ˈoʊpənɪŋ æt ðə pˈɪtsbɜːɡ ˈɛkspoʊ mˈɑːɹt ɪn mˈɔnɹoʊvˌɪl ˌɔn fɹˈaɪdeɪ, mˈeɪ twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, ðə fˈɛstɪvəl lˈɑːntʃt ɐ nˈuː ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnmənt plˈæn wɪð θɹˈiː stˈeɪdʒᵻz tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ vˈɛɹiəs pɹɪzˈɛntɚz ˈɛvɹi θˈɜːɾi mˈɪnɪts æz ðə stˈeɪdʒᵻz ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd kəntˈɪnjuːəsli θɹuːˈaʊt ˈiːtʃ fˈɛstɪvəl dˈeɪ.
Opening at the Pittsburgh Expo Mart in Monroeville on Friday, May 28, 1993, the festival launched a new entertainment plan with three stages changing various presenters every thirty minutes as the stages operated continuously throughout each festival day.