COMCAST LIGHT UP NIGHT EVENTS
Official Tree Lighting and Ceremonies
• 11:30 a.m.: Allegheny County CourthouseTower & Tree Lighting
• Noon: U.S. Steel Tower Dedication of the creche
• 5 p.m.: City County Building tree Lighting •5:30 p.m.: PPG Plaza Tree Lighting • 5:45 p.m.: One Oxford Centre Tree Lighting
• 5:45 p.m.: Santa Lights BNY Mellon Seasonof Lights in Market Square
• 7 p.m.: Highmark Unity Tree Lighting withRooftop Fireworks
Comcast Main Stage (Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Ninth Street) •6 p.m.: Meeting of Important People •7 p.m.: JD Eicher •8:30 p.m.: Andy Grammer BNY Mellon New Music Stage (Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Sixth Street) •6 p.m.: Emmerson Jay •7 p.m.: Buckle Downs •8:30 p.m.: Maggie Lindemann Total Sports Rockin’ Blue Stage (Stanwix Street and Penn Avenue) •6 p.m.: Jeff Jimerson and Airborne • 7 p.m.: Lighting of the Highmark Unity Tree
• 7:30 p.m.: Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers
• 8:30 p.m.: Lyndsey Smith and Soul Distribution
EQT Jazzmasters Stage (EQT Plaza on Liberty Avenue) •6 p.m.: Django Festival All Stars • 7 and 8 p.m.: MCG Jazz All Stars featuring: Tania Grubbs, Etta Cox, Cliff Barnes, Paul Thompson, James Johnson, and Jared Sims
Holiday Market Stage at Market Square
• 5:45 p.m.: Santa Flips the Switch for the BNY Mellon Season of Lights. Show repeats everyhalf hour.
OTHER ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
Fifth Avenue Place • 7 p.m.: Highmark Unity Tree Lighting with rooftop fireworks, countdown with Mr. McFeely.
At the Corner of Penn Avenue & Stanwix Street.
• 5-9 p.m.: Discover a shimmering display
featuring Winter Wonderland ice sculptures. Create your own Northern Lights Display with the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh or get a commemorative airbrush tattoo. LiveMusical Performances: • 4:30-6:30 p.m.: Roger Barbour Jazz Quartet
•7-9 p.m.: Cross/Current One Oxford Centre
• 5:45 p.m.: Annual Tree Lighting and Santa’sarrival
• 6-9 p.m.: Free Horse Drawn Carriage Rides — Take a ride around the block in a beautiful horse drawn carriage. Pick up will beon Fourth Avenue. (Last ride at 8:45 p.m.)
• 6-9 p.m.: Santa’s Reindeer and Free Activities: face painting, balloon art, sand art andcaricatures. PPG Place
The MassMutual Pittsburgh Ice Rink is openuntil midnight on Light Up Night.
• 4:45-5 p.m.: Robert Morris University Island Sports Figure Skating kicks off the holiday season with an on-ice interpretation of“Polar Express.”
• 5-5:30 p.m.: East End Kids group kicks off theevening’s festivities.
• 5:30-6 p.m.: American Cancer Society’s Tribute of Light/Plaza Tree Lighting — The plazawill glow as more than 300 people carry hand-held Tribute of Light memorials, dedicated to someone touched by cancer. The ceremony culminates with the lighting of the 65-foot Plaza Christmas tree. Festivities includeopen skating periods for the public to “Skatefor a Cure.”
Donations during the ceremony have raised more than $12,000 annually for the AmericanCancer Society.
Blast! The VIP Party
Hosted by Comcast and thrown by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, the event will be held in the upper lobby of the U.S. Steel Tower. Guests will have the rare opportunity to go ON the roof of the Steel Building (weather permitting) for this ticketed event featuring signature cocktails, fine foods, desserts and entertainment. Also, with ticket purchase, guests will receive special viewing access for the BNY Mellon Firework finale. $100; www.downtownpittsburghholidays.com.
For details, go to www.downtownpittsburghholidays.com.
ALSO DOWNTOWN
• CBS Radio Pittsburgh will present the NRG Santa Spectacular at Point State Park at 5 p.m. Friday, with the opening of Winter Wonderland booths and dance and music groups performing holiday features. Highlights include visits with Santa in his workshop; coffee and hot chocolate from the Salvation Army Canteen Truck; Farkleberry Cookies from Oakmont Bakery in the Warm-up Tent with NewsRadio 1020 KDKA; and93.7 the Fan photo booth.