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Festivals & markets

Hello Neighbor: Craft Bazaar and Study Buddy Storytellers

Carnegie Museum of Art · 4:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Hello Neighbor: Craft Bazaar and Study Buddy Storytellers

Carnegie Museum of Art · 4:00 PM

Music

Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble

Kresge Theatre · 4:00 PM

Free
Art & museums

Pink Floyd - The Wall

Kamin Science Center · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Rare Books and Ancestral Machines: The Inaugural Exhibition of the Posner Center for Special Collections

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · Through Dec 31

Free
Theater & dance

Orpheus & Eurydice

Byham Theater · Through Nov 22

From $10
Music

Johnstown Symphony Orchestra: Salute to Veterans

Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center · 7:30 PM

Music

Calliope Presents The Po' Ramblin' Boys

New Hazlett Theater · 7:30 PM

From $53
Music

Colors of Sound 2

PNC Recital Hall · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

Pitt Stages Musical Production of "Hundred Days"

Charity Randall Theatre · 7:30 PM

From $155 more dates through Nov 20
Music

AES@CMU Presents: Maqam-Persian Music of Iran

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

Late Night Laser

Kamin Science Center · Through Nov 15

Music

CMU All University Orchestra presents Dark Waters

Carnegie Music Hall · 12:00 AM

Food & drink

Afternoon Tea at the Carnegie

At the Museum · 1:00 PM

Music

Graduate Recital: Elad Sobol

Bellefield Hall · 1:30 PM

Free
Music

Academy Concerts presents Lilly Abreu and Zé Maria

Old St. Luke's Church · 2:00 PM

Free
Art & museums

Sensory Sensitive Science Hours

Kamin Science Center · 2:00 PM

Music

Sunday Sessions: WSO String Quartet

Zion's Lutheran Church · 2:00 PM

Music

Pitt Band Stadium Review

Fitzgerald Field House · 3:00 PM

Event

Storytime at the Museum

Carnegie Museum of Natural History · 3:00 PM

2 more dates through Nov 21
Art & museums

International Poetry Forum Presents: A 60th Anniversary Celebration with Joel Dias-Porter and Jake Grefenstette

Alphabet City · 3:00 PM

Music

CMU Contemporary Ensemble

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 4:00 PM

Free
Event

Hot Kind Artists Coffee Klatsch

Bantha Tea Bar · 5:00 PM

Music

Bluegrass Ensemble Fall 2026 Concert

Bellefield Hall · 7:00 PM

Free3 more dates through Dec 3
Art & museums

How Century-old Specimens Reveal New Birds

Museum of Art Theater · 12:00 PM

Event

Matcha and Mingle

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 4:30 PM

Event

Light, Sound and Stillness Sound Bath

Heinz Memorial Chapel · 5:00 PM

Free2 more dates through Nov 30
Art & museums

Art All Night: Artistic Expression of Bipolar Disorder — Opening and Reception

Alan Magee Scaife Hall · 5:00 PM

Art & museums

Min Jin Lee

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Conservatory Highlights Tour

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · 11:00 AM

Music

Tuesday Noon Recitals - First Lutheran Church, Johnstown

First Lutheran Church Johnstown · 12:00 PM

Free
Art & museums

Compromised: The Black Educator's Fight for Equity - Screening

Wesley W. Posvar Hall · 4:30 PM

Art & museums

A Birthday Celebration!

Hillman Library · 6:00 PM

Event

The Commeration of the Holodomor and Other Atrocities

Wesley W. Posvar Hall · 7:00 PM

Music

Suppression and Expression: A Concert Exploring Art, Mental Health, and Intergenerational Trauma

The Chapel @ Chatham University · 7:00 PM

Music

PA250 “Our Jazz Story”

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

World Literature: Jamaica Kincaid’s “Putting Myself Together” (Antigua) with Anderson Tepper

