This year, holiday traditions will continue, with some new elements and enhancements. Light Up Night® begins early in the day with special exhibits and activities throughout Downtown and concludes with the Macy’s Fireworks Finale. Come down early to experience good food, great shopping and a magical wonderland of fun for the entire family!
Click here to download a printable Schedule of Events to tote around with you throughout the evening. We'll also be distributing the brochures at our Information Booths located in PPG Plaza and on the Roberto Clemente Bridge.
And, while you're out enjoying the evening's festivities, make sure to stop by one of our many coffee houses for a quick warm-up with your favorite steamy beverage! Click here for a list of coffee venues Downtown. Looking for a bite to eat while you're enjoying the festivities? Market Square is a close neighbor to PPG Place, where many of the activities will be happening. Take advantage of the great discounts at many of Market Square's venues. Click here to acces the coupon, valid through through Dec. 31.
In addition to the events listed below, check our Events Calendar for other happenings Downtown on Light Up Night.
Macy's Fireworks Finale
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Pittsburgh Créche Dedication Ceremony
Noon; U.S. Steel Tower Plaza
- The Pittsburgh Creche is the world's only authorized replica of the creche in St. Peters Square in Rome. The Pittsburgh Crèche can be viewed 24 hours a day beginning Nov. 20, 2009 through early January 2010.
Programming at PPG Place Plaza 
5 - 10 p.m. - www.ppgplace.com
- CLO Mini Stars performance
- American Cancer Society's Tribute of Light /Plaza Tree Lighting
- John McDonald & The Mango Men; Two PPG Place Food Court
- The Rink and holiday exhibits open for the season, including "Spirits of Giving Around The World", Gingerbread House and Train Display
Live Performances in PPG Plaza
6:15 - 9 p.m.
- Al Dowe and Etta Cox Trio; popular jazz vocalist; voted 1999 "Performer of the Year" by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; 6:15 - 7:15 p.m.
- TheStickers; local country music band showcased at the 2009 Jamboree In the Hills; 7:30 - 9 p.m.
*The stage at PPG Plaza will be emceed by WTAE-TV's Mike Clark and Sally Wiggin
PDP Information Booths; first 10,000 people receive a FREE Light Up Night® glow necklace! The PDP will have booths in PPG Place Plaza and on the Roberto Clemente Bridge. |
Events at One Oxford Centre
5:45 - 9 p.m. - www.shopoxford.com
- Annual tree lighting by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl
- Live reindeer and free Horse-Drawn Carriage rides around the city
- Live musical performance by The North Star Kids of Pittsburgh
- Photos with Santa, chidren's activiteis and Mike the Balloon Guy
Light Up Night Events at Fifth Avenue Place
5 - 9 p.m. www.fifthavenueplacepa.com
- Unity Tree Lighting Celebration; corner of Penn Avenue and Stanwix Street
- Fifth Avenue FREEZE; ice-carving shows and more
- LuminoCITY ; featuring a replica of Pittsburgh's skyline built from recycled steel that will be lit up during the evening
- Holiday entertainment & activities for the entire family inside Fifth Avenue Place
Light Up Night Bridge Party on the Roberto Clemente Bridge
5 - 9:30 p.m.
- Party on the Roberto Clemente Bridge featuring peformances by Pittsburgh CAPA Middle Chorus, No Bad JuJu and Pittsburgh's complete oldies band, Johnny Angel and the Halos
- Various food and booth vendors and children's activities will be located at various points along the Roberto Clemente Bridge
* We'd like to thank Starbucks Coffee Company on Sixth Street for providing refreshments for our speakers and performers at our Light Up Night Bridge Party.
| * The stage on the Roberto Clemente Bridge will be emceed by WTAE-TV's Andrew Stockey and Wendy Bell, and Jim Merkel of 3WS 'Merkel in the Morning.' |
Macy's Light Up Night Events
5:30 - 8 p.m.; Various floors inside Macy's Department Store
- Meet and greets with costume characters including Disney's Sailor Mickey and Minne and Smurf and children's activities galore!
- Special performance of "The Nutcracker" by The Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School
- Holiday Window Unveiling featuring a peformance by The Manhattan Transfer; including an autograph signing and meet & greet
* Unveiling outside on Smithfield Street entrance
"Highmark Light Up Night March"
6:45 - 7:30 p.m.
- March from Macy's to PPG Place with the Franklin Regional and Mount Lebanon High School Marching Bands; performance at PPG Place at 7:15 p.m.; from there, march proceeds to the Roberto Clemente Bridge
Macy's Fireworks Finale
9:15 p.m.
- Launch from the Andy Warhol Bridge (Seventh Street Bridge), and barges on the Allegheny River
Getting Around on Light Up Night®You can avoid traffic on Light Up Night by parking in a fringe lot and taking a shuttle into Downtown. Alco Parking will provide a convenient, free shuttle from its North Shore lots and its 15th St. parking lot in the Strip District. If you are driving into Downtown, make sure to allow yourself plenty of time to get here. Also, many parking lots and garages Downtown offer discounted parking ($5 or less) after 4 p.m. Click here to access our parking page for a list of participating facilities. We are highly encouraging the use of public transportation, the "T" or car-pooling on Light Up Night. Also, bus routes will be detoured on Friday, Nov. 20. Check www.PortAuthority.org for a complete list of detours during the week of Light Up Night, or call (412) 442-2000. |
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Thank you to our Light Up Night booth sponsors: * Riverlife is producing "Friends of the Fountain: The Campaign to Turn Up the Point State Park Fountain" to raise funds to fix the broken fountain at the Point. Stop by their booth on the Bridge to donate to their cause. For $20, you'll receive a Fountain Duck to bring to the dedication ceremony in 2011. All donations on Light Up Night will be matched by the Colcom Foundation. For more information, visit www.riverlifepgh.org. We'd also like to thank Consol Energy
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Economic Impact Study of Light Up Night and Holiday Pedestrian (January 2008)Click here to view a PDF version. |
If you have an event planned in Downtown from Nov. 20, 2009 - Jan. 1, 2010, you can submit the event using our convenient, holiday e-form for posting to our online events calendar. If you have mutilple events, please include each one seperately.
*NOTE: Please limit event description to 75 words or less.
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