2013 Winter Pittsburgh Events Should Include Ice Skating at The Rink at PPG Place

With winter rolling into western Pennsylvania, outdoor enthusiast should start sharpening their skates to prepare for the annual ice skating extravaganza at The Rink at PPG Place.  There is no better outdoor winter activity in Pittsburgh than ice skating in the middle of Downtown in the shadows of the famed spires of PPG Place. Although Pittsburgh boasts many fine local establishments for skating, The Rink at PPG Place is considered by many to be the "King." The ice opens during Pittsburgh's Annual Light-Up-Night in November and closes in February. During the skating season the venue keeps regular hours and hosts a number of Pittsburgh events which include:

• Mascot Skate
• Saturday, November 23    1p-3p
• Join more than 30 area mascots in a special holiday skating party at The Rink

• Skate with Santa and Star100.7 with Bubba
• Saturday, December 7, 14, 21      2p-4p

• Student ID Nights (January-Close)

• Tuesday Family Nights (January – Close)

To learn more about events and hours of operation, please visit The Rink at PPG Place.

Magic Ice USA is the company that manages The Rink at PPG Place and hosts a great photo gallery of events at the Pittsburgh ice rink.- Click the images below to visit the gallery!

Images by MagicIceUSA

Off the Beaten Path - Pittsburgh's Latodami Nature Event Center at North Park

Looking for a place to take a brisk hike, a quiet nature walk or participate in an outdoor conservation event? Then visit the Latodami Nature Center, the gem of North Park in Wexford. The nature center boasts a newly dredged pond, a historic old barn originally part of the dairy farm, many forest and field habitats, as well as a few stream and wetlands.  There are currently eleven nature trails that wander the nature center's 250 acres of the fields and forests of the immediate area.
that is off the beaten path but still close enough to the city of Pittsburgh?  Well then you need to visit

Whether it is a warm summer morning or a snow blanketed landscape, the trails are are open from dawn to dusk.  Check their website for all of their terrific outdoor Pittsburgh events and happenings

View all of the Latodami Nature Event Center activities here.  Be sure to checkout Pittsburgh.net for a variety of Pittsburgh events and local happenings.

2013 Light Up Night: Fireworks, Santa, Holiday Lights and Ice Skating in Pittsburgh!

In Pittsburgh, the official start of the holiday season begins with Light Up Night.  There are so many great events that Pittsburgh.net has chosen to gift wrap a few cool events for you! Enjoy the 53rd Light Up Night in Pittsburgh brought to you by The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership* -  Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.


CITY-WIDE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONIES*
12:00 P.M. City-county building tree lighting
12:00 P.M. U.S. Steel tower dedication of the Creche
5:30 P.M. Allegheny courthouse tree lighting
5:30 P.M. PPG Plaza American Cancer Society Tribute of Light Tree Lighting
5:45 P.M. One Oxford Center tree lighting
5:45 P.M. Santa lights BNY Mellon season of lights
6:45 P.M. Macy's windows unveiling
7:00 P.M. Highmark unity tree lighting with rooftop
fireworks

MACY'S*
6:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Holiday window unveiling

PPG SKATING RINK*
Open until midnight on light up night and magic ICE USA is donating $1 of each skate admission to the American Cancer Society.

FIREWORKS*
9:38 P.M.
 Zambelli fireworks launched form the Warhol Bridge w/ live holiday broadcast of 3ws 94.5 fm.

Be sure to also check out the many other Pittsburgh events that are happening throughout the month of November at Celebrating The Holiday Rush, Light-Up Night, Pie and Giving Thanks in Pittsburgh.

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