Published by Jeremy. Last Updated on March 4, 2025.
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Pittsburgh in March can be hit or miss depending on the weather. Some years we get an early spring and it is a beautiful time to be outside. Others, the winter dreariness continues on.
As such, if you are looking to get out and explore Pittsburgh this month you'll need to be aware of the weather before making plans.
So in this month's feature, we have a mix of indoor and outdoor options to have you covered no matter what the forecast is!
Find a Fish Fry
Fish Fry culture in Pittsburgh during Lent is no joke, with many restaurants, Elk and Moose lodges, and churches taking part having food throughout the season. As Lent often runs from late February to either late March or early April, this means that March is the best month of the year to get out and find a good fish fry!
In need of a good fish sandwich this season? Check out this interactive map for all of the options out there.
History Uncorked: Mirror Ball
The Heinz History Center's annual gala, History Uncorked, is coming back in 2025 with the theme Mirror Ball on March 7th from 7:30pm to 11pm!
Party in the museum with live entertainment, activities, food, and more during this great 21+ fundraiser to help support the museum.
St. Patrick's Day Parade
The annual St. Patrick's Day parade in downtown Pittsburgh is one of the biggest celebrations in March, and in 2025 the parade will return on Saturday, March 15th at 10am. The parade typically begins at Liberty Avenue and 11th Street and then goes down Grant Street before turning right on Boulevard of the allies and ending at Commonwealth Place at Stanwix.
Be prepared to hang out with a few hundred thousand new friends at this one, and if you are up to keep the celebrations going after the parade the bars downtown and in South Side are sure to keep the festivities strong well throughout the night!
Phipps Spring Flower Show
Phipps Conservatory is the premier conservatory in Western Pennsylvania and is home to nearly a dozen rooms with various themes to showcase some of the world's best flowers and plants. Each March the gardens unveil their most popular show, the Spring Flower Show, which features dozens of amazing spring flowers as well as art pieces curated to each show's unique theme.
If you only have time to visit the conservatory for one show a year, make it this one. 2025's Spring Flower Show is themed A Bloom for Every Room and runs from March 22nd to April 20th. Even better? Starting on March 1st, the Tropical Forest is taking on a new theme- Tropical Forest Panama!
After Phipps you can easily go explore Oakland or Squirrel Hill, so why not grab a Japanese takeaway box at Oishii Bento or a drink at the tiki bar Hidden Harbor?
Spring Home & Garden Show
Pittsburgh's annual Home & Garden Show is back for another spring edition at the David L Lawrence Convention Center downtown on 7th to 16th. If you're looking to have a new home and garden project this year, this could be a great event to attend and get some ideas!
Japanese Film Festival at Row House Cinema
The Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival takes place over two weeks at Row House Cinema each March and features a number of film types, genres, and more. In 2025, the festival will run from March 14th to 27th and will have a focus on the Samurai genre.
The film festival tends to sell tickets by week, so snatch up your preferred showing before they sell out!
Page's Opening Day
While you can enjoy ice cream at many shops in Pittsburgh year-round, many are also seasonal. Page's is one such ice cream shop that typically is open from March through October and has a die-hard following for their soft serve, sundaes, and more. (The Yinzer Sundae is a treat any time of year, and their fall flavors like apple cider always warrant a return visit before they close).
Page's opening is tentatively scheduled for March 7th in 2025.
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Trillium Trail
The Trillium flower is a rather rare flower to Western Pennsylvania, and there are only a few places around the city to spot it during its brief late-March/early-April bloom. The aptly named Trillium Trail in Fox Chapel is one of these places, and this small hiking trail becomes to go-to place for flower fans in early spring (and is a peaceful nature reserve for the rest of the year).
Keep the hiking going while exploring north of the city and check out Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve.
Shows in March
In 2025, PNC's Broadway series will be performing Kimberly Akimbo from March 4th to 9th.
The Pittsburgh Opera is performing Madama Butterfly on select dates from March 22nd to 30th.
The Pittsburgh Symphony has performances of Pixar in Concert, Lang Lang with the PSO, Beethoven's Pastoral, and many more scheduled throughout the month as well!
Sports in March
As a sports-crazed city, Pittsburgh has just about everything for those looking to cheer on a local team.
Our resident soccer team is the Riverhounds, and their stadium is perfectly located in Station Square- just across from the city. Check out their schedule and visit for a great game once their season kicks off in earnest in March with their first home game on March 22nd!
Although hockey season is starting to wind down for the year, there are many Penguins home games for the month including on the 1st, 2nd, 11th, 13th, 15th, 18th, 21st, and 30th.!
Want to explore before or after the game? Consider a ride on the Gateway Clipper or head down to Cilantro and Ajo a few blocks down in South Side for some amazing Venezuelan fare.