Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Holiday Lights: Light Up Night to Overly's Country Christmas

If you are lucky enough to live in Pittsburgh, then you know there's great places to go to see holiday lights. Here are three of the closest and most spectacular lights to behold! Bring your family, a camera, and enjoy!

Light Up Night in Pittsburgh

Where: Downtown Pittsburgh
When: Friday, November 16th
Hours: Activities start at 11:00 am

Ring in the holidays Pittsburgh style with their annual Light Up Night in downtown Pittsburgh. Over 100,000 attend each year for the festivities, including the lighting of the many trees, concerts, city shopping, window displays, and more. Kids can enjoy inflatables, booths, games, and good food, as can the adults! Be sure to check out the super heroes stage while you're there, and take in the hundreds of sights and sounds, either from downtown, Station Square, or Mount Washington. A huge fireworks display ends the festivities for the night. See all the beautiful buildings lit up to perfection against the beautiful skyline that makes up Pittsburgh, PA.

Overly's Country Christmas

Where: Westmoreland County fairgrounds in Greensburg, PA
When: November 14th through January 4th
Hours: 5:30-10:00 pm from Sunday thru Thursday, 5:30-11:00 pm Friday through Saturday
Cost: $8 a car or van, $10 for a minibus, limo, or extended passenger van

Come and enjoy over 15 acres of over 1.7 million twinkling lights on the Westmoreland county Fairgrounds. Harry Overly began decorating his house with just a little bit of decorations and it has since evolved into the spectacular display that it is today. You can drive thru the display in the warmth of your car, and you can also get out and walk around. Enjoy singing carols and hot chocolate around a bonfire, or take a horse-drawn wagon or sleigh ride.

Hartwood Acres Celebration of Lights