


Ice Creations
Multiple dates and times
Variety & Magic A one-of-a-kind, high-energy fire and ice carving show

Dollar Bank Children's Fireworks
Variety & Magic Annual kick-off to Highmark First Night Pittsburgh

Prismatica
A modern ice palace
Visual Art Countless colourful reflections made by giant prisms.

Jon Tai
Magic, Mind Reading, and Mystery
Multiple dates and timesVariety & Magic Unique and personal blend of magic, mind reading, and mystery

Young Adult Author Panel
Presented by Bookish in the 'Burgh, Pittsburgh's Teen Book Festival
Multiple dates and timesCreative Activities Hear from local, best-selling young adult authors

Robert Ramirez
Multiple dates and times
Variety & Magic Acclaimed professional magician and musical theater actor

Game Time!
a new production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Multiple dates and timesCreative Activities A brand new, locally-produced, interactive game show that promises a next-level challenge and high energy night of entertainment unlike anything you've ever experienced

Penny Arcade
Kids Comedy Show
Multiple dates and timesComedy An interactive, kid-friendly improv show

Zuzu African Acrobats
Multiple dates and times
Dance & Theater Electrifying circus acrobatics and dance


New Year's Eve Comedy Showcase
with host Gab Bonesso
Multiple dates and timesComedy Stand-up comedy showcase with local and national comedians.

Attack Theatre
Let's Make a Dance
Multiple dates and timesDance & Theater The audience is the judge of an improvisational dance-off between two "teams" of professional modern dancers.


Player One
Interactive Improv Comedy at the Arcade
Comedy Hilarious and interactive improv games

The Shadowboxers
Music The Shadowboxers use three-part-harmony to captivate audiences, carving their niche as a modern day Bee Gees with an R&B-soaked mix of soul and pop

The Future of Pittsburgh Grand Finale
Variety & Magic Countdown to Midnight, raising of the Future of Pittsburgh ball, Zambelli Fireworks display, and live music


Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse
Scrappy New Year
Creative Activities Enjoy warm, fuzzy, crafty fun times with Creative Reuse!

Minutes, Days, Years
by Lindsey Palmer
Visual Art Photographic installation seeking to rebuild memories, missing for the artist's mother

Public Art in the Cultural District
Visual Art Art installations and beautification projects throughout Pittsburgh's renowned 14-block Cultural District


Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Info Station
Fiddlesticks Photo Opportunity
Dance & Theater Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Info Station

Allegheny County Park Rangers
Creative Activities Hands-on nature exploration with the Park Rangers.

Get Well Soon
Visual Art Exhibition reflecting various stages of trauma and how it's perceived when victims are objectified

Steel City LUG
LEGO User Group
Creative Activities See creations with LEGO bricks and build your own!

Trumpet to the Tulips
Artists: Kristen Letts Kovak, Sarah Jacobs, Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann
Visual Art Playful collaboration among three painters

Ivette Spradlin - Florida
Visual Art Florida is a surreal video using double exposed and filtered 16mm film, based on the artist's connection to South Florida.

Caricaturists
Clarence Butler, Shawnell Dodds, and Jordan Callahan
Creative Activities Get a caricature drawing from some of the region's top caricaturists

A Year of Connections
Trust Arts Education
Visual Art Photography exhibition of Trust Arts Education residencies, workshops, and events

Giggles the Clown
Variety & Magic Fun and absolutely awesome-on-the-spot-improvisation-inflation-creations

First Night Face Painting
Creative Activities Festive face painting by the region's top artists

Kidsplay
featuring friends from Fred Rogers Productions Presented by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
Creative Activities Hands-on activities with your favorite friends from Fred Rogers Productions including: Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Odd Squad, Peg + Cat, and Through the Woods

Three Stooges Short Films Festival
Comedy The best of Moe, Larry and Curly in fifteen of their funniest short films.

Boat Trip
Visual Art Artist projects, installations, and videos investigating the fast-disappearing Arctic Circle

Fort Pitt Museum
Hands-On History
Creative Activities Hands-on activities related to 18th century Western Pennsylvania history

Williams SING-OFF Competition Winner
Music One-song opening performance from this year's winner

Children's Theater Series and EQT Bridge Theater Series
Creative Activities Celebrate with the Children's Theater Series and EQT Bridge Theater Series

VisitPittsburgh Pull Up a Chair
Visual Art Discover painted Pittsburgh parking chairs by local artists as part of VisitPITTSBURGH's Pull Up A Chair campaign and 90 Painted Chairs program.

Youth Jazz Lab
Afro American Music Institute
Music A performance from Jazz Lab students

Deryck Tines Gospel
Music Good old foot stomping, soul stirring hand clapping gospel singing and music to ring in the new year!

What Will 2020 Bring For You?
Tarot Cards and Palmistry
Variety & Magic Lighthearted, insightful life readings with Tarot Cards and Astrology

Mary Kay Riley
91.3 WYEP Singer-Songwriter Showcase
Multiple dates and timesMusic Vocals with acoustic guitar

Alumni Theater Company
Multiple dates and times
Dance & Theater Join ATC for high energy songs, dances, and poems.


Perpendicular
by Ian Brill
Visual Art "Perpendicular" is the fourth work in an ongoing series that explores programmatic expression of light and gesture, through architectural structures formed of 10" plastic cubes and window spaces

Hugo Cruz and Caminos
Music Cuban-born, award winning, internationally-renowned drummer and band


Williams SING-OFF Competition - Finalists Showcase
Music Top student singers from the Williams SING-OFF Competition

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company
Multiple dates and times
Dance & Theater Readings of August Wilson’s Radio Golf

Balmoral Pipes and Drums
Multiple dates and times
Music Traditional bagpipe and drum music with dancers and emcee


Jenn Wertz Band
Music Platinum-selling multi instrumentalist accompanied by Pittsburgh all-star musicians.


Cody Piper
91.3 WYEP Singer-Songwriter Showcase
Multiple dates and timesMusic Solo pop/rock singer-songwriter and producer from Pittsburgh

Puppet Karaoke
presented by BOOM Concepts
Multiple dates and timesComedy Karoke using puppets made or borrowed on-site

Soul Line Dancing with Roland Ford
Multiple dates and times
Dance & Theater Family friendly fun easy line dances to popular music.


Arthur Murray Dance Lessons
Multiple dates and times
Dance & Theater Complimentary newcomer dance lessons


Feralcat
Music Feralcat uses sweeping lyrical melodies over heavy guitar-driven rhythms to create a sound that you can both hear and feel deeply