10/10/2026
It may be spooky season, but we’d like to introduce Pittsburgh to its 113th Christmas Tree!
The Forestry Division of the Department of Public Works has selected this 38-foot blue spruce from Brighton Heights as our Official City Hall Christmas Tree for 2026. Graciously donated by the homeowner, the tree will be transported to the City-County Building in November and illuminated during the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s Light Up Night celebrations. It is Downtown’s only live Christmas tree, and one of Pittsburgh’s oldest surviving holiday traditions.
Following the holiday season, it will be turned into mulch for our CitiParks system.