Light Up Night - Friday, November 20, 2009
Head downtown for Light up Night on Friday, November 20, 2009 and see Pittsburgh decked out in her holiday best! The city's dramatic skyline is the backdrop for an evening of holiday activities, culminating in a spectacular fireworks display. Over 100,000 people are expected in the Golden Triangle for the 49th annual Pittsburgh Light Up Night celebration, the official kickoff for the Pittsburgh holiday season. Thousands more are expected to gather at Station Square for concerts, shopping, and festivities, and atop Mount Washington to enjoy the beautiful vistas of office buildings aglow with lights. Pittsburgh Light Up Night also features live entertainment, strolling carolers, tree lighting ceremonies, and the unveiling of the holiday window displays.
Pittsburgh Light Up Night 2009 Highlights
Special events for Pittsburgh Light Up Night 2009 include a variety of children’s activities, the Macy’s holiday window unveiling, the lighting of the Highmark Unity Tree, ice skating, carriage rides, holiday displays and lights galore! Plus, hear live performances by Etta Cox and her Trio, the Stickers and No Bad Ju Ju in PPG Plaza. Then, join the "Highmark Light Up Night March" to the Light Up Night Bridge Party on the Roberto Clemente Bridge featuring Pittsburgh’s premier oldies show band, Johnny Angel and the Halos. The evening with close with a spectacular stage show to kick-off the Macy’s Fireworks Finale! p]Parking Options for Pittsburgh Light Up Night
Downtown Pittsburgh will be a bit difficult to navigate due to construction on the North Shore Connector, plus multiple streets will be closed to accommodate Pittsburgh Light Up Night activities. Avoid traffic by parking in a fringe lot and taking a shuttle into Downtown. Alco Parking will provide a free shuttle from its North Shore lots. There will be downtown street closures throughout the day on Light Up Night, including all side streets around Market Square, plus portions of Forbes Avenue (between Wood St. and Stanwix St.), Penn Avenue (Fifth Avenue Extension to New Penn Extension), Stanwix Street (Penn Avenue to Stanwix Street Garage) and Smithfield Street (between Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue). Port Authority buses will also be detouring around these streets on Thursday, Nov. 19 and Friday, Nov. 20 - check www.portauthority.org for a complete list of detours.
