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From eclipse parties to plant sales to a “dessert beer extravaganza,” there’s plenty to keep you busy in Pittsburgh this month. The City Cast team is here to share the festivals, markets, and cookoffs that caught our eyes – and help you plan your perfect April.

Here are a few of the City Casty things we mentioned in today’s show:

• Solar eclipse viewing at the Allegheny Observatory and Kimpton Hotel Monaco
• What The Muck?! at Lake Elizabeth in Allegheny Commons
• Dirt Day! at East End Food Co-op
• Plant Sale and Indie Mart at WorkshopPGH
• Vintage Pittsburgh at Heinz History
• Market Square Spring Market
• Three Rivers Beer Week
• Le Tour de Donut along the River Trail
• Mt. Washington Soup & Chili Cookoff
• Dessert Wars at the Convention Center
• Pittsburgh Humanities Festival in the Cultural District
• Holi Carnival at Carrie Blast Furnaces
• Steel City Grand Slam at City of Asylum
• Yinzerfest at the Convention Center

For more events, check out Hey Pittsburgh’s guide to April and food festival roundup.

Learn more about our sponsor, Hotel Indigo Pittsburgh-Oakland, and their upcoming Comedy Showcase in the Jones & Laughlin Ballroom. Tickets for Saturday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. are on sale now on Facebook at Facebook.com/HotelindigoPTC.

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