Your Guide to October 2026 in Pittsburgh
October in Pittsburgh is packed with things to eat, see and do — from campy musicals and a pizza opera to the Pittsburgh Art Book Fair and the (maybe?) final Living Dead Weekend at Monroeville Mall. We’ve also got fall house tours, family-friendly trolley adventures, a food hall to try, and a few ideas for getting out of town. Plus, host Megan Harris wants your vote on where she should spend a few days away: the Finger Lakes, Cuyahoga Valley, New River Gorge, Cumberland, or somewhere else within driving distance of Pittsburgh. Help!
Looking for more things to do? Check out our massive lists of local fall festivals and haunted houses.
Notes and references from today’s show:
- Meet some of our new colleagues at their upcoming events. City Cast Pittsburgh’s audience development manager Emma Honcharski is a co-director of the annual Pittsburgh Art Book Fair on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, and creative producer Boen Wang is accompanying his wife Grace, a poet and visual artist, for a reading from their debut book Holly at City of Asylum on Oct. 12.
- Glamping in State Parks [PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources]
- PODCAST: How Pgh Became the Roller Coaster Capitol of the World [City Cast Pittsburgh]
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