In a bid to foster community engagement and strengthen local businesses, Pittsburgh’s Innovation District is hosting for the first time a Corridor Market event on South Craig Street in North Oakland every third Thursday through Sept 21. It kicks off on Thursday, July 20, and will feature more than two dozen local artists, vendors and makers selling their goods from 5-9 p.m. Each market will be held here, featuring different Pittsburgh artists, creators and makers each week. The initiative aims to bring residents together and showcase the diverse offerings in the area. ”We’re really hoping to get people out in the open to discover all that Oakland has to offer,” says Mollie Crowe, marketing and communications manager of the Business Improvement District in Oakland. The Innovation District, formed in 2017, includes the 1-square mile connecting the University of Pittsburgh to Carnegie Mellon University and aims to unify the mass of talent, university resources, transformative technology and cultural assets of that part of Oakland. In conjunction with the Corridor Markets, the Carnegie Museum of Art’s Inside Out program holds events every Thursday and Saturday from 5-9 p.m. in the Sculpture Court, just a short walk from the market. The events feature free performances, food trucks, workshops and gatherings, DJs, art activities and more.

Photo Credit: Courtesy Pittsburgh Innovation District