Spirited Away: Live on Stage in Pittsburgh-area movie theaters, October 1 and 8.

Spirited Away: Live on Stage will play in Pittsburgh-area movie theaters on October 1 and 8, part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2026.

Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award®-winning animated feature film comes to life in this first-ever stage adaptation, full of dazzling sets, captivating musical numbers, and wondrous puppets of beloved characters. Adapted and directed by Tony Award®-winner John Caird (Les Misérables), two unique casts and performances were filmed during the show’s acclaimed 2022 run at Tokyo’s historic Imperial Theatre, featuring Kanna Hashimoto and Mone Kamishiraishi as Chihiro.

Kanna Hashimoto stars in the October 1 screening and Mone Kamishiraishi stars in the October 8 shows. It plays locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront, the Cinemark theaters in McCandless, Monroeville, and Robinson, the GQT Pittsburgh Mills, and the Chartiers Valley Luxury 14 + PTX. Tickets are available online.

Korean pansori pop band Leenalchi (이날치) in Pittsburgh, November 2.

The Korean pansori pop band Leenalchi (이날치) will perform in Pittsburgh on November 2, part of its world tour spanning Canada, the US, Europe, and an August show in Incheon. A brief biography, from the band's official site:

Imagine a musical version of Hamlet set to a juicy, tripped-out bass hook.

The psychedelic riffs are courtesy of Jang Young Gyu (that’s Mr. Jang to you), Leenalchi’s enigmatic leader. Born in 1968, Mr. Jang has witnessed the unprecedented popularity of Korean culture reach every corner of the planet from within. Even on this EP, you’ll find evidence of that reach in their cover of “Let’s Live for Today” by Los Angeles rock band, The Grass Roots. Leenalchi’s version was originally recorded for Kagonada’s acclaimed adaptation of Min Jin Lee’s bestselling novel, Pachinko, and was used as the theme song in the final episode.

In a landscape dominated by the K-pop industry, Mr. Jang represents the country’s small but dedicated indie music scene; he is also a prestigious film composer, scoring soundtracks for some of Korea’s most celebrated movies like Train to Busan, The Wailing, and The Good, the Bad, the Weird.

The band performs at 8:00 pm at the Warhol Museum, part of its Sound Series. Tickets are available online. The Andy Warhol Museum is located at 117 Sandusky Street on the North Shore (map).

Community Dinner with Maree ReMalia, October 5 at Kelly Strayhorn Theater.

The Kelly Strayhorn Theater will host a Community Dinner with Maree ReMalia on Monday, October 5.

Join artist Maree ReMalia and Founder & Executive Director of Foster Love Project, Kelly Hughes, for a conversation about adoption, identity, belonging, and the creative process behind WITH OURSELVES, WITH EACH OTHER (WOWEO), a new performance that touches on these themes. Enjoy a free buffet-style dinner catered by Manduhandu in the KST Lounge, arranged with a cozy living-room-style setup. Share your experiences and questions as we get to know Maree and look ahead to the world premiere of her original performance, co-presented by KST and Hatch Arts Collective.

Tickets are available online. The Kelly Strayhorn Theater is located at 5941 Penn Ave. in East Liberty (map). 

HYBE Cheering Party in Pittsburgh-area theater, from October 24.

An upcoming HYBE Cheering Party will play in the Pittsburgh area from October 24 through October 31.

The heat of cheering for HYBE artists unfolds in cinemas! Sing along with your favorite HYBE Artists in 3D! A one-of-a-kind game-like cheering screening is coming, where fans can chant fan cheers and wave their light sticks while watching the music videos of BTS, SEVENTEEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, ENHYPEN, LE SSERAFIM, &TEAM, BOYNEXTDOOR, TWS, ILLIT, KATSEYE, aoen, CORTIS, and SANTOS BRAVOS on the big screen. Join this unforgettable celebration filled with diverse music, passionate fan energy, and a dazzling wave of Light Sticks!

It plays locally, so far, at the AMC Loews Waterfront, and tickets are available online.

New 4K restoration of 2016 Korean film Train to Busan (부산행) in Pittsburgh, from October 23.

A new 4K restoration of 2016 Korean film Train to Busan (부산행) will play in Pittsburgh from October 23.

Yeon Sang-ho’s high-speed take on the zombie genre is everything horror should be — smart, exciting, and wildly creative in its morbidity. When a zombie outbreak seizes South Korea, the passengers on a high-speed train to Busan fight to survive.

