Oglebay to host Festival of Lights
Thousands of glittering lights will illuminate the night during Oglebay’s annual Winter Festival of Lights, which will be held Nov. 11 through Jan. 1.
“Guests will enjoy over 80 larger-than-life still and animated light displays,” said Steve Hilliard, Wheeling Park Commission president and CEO. “From ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ to the animated LED Light Tunnel, this outing is sure to bring joy, laughter and a bit of magic to your holiday.”
The Winter Festival of Lights covers more than 300 acres over a six-mile drive throughout the resort. The lights are viewable until 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and until 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. A per-car donation is requested and is valid for the entire festival season. Trolley tours are offered several times each night.
In addition to Oglebay’s multiple shops located throughout the park, the new Christmas Shop at Crispin will be open from 2 to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 2 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 11 to Jan. 1.
Other events at Oglebay include:
• Freshly cut Christmas trees, which will be sold by the Boy Scouts, Nov. 25 to Dec. 23.
• Holiday train rides for the kids, 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 10 to Jan. 1.
• Family holiday hayrides, 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 25 to Dec. 23.
• Straw maze, 2 to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 2 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 10 to Jan. 1.
• Pine Room – Festival of Trees, Nov. 11-19. All proceeds support Oglebay Institute’s programs and summer camp scholarships.
• Pine Room – International Trees, Dec. 1-31.
• Gingerbread houses, entertainment and snacks in the Club Room, 2 to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 2 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 11 to Jan. 1.