Holiday Market kicks off the holiday season in Downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District
THE CULTURAL DISTRICT ON SEVENTH STREET IS THE CULTURAL TRUST OASIS. AND PENN AVENUE IS WHERE THE HOLIDAY MARKET IS SET UP. INSIDE THE AGNES R KATZ PLAZA AND ALSO THE BENEDUM LOT, PEOPLE VISITING PITTSBURGH FROM DALLAS, TEXAS AND CLEVELAND ARE IMPRESSED WITH THE HOLIDAY MARKET. PARIS WOLFE IS THE CULTURE AND DINING WRITER FOR THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, AND SHE INTENDS TO HIGHLIGHT THE HOLIDAY MARKET. WE DON’T HAVE A HOLIDAY MARKET IN CLEVELAND, AND THIS IS SOMETHING ONE OF MY PEERS WENT TO ALL THE HOLIDAY MARKETS IN EUROPE, AND SHE’S GOING TO WRITE A STORY ABOUT IT. AND I SAID, WELL, I THINK PEOPLE CAN COME TO PITTSBURGH A LOT EASIER THAN DRIVE, THAN FLYING TO EUROPE. VENDORS CARRY MANY HANDCRAFTED ITEMS. THEY INCLUDE HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS, DECORATIVE ART, PAINTINGS AND PICTURES, AND OF COURSE, FUN HOLIDAY FOOD. I THINK IT’S GREAT. I’M HOPING TO GET IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT NOW. YOU GUYS DON’T HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN DALLAS? NO, NOT LIKE THIS. MANY OF THE SMALL BUSINESS VENDORS AT THE HOLIDAY MARKET SAY THE ATTRACTION IS THE BACKBONE OF THEIR SUCCESS. IT’S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. THIS IS IT MAKES OR BREAKS US EVERY YEAR, ESPECIALLY AS A SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT THESE SMALL BUSINESSES, MANY OF THEM. THIS IS A MAKE OR BREAK TIME FOR THEIR SEASON. SO WE WANT YOU TO GET OUT HERE. A LOT OF LOCAL ARTISTS, A LOT OF ARTISTS WHO ARE COMING IN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO FAR, THE VENDORS SAY THE SUPPORT IS PROVIDING THEM WITH SOME HOLIDAY CHEER. PEOPLE ARE GOOD. PEOPLE ARE KIND, AND WE HAVE VERY, VERY GOOD CROWD THAT COME AND SEE US EVERY YEAR. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT POSITIVE PEOPLE COMING A
Holiday Market kicks off the holiday season in Downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District
Updated: 7:29 PM EST Nov 21, 2025
Vendors and visitors filled three parcels along Penn Avenue and 7th Street to kick off this year’s Peoples Gas Holiday Market.Renovations to Market Square forced the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust to collaborate for a new, temporary home for the holiday attraction.More than 50 vendors are set up in the Agnes R. Katz Plaza, the Cultural Trust Oasis, and the Benedum Lot parcels.Holiday Market hours are Monday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Sundays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
PITTSBURGH —
Vendors and visitors filled three parcels along Penn Avenue and 7th Street to kick off this year’s Peoples Gas Holiday Market.
Renovations to Market Square forced the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust to collaborate for a new, temporary home for the holiday attraction.
More than 50 vendors are set up in the Agnes R. Katz Plaza, the Cultural Trust Oasis, and the Benedum Lot parcels.
Holiday Market hours are Monday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Sundays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.