South Side Soup Contest is a food festival in South Side, Pittsburgh.
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.
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 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 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 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.
Pittsburgh Restaurant Week runs each January and August across the city. More than 50 restaurants offer three-course, fixed-price menus to spotlight the dining scene.
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 the city's beer scene.
Tip: Spread across breweries citywide. Plan a route; the special releases sell through fast.