Ticket Policies
As of March 25, 2026
Through our five signature programs, we offer something for every reader, writer, and listener. Ten Evenings and New & Noted are paid, ticketed events. Made Local, Poets Aloud, and Words & Pictures are free, ticketed events, meaning we encourage registration and may scan your tickets at the door.
All tickets sales are final. No refunds or exchanges are given except when programs are cancelled. Speakers and dates are subject to change. If you are no longer able to join us, we encourage you to turn back your ticket to the Box Office.
Box Office
Our Box Office is open Monday through Thursday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Please leave a message if your call is not answered, and we will return your call as soon as possible.
On event days, our Box Office closes at 3 pm and reopens at the Hall one hour prior to each event. Ticket sales at the door are subject to availability. Pre-purchased tickets may be picked up at our onsite Will Call table.
Lost Tickets
If you have lost your ticket, please call Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures at 412.622.8866, or email info@pittsburghlectures.org, and we will leave a copy of your ticket for you to pick up at Will Call on the night of the event.
Ticket Delivery
We use mobile tickets for all five lecture series. For more information on how mobile ticketing works, please see this short video from our friends at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
Physical tickets are only available for Ten Evenings. There is no additional charge to receive your tickets in the mail. You may also pick up your Ten Evenings tickets at the Will Call table in the Music Hall before the event.
Book Bundles
Tickets to New & Noted events include a copy of the featured book. In this instance, we do not offer a separate ticket price excluding the book. If you do not want your included copy of the book, we do not need advance notice. All books will be distributed at the door of the event. Please contact the box office for questions regarding New & Noted tickets (e.g. group sales).
If your ticket includes a book and you cannot attend the event, you will have one week following the lecture to contact us to arrange pickup. After this time, we can no longer guarantee your copy of the included book.
Cancelling Due to Illness
As your in-person lecture date approaches, if you or a member of your group is not feeling well or has concerns about attending, please let us know if you will not be using your tickets and would like to donate them.
Online Access
Beginning with the 2026-27 Ten Evenings season, Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures will be hosting in-person-only events. Standalone online subscriptions and single tickets to Ten Evenings will no longer be available.
A full subscription to Ten Evenings includes livestream access to all ten lectures in the event that you cannot attend in person on the day of an event.
New & Noted will continue to be an in-person-only lecture series.
Select Poets Aloud and Words & Pictures will be recorded and posted at a later date to our YouTube channel.
Made Local events are recorded and posted to our YouTube channel at a later date for on-demand viewing.
Accessibility Needs
We will continue to offer online access to all our series for those who cannot join us in person due to accessibility limitations. Please email info@pittsburghlectures.org, or call our office at 412.622.8866, at least a week before the event date to reserve online access.
