Christmas Lights in Oakdale, PA

Popular picks this season include Winter Wonderlights at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden (Nov 27 – Jan 2), Kennywood Holiday Lights (Nov 13 – Jan 3), Phipps Holiday Magic: Winter Flower Show and Light Garden (Nov 20 – Jan 10) and Clinton Christmas Light-Up (Nov 21 – Jan 2). In all, 14 displays are mapped in and around Oakdale, from decorated houses and neighborhoods to ticketed light shows.

Free options include Highmark Light Up Night and City Christmas Tree Lighting, Moon Holiday Lights Drive-Thru, Canonsburg's Old Fashioned Christmas and Light Up Night and Downtown Pittsburgh Holiday Displays (Market Square and PPG Place). 6 of the 14 displays near Oakdale are free to visit; most home and neighborhood displays cost nothing to drive by.

Yes. Clinton Christmas Light-Up ($10 per car, cash only), Zoo Lights Drive-Thru at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium ($45 per vehicle ($40 members); $65 Flex) and Moon Holiday Lights Drive-Thru (Free (per a 2024 report)). Drive-thru shows usually charge per car, and buying tickets online ahead of time is often faster.

Yes. Kennywood Holiday Lights, Highmark Light Up Night and City Christmas Tree Lighting and Laser Holiday Magic at Kamin Science Center. Synced displays broadcast their soundtrack on a low-power FM station so you can listen from your car.

The earliest Oakdale-area displays turn on Nov 13, and most are running by the weekend after Thanksgiving. Many stay lit through New Year's; check each display's page for its exact dates and nightly hours.