(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – This April 2, 2021, file photo shows bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh. Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a recent release from Visit Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh was one of five municipalities in the United States to receive the designation of a World Festival and Event City by the International Festivals and Events Association in 2025. This is the second year in a row that Pittsburgh received this designation. An international panel of experts made an evaluation on each city that received this designation by their commitment to supporting and fostering events and festivals, the impact of the activities of those events and festivals economically and their role in enhancing the quality of life for both visitors and residents. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania also earned this designation. According to the International Festivals and Events Association’s website, these cities earned the 2025 designation of a World Festival and Event City by the International Festivals and Events Association:
- Dublin, Ireland
- Dublin, Ohio, United States
- Geumsan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
- Historic Kailua Village, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, United States
- McAllen, Texas, United States
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Songkhla, Thailand
- Vaughan, Ontario, Canada