River City Brass

Get ready for a frightfully fun night of music, costumes, and surprises as River City Brass kicks off the season with a Halloween spectacular! Featuring spooky favorites like Ghostbusters, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Monster Mash, Beetlejuice, Jaws, and Psycho this concert is perfect for families, first-time concertgoers, and Halloween lovers of all ages. Enjoy a night of familiar music and seasonal thrills, snap photos with costumed characters, and come dressed in costume or Halloween colors to score a free treat bag at the door.

River City Brass is absolutely thrilled to make our Pittsburgh Playhouse debut! We’re bringing the RCB 12-piece ensemble to the stage for an exciting evening of bold, brass-driven music spanning classical, jazz, swing, popular music, and the silver screen. WQED will be on hand to capture the performance, and we’re so excited to launch this new collaboration with Pittsburgh Playhouse and WQED/WQED-FM.

Tickets are available via Pittsburgh Playhouse at the link below, with Pittsburgh Playhouse generously extending a 10% off promo code for our RCB Family. To redeem, please use code PLRCBFAM at checkout:

🎃 A Halloween Family Adventure with River City Brass + MuseumLab

Get ready for a Halloween celebration that’s louder, sillier, and brassier than ever! River City Brass brings its wildly fun Halloween concert to the New Hazlett Theater for a special family-friendly afternoon packed with music, creativity, and Halloween fun.

But this isn’t just a concert — it’s a full Halloween experience! ✨

Thanks to a special collaboration with Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and MuseumLab, families can arrive early and enjoy FREE hands-on activities and creative experiences before the music begins (no sign-ups needed!) with additional surprises and activities continuing after the show.

At 3 PM, the music takes over as River City Brass brings your Halloween favorites to life with a high-energy concert featuring spooky, familiar music from Ghostbusters, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Harry Potter, Jaws, and more!

Come in costume. Bring the whole family. Make a free glow wand to wave during the concert and some spooky crafts to wear during the show as you sing along, dance, and experience the sound of RCB in the intimate and spectacular New Hazlett Theater!

Make OCTOBER 11th a whole day of Halloween fun on Pittsburgh’s North Side:

• 🎃 Creative Halloween activities
• 🎺 A full River City Brass concert
• 👻 Spooky favorites for kids and grown-ups
• 🎨 Special experiences with Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh at MuseumLab
• ✨ Family-friendly fun before, during and after the concert
• 🎭 Costumes encouraged!

Tickets:
Adults $30
Kids $20
Promo Code: RCBFAMILY gets 10% off 4 tickets or more!

River City Brass celebrates 250 years of diverse American music with a concert that includes breathtaking pieces like Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, folk songs like Shenandoah and Ashokan Farewell, and classics like Georgia on My Mind, American Pie, and Take Me Home, Country Roads. Add some toe-tappers like Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag and Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever – with the piccolo solo reassigned to the tuba, naturally – and the result is a show for all ages that is a blast to experience live. Plus, get a free commemorative sticker at the door to show your RCB pride!

Experience the magic of the season with River City Brass’s beloved holiday celebration – a night filled with warmth, wonder, and moments the whole family will love! From timeless holiday classics like Happy Holiday, Santa Claus is Back in Town, and My Favorite Things to music from The Polar Express, Grinch, and Frozen, this concert is packed with seasonal hits, traditional carols and sing-alongs, plus lots of fun surprises along the way. Enjoy candy canes for kids and families can snap free photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Come share in an unforgettable evening full of music, merriment, and holiday magic!

The one everyone raves about: RCB’s Celtic Experience bursts onto the stage with thunderous brass, driving rhythms, and the soaring voice of Paul Byrom from Celtic Thunder, joined by bagpipes, drums and dazzling Celtic dancers. From Danny Boy and Caledonia

to Amazing Grace and pulse-pounding favorites from Riverdance, this beloved RCB series delivers music for all ages. Kids can choose from free Celtic stickers or temporary tattoos at the door, and our dancers and pipers are always ready to pose for photos with the whole family. This year’s Celtic Experience delivers all the music, magic, and excitement you love, turned up to eleven!

Step into a world of princesses, heroes, and pure movie magic as River City Brass brings your favorite film scores to life. Packed with music from The Lion King, Aladdin, Moana, Star Wars, and Indiana Jones, as well as timeless classics like Lawrence of Arabia, Casablanca, and The Sound of Music, this concert series brings drama, thrills, and excitement for all ages. Kids can dress up as their favorite characters, snag free glow rings and bracelets at the door, and snap photos with superheroes in the lobby. Big sound, big fun, and pure cinema for the whole family — there’s nothing like going to the movies with RCB.

You asked, we listened—now turn it up! RCB Mixtape is the ultimate feel-good finale for our season, packed with the songs you love the most. All season long, we’re letting our incredible audience help build this series playlist: you can vote on polls on Facebook and Instagram, or send us your requests via a special link on our website. In classic RCB style, nothing is off limits: from classic rock and pop hits to country, polka, classical, and even unforgettable throwbacks from RCB past, we are taking your requests! This concert doesn’t just belong to River City Brass… it belongs to you.