2006 All-Star Game

Pittsburgh is ready to play ball! While the big hit is the 2006 All-Star Game on July 11 at PNC Park, the fun doesn't stop there. There are plenty of things to see and do all over town as Pittsburgh celebrates All-Star Week.From special concerts by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to gallery crawls in the Cultural District to movie premiers at the ball park, Pittsburgh heats up in July with All-Star Week activities for everyone.

All-Star FanFest

July 7 - July 11, 2006
Baseball lovers are in for a treat when the 2006 All-Star FanFest, the largest baseball fan event in the nation, slides into Pittsburgh July 7-11 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

All-Star Days at the Pittsburgh History Center

July 7 - July 11, 2006
The Pittsburgh History Center offers five full days of family fun in celebration of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, including book signings, special gallery talks inside the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum and children's activities, such as baseball karaoke, pie-eating contests, pitching cages and more.

Habitat for Humanity All-Star Week Build

July 9 - July 11, 2006
Volunteers working with Habitat for Humanity will be building a house at Point State Park. Media day and a press conference is scheduled for the 10th. Building is tentatively scheduled from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. each day.

Taco Bell All-Star Sunday

July 9, 2006
The first of three days of Major League Baseball All-Star events at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Taco Bell All-Star Sunday features the XM Satellite Radio All-Star Futures Game and the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game.

MLB Home Run Derby

July 10, 2006
A Major League Baseball tradition, the MLB Home Run Derby takes place at PNC Park the day before the All-Star Game. Eight players - four from the American League and four from the National League - slug it out to see who can get the most home runs.

MLB All-Star Game

July 11, 2006
The 2006 All-Star game marks the fifth time that the City of Pittsburgh has hosted the Midsummer Classic. Forbes Field was the site of the 1944 and 1959 All-Star Games and Three Rivers Stadium hosted the 1974 and 1994 All-Star Games. The 2006 All-Star Game will be held at PNC Park - considered by many to be the best ballpark in major league baseball.