Pittsburgh celebrates New Year's Eve, rings in 2022 with First Night activities
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
A crowd gathers to watch fireworks at Penn Avenue and Seventh Street in Downtown Pittsburgh to celebrate First Night and ring in 2022 as part of the New Year’s Eve celebration on Friday.
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Matthew Covey of Pittsburgh stops to check his direction on his phone while celebrating First Night with his daughter, Ada, on Friday in Downtown Pittsburgh.
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Kaylee Machado takes a selfie while celebrating First Night on Friday in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District.
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Mary Anne Grubic of Grove City and Joyce Nicksick of Burgettstown prepare to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Downton Pittsburgh on Friday.
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Jen Hirsch of Pittsburgh takes a moment to let her daughter, Olivia, view the lights display at the Benedum Center as part of the First Night celebration in Downtown Pittsburgh on Friday. Thousands of people attended First Night to ring in 2022.
Thousands of people flocked to Downtown Pittsburgh on Friday night to ring in 2022.
Among the main attractions of the night was a 50-foot inflatable rabbit, and three smaller, similar creatures, courtesy of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
Joining the giant rabbits for the New Year’s Eve festivities was a full slate of indoor and outdoor events throughout the 14-block radius of Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. The evening started with a bang via the Dollar Bank Children’s Fireworks around 6 p.m.
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