Events This Week in Pittsburgh

What's happening in Pittsburgh this week, you ask?

For things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend and upcoming events that will pique your interests, fire up your taste buds and inspire new adventures, look no further. Check back each week for an up-to-date list of what to do in the 'Burgh.

80's Trivia hosted by Steel City Trivia 🧠🎼

Feb 18 | City Winery
Enjoy award-winning wine, craft cocktails, mocktails, beer, and a delectable full menu from your table before or during the show. Your ticket is your reservation. For the best experience, we recommend arriving an hour before your show, or up to two hours before if there is no prior event. Want a carafe of wine waiting at your table? Reserve your carafe during checkout.

Sips & Scripts - Trouble in Mind 🍷✒️

Feb 19 | O'Reilly Theater
Sips and Scripts – like a book club, but for plays, is making its return! Get your copy of Trouble in Mind at the bookstore or online retailer of your choosing, and secure your spot for this guided discussion about Alice Childress' masterpiece. Tickets to Sips and Scripts are $15 and include your seat for this guided discussion. Arrive a few minutes early to grab a drink at one of our bars!

MEET CUTE: Valentines Edition 💘🧑‍🤝‍🧑

Feb 20 | Bottlerocket Social Hall
With special guest Rick Seback helping match up single yinzers and sending them on the ultimate first date - LIVE ON STAGE! Want to find your match? Fill out the survey and apply to participate - all single folks get a FREE ticket to attend!

The Warped Band - The Ultimate Tribute to Warped Tour 🎸🎶

Feb 21 | Thunderbird Café and Music Hall
Remember your first time at Warped Tour? The bands, the heat, meet & greets and merch tents as far as the eye could see. The inflatable slide, halfpipe and of course the lineup board?. Trying to figure out how you were gonna see every band you wanted to that day? It was always the best day of summer when we were younger. Grab your eyeliner and black skinny jeans? sunscreen up and get ready for a high energy throwback experience. The Warped Band brings you the ultimate tribute to Warped Tour. From music, to theming the venue, to even sometimes hosting local openers. This is the only tribute approved by Kevin Lyman (Founder of Warped Tour). THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO THE BEST SUMMER EVER!

Spirits of the Burgh Festival 🍸🍷🥃

Feb 22 | The Pennsylvanian
Get ready for an evening of libations and celebration! The Spirits of the Burgh Festival returns to the iconic Pennsylvanian in Downtown Pittsburgh featuring sample spirits and craft cocktails from the region's best distilleries and spirit-makers. Local beer, wine, cider, and nonalcoholic options will also be available. Indulge in light fare from some of our favorite local food trucks, available for purchase. Dance the night away with a DJ spinning tunes throughout the evening.

Black Brilliance 🖼️🎦

Feb 22 | O'Reilly Theater
For the second year in a row, Pittsburgh Public Theater is hosting Black Brilliance, an event celebrating two productions during Black History Month: Pittsburgh Public Theater's Trouble in Mind, and New Horizon Theater's Feed the Beast. The goal is to provide a safe space for mental health, wellness, and encourage self-care. This event features food and beverage Community-Based resources, network, and experience Black artistry on stage.

Flamingo Fest 🦩🩷

Feb 22 | National Aviary
Get ready to fla-mingle! Put on your finest pink attire and head to the National Aviary for the return of Flamingo Fest. Make a fun flamingo craft, learn about all things flamingo from the experts at the Aviary, and meet the flock in our beautiful, expansive Wetlands habitat.

Tay Tay Dance Party with DJ Swiftie 👱‍♀️💃

Feb 22 | City Winery
DJ Swiftie is renowned as the world’s #1 Taylor Swift DJ, captivating audiences with electrifying mixes that seamlessly blend Taylor’s iconic hits. With a unique ability to read the crowd and create unforgettable experiences, DJ Swiftie transforms every event into a celebration of music and nostalgia.

Last Chance

The Return of Benjamin Lay 🎭

Through Feb 23 | Quantum Theater @ Braddock Carnegie Library
Quantum Theatre invites you to the American premiere of The Return of Benjamin Lay, the story of a radical abolitionist written by esteemed playwright Naomi Wallace and the University of Pittsburgh’s award-winning historian Marcus Rediker.

Ongoing…

The Stories We Keep: Conserving Objects from Ancient Egypt ⚱️🛕 📜

Through Mar 9 | Carnegie Museum of Natural History
The Stories We Keep features more than 80 ancient items—including the 4,000-year-old Dahshur boat, one of only four in the world. Engage with these objects like never before, have conversations with museum conservators, observe the care and restoration of objects in real time, and attempt the work yourself by reassembling replicas of ancient artifacts.

Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show 🌺🪻

Through Mar 13 | Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
The perfect remedy to a Pittsburgh winter's chill is a trip to the tropics of Phipps — and you'll be immersed in room after room of ephemeral beauty in this year’s Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show. This year's all-new engaging displays create a warm oasis, featuring a vast variety of orchids and classically trained bonsai. You’ll find new ways to appreciate these fascinating specimens as they take centerstage.

Coming Soon...

Pittsburgh Winter Wine Fest❄️🍷

Feb 27-Mar 2 | Market Square
Pittsburgh`s official and largest winter wine festival! Enjoy two floors of wine, music, and food all INDOORS! This is event is located indoors of 24 and 25 Market Square, 2 floors of wine, music, and food! Open tasting to 150+ wines, seltzers, ciders, and beers! While you`re tasting, enjoy the music of our entertainment, with a new act each day! Tickets get you entrance into the event, entertainment, 9oz souvenir wine glass, open tasting of 150+ wines, seltzers, ciders, beers, and cocktails. Thursday evening tickets will have access to stay until 11PM and Friday/ Saturday evening tickets will have access to stay until 2AM at the event space as the main bars will open up normally after the event tasting ends.

Kara Walker: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) 🖼️

Mar 1-May 25 | Frick Pittsburgh
Comprised of 15 large scale prints, Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) revisits the historical representations found in the two-volume anthology published in 1866, "Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War." Walker overlays enlargements of woodcut plates with her black silkscreen cutout figures in solid black silhouette. In doing so, Walker brings to light experiences of racism that were often omitted or merely hinted at in traditional historical narratives.

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