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EXPLORE PITTSBURGH |  | | | | | | Pittsburgh Restaurant WeekCitywide
Pittsburgh,
PA
412-325-2785 | | | | | Description: Enjoy food from some of the city's finest restaurants during Pittsburgh Restaurant Week, when places like August Henry's, Bigelow, Bona Terra, Disalvo's and Six Penn offer superb three-course dinners for just $30. Participating restaurants are located throughout the area, from Downtown to the Northside.
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| Pittsburgh Festival of LightsSeveral buildings downtown
Pittsburgh,
PA
| | | | | Description: The entire of month of June, the facades of several prominent buildings in downtown Pittsburgh will be turned into colorful, illuminated works of art. Similar styles of building art have met with rave reviews in cities like Paris, Singapore and Kobe.
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| PNC Pittsburgh Symphony Pops600 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh,
PA
15222
412-392-4900 | | | | | Description: Pops concerts throughout the year feature the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as well as special guest conductors and musicians, multi-media presentations and spectacular music from writers like Henry Mancini, George Gershwin and Jack Everly.
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| 100 W Station Square Dr
Pittsburgh,
PA
412-875-4841 | | | | | Description: A truly unique way to celebrate Independence Day, the Three Rivers Regatta is a two-day event that features live concerts, jet and water ski stunt shows, a bass fishing tourney, powerboat races and even Frisbee-catching dogs. The festivities climax with an awesome fireworks display at 9:30pm on the 4th.
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| Pittsburgh Blues Festival4000 Middle Rd
Allison Park,
PA
15101
412-460-2583 | | | | | Description: This summer music festival brings in a number of big-name acts from both the US and abroad that is to say, folks like Leon Russell, Jimbo Mathis, Billy Price, Peter Karp, Eric Lindell, John Mayall or even The Yardbirds. Food and souvenir vendors, kid-friendly areas and merchandise raffles combine to give the Pittsburgh Blues Festival wide popular appeal. Parking is free, and Friday admission is free for those who bring a bag of groceries to donate to the Pittsburgh Foodbank.
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| 100 Art Rooney Ave
Pittsburgh,
PA
15212
412-323-1200 | | | | | Description: Franco Harris. Terry Bradshaw. "Mean" Joe Greene. Jerome Bettis. Hines Ward. For most football fans, the names of Steeler greats have always been synonymous with hard-nosed play and, above all else, winning. These days, Pittsburgh's NFL franchise is as popular as ever, and tickets to see the five-time Super Bowl champs are hard to come by. If you're fortunate enough to land a ticket for a game at Heinz Field, don't pass it up!
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| Pittsburgh Irish Festival
Pittsburgh,
PA
412-232-1537 | | | | | Description: Annual event that hosts traditional Irish music and dancing, children's activities, a dog show, an Irish Market, and Sunday Mass.
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| 66 Mario Lemieux Pl
Pittsburgh,
PA
15219
412-323-1919 | | | | | Description: The NHL's Penguins are a relatively young team (they were founded in 1967), but in that time they've managed to compile quite a legacy. A duo of Stanley Cup trophies (1990-91 and 1991-92) were the highlights of the team's golden era, when hall-of-famer Mario Lemieux led the squad to five divisional titles in ten years. Today, the team's fortunes look as bright as ever, thanks to talented young bucks like Sidney Crosby.
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| Penn Ave
Pittsburgh,
PA
15201
| | | | | Description: Annual New Year's Eve Festival celebrating the cultural variety of Pittsburgh. Begins with a children's fireworks show and ends with a grande finale fireworks show. Activities throughout the night and multiple stages of music across the city.
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| Three Rivers Arts FestivalStanwix St
Pittsburgh,
PA
15222
412-281-8723 | | | | | Description: Annual event held downtown each June. Showcases visual and performing arts, from painting and sculpture to dance and music. Attracts nearly 600,000 people. In addition to two weeks of great art, the festival also showcases bands on two stages located at Stanwix Triangle and Market Square, respectively.
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