baɪ ðə tˈaɪm ʌv ɪts fˈɔːɹɾiəθ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, ðə pˈɪtsbɜːɡ fˈoʊk fˈɛstɪvəl hæd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə dˈeɪvɪd ˈɛl. lˈɔːɹəns kənvˈɛnʃən sˈɛntɚɹ ɪnðə sˈɪɾiz dˈaʊntaʊn.
By the time of its fortieth anniversary in 1996, the Pittsburgh Folk Festival had returned to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in the city's downtown.