匹兹堡获选2026年「世界节庆之城」，全球仅七座城市入选
匹兹堡消息——国际节庆活动协会（IFEA）公布2026年度「世界节庆与活动之城」名单，匹兹堡成功入选，成为全球仅有的七座获奖城市之一。据《今日美国》（USA Today）报道，本届其他获奖城市包括费城、德克萨斯州麦卡伦、佛罗里达州圣露西港、夏威夷历史小镇凯鲁瓦，以及泰国的芭堤雅与韩国的茂朱郡。
该奖项表彰在节庆活动组织、社区参与与城市品牌方面表现突出的城市。匹兹堡全年活动日历密集，招牌活动包括以腌黄瓜为主题的Picklesburgh美食节、三河艺术节（Three Rivers Arts Festival）、匹兹堡国际爵士音乐节，以及近年走红的Panda Fest等，吸引大量外地游客。
市政府与旅游部门表示，这一国际荣誉有助于匹兹堡在2026年吸引更多会议与游客。当地活动业者则指出，节庆经济已成为这座老工业城市转型故事的一部分，为餐饮、酒店与小型商户带来稳定客流。
国际节庆活动协会成立于1956年，是全球节庆与大型活动行业的专业组织，其年度奖项在业内被视为衡量一座城市活动组织能力的重要标志。匹兹堡的入选，也被放在这座城市更长线的转型故事里看：从钢铁工业重镇，到以医疗、教育、机器人与科技产业为支柱的城市，匹兹堡近二十年持续用文化活动重塑城市形象，大型节庆带来的外地游客消费，已成为市中心商业的重要支撑。当地商家表示，Picklesburgh等招牌节庆期间，市中心餐厅与酒店的生意明显好于平日。市政府表示，将把获奖作为2026年旅游推广的核心素材，向会议组织者与旅行社推介匹兹堡的活动日历。
图片来源：黄昏时分的匹兹堡市中心与阿勒格尼河，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0，Roy Maxion
Pittsburgh Named a 2026 World Festival and Event City, One of Only Seven Worldwide
PITTSBURGH — The International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) has named Pittsburgh a 2026 World Festival & Event City, one of only seven honorees worldwide. According to USA Today, the other cities selected are Philadelphia; McAllen, Texas; Port St. Lucie, Florida; Historic Kailua Village, Hawaii; Pattaya, Thailand; and Muju-Gun, South Korea.
The award recognizes cities that excel at staging festivals, engaging their communities and building a civic brand around events. Pittsburgh's calendar is packed, with signature draws including the pickle-themed Picklesburgh food festival, the Three Rivers Arts Festival, the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival and the fast-growing Panda Fest, all of which pull in visitors from well beyond the region.
City and tourism officials said the international honor should help Pittsburgh compete for more meetings and leisure travel in 2026. Local event organizers say the festival economy has become part of the former steel city's reinvention, delivering steady business to restaurants, hotels and small retailers.
The IFEA, founded in 1956, is the professional association of the global festivals and events industry, and its awards are treated within the trade as a benchmark of a city's event-staging capacity. Pittsburgh's selection also fits the city's longer reinvention arc: from steel town to a hub for medicine, education, robotics and technology, the city has spent two decades using cultural programming to refresh its image, and visitor spending at major festivals now underpins much of the downtown business mix. Merchants say signature events such as Picklesburgh lift restaurant and hotel trade well above normal weekends. The city said it will feature the award in its 2026 tourism marketing to meeting planners and tour operators.
Photo: Downtown Pittsburgh and the Allegheny River at dusk, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Roy Maxion
图片来源：黄昏时分的匹兹堡市中心与阿勒格尼河，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0，Roy Maxion
