Penn Avenue Arts & Commercial District

Penn Avenue Arts & Commercial District

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Welcome to the best arts district in the City of Pittsburgh! Art, music, dance, potholes-- we've got it all along Penn Avenue.

This is the greatest thing to happen to Pittsburgh since yinz beloved Stillers first took the field on September 20, 1933! The Penn Avenue Arts Initiative was created in 1998 as a joint strategy of Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation & Friendship Development Associates to support artists in the renovation of blighted, formerly vacant buildings & in turn create an artist niche along the Penn Avenue Cor

Photos from Penn Avenue Arts & Commercial District's post 04/30/2026

The eastbound section that is closed for construction between N Pacific Avenue and N Fairmount Street has a number of attractions for everyone to visit including art, community, food, and music for Unblurred: First Fridays tomorrow!

Use the QR Code at the end or checkout the May Edition of The Bulletin to checkout the full list of attractions!

And as always, checkout the rest of Unblurred offerings between Main Street and Negley Avenue on Penn Ave!

02/04/2026

Start your UNBLURRED off this Friday at our event for the Penn Avenue Art & Commercial District at KST’s Alloy Studios at 5530 Penn Ave at 6 PM for some art, food, drinks, music, and some words!

01/27/2026

It’s crafted! Your Penn Avenue Strategic Plan for the next five years is finished and we want to treat you all to some food and music to start off your Unblurred (First Friday) on February 6, 2026 with doors opening at 6 PM and a few words at 6:30 PM at KST’s Alloy Studios at 5530 Penn Ave. Come on over!

Photos from Penn Avenue Arts & Commercial District's post 11/29/2025

It's small business Saturday! Love local and shop the stores on Penn ave!

Photos from Penn Avenue Arts & Commercial District's post 11/29/2025

Happy small business Saturday!!!! Love local today! Please visit all our wonderful stores, shops, bakery, cafes, and restaurants on Penn ave today!!!!

Photos from Leona's Ice Cream's post 11/12/2025
11/11/2025

Help us put dessert on our neighbors' Thanksgiving tables. Our "Pie for a Neighbor" program offers a pumpkin pie at a discounted rate to give to a neighbor in need. Purchase a pie from our website and with Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, we will distribute the gift to people in need in our immediate community. Buy a Pie for a Neighbor:
https://thirdspacebakery.square.site/thanksgiving-pre-order

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11/08/2025

Pittsburgh’s longest-running visual art stroll is tonight — Friday, Nov. 7. Can't make it? There are plenty more gallery openings throughout the month. Including work from Frank Harris, shown below, at Groove Gallery and Records groovepittsburgh in Bloomfield.

Read November's NEXT in the Gallery here: https://nextpittsburgh.com/arts-entertainment/pittsburgh-art-shows-in-november-are-flying/

“Frank Harris: Born to be Wild, Where Rock ‘n’ Roll Meets the Canvas” on view Nov. 8-30, opening reception Nov. 8, 6-9 p.m. Photo by Frank Harris.

11/07/2025

Tonight is First Friday! Penn Ave has so many great art shows and happenings tonight. Swing down and check it out. We’ll be open till 9:30pm tonight 😊

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Penn Avenue From Mathilda St To Negley Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
15224