Holiday Window Displays
2025 Competition | Market Square, Downtown Pittsburgh
Voting has ended! The winning window and charity will be announced soon.
12 businesses, 12 great causes!
Stop by the participating Market Square businesses below between November 22 - December 18 to see the windows and vote for your favorite. The winner will receive $500 donation to a charity of their choice!
Participating Businesses
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Aperitivo Club
435 Market St
Charity: Foster Love Project
Artist Name: Aperitivo Club Team Members
Window Theme: Aperitivo Apres-Ski
A Cozy Alpine winter bar where après-ski lounge meets Italian holiday, it's warm, glowy, and nostalgic.
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City Works
2 PPG Place
Charity: Trash Cat Rescue
Artist Name: Kait Grimes & Jay Cotterell
Window Theme: Cats & Christmas
Feline friends from all walks of life saunter and trot across our Christmas cheer.
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Environs
438 Market St
Charity: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Artist Name: Environs Team
Window Theme: Vintage Christmas Vibes
The mid-century “classics”: old-school lights, bows, stars, trees & holiday balls…all wrapped up for you!
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Heinz Healey's
160 Fifth Ave
Charity: St Vincent'De Paul at St. Michael the Archangel Parish (In memory of Chas Schaldenbrand)
Artist Name: Heinz Healey Team Members
Window Theme: It’s a Charlie Brown Christmas
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Hilton Garden Inn
250 Forbes Ave
Charity: Down Syndrome Association of Pittsburgh
Artist Name: Hilton Garden Inn Team Members
Window Theme:#HGILoveisLove
In a small town adorned with Christmas lights lives Lucia, a young woman with Down syndrome who works in a bakery. There, she meets Diego, a young man also with Down syndrome who has a great passion for music. Amidst cinnamon buns, songs, and laughter, a pure and sincere connection is born. They spend their days sharing walks in the snow and dreams by the town's Christmas tree, where Diego, with a heart-shaped ornament, decides to propose to Lucia on Christmas Eve. A year later, they get married surrounded by friends, music, and gently falling snow, sealing their love with the promise to spend every Christmas together, remembering that true love shines brightest in hearts that understand each other without words.
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Las Velas
21 Market Square
Charity: Casa San Jose PGH
Artist Name: Las Velas Team Members
Window Theme: Posada
A "posada" is a traditional Mexican Christmas celebration that reenacts Mary and Josephs search for shelter. People sing carols in a small procession , then celebrate with piñatas, hot drinks and food. It's a joyful, family-centered holiday tradition.
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love,
489 Market St
Charity: Light Of Life
Artist Name: love, Team Members
Window Theme: Winter Goddess
A collection inspired by the quiet power and radiance of winter. She glows in soft neutrals—shades of whites, creams, and tans—layered with luminous metallics that shimmer like ice under moonlight.
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Millie's Homemade Ice Cream
246 Forbes Ave
Charity: Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Artist Name: Noah Hetz
Window Theme: Every Season is Ice Cream Season
Penguins and other winter animals will be enjoying some Millie's Ice Cream while experiencing some of the amazing Pittsburgh landmarks.
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Moe's Southwest Grill
210 Forbes Ave
Charity: Light of Life Rescue Mission
Artist Name: Jill Ford, Whimsical Windows
Window Theme: Rock N’ Roll Winter Wonderland
We’re creating a Rock ’n’ Roll Winter Wonderland - Moe’s style! Picture a festive, music-fueled snow scene with a Southwest twist, where bold flavors meet cool vibes and rock energy turns up the holiday spirit
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Original Oyster House
20 Market Square
Charity: Pittsburgh Polar Plunge (Special Olympics)
Artist Name: Kate Smigie
Window Theme: A Timeless Christmas
The traditional holiday ornaments celebrates the nostalgia and warmth of Christmas at the Oyster House. The timelessness of the ornaments reflect the inviting and cozy environment inside that has remained for decades since it's opening in 1870.
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Pizzaiolo Primo
8 Market Square
Charity: UPMC Children’s Hospital
Artist Name: Pizzaiolo Primo Team
Window Theme: Winter Snowscape
Friend's dining and snow falling!
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Revel
242 Forbes Ave
Charity: METAvivor
Artist Name: Revel Team Members
Window Theme:#LightUpMBC
This window tells the story of Revel team member Stefani's mom, Nancy Fotovich, whose strength has shone through 23 years of battling breast cancer - a journey marked by courage, grace, and unwavering love. Each panel reflects a chapter of her life: from the moment of diagnosis as a young mother, to the quiet bravery of treatment, the celebration of remission, and the resilience of facing metastatic cancer with hope still burning bright. Through changing seasons and countless holidays, her story is one of endurance - of a mother who continues to fight, to laugh, to love, and to inspire everyone around her. This painting is not just her story - it is a tribute to every warrior, every caregiver, and every family who refuses to let cancer define their light.