Light-Up Nights
The Greater Brownsville Area Chamber of Commerce will kick off the holiday season Nov. 25, welcoming Santa and Mrs. Claus at 7:30 p.m. during the 28th annual Light-Up Night.
This year, West Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department, 238 Middle St., is the host site.
The evening will get underway with an eight-mile procession of holiday-decorated emergency vehicles, with Santa and Mrs. Claus as the grand marshals high atop a fire truck.
Luminaria-lined streets and decorated homes will light their way on both sides of the Monongahela River as the procession weaves through Hiller, Brownsville Borough and Blainsburg, before making its way to West Brownsville fire hall, where children can spend a few minutes with Santa and Mrs. Claus and get their holiday treats.
Chartiers Township Parks and Recreation will light up the Christmas tree Nov. 27 at the Chartiers Township Community Center. The event begins at 6:30 p.m., and there will be music, cookies, hot chocolate and a visit from Santa.
Monongahela Valley Hospital will hold its 32nd annual Light-Up Night at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the hospital’s outdoor Central Plaza.
There will be entertainment by local high school students, hot chocolate, Christmas carols and an opportunity to tell Santa and Mrs. Claus what’s on your Christmas lists.
Homemade baked goods and raffle tickets for decorative Christmas items will be sold by the Auxiliary of Mon-Vale Health Resources Inc. in the hospital’s main lobby beginning at 5 p.m.
Free parking also will be offered in the hospital’s parking garage. For more information, visit monvalleyhospital.com or call 724-258-1234.
Waynesburg Prosperous and Beautiful and EQT will hold their annual holiday open house from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 2. There will be a tree-lighting ceremony, refreshments, in-store specials, horse-drawn carriage rides, warming barrels, pictures with Santa Claus, “Flix on Brix,” musicians, carolers, caricatures and children’s activities.