Alphabet City · 7:00 PM

Music

Echoes of Renewal: A Virtual Exhibition of Sound and Sight

Campbell Memorial Chapel · 7:00 PM

Music

Carnegie Mellon University Guitar Ensemble

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 8:00 PM

Free
Music

Fall Music Performance Showcase IV

Bellefield Hall · 8:00 PM

Free
Festivals & markets

Pitt Public Market

Gallagher Plaza · 10:30 AM

Music

Guest and Faculty Recital: Heather Frasch and Seth Cluett

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 7:00 PM

Free
Music

Chamber Music Class Recital

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

People, Places and Things

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 8:00 PM

From $103 more dates through Nov 21
Art & museums

Dark Noon World Premiere

The Lindsay Theater · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

The Fast & The Furious

Kamin Science Center · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Film Screening: Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

Carnegie Museum of Art · 7:00 PM

Event

Queer Craft Night-Needle Felting!

Two Frays Brewery · 7:00 PM

Festivals & markets

An Enchanted Winter's Eve

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Pitt-Johnstown Theatre Department Presents: Oedipus Rex

Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center · 7:30 PM

2 more dates through Nov 21
Theater & dance

Cosmic Microwave Background

New Hazlett Theater · 7:30 PM

From $271 more date through Nov 20
Music

Student Recital: Matthew Tao

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

Teen Night: Periodic Picnic

Kamin Science Center · Through Nov 20

Art & museums

The Godfather

Kamin Science Center · 12:00 AM

Art & museums

Home for the Holidays at Clayton

The Frick Pittsburgh · 10:15 AM

From $251 more date through Nov 21
Festivals & markets

Phipps Holiday Magic

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 30
Theater & dance

Resonance Works presents The Little Prince

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall · 7:30 PM

From $301 more date through Nov 21
Music

Friday Afternoon Musicale: Morton Feldman's For Bunita Marcus

Chatham University's James Laughlin Music Hall · 9:00 PM

Free
Art & museums

Art Language: Afghan Beadwork and Embroidery Workshop

Carnegie Museum of Art · 11:00 AM

Event

Story Saturday: Pa, Me, and Our Sidewalk Pantry: A Picture Book

Carnegie Museum of Art · 11:00 AM

Music

Family Friendly Community Drum Circile

The Lindsay Theater · 12:00 PM

Event

Woven Ornament Workshop

The Frick Pittsburgh · 1:00 PM

From $55
Music

CMU Percussion Ensemble

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 2:00 PM

Free
Event

Scientists Like Me®

Kamin Science Center · 3:00 PM

Event

Cannon Ball Fundraiser Gala

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum · 5:30 PM

Music

Women of Song

St Andrew's Episcopal Church · 7:00 PM

Music

CMU Singers

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 5:30 PM

Free
Music

Ayreheart

Chatham Baroque · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Poinsettias and Pointe Shoes

