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Light Up Night Downtown Pittsburgh

Friday, November 21, 2014 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Entertainment on Plaza and Food Court; Wintergarden Exhibits & Ice rink open for season. The Biggest Party on the Biggest Night of the Year!

The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership invites you to celebrate the official kickoff to the Holiday Season with FREE high-quality entertainment, activities, music, magic and memories all across the Golden Triangle.
OFFICIAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONIES

  • 12:00 P.M. City-County Building Tree Lighting
  • 12:00 P.M. U.S. Steel Tower Dedication of the Creche
  • 5:30 P.M. Allegheny Courthouse Lighting
  • 5:45 P.M. One Oxford Centre Lighting
  • 5:45 P.M. Santa Lights BNY Mellon Season of Lights
  • 6:00 P.M. PPG Plaza Tree Lighting
  • 6:45 P.M. Macy’s Window Unveiling
  • 7:00 P.M. Highmark Unity Tree Lighting with Rooftop Fireworks

CLEMENTE BRIDGE- BNY MELLON NEW MUSIC STAGE

  • 6:00 P.M. Grand Piano
  • 7:00 P.M. Donora
  • 8:30 P.M. Cobra Starship

MARKET SQUARE

  • 5:00 P.M. Jeff Jimerson and Airborne Holiday Songfest
  • 5:45 P.M. Countdown to 2014 Season of Lights with Santa
  • 6:00-9:30 P.M. Season of Lights Show & Jeff Jimerson mini-concert (every half hour)

NORTHWEST SAVINGS BANK STAGE

  • 6:00 P.M. Billy Price
  • 7:00 P.M. Joe Grushecky
  • 8:30 P.M. NOMaD

OFFICIAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONIES

  • 12:00 P.M. City-County Building Tree Lighting
  • 12:00 P.M. U.S. Steel Tower Dedication of the Creche
  • 5:30 P.M. Allegheny Courthouse Lighting
  • 5:45 P.M. One Oxford Centre Lighting
  • 5:45 P.M. Santa Lights BNY Mellon Season of Lights
  • 6:00 P.M. PPG Plaza Tree Lighting
  • 6:45 P.M. Macy’s Window Unveiling
  • 7:00 P.M. Highmark Unity Tree Lighting with Rooftop Fireworks

CLEMENTE BRIDGE- BNY MELLON NEW MUSIC STAGE

  • 6:00 P.M. Grand Piano
  • 7:00 P.M. Donora
  • 8:30 P.M. Cobra Starship

BNY MELLON FIREWORKS FINALE

  • 9:38 P.M. Launched from the Warhol Bridge, one of Pittsburgh’s most spectacular displays by the first family of pyrotechnics, Zambelli Internationale, including the Light Up Night signature Niagara Falls of fireworks, all synchronized to a brand new, live holiday broadcast on Q92-9.

ONE OXFORDCENTRE

  • 5:30 – 9:00 P.M. by The Rick Gallagher Trio
  • 5:45 P.M. Annual Tree Lighting and Santa’s Arrival
  • 6:00 – 9:00 P.M. Free Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides (last ride at 8:45 P.M.)
  • 6:00 – 9:00 P.M. Santa’s Reindeer and Free Activities

MACY’S

  • 6:00 P.M. Holiday Window Unveiling & Jamie Lynn Spears In Concert Smithfield Street Stage

FIFTH AVENUE PLACE

  • 5:00 – 9:00 P.M. Fifth Avenue Freeze Ice Carvings and Family Festivities
  • Live Musical Performances:
    • 4:30 – 6:30 P.M. Roger Barbour Jazz Quartet
    • 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. Max Leak Trio
  • 7:00 P.M. Unity Tree Lighting With Rooftop Fireworks

PPG PLACE PLAZA AND RINK
Downtown Pittsburgh’s only outdoor ice skating rink is open until midnight on Light Up Night and Magic Ice USA is donating $1 of each skate admission to the American Cancer Society.

  • 4:45 P.M. Robert Morris University Island Sports Figure Skating
  • 5:00 P.M. CLO Mini-Stars
  • 5:30 – 6:00 P.M. American Cancer Society’s Tribute of Light & Plaza Tree Lighting
  • 5:00 – 8:30 P.M. Music by Joel Lindsey in PPG Place food court

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