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Things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: September 17 to 20, 2026

Thursday September 17
12:35 PM
Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers
PNC Park
Brewers, 12:35 first pitch. A long lunch, if anyone asks.
6:00 PM
Penn Brewery OktoberfestFree admission
Penn Brewery / Runs through Sun Sep 20
Night one of four. A Munich-style keg tapping, the Polkamaniacs, six to nine, and general admission costs nothing.
6:00 PM
University Night at Carnegie Museum of ArtFREE
Carnegie Museum of Art
Free, six to ten, and you do not need a museum ticket. The Carnegie International is up.
7:00 PM
Ballyhoo! Fall Tour$27.84
Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall
Doors at seven, $27.84.
7:00 PM
Speedrun$15
Arcade Comedy Theater
Fifteen dollars at seven, and you are out in time for Got Rights? at nine.
7:30 PM
Pitt Panthers Football vs. Syracuse
Acrisure Stadium
Thursday night kickoff at 7:30 and the first conference game of the year.
8:00 PM
Greggy_oke KaraokeFREE
Mr. Smalls Cafe
Free karaoke in the Cafe at eight. Leaving early costs you nothing.
8:00 PM
Leonid & Friends (Night 2)$61
Jergel's Rhythm Grille
Night one already sold out. This is the other one, $61, show at eight in Warrendale.
8:00 PM
The Iron Roses$15 advance, $20 day of show
Bottlerocket Social Hall
With Rodeo Boys and Frog Legs. Show at eight, $15 ahead, $20 at the door.
9:00 PM
Got Rights?$5
Arcade Comedy Theater
Five dollars at nine.
Friday September 18
6:00 PM
Art on Fire Celebration + Auction
Pittsburgh Glass Center
The Glass Center's big night: live glassmaking and the only glass art auction in town, six to eleven. Valet is free.
6:40 PM
Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals
PNC Park
Royals in town for three. First pitch 6:40.
7:00 PM
Movie Night!FREE
Mr. Smalls Cafe
Free, part of Millvale Days, doors at seven.
8:00 PM
An Evening with Samara Joy (PIJF Kickoff Concert)
August Wilson African American Cultural Center
The jazz festival's kickoff, eight o'clock at the August Wilson Center. It has a waitlist, so check the page before you plan around it.
8:00 PM
badluv$20.92
Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall
Doors at seven, show at eight, $20.92.
8:00 PM
George Civeris
Bottlerocket Social Hall
Brooklyn comic, has done Comedy Central. Doors at five, show at eight, so eat first.
8:00 PM
Jellyfish$25 at the door
Spirit
Eight until two, 21 and up. $25 at the door and cheaper if you buy online.
8:00 PM
Margaret Glaspy: The I Am Both Tour$32.42 advance, $35.51 day of show
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
In the Funhouse, which is the small room. $32.42 ahead, show at eight.
8:30 PM
Sketch Lab Report Vol 3$20
Arcade Comedy Theater
$20 at 8:30. It runs again Saturday night and Sunday afternoon if Friday is spoken for.
9:30 PM
CASA BAILE: Latin House and Dance Night
Bottlerocket Social Hall
Latin house from half nine. This is where Friday ends.
Saturday September 19
1:00 PM
PIJF Street FestivalFREE
Liberty Avenue, Downtown / Runs through Sun Sep 20
Free, Saturday and Sunday, music on Liberty Avenue from one o'clock.
2:00 PM
SaturdazeFREE
Spirit
Rooftop, two to six, free, 21 and up. DJ Kelly has the afternoon.
6:00 PM
Co-Workers$15
Arcade Comedy Theater
Six o'clock, $15. Early enough to do something else after.
6:40 PM
Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals
PNC Park
Royals again, 6:40.
7:00 PM
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls: Road to Lost Evenings IX$47.34 advance, $53.52 day of show
Mr. Smalls Theatre
Doors at six, show at seven, $47.34 ahead. Six dollars more at the door.
7:00 PM
I See Stars$38.52 to $45.44
Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall
Doors at six, show at seven, from $38.52.
7:00 PM
The Arcade List$15
Arcade Comedy Theater
Fifteen bucks at seven.
8:00 PM
The Clintones, Ultimate 90s$13.15 to $18.65
Jergel's Rhythm Grille
A 90s cover band named the Clintones. Show at eight, 21 and up, from $13.15.
9:00 PM
Comedy Bingo Night with Barbara, A Mother$15
Arcade Comedy Theater
Bingo, hosted by someone called Barbara, A Mother. Nine o'clock, $15.
10:00 PM
Afro-Caribbean Third Saturdays: Island Motion
Spirit
Ten until two, third Saturday of the month.
Sunday September 20
12:00 PM
Brunch-ish
Spirit
Brunch until three, music until four. The name is honest.
1:00 PM
STEELERS GAME (vs Patriots)FREE
Bottlerocket Social Hall
Steelers are away, so here is the next best seat. Free, all ages, $3 drafts, doors at noon.
1:00 PM
The Lion King (Touring)
Benedum Center
1:35 PM
Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals (Fan Appreciation Weekend)
PNC Park
Fan Appreciation Weekend, 1:35 first pitch.
2:00 PM
Film: Jo-Fei Chen: Where Is My Love? and Incidental JourneyFREE
Carnegie Museum of Art
Two films, two to four, free, and no museum ticket needed.
3:00 PM
On Topic: Performing Womanhood in Eastern Europe with Cristina ModreanuFREE
Alphabet City
Free talk on the North Side at three.
5:00 PM
Benny Benack 2$10 music charge
Con Alma
Five to eight, and a $10 music charge goes on the bill.
7:00 PM
CROWN MAGNETAR
Preserving Underground
Seven o'clock in New Kensington, in the basement of an old church. Worth the drive for the room alone.
7:00 PM
Knorrwood with Wired Tae the Moon$15.90 to $44.15
Jergel's Rhythm Grille
Show at seven, 21 and up, from $15.90.
7:30 PM
YINZ MIGHT KNOW w/ RACHEL ANN BOVIER
Bottlerocket Social Hall
A live long-form interview show. Doors at five, starts at half seven.