Krampus returns to Pittsburgh for concert, celebration
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Krampus characters parade through Market Square during Krampusnacht in Market Square on Thursday night, Dec. 5, 2019 in Pittsburgh. Krampus characters parade through Market Square during Krampusnacht in Market Square on Thursday night, Dec. 5, 2019 in Pittsburgh.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Crowds take pictures with Krampus during Krampusnacht in Market Square on Thursday night, Dec. 5, 2019 in Pittsburgh.
Krampus is coming back to Pittsburgh.
Tonight.
Krampus is a mythic cloven-footed figure known to appear on Dec. 5, who acts as an anti-Santa, punishing the naughty and sparing the nice. He’s known to appear on the streets Dec. 5 (Krampusnacht), the day before the Feast of St. Nicholas celebrated in parts of Europe.
This evening, Pittsburgh’s sixth annual Krampus Fest celebration will take place a day after Krampusnacht. People dressed as the hairy goat-like creatures will take over Market Square for a few hours.
We just went wandering in Pittsburgh and stumbled onto a band of all Krampuses playing heavy metal covers with Christmas lyrics
— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) December 7, 2021