productions presents Rent: The Musical. Greer Cabaret, Downtown. Continues through October 18
In Clay. City Theatre, South Side. Continues through October 11
WORKSHOP
Kelly Strayhorn Theater presents Maree ReMalia & David Bernabo 'Acts of Remembrance'. KST's Alloy Studios, East Liberty
Assemble presents Assemble @ Two Frays: Frankenpets. Two Frays Brewery, Garfield
Crash Course: The Future of Art History. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. Continues through October 21
Thursday, October 8
ART
Tabletop Roleplaying Game Hub presents Dungeons & Dragons One-shot Night. Equity | Impact Center, Uptown
COMEDY
Fred Armisen: Comedy for Musicians But Everyone is Welcome. Byham Theater, Downtown
FILM
Born in Flames. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland
LIT
Broadstone Author's Event: Robert Walicki and David Swerdlow. White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield
MUSIC
Spirit presents Big Shrimp. Spirit Lodge, Lawrenceville
Riverlife presents Lee Robinson & ISKA. Shore Thing, North Side
STAGE
Pittsburgh Musical Theater presents Evil Dead The Musical. West End Canopy, West End. Continues through October 25
Friday, October 9
ART
The Port & Assisi Arts Community presents God's Troubadour: Exploring the Heart of St. Francis Opening Reception. The Port, Lawrenceville
COMEDY
Marc Maron. Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Homestead
The Arcade Hootenanny. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown
FEST
21+ Night: Haunted Science Center. Kamin Science Center, North Side
FILM
48 Hour Film Horror Project Screenings. Kamin Science Center, North Side
LIT
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents New & Noted: Ayad Akhtar. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland
Autumn House Press presents Tales and Tarot: An Autumn House Fundraiser. White Whale Bookstore, Bloomfield
MUSIC
Hearse Fest 3. Mr. Roboto Project and the Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Garfield. Continues through October 11
STAGE
Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre presents Refugee Rhapsody - a Rolling World Premiere by Yussef El Guindi. Carnegie Stage, Carnegie. Continues through October 25
Everything I Know: The Music of Lin Manuel Miranda. Heinz Hall, Downtown. Continues through October 11
Shane Patrick in The Oracle. Liberty Magic, Downtown. Continues through October 17
The Mousetrap. Old Schoolhouse Players, Hickory. Continues through October 18
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks presents The Merry Wives of Windsor. Westinghouse Park, Homewood. Continues through October 11
WORKSHOP
Deep Dive: Classical Indian Dance Workshop with Jothika Gorur. PearlArts Movement & Sound, Braddock
Saturday, October 10
ART
A Conversation with the Artist: Melissa English Campbell. Contemporary Craft, Lawrenceville
Pittsburgh Opera presents Rigoletto. Benedum Center, Downtown. Continues through October 18
COMEDY
Let's Laugh at Halloween. The Glitterbox Theater, Homestead
DANCE
SECOND SATURDAYS. The Space Upstairs, Point Breeze
FEST
The Last Splash. Shore Thing, North Side
The Practically Magic pARTy. Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley
Friends of the Riverfront and Shiftworks presents Slammin’ Cans Color Park Graffiti Jam. Color Park, South Side.
FILM
Pursuing Light: The Bill Strickland Story. The Lindsay Theater, Sewickley
LIT
Story Saturday: Fix-It Familia. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland
MUSIC
La Vie Bohème: A Parisian Cabaret. The Frick Pittsburgh, Point Breeze
Calliope presents Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light. Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, North Side
SERIO Spooky Songs. Three Stories, Downtown
STAGE
Pilobolus. Byham Theater, Downtown
Rigoletto. Benedum Center, Downtown
WORKSHOP
Deep Dive: Classical Indian Dance Workshop with Jothika Gorur. PearlArts Movement & Sound, Braddock
Sunday, October 11
COMEDY
Ahamed Weinberg. Bottlerocket Social Hall, Allentown
DANCE
Sampling 101 with Koala Sampler | DEEP DIVE SOUND. PearlArts Movement & Sound, Braddock
FEST
Dormont Street and Music Festival. West Liberty and Potomac Avenue, Dormont
City of Pittsburgh presents OUTfest 2026. Schenley Plaza, Oakland
FILM
Vampyr (1932) with live score by the Andrew Alden Ensemble. Harris Theater, Downtown
LIT
West of Mars Author Collective presents Love on Tap! Trace Brewing, Bloomfield
MUSIC
Greetings: Listening Room. The August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown
TALK
SouthSide Works Neighborhood Flea. SouthSide Works, South Side
