User:Billbert12/Santa Spectacular

Light Up Night is the city of Pittsburgh's festival held annually the Friday before Thanksgiving, designed to kick off the Christmas and holiday shopping season. The evening includes the Santa Spectacular stage and fireworks show, the unveiling of holiday window displays at Macy's department store, tree lightings, the dedication of a city creche, and the opening of ice skating for the season at PPG Place.

Santa Spectacular

The local CBS Radio stations group has put on the Santa Spectacular shows since 1998, featuring local groups performing song and dance numbers. The show is broadcast on sister station KDKA-TV. Starting in 2008, the event was held at Point State Park.

Near the end of the evening, Santa Claus appears and begins throwing fireballs from a staff, over the heads of the crowd towards the mass of fireworks, kicking off the display.

Before the show, sponsors host "Winter Wonderland" booths near the stage with giveaways, activities and food.

http://kdka.com/local/Light.Up.Night.2.871031.html

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/entertainment/1038754/detail.html

http://santaspectacular.com/

http://www.downtownpittsburgh.com/

http://www.downtownpittsburgh.com/do/light-up-night

http://www.downtownpittsburgh.com/news/downtown-welcomes-the-holiday-season

http://www.wpxi.com/station/10309426/detail.html

Billbert12 (talk) 00:53, 17 July 2009 (UTC)