Upcoming Events
The 2nd annual Beers for Brains will take place August 22nd, 2026.
Join us at B-Y Park for an evening of fun, friends, and of course, beer! Enjoy a variety of brews from the area's finest home brewers while mingling with fellow beer enthusiasts, all while supporting brain health research.
The event will include food trucks, live music, vendors, games and much more! Attendees will also have the opportunity to cast their votes and help select the People's Choice awards for the event's top beers!
Each event ticket will include a commemorative tasting glass.
VIP tickets include an hour of early event access starting at 4:00 pm.
Mug Club members receive a free VIP ticket upgrade. Select Mug Club Member ticket option.
VIP: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: B-Y Park 785 7th Street, Trafford, PA 15085
General Admission: 8:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Get your tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beers-for-brains-2026-tickets-1989628799298
A celebration of 2 years! We are taking over the beer garden at Dough Daddy to help them celebrate. The theme of this party is brunch and dogs!
WHERE: Dough Daddy Brewery - 4381 Gibsonia Road, Gibsonia, PA 15044
WHEN: Sunday, August 30th from 11am-3pm
A FIERY WEEKEND OF FLAVOR AND FUN
Rivers of Fire is Pittsburgh’s hot sauce festival—back for year two at Velum Fermentation in the South Side.
- Sample sauces from mild to wild from 22 hot sauce vendors
- cheer on contestants in the hot pepper eating contest
- try a hot pepper yourself then cool off with an ice bath with Nervana Health to benefit Animal Friends for Veterans
- Participate in the scavenger hunt and win prizes
- Witness the fire & aerial show by Iron City Circus Arts
- Watch Pittsburgh's Hot Talk where the Positively Pittsburgh Podcast will interview a few locals as they are eating increasingly hot wings
- Try the Hot Talk wing line up for yourself
- Experience the mobile escape room on site
- Play some pinball games between pours
- Grab some food from the food trucks and cool off with some ice cream
Friday night warms things up for free; Saturday is the full-tilt main event.
WHERE: Velum Fermentation - 2120 Jane Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
WHEN: October 9th 5pm-9pm & October 10th 12pm-7pm
WEBSITE: https://www.pittsburghsriversoffire.com/