Seasonal & Holidays

Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade Canceled Over COVID-19 Concerns

The parade, which is one of the biggest in the country, usually draws hundreds of thousands of people.

(Kristin Borden/Patch)

August 18, 2021

There will be no Labor Day parade in Pittsburgh this year.

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Organizers made the announcement Tuesday afternoon, saying surging COVID cases are leading them to cancel the parade because public safety is their top concern.

Allegheny County health leaders have been raising the alarm about rising COVID-19 cases, saying the delta variant and the unvaccinated are driving the surge.

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