(File Photo of the Christmas Star)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) Christmas of 2025 is just over a month away, but you can celebrate early by going to a Christmas tree-lighting event to get into the holiday spirit in your community. There are some local get-togethers and both Beaver and Lawrence Counties to get the winter season in full swing. According to the Beaver County Times, here is a list of tree-lighting events that you can join through the first week of December:
November 19th-22nd, 2025
Shenango Township’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting Extravaganza takes place from 5:30-8 p.m. November 21st at the Shenango Township Community Park, 238 Kittery Drive. Live music, Christmas lights set to music, meet and greet with Santa, food trucks, holiday vendors, a “stuff the police car” holiday toy drive and fireworks are planned.
Hometown Holidays Christmas Parade in New Castle begins at 3 p.m. November 22nd in downtown New Castle with food trucks and music. A fireworks display starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by the city Christmas tree lighting at 5:45 p.m. and the Christmas parade at 6 p.m.
November 23rd-29th, 2025
Beaver Light Up Festival, November 28th from 5-9 p.m. along Third Street. Events include live music, a Christmas parade at 6 p.m., horse-drawn carriage rides and hayrides, hot chocolate and donuts, pictures with Santa from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and a fireworks display starting at 8:30 p.m.
Beaver Falls Christmas Parade and Winterfest is November 29th, along Seventh Avenue. This year’s theme is “Nutcracker Sweet.” The Christmas parade starts at 6 p.m. with floats, bands and the arrival of Santa Claus.
Light Up Enon Valley takes place from 6-9 p.m. at the community pavilion, 1084 Main Street in Enon Valley. Tree lighting, Christmas music, cookies, hot beverages and fun for the family.
November 30th-December 6th, 2025
Light Up the Town in Wampum is scheduled from 6-8 p.m. December 4th along Main Street. Activities include lighting of luminaries, free hot chocolate and fresh baked cookies, carriage rides and fireworks.
Ellwood City Let there Be Lights light up night starts at 6 p.m. December 5th along Lawrence Avenue. Live music and holiday performances, holiday shopping at vendors and stores, free face painting and visits with Santa, horse and carriage rides and trolley rides to Christmas in the Park. The tree lighting ceremony starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Plaza, followed by a fireworks display.
Sewickley Light Up Night is scheduled from 5-9 p.m. December 5th at Sewickley Village on Beaver Street. Activities include live performances on two stages, horse-drawn carriage rides, ice sculpting contest, visit with Santa, photo booth, food trucks, strolling characters, fireworks and more.
Santa, Trains and Candy Canes takes place from 4-7 p.m. December 6th at the Hopewell Township Community Park, 2500 Laird Drive. Enjoy a train ride around the lake, take a photo with Santa Claus, sample the hot chocolate and s’mores, shop among the holiday vendors and visit the train display in the Nature Center.
Monaca Borough Hometown Christmas Parade is from 5-7 p.m. December 6th at CJ Mangin, 998 Indiana Avenue. The Christmas parade starts at St. John’s Church on 15th Street and proceeds down Pennsylvania Avenue to George Washington Plaza. Other activities include the lighting of the borough’s Christmas tree, food trucks, kids’ activities, holiday vendors, raffles and pictures with Santa Claus.
Moon Lights Holiday Festival, 5-7:30 p.m. December 6th at Moon Park, 1350 Ewing Road in Moon Township. Live performances, food trucks, a holiday market, games and more. Santa and the Grinch will ride into Moon Park at 5:30 p.m. on a fire truck and light the Moon Park Christmas tree at the Rotary Pavilion. After the tree lighting, Santa will stick around for photos and visits with children and their families. Bring a letter to Santa to drop in his mailbox. A Toys for Tots collection is also planned.
New Brighton’s Christmas in the Park takes place from 5-7 p.m. December 6th at Townsend Park. The evening includes live entertainment, light refreshments and the lighting of decorations at 6 p.m. Santa Claus is to arrive and will greet guests after the lighting of the decorations. Wreaths decorated by New Brighton Elementary students will be on display and auctioned off later that evening.