The Downtown Greensburg Project will bring its fourth annual holiday market series indoors this season at Live Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield.
The market — scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday and Dec. 3 — will feature about 55 vendors selling holiday-themed items, decorations and gift boxes, said Downtown Greensburg Project Owner Jessica Hickey.
Vendors will be set up in the Venue Live, the casino’s event space. Attendees can also purchase holiday food and beverage specials at the Sports and Social Steel City restaurant and PBR Pittsburgh bar.
The Downtown Greensburg Project opened eight years ago to promote businesses in the Greensburg area, Hickey said. In addition to the holiday market, it hosts a monthly night market, which started in 2019, and an annual Craft Beer Week.
The holiday market has been held outside in past years, Hickey said, but poor weather often deterred visitors. She hopes for a strong turnout by hosting it indoors this year.
The casino will also host the Downtown Greensburg Project’s winter night markets in January, February and March, said Dorothy Celli, the casino’s food and beverage marketing manager. She estimates between 2,000 and 2,500 attendees came out for each of the night markets last winter.
The holiday market is a unique event for casinos and restaurants in the area, Celli said.
“It’s such a great community event,” she said. “It’s something we can host that all ages can come to.”
Hickey hopes the holiday market brings something new to the community members looking for gifts for loved ones.
“It’s just a great way to shop local,” Hickey said. “A lot of these businesses are really small, and it’s a great way to support them.”
