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Light Up Night

Friday, November 16, 2012

Transportation Detours, Street Closings Set for Pittsburgh's Light-Up Night Festivities, Parade

If you're heading for the annual festivities scheduled for Friday and Saturday around the Golden Triangle, plan your route and parking options first.

Planning to head to Downtown Pittsburgh Friday for Light-Up Night? How about Saturday for the Sounds of the Season Parade or other daylong holiday activities planned throughout the Golden Triangle? Here are schedules and transportation details you'll want to keep in mind. Pittsburgh's 52nd annual Light-Up Night begins at noon Friday, when Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl lights the tree at the City-County Building on Grant Street. Also set for noon: the annual dedication and blessing of the traditional Christmas creche at U.S. Steel Tower on Grant Street. Most festivities begin at 5 p.m. Friday, however, with events scheduled for three stage locations — in Market Square, on the Clemente Bridge and at EQT Plaza. Performers include Joe …

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Santa Claus Comes to Cranberry

The township's annual Light Up Night was held Friday

Hundreds of people gathered at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Friday to welcome Santa Claus as he arrived for Cranberry’s Light Up Night. In these modern times, there was no sleigh for Kris Kringle. Instead, Santa came to town on a fire truck decked out in Christmas lights. After high-fiving his way through the crowd in front of the township building – and finding his Mrs. Claus – Santa hit the switch to light the community Christmas tree. Besides Santa, the night featured family activities, including stations inside the municipal center where children could decorate a cookie, make an ornament or design a bracelet. The Butler County Notables Barbershop Chorus also performed at the event.  

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Cranberry Township Municipal Center and Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company - Park Station

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Jessica Sinichak

9:19 pm on Saturday, November 19, 2011

My pleasure Mamta! I'm glad you liked the photo. It was a very nice night!   more ›

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