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Light Up Night at Caste Village
Date: Dec. 7
Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Address: 5301 Grove Road, Whitehall
Contact: castevillage.com
Fun activities and special guests inside
and out, along with the tree lighting!
Castle Shannon Light Up Night
Date: Dec. 1
Address: Castle Shannon Boulevard,
Castle Shannon
Contact: borough.castle-shannon.pa.us
Enjoy the borough’s lighting of the tree
and so much more!
Dormont VFD Christmas Parade
and Tree Lighting
Date: Dec. 7
Address: Locations vary (Check the
website.)
Contact: boro.dormont.pa.us, or
412.561.8900
A full day of family fun usually includes
the Dormont Volunteer Fire Department
Christmas parade, cookies with Santa, the
tree lighting and more!
Kennywood Holiday Lights
Dates: Saturdays and Sundays through
Dec. 22, plus Dec. 26-30
Address: 4800 Kennywood Boulevard,
West Mifflin
Contact: kennywood.com, or
412.461.0500
“America’s Finest Traditional
Amusement Park” decks its halls (and
rides) with nearly two million twinkling
lights, highlighted by the tallest Christmas
tree in the state of Pennsylvania. Enjoy
holiday songs, see spectacular light shows,
visit Santa, and more!
Oglebay Winter Festival of Lights
Dates: Through Jan. 1
Address: 465 Lodge Drive,
Wheeling, WV
Contact: oglebay.com, or 877.436.1797
The Winter Festival of Lights is a
longtime tradition for many inside and
outside the region and one of the nation’s
largest holiday light shows! It features
300 acres of lights over a six-mile drive
throughout the Oglebay resort.
Holiday Festivities
& Fun
August Wilson African-American
Cultural Center Holiday
Community Day
Date: Dec. 14
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Address: 980 Liberty Avenue,
Downtown Pittsburgh
Contact: aacc-awc.org, or 412.339.1011
The AW Community Day: Holiday
Edition usually features Santa and Mrs.
Claus, arts and crafts, Kwanzaa activities, an
artists market, live performances and more!
Family Gingerbread House Night
at Baldwin Library
Date: Dec. 18
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Address: 41 Macek Drive,
Baldwin Borough
Contact: baldwinborolibrary.org, or
412.885.2255 (Registration is required.)
Enjoy building, creating and decorating
your own gingerbread house! Please bring
one can of icing and one bag of decorating
candy. Registration is required.
Baldwin Library Family Winter
Wonderland Party
Date: Dec. 14
Time: 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Address: 41 Macek Drive,
Baldwin Borough
Contact: baldwinborolibrary.org, or
412.885.2255 (Registration is required.)
Crafts, wintry games, a sing-along, furry
friends from Animal Friends, cookies,
hot chocolate and more! Donations to
Animal Friends are welcome. Registration
is required.
Brentwood Library’s Family
Christmas Party
Date: Dec. 8
Address: 3501 Brownsville Road,
Brentwood
Contact: brentwoodpubliclibrary.org, or
412.882.5694 (Registration is required.)
Enjoy stories, songs, and crafts plus a
chance to see Santa!
Annual Cookie Exchange at
Brentwood Library
Date: Dec. 17
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Address: 3501 Brownsville Road,
Brentwood
Contact: brentwoodpubliclibrary.org, or
412.882.5694 (Registration is required.)
Register in advance then take six dozen
of the same kind of cookies to the library
on Dec. 17 to put together a great platter!
Friends of Bridgeville Library
Annual Festival of Trees Special
Events
Dates: Dec. 13 (Wine & Chocolate);
Dec. 14 (Christmas Celebration)
Address: Bridgeville Public Library,
505 McMillan Street, Bridgeville
Contact: friendsofbpl.org
The beautifully decorated trees will be on
display Dec. 2-14. There will be an adults-
only Wine & Chocolate event with music
and surprises on Dec. 13, followed the next
day by a family celebration with Santa,
magic, music, auction and more!
Chanukah Festival at The
Waterfront
Date: Dec. 23 (Tentative; check the
website.)
Address: The Waterfront, Bridge Street,
Homestead
Contact: jewishpgh.org
Called the largest Jewish family event in
Pittsburgh!
Community Library of Castle
Shannon Breakfast with Santa
Date: Dec. 7
Time: 10 a.m.
Address: 3677 Myrtle Avenue,
Castle Shannon
Contact: castleshannonlibrary.org, or
412.563.4552
The annual breakfast with Santa and Mrs.
Claus! Tickets usually sell out quickly so
call for information.
JCC South Hills Seventh Night
Chanukah Celebration
Date: Dec. 28
Time: Noon
Address: 345 Kane Boulevard,
Mt. Lebanon
Contact: jccpgh.org, or 412.278.1975
At the JCC, Chanukah usually includes
daily candle-lighting, music and other
activities. See the website for upcoming
details on this celebration.
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