Destination Downtown

This past week, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership announced our big plans for the 2019 holiday season. It all starts with Comcast Light Up Night, featuring complimentary music, activities, fireworks, magic and memories, all across the Golden Triangle on Friday, Nov. 22.

Just last year, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s Clean & Outreach Teams removed over 880,000 pounds of trash, welcomed 3,142 volunteers and assisted over 6,500 visitors in getting around our neighborhood.

Get ready to freshen up your closet this fall: Two new boutiques recently opened in

YouthPlaces, a nonprofit dedicated to bettering the future of Pittsburgh through a focus on our region’s youth, will be opening a new center this October under the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

Across Fridays in September, Market Square will be turning into a showcase of Pittsburgh’s international and newcomer communities from 5-10…

The benefit concert Rock, Reggae & Relief is returning and stretching out to two days.

Does your wardrobe need an update? Bored with your closet? Looking for a funky outfit for a special occasion? Downtown has become a whole lot more stylish this summer with the addition of the weekly Fashion Market in Market Square, every Friday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Last year, Picklesburgh collaborated with Wigle Whiskey for an especially dill-icious spirit, and we’re pickled pink that the award-winning Eau de Pickle is back this year!

It’s almost time to inflate the 35-foot Heinz pickle balloon. With less than one month until Picklesburgh, we’re getting ready for our biggest (and briniest) festival yet – but we need your help!

Great news for the environment and your wallet: Ugly produce is making its way downtown.

Pittsburghers now have a new way to find local health, wellness and fitness organizations.

Market Square continues to be a hub for weekend activity as the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s Night Market + Concert Series kicked off for a full season, complete with new and returning vendors, along with music from a diverse collection of community partners.

Whether it’s for work or play, if you’ve been to Downtown Pittsburgh throughout the past decade, you’ve seen big changes for the better.

A new art installation is coming to Market Square as part of the Market Square Public Art program. On display from April 12-May 12, “Streaming Space” by Pittsburgh-based artists Alisha B. Wormsley and Ricardo Iamuuri Robinson will transform Market Square into a space for video, performance and sound that encourages healing and reflection.

Picklesburgh is the real dill! USA Today announced that Picklesburgh took top honors in its readers’ choice Best Specialty Food Festival contest in America.

Heads-up, Downtown: You can get a sneak peek at Penn Brewery’s new First Avenue taproom ahead of the grand opening. Open seven days a week, this is Penn Brewery’s second satellite location serving beer from its North Side brewery.

Picklesburgh has been nominated by USA Today as one of the 10 best specialty food festivals in the country. Ranked No. 1 as of last week, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership needs your help to make sure Picklesburgh stays on top.

Although today is officially Cupid’s Day, it’s not too late to find the perfect gift – like a short getaway in Downtown Pittsburgh.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Maybe it’s time to pop the big question or find a distinctive, luxury watch. We’ve got you covered, either way.

We all know that winter can get a little dreary in the ‘Burgh – so here’s something to cure those pesky winter doldrums. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is hosting the Winter Gallery Crawl, where innovative art can help you ignore the cold.

Downtown Pittsburgh is the perfect place to ring in 2019.

Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership is teaming with one of the city’s most beloved institutions for a new tradition.

Downtown Pittsburgh’s holiday season is almost here, meaning it’s time to plan your festive fun – and there’s more than one can’t-miss attraction:

Downtown Pittsburgh has a creative new retailer, as PG&H recently opened its doors at 536 Smithfield St. This home goods store is particularly unique because all products are handcrafted by local makers.

Downtown Pittsburgh comes alive with Halloween treats, tricks and thrills on Saturday, Oct. 27 as the second annual Fright Up Night conjures a dozen parties and events for one terrifyingly fun night.

This Halloween season Downtown Pittsburgh welcomes Zombie Den: Bar of the Living Dead, a unique pop-up bar that marks the 50th anniversary of George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” and the zombie pop culture it inspired.

Did you know that Downtown Pittsburgh has a mobile parklet?

Bae Bae’s Greenhouse is one of two new parklets that are part of the City of Pittsburgh’s 2018 Spark Pilot program.

Downtown alleyways aren’t looking too much like alleyways, are they? The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership is working to enhance passages frequently traveled by pedestrians.

Are you ready for music to your ears? How about a night of free entertainment? Downtown Pittsburgh Sound, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s (PDP) newest initiative is bringing high-quality, live music to workers, visitors and residents of Downtown.