Pittsburgh Soul Food Festival is a food festival in East Liberty, Pittsburgh.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Free and family-friendly. Go for fried chicken, mac and cheese and peach cobbler.
Picklesburgh takes over Pittsburgh's Sister Bridges each July, a free festival built around pickles. A giant flying Heinz pickle balloon, vendors and pickled.
Tip: Free; takes over two bridges downtown. Go early before the lunchtime crowd peaks.
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.
Tip: Free; runs along Liberty Avenue. Go hungry for arancini, sausage sandwiches and cannoli.
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.
Tip: Ticketed; gold tickets get early entry. Tacos and tequila across dozens of vendors.
Pittsburgh Restaurant Week runs each January and August across the city. More than 50 restaurants offer three-course, fixed-price menus to spotlight.
Tip: Two editions a year, winter and summer. Book the bigger rooms early; tables go fast.
Three Rivers Beer Week runs each April across Pittsburgh. The 40-plus breweries of Allegheny County pour special releases and host events celebrating.
Tip: Spread across breweries citywide. Plan a route; the special releases sell through fast.
The Holy Cross Greek Festival runs each June in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. Homemade Greek food, pastries and dancing at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox.
Tip: Go for the spanakopita, gyros and loukoumades made by the parish. Free admission.