On Saturday, December 6th, “Not Your Average Holiday Parade, YaJagoff!” takes place between 10am – 11:30am with brief 10-15 minute stops at 5 Downtown Pittsburgh locations.
This year, the Jags teamed up with the downtown powerhouses at the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership for a unique spin on the already unique parade.
“We couldn’t let the fake parade concept subside, and our friends at the PDP are masters of activations,” said YaJagoff creator John Chamberlin. “The little touches and surprises this year epitomize local Pittsburgh.”
The Burgh Bus, a Pittsburgh-themed party bus, will load a few famed Yinzer passengers at the Convention Center, then progress along the route with brief stops at each of the locations.
At each stop, various Pittsburgh personalities, including Desarae Legros of Cooking, Comedy, Chaos, Ellen Kotzin of Pittsburgh Hills, The Kahone Concept, and Chris Beers of Grandpa Joe’s will unload from the bus and serve as a pop-up holiday party.
Leading the charge are resident Jag Marshalls, John and Rachael, who will interview downtown business owners and other personalities for 5-10 minutes at each location.
Then, the passengers will reboard the bus and do it all over again at the next destination, spreading holiday cheer to jags all over downtown.
The parade route will progress as follows:
- The Gingerbread House display outside of the City County Building
- PPG Ice Rink – 4, PPG Place, Third Ave Suite 100
- Market Square
- Holiday Kids Play & Selfie Garden – Ft. Duquesne Blvd
- Santa’s House – Heinz Hall Courtyard
The best way to enjoy the full “parade” is to head to stop number one, then after the Burgh Bus departs, walk to the next parade route stop (repeating for each of the 5 locations).
If you can only visit one or two stops that’s fine, too! The planned timing will have “Not Your Average Parade” arriving at the Gingerbread House display at 10am, PPG Ice Rink at 10:25am, Market Square at 10:45am, Ft. Duquesne at 11:10-ish, and Santa’s house at 11:30-ish.
Expect parade fanfare, like candy and stickers of course, while learning about where to spend family fun time over the holidays in Downtown Pittsburgh.
Can’t stop at one of the locations between 10am – 11:15am? YaJagoff will video the entire process and post it on the YaJagoff podcast the Friday before Christmas.
This content was provided by a local, independent contributor to Made in PGH, a lifestyle blog.
