Wondering where the best places to see holiday lights are from Washington PA - Pittsburgh? And when they are happening? We've got the scoop on light up nights right here - Listed below by date in Washington County. Ongoing light displays are at the bottom. Oh, and we went beyond PA to the next state over for one worthy display. Can you guess which one?
November 9 - Tree Lighting & Santa's Arrival at Tanger Outlets Pittsburgh
November 18 - Scenery Hill Light Up Night and Christmas Market
November 27 - Light Up Night in McDonald
December 1 - Chartiers Township Light Up Night
December 6 & 7 - Canonsburg's Old Fashioned Christmas
December 6 - Peters Township Holiday Kick Off
December 12-14 - Deck the Barns
December 14 - Holidays in the Park
November 23 - Downtown Pittsburgh Light Up Night Bonus night Friday, November 17
Ongoing Light Displays |
Holiday Lights Drive Thru In The Park
NST Holiday Lights Drive Thru is a new experience at North Strabane Park.
Dazzling Nights will transform Pittsburgh Botanic Garden into a stunning winter wonderland featuring dazzling lights, shining forests, magical displays, music, and beautiful sculptures! Find out more about this year's highlights here.
See America's Finest Traditional Amusement Park transformed with over one million dazzling lights and marvel at the tallest Christmas tree in the state. Savor the flavors of new festive foods and holiday drinks. Plus, there are rides for the kids and special entertainment for all. Make it part of your tradition.
Phipps features magnificent new displays featuring holiday trees adorned in jewel tones, exquisitely detailed props and signature floral delights. The beauty isn't just indoors, the Winter Light Garden fills the Outdoor and Discovery Gardens with spectacular lights in vivid shades that will awe guests of all ages.
Founded in 1993, the Christmas Light Up Celebration in Clinton, PA is the best kept holiday secret in Pittsburgh. Drive through and enjoy a one mile experience of light displays in a wooded setting.
Walk-around the Christmas Village that’s filled with an array of old-fashioned traditions and treats. Sing carols ’round the bonfire, revel in the model train display, have your picture taken with Santa (in the days before Christmas), take a horse drawn wagon/sleigh ride or shop for gifts in the C. Edgar & Sons General Store plus much, much more as you experience the warmth of this traditional Christmas Village!
Oglebay Annual Winter Festival Of Lights
The dazzling drive-through experience is lit up nightly from dusk to midnight, including holidays, from November 7 – January 5.
For all the events below we are still awaiting details for 2024:
Holiday Lights & Late Nights
It's a drive but if you're traveling in that area it may be fun!
Homes/ Neighborhoods to check out (submitted by readers) |
- Downtown Canonsburg
- Oakbrook Estates Neighborhood (Cecil Twp) Close to Sarris to grab a treat!
- Winterberry Ct (located within Oakbrook Estates) accepting donations to food drive
- The ‘Griswold’ house on East McMurray Road (between St. David’s and Al’s Cafe).
- St Simon & Jude on Greentree Rd- light display that dances to lights and music.
- Crossroads Ministries in Finleyville - Drive Through Nativity & Light Display - Free but it looks like you need to get a ticket - December
- Brodzinski Family Light Show in Whitehall - 31 Crest Drive - they even have a Facebook page
- Nellis Family Holiday light show - Animated Holiday light show with over 20,000 LEDs synchronized to music, Tune your car radio to 105.3 FM and listen to the light show! Another one with a Facebook page
- Pappy Ed's Christmas Lights - The corner of Glenburn and Orchard in Pleasant Hills. Facebook page
- Check out the corner house on Forsythe and Crest Lane in Scott Twp
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