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Light Up Night kicks off holiday season in Pittsburgh

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1 Min Read • Nov. 18, 2023 | 2 years Ago
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An audience member records an image of the Christmas tree being lit at PPG Plaza during Light Up Night 2023 in Pittsburgh on Saturday.
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The Andy Warhol bridge is seen as the three Sister Bridges are lit up for the first time with new LED color lights during Light Up Night on Saturday in Pittsburgh.
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Crowds watch the fireworks show during Light Up Night 2023 in Downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday.
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Siblings Evelyn Fleisher, 9, left, and Sam Fleisher, 13, right, of Mt. Lebanon, take photos with Dizzie, an 11 year-old English bulldog who was dressed in holiday attire during Light Up Night 2023 in downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday.
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Dizzie, an 11 year-old English bulldog, sports her holiday outfit while passerby take photos during Light Up Night 2023 on Saturday in Downtown Pittsburgh. Dizzie’s owner, Geno Trificante, brought her for Light Up Night from Uniontown.
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Crowds raise their phones to record the lighting of the Christmas tree at PPG Plaza during Light Up Night 2023 in downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday.
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Mayor Ed Gainey greets people in front of the City of Pittsburgh Christmas tree before the official lighting and fireworks at the City-County Building during Light Up Night 2023 in Downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday.
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Crowds watch the fireworks display as the Highmark Christmas tree is lit at Stanwix Street and Penn Avenue during Light Up Night 2023 in downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Pittsburgh kicked off the holiday season with the Highmark Light Up Night on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. The Downtown event featured the City of Pittsburgh Tree Lighting, as well as the Highmark Christmas Tree Lighting. The Sister Bridges were light up and the night ended with a fireworks spectacular.

Tribune-Review photos by Shane Dunlap.

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