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · 5:30 PM

Music

Carnegie Mellon Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Choir

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 7:00 PM

Free
Music

The Complete Brandenburg Concertos of J.S. Bach

Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

John Skoyles at the Blacksmith House Poetry Series

56 Brattle Street · 8:00 PM

From $5
Art & museums

Day Off at the Museum

Carnegie Museum of Art · 9:00 AM

1 more date through Dec 28
Music

Heinz Chapel Choir Holiday Concert #1

Heinz Memorial Chapel · 8:30 PM

From $34 more dates through Dec 6
Music

Graduate Recital: Sam Harris

Bellefield Hall · 6:00 PM

Free
Music

Small Jazz Ensembles Fall 2026 Concert

Bellefield Hall · 8:00 PM

Free
Event

Story Time

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · 10:30 AM

Art & museums

Architecture and Digital Media Student Exhibition

Frick Fine Arts Building · 2:00 PM

Music

University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra III

Bellefield Hall · 8:00 PM

Free
Festivals & markets

Fall Festival 2026

Frick Fine Arts Building · 6:00 PM

Art & museums

Elizabeth Acevedo

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures · 7:00 PM

Music

Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic and Chorus

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 8:00 PM

From $51 more date through Dec 4
Music

OLLI at Pitt Monthly Music Series

CEC in the Hill District · 10:00 AM

Music

Exploded Ensemble

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 5:00 PM

Free
Theater & dance

Johnstown Concert Ballet: The Nutcracker

Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 5
Music

Music on the Edge: Ensemble Mêtis

Bellefield Hall · 8:00 PM

Free3 more dates through Apr 10
Event

Powdermill Family Nature Walk

Powdermill Nature Reserve · 2:00 PM

Music

Pitt Treble Choral Ensemble & Pitt Men's Glee Club Holiday Concert

First Baptist Church · 3:00 PM

From $15
Music

Student Recital: Morgan Fanyo-Tabak

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 5:00 PM

Music

Music Preparatory School String Recital

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 10:30 AM

Free
Festivals & markets

The 35th Annual Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs Holiday Open House

Cathedral Commons Room · 12:00 PM

Music

Student Recital: Nathan Dishon

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 1:00 PM

Music

Joint Student Recital: Jonathan Kaseff and Bella Molineaux

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: Glimpses of the Realm of Tiny Blind Beetles

At the Museum · 12:00 PM

Music

The United States Air Force Band Concert

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Nicholas Boggs

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Li-Young Lee at the International Poetry Forum

Carnegie Library Lecture Hall · 7:00 PM

Event

Meet Me at Fall 2026

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 12:00 PM

Free
Event

Crafternoons

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 11:00 AM

Free
Music

Student Recital: Isabella Bernal

Carnegie Mellon University arts and performance calendar · 5:30 PM

Art & museums

Film Screening: Workingman’s Death

Carnegie Museum of Art · 7:00 PM

Event

Story Saturday: Stockingopolis

Carnegie Museum of Art · 11:00 AM

Music

Johnstown Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Pops!

Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center · 3:00 PM

Music

Mike Tamburo Sound Meditation Concert

Heinz Memorial Chapel · 7:30 PM

Free
Theater & dance

University of Pittsburgh: A Christmas Carol

Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center · 7:30 PM

Festivals & markets

Breakfast with Santa

Carnegie Museum of Art · 9:00 AM

Music

Pitt-Johnstown: River City Brass: Holiday Brasstacular

Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center · 7:30 PM

Music

A Vivaldi Christmas

Chatham Baroque · 7:00 PM

Festivals & markets

WinterTide

Carnegie Museum of Natural History · 10:00 AM

5 more dates through Dec 31
Art & museums

R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: The Deep Time of Renaissance Painting

At the Museum · 6:00 PM

Art & museums

Jonathan González: Carnegie Mellon University School of Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series

Carnegie Museum of Art · 5:30 PM

Art & museums

Emily St. John Mandel

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: Natural History in a Flash: Lightning Talks from Carnegie Museum Scientists

At the Museum · 12:00 PM

Music

Johnstown Symphony Orchestra: Date Night with the Symphony

Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center · 7:30 PM

Music

Singing in the City of the Angels

Chatham Baroque · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Sean Qualls

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Forum 92: Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola and Turiya Magadlela

Carnegie Museum of Art · Through Jul 25

Music

Music on the Edge: counter)induction

Bellefield Hall · 8:00 PM

From $15
Music

Jonathan Biss

Chamber Music Pittsburgh · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: Following Pots from the Dead Sea Plain to Pittsburgh

At the Museum · 6:00 PM

Music

Art of the Trio, 35th Anniversary Edition

Chatham Baroque · Through Mar 14

Music

Johnstown Symphony Orchestra: Family Matinee

Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center · 3:00 PM

From $15
Festivals & markets

Trans Day of Vibing: Queer and Trans Health Bazaar

William Pitt Union · 11:00 AM

Music

Bach in Motion

Chatham Baroque · Through Apr 3

Music

Israeli Chamber Project

Chamber Music Pittsburgh · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: Fragile Legacies: The Ethics, Science, and Art of a Conservator

At the Museum · 12:00 PM

Art & museums

R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: Egypt on the Nile

At the Museum · 6:00 PM

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