Light Up Night
light night family festival city pittsburgh pennsylvania coinciding unofficial start winter holiday shopping season many retailer downtown pittsburgh remain open late street vendor concessionaire sell food give away hot beverage treat promotional item city decorated christmas light tree among holiday decoration light night skyscraper building around downtown keep light throughout night lending name people attend festivity light night also time free music including many choir street performer even rock concert downtown station square addition city offer free carriage ride downtown event held november friday thanksgiving saturday thanksgiving increasing popularity event pittsburgh downtown partnership threatened sue community organization fail pay licensing fee trademark infringement lighting christmas tree ice skating rink ppg place annual tradition light turned ice skating rink officially open public season square foot surface square foot larger famous rink new york rockefeller center year wintergarden inside ppg place feature model train gingerbread house collection lifesized santa claus figure traditional dress representing country around world lighting electric tree corner old horne department store old tradition continues day pyrotechnic show accompanies lighting tree throughout city also lit ceremony including unity tree penn avenue plaza pittsburgh crèche largescale nativity scene located outside courtyard u steel tower since crèche appears annually winter season light night epiphany january authorized replica nativity scene saint peter’s basilica rome many performer mascot frequent street downtown posing picture child giving away treat recent year king family restaurant frownie brownie mascot made round sample macys display window macys department store old kaufmanns building continued tradition former tenant revealing christmas display window along smithfield street closure window display latter year took theme story virginia ohanlons editorial new york sun asking santa claus market square market square filled booth offering toy giveaway food duquesne light popular booth market square hand free glow stick child adult plaza behind gateway center vendor offer freebie kdka provides free hot chocolate cooky music several live performance concert occur light night cobra starship performed onstage near roberto clemente bridge firework night usually end firework originally lighted point state park recent year firework launched andy warhol bridge th street bridge barge allegheny river u trademark