First Night

Highmark First Night Pittsburgh, a production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, is an arts-focused and family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration in downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. It is the largest single-day celebration in the region offering around 150 events at nearly 50 indoor and outdoor locations within the 14-block Cultural District. This year’s celebration marks the 20th anniversary of First Night Pittsburgh and the 11th year as a production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The celebration offers something for everyone. Highmark First Night Pittsburgh is a licensee of First Night® USA, the national association of community-based new year’s eve arts festivals. First Night® promotes, licenses, and supports the development of First Night® festivals in communities across the United States through First Night® USA. There are currently about 75 First Night® festivals presented by a broad range of nonprofit organizations and municipal agencies in cities and towns across the United States. First Night® organizers share a commitment to promoting the performing and visual arts as catalysts for unifying their citizens on New Year’s Eve (and beyond) through creativity, imagination, and participation. For event schedules and times visit FirstNight.org