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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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. 

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.