Downtown Thaw Festival ‘coolest way to warm up’

Felix, left, and Wendy Ryan coloring at The Thaw in Market Square on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The Thaw, presented by The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and Flyspace Productions, is a three-weekend event series to celebrate the change from winter to spring. It features live music, immersive entertainment, and seasonal festivities for all ages to enjoy. (Sarah Qu/Post-Gazette)

An ice sculptor carves ice at The Thaw festival in Downtown Pittsburgh on March 8, 2025. (Jacob Comer/Post-Gazette)

Ice sculptor, Richard Bubin, poses with Olivia Mathews, 5, as she holds an ice guitar he had carved at The Thaw in Market Square on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The Thaw, presented by The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and Flyspace Productions, is a three-weekend event series to celebrate the change from winter to spring. It features live music, immersive entertainment, and seasonal festivities for all ages to enjoy.

Brad Mathews and his father, left, play games at The Thaw in Market Square on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The Thaw, presented by The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and Flyspace Productions, is a three-weekend event series to celebrate the change from winter to spring. It features live music, immersive entertainment, and seasonal festivities for all ages to enjoy. (Sarah Qu/Post-Gazette)

A heated tent provides areas to sit, tables to stand around, and games for attendees to play at The Thaw in Market Square on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The Thaw, presented by The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and Flyspace Productions, is a three-weekend event series to celebrate the change from winter to spring. It features live music, immersive entertainment, and seasonal festivities for all ages to enjoy. (Sarah Qu/Post-Gazette)

Children play games at The Thaw in Market Square on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The Thaw, presented by The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and Flyspace Productions, is a three-weekend event series to celebrate the change from winter to spring. It features live music, immersive entertainment, and seasonal festivities for all ages to enjoy. (Sarah Qu/Post-Gazette)

Olivia, left, 5, and Brad Mathew, 8, posing with ice sculpted candy at The Thaw in Market Square on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The Thaw, presented by The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and Flyspace Productions, is a three-weekend event series to celebrate the change from winter to spring. It features live music, immersive entertainment, and seasonal festivities for all ages to enjoy. (Sarah Qu/Post-Gazette)

The Carnegie Science Center conducts a science experiment at The Thaw in Market Square on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The Thaw, presented by The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and Flyspace Productions, is a three-weekend event series to celebrate the change from winter to spring. It features live music, immersive entertainment, and seasonal festivities for all ages to enjoy. (Sarah Qu/Post-Gazette)