Mike Vargo

EC Summer Guide 2026 (Mid-to-Late Season): Festivals, Fairs, and Events

There’s still a lot of summer left, so get out and soak it in.

PicklesBurgh Kicks Off Downtown (Thurs., 7/16/26)

Picklesburgh

Hero’s Journey Turned Upside Down: Mamet’s ‘Henry Johnson’ at Kinetic

The new play from David Mamet sheds light on a nice guy’s dark side.

Kinetic Stages Mamet’s ‘Henry Johnson’ (Wed, 7/15/26)

‘Henry Johnson’

Bob Dylan in Concert at Stage AE; Day Two Pittsburgh Music Fest at PBC (Sun., 7/12/26)

Bob Dylan, Pittsburgh Music Festival

CLO’s ‘Mean Girls’ Onstage at the Benedum Center (Wed., 7/8/26)

‘Mean Girls’

Pittsburgh Area Swimming Pools and Swimming Beaches (Wed., 7/1/26)

Pittsburgh area swimming pools and swimming beaches.

History Center After Hours: America’s 250th; Dan Kamin’s ‘The Magic Lesson’ at Greer Cabaret (Thurs., 6/25/26)

Heinz History Center After Hours: America’s 250th, Dan Kamin’s ‘The Magic Lesson’

CLO Opens ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ at Benedum (Tues., 6/23/26)

‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’

Chris Stapleton in Concert at Pavilion at Star Lake (Wed., 6/17/26)

Chris Stapleton

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