HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jduquqs wrote on March 27, 2023 at 10:30 AM

Reply to comment by mouthsofmadness in Last McDonald's in Downtown Pittsburgh expected to close by Jazzlike_Dog_8175

>I do miss being right across from the art festival during the summer.

They had to move Arts Fest. The park was getting beat up from heavy usage, so the DCNR issued new rules saying events couldn't be more than 7 days, and there needed to be a recovery period between events (usually 2 to 5 days depending on how long the preceeding event was). Arts Fest is usually ~10 days, so they had to move it to the Cultural District.

mouthsofmadness t1_jdwm0y1 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 6:54 PM

Oh wow I hadn’t even noticed. When did they move it out of the park? I haven’t been there since before the pandemic, but I would go over if I was at the hotel during the festival. I can understand why they would move it, there was indeed a massive amount of people trampling through there. I didn’t realize how huge of an art scene the Burgh has til I started going there regularly. I did know Warhol was from a there so it makes sense. I gotta get back there and see friends, lots of good people In Pittsburgh.

HomicidalHushPuppy t1_jdwqtnw wrote on March 27, 2023 at 7:25 PM

They split it in 2021 - partly in the park, partly in the Cultural District. Then, the rule went into effect in 2022, so they moved the entire festival to the CD for 2022. It's interesting in that it pushes you to explore the area, but I found myself missing parts, or walking through the same area several times as I moved from place to place or forgot what I'd already covered.

mouthsofmadness t1_jdzio9n wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:09 AM

Yeah I can see what you mean, I can see it being a little awkward having it spread out over that 4 or 5 block radius. I would think if they handed out little maps or implemented a map using google maps to let vendors stamp where they are set up, and then you could check off where you have been as you go, that would be ideal. I’m sure they will roll out features as they go. But that little area can get confusing if you aren’t very familiar with the district.

I can remember walking back over the bridge after a Pirates game and hitting up Giavannis or cafe Milano right at the start of the cultural district (6th St. I believe) for a couple cheap slices they would set up for the foot traffic after games. Made the walk back to the Wyndham much more enjoyable haha.