Pittsburgh kicks off the holiday season with Highmark Light Up Night on Saturday.
This weekend will also be the debut of a new light display at Point State Park.
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Duquesne Light’s familiar “Tree of Lights” at the park’s fountain was retired after 30 years in 2021. It will replaced with the “Three Rivers Tree,” a new, 60-foot-tall display that will hold 22,000 LED lights.
“We are excited to welcome Pittsburgh residents and guests to our Downtown as we all take part in one of the city’s most festive and joyful events of the holiday season” said Public Safety Director Lee Schmidt.
Light Up Night festivities are set for Downtown Pittsburgh from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Here’s a look at what’s ahead on Saturday. A full schedule and additional details can be found at the Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership’s website.
Here is a link to a map of all the activities.
Light show
Tree lightings and fireworks
5 p.m. City of Pittsburgh Tree Lighting with Zambelli Rooftop Fireworks, City-County Building
6 p.m. UPMC Ultimate Holiday Tree Lighting & ACS Tribute of Light Ceremony, PPG Plaza
7 p.m. Highmark Christmas Tree Lighting with Zambelli Rooftop Fireworks, Stanwix Street and Penn Avenue
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8 p.m. Sister Bridges Lighting, Ft. Duquesne Boulevard and Sixth Street
9:30 p.m. Xfinity Fireworks Spectacular with Supersized Zambelli Finale, Ft. Duquesne Boulevard between Stanwix and Sixth Streets
Music and entertainment
- Highmark Holiday Block Party, Penn Avenue and Stanwix Street, is happening all night long, the event will include a light-up dance floor, silent disco, and outdoor firepits.
- Live music is scheduled at stages around the Golden Triangle at the following stages: Highmark Main Stage, Stanwix Street & Penn Avenue; Xfinity Riverside Stage, Ft. Duquesne Boulevard & 6th Street; Sounds of the Season Stage, Market Square; Cultural District Stage, Penn Avenue and Seventh Street; City of Pittsburgh Grant Street Stage, 414 Grant St.
- Carriage Rides will also be available 5:30 -7 p.m. at City of Pittsburgh Grant Street Stage
- Peoples Gas Holiday Market, 11 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. at Market Square
- The UPMC Rink at PPG Place from 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Road closures
Friday 6 p.m. through Sunday 3 a.m.
- Stanwix Street northbound from Liberty Avenue to Fort Duquesne Boulevard
- Penn Avenue Extension from Stanwix Street to Gateway T-station Triangle
- Penn Avenue from 6th Street to Stanwix Street (allowing garage traffic)
- Fort Duquesne Boulevard westbound from Stanwix Street to 7th Street
Saturday 4 p.m. through midnight
- Fourth Avenue from Stanwix Street to Wood Street
Saturday 4 p.m. through 9:30 p.m.
- Market Square
- Forbes Avenue between Stanwix Street and Market Square
- Graeme Street between Fifth Avenue and Market Square
- Market Street between Fifth Avenue and Market Square
- Commonwealth Place past Wyndham Hotel valet to Stanwix Street (garage traffic only, exit only after 4 p.m.)
- Fort Duquesne and 6th Street garage (exit only).
Saturday 6:30 p.m.- through 9:30 p.m.
- Fort Duquesne Boulevard eastbound from 6th Street to 7th Street (*May close as early as 3 p.m., crowd dependent.)
Saturday 8 p.m. through 9:30 p.m.
- 6th Street from Liberty Avenue to Fort Duquesne Boulevard
- Penn Avenue from EQT Garage entrance to 7th Street
- Barkers Place from Penn Avenue to Fort Duquesne Boulevard
- Scott Place from Penn Avenue to Fort Duquesne Boulevard
- McCrea Way from 6th Street to Barkers Place
Parking
Information on where to park — and which lots are full — is available at parkpgh.org, which shows real-time parking data in the Golden Triangle. One option could be to park on the North Shore and ride the T for free to the Gateway Station.
An app called Go Mobile PGH allows drivers to pay for parking when it’s time to feed the meter.
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More information on those and other resources can be found at the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s website.
Area residents coming into town should steer their cars clear of the central business district, said Darryl Jones, the city’s fire chief and emergency management coordinator.
“If it was me, I would be parking outside of the Downtown area and taking public transportation into the city,” he said.
Safety
The Department of Public Safety is expecting big crowds as seasonable temperatures help bring people to the venues throughout Downtown.
The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police will work with the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, Allegheny County Police, Pennsylvania State Police, Port Authority Police and State Park Rangers to provide uniformed and plainclothes officers throughout the neighborhood.
Extra medic units will be on hand if needed and River Rescue crews will be patrolling the rivers, the department said.
Jones said “a couple hundred” public safety employees will help visitors enjoy the event. Some will be visible, such as police on motorcycles, while others will not. He declined to provide a breakdown of public safety employees.
“We’re prepared if someone does not behave themselves,” he said.
Jones encouraged those coming Downtown to “have situational awareness” and avoid closed streets or “short-cuts” through potentially unsafe alleyways.
“People should feel safe and secure coming Downtown,” he said
Staff writer Justin Vellucci contributed
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