It plays at the Row House Hollywood in Dormont (map) through October 31 and tickets are available online.

YURI!!! on ICE (ユーリ!!! on ICE) in Pittsburgh-area theater, October 19.

Episodes of the 2017 anime series YURI!!! on ICE (ユーリ!!! on ICE) will play in the Pittsburgh area on October 19.

After a devastating defeat at the Grand Prix Final, figure skater Yuri Katsuki returns to his hometown and considers retirement. When five-time world champion Victor Nikiforov unexpectedly offers to coach him, Yuri enters an unprecedented Grand Prix series alongside rising Russian skater Yuri Plisetsky.

Crunchyroll has not confirmed what episodes, or other programming, will be included in the re-release. It is scheduled to play locally, so far, at the AMC Loews Waterfront, and tickets are available online.

2026 Japanese film The Samurai and the Prisoner (黒牢城) returns to Pittsburgh area, from October 2.

The 2026 Japanese film The Samurai and the Prisoner (黒牢城), which played here September 11 through 17, will return to the Pittsburgh area from October 2.

When Lord Murashige rises up against the tyrannical Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.

It plays at the Row House Hollywood on October 2, 3, 7, and 8, and tickets are available online. The Row House Hollywood is located at 1449 Potomac Ave. (map), one block south of the Potomac T Station.

4K restoration of 1993 Japanese animated film Ninja Scroll (獣兵衛忍風帖) in Pittsburgh, from October 4.

A new 4K restoration of 1993 Japanese animated film Ninja Scroll (獣兵衛忍風帖) will play in Pittsburgh on October 4, 5, and 7.

In this anime film, Jubei, a highly skilled ninja, is coerced into slaying his own clan of warriors. After begrudgingly killing his fellow swordsmen, he becomes a roving hired assassin. During his travels, he must face off against an organization of demonic ninjas known as the Devils of Kimon, who are plotting to take power of Japan's government. The Devils will stop at nothing, and have the power to annihilate entire villages. Now, only Jubei and a shogun spy named Dakuan can stop them.

It plays locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront, the Cinemark theater in Robinson, and the Row House Hollywood in Dormont, and tickets are available online. The Row House Hollywood is located at 1449 Potomac Ave. (map), one block south of the Potomac T Station.

Koreyinz Pittsburgh Bubble Tea opening in Oakland, October 2.

Koreyinz Pittsburgh Bubble Tea will open in Oakland on October 2. It has operated as a mobile vendor at various locations since 2023, and its truck will have a home at 188 S. Bouquet St., on the corner of Forbes Ave. and S. Bouquet St. across from Five Guys.

Join us October 2–4 for the Koreyinz grand opening at the University of Pittsburgh!
🧋Buy one drink, get one free
The first 50 customers get free Koreyinz merch.

Founded in Pittsburgh in 2023, Koreyinz brings modern tea culture to our hometown. Inspired by tea traditions in Taiwan and China—and shaped by years of boba experience in the Bay Area—we craft boba drinks with a modern twist.

Try Modern Fresh Milk Tea, Snowy Whipped Cream Milk Tea, Cloud Foam Milk Tea, Functional Boba Tea, and Classic Boba Tea.

“Koreyinz” is a play on yinz, Pittsburgh’s way of saying “you all.” Tea is meant to be shared, so bring a friend and celebrate with us!

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2026 Japanese horror film Never After Dark ( ネバーアフターダーク) in Pittsburgh, from October 9.

The 2026 Japanese horror film Never After Dark ( ネバーアフターダーク) will play in Pittsburgh from October 9 through October 15.

Combining nerve-jangling ghost story, disorientating temporal paradox, and a powerful exploration of survivor’s guilt, this gripping and emotive film revisits and reinvigorates Old School J-Horror, in thrilling fashion; mixing classic genre tropes with some unusual new twists on supernatural mythology. Director and writer Dave Boyle, who has worked between the USA and Japan for over a decade, totally nails it, both tonally and visually, allowing the look and feel of the film to gradually darken in tone, as the various component parts of the intricately constructed narrative start to click together, the mystery of precisely what is going on and why starts to unfold, and we come face to face with the long-buried secrets both of the haunted house, and of the film’s likeable but defensive and damaged protagonist. Eerie, and unsettling, with an appealing vein of quirky humour, and a quiet undertow of sorrow and regret, this is a smart, subtle, and narratively satisfying character driven story of the supernatural, which builds to a powerful, gut-punch ending. 

It plays at the Harris Theater in downtown's Cultural District (map) and tickets are available online.