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Tip: Ticketed and busy; go at off-peak hours to skip the longest truck lines.

More food festivals in Pittsburgh

Steel City Big Pour ★ 4.0

east-liberty

The Steel City Big Pour pours craft beer each September in Pittsburgh to fund Construction Junction. Dozens of breweries and local food in a warehouse fundraiser.

Tip: Ticketed fundraiser for Construction Junction. Buy ahead; it sells out most years.

South Side Soup Contest ★ 3.9

south-side

The South Side Soup Contest runs each February in Pittsburgh. Walk East Carson Street sampling soups from 20 local restaurants and vote for the city's best bowl.

Tip: Ticketed crawl along East Carson. Dress warm; the sampling is mostly walk-and-taste.

Pittsburgh Soul Food Festival ★ 3.9

east-liberty

The Pittsburgh Soul Food Festival celebrates Black-owned food vendors each summer in Pittsburgh. Soul food plates, music and community across an open-air gathering.

Tip: Free and family-friendly. Go for fried chicken, mac and cheese and peach cobbler.

Picklesburgh ★ 4.6

downtown

Picklesburgh takes over Pittsburgh's Sister Bridges each July, a free festival built around pickles. A giant flying Heinz pickle balloon, vendors and pickled everything.

Tip: Free; takes over two bridges downtown. Go early before the lunchtime crowd peaks.

Bloomfield Little Italy Days ★ 4.4

bloomfield

Bloomfield Little Italy Days fills Liberty Avenue each August in Pittsburgh's Little Italy. Free since 2002, with Italian food vendors, music and a meatball contest.

Tip: Free; runs along Liberty Avenue. Go hungry for arancini, sausage sandwiches and cannoli.

The Original Pittsburgh Taco Festival ★ 4.1

strip-district

The Original Pittsburgh Taco Festival runs each September at the Stacks at 3 Crossings in Pittsburgh. Dozens of taquerias, tequila and a taco-eating crowd in the Strip.

Tip: Ticketed; gold tickets get early entry. Tacos and tequila across dozens of vendors.

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