PITTSBURGH SOUL FOOD FESTIVAL
Established in 2019 in commemoration of Pittsburgh's past, and present,
food service pioneers and entrepreneurs, such as:
- Benjamin Richards, who, by 1788,
established the first Black Butchery Company in Downtown Pittsburgh, PA on 3rd avenue (current-Day #1 PPG Plaza)
- Charles Richards, who, by 1795,
owned the first Black Restaurant & Lodge on Ferry street (present-Day Stanwix Street) called "The Negro Tavern"
- Rev. John C. Peck, who, in 1838
opened the first Oyster House and Ice-cream Parlor on 3rd avenue; and
- John R. Pulpress & Benjamin
Pulpress who owned and operated the first Black Fish Stall inside Market Square and at The Allegheny Market House (Northside) on 26th & First Street
We began this event to showcase Our historic legacy and the best
Soul Food Restaurants in this region.
The Pittsburgh Soul Food
Festival-A Soulful Taste of the Burgh, will see thousands of visitors from across the Country and throughout Pennsylvania.
Join us on Friday August 29th through
Sunday August 31st, as we highlight over 100 Small Business Vendors and Food Service Proprietors.
Get ready for some
great Southern Cuisine, multiple ethnic foods vendors, BBQ Contest, Cultural activities, Craft Vendors and Live Entertainment in Downtown, Pittsburgh PA, from 11am to 10pm
DAILY
VENUE
LOCATION
Downtown Pittsburgh, Pa 15222- Market Square and the Blvd of the Allies (Between Wood street
and Stanwix street)
MAIN STAGE location: Blvd of the Allies, between Wood street and Stanwix
street.
FOOD COMPANIES
+Unique Cuisine & Catering +T-Coy Café +Simon's Food
Concession +Early-Mae Bakery +African Cuisine +Ms. Vickey's Soul Food Grill +Neighborhood Hero LLC + Ray Ray's BBQ Restaurant +Very Vendi +Ms. Jean's Soul Food Restaurant +Surf-N-Turf +Aunt Rhonda's
Sweet Potato Pie +Far-A-Way Jamaica +Chan's Food Concession +Icey Treats +The Covering Food Concession +RJBC Tasting +Tantalizing Dining +Preeti Pitt Bar & Grill +Hallelujah Hotdog Food Express
+Foxy Frans Restaurant +Cuddy's Soul Food Restaurant +Cute Cups +Leon's Caribbean Restaurant +Chef-N-A-Box +Z-Best BBQ Restaurant +Cactus Jack's Grill +Q&M Chicken & BBQ +Family Affair Soul
Food Restaurant +Roadside BBQ
2025 ENTERTAINMENT
SCHEDULE
COMING SOON
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SPONSORED BY:
Giant Eagle, PA Black Equity Coalition, Jack Daniel's Whiskey, The
Pittsburgh Foundation, UPMC, Stop the Violence Pittsburgh, The Heinz Endowments and Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership.