Local 2025 New Year’s Eve events and light shows to celebrate the year’s end

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) As 2025 is ready to come to an end, some local events like light shows are going on in Beaver County and beyond to celebrate the end of that year. According to the Beaver County Times, here is a list of these events for you and your family as the new year of 2026 approaches:

Events

  • Pinball PA video arcade and museum, 2284 Brodhead Road, Suite 10B, Hopewell Township, 412-423-8532, is hosting a New Year’s Eve party from 2 p.m. December 31st, 2025 until 2 a.m. January 1st, 2026. Admission tickets are available online by clicking here for individuals or a group of up to four players and offers free play on all pinball and video games, with random giveaways throughout the evening and snacks and soft drinks are provided. The ticket also includes a raffle ticket for a special prize, awarded at midnight, for a one-year admission with unlimited visits to Pinball PA. Celebrate the new year surrounded by the lights, sounds and joy of your favorite arcade games.
  • Three Rivers Karting Entertainment Park, 541 Avenue B, Suite 10, Leetsdale. 412- 527-8464. Open from 12-6 p.m. on December 31st, 2025 and normal hours on and after January 1st, 2026. It offers its Winter Wonderland go-kart track through January 5th, 2026 with over 50 decorated trees, where guests age 10 and over can race through the twinkling lights of the darkened track. Racers can also take part in the Rudolph Race-Off Sweepstakes, where racers who make a set lap time on the track are entered into a raffle to win a handful of prizes. For the younger guests, there is also a “Find The Hidden Golden Ticket” in the upstairs arcade to win a free prize.
  • Tickets are sold out for the Neighborhood North Museum of Play’s New Year’s at Noon celebration in Beaver Falls on December 31st, 2025. However, there is a waiting list available by clicking here for those who are interested in attending if a guest cancels their visit. The museum also plans a “Snow Much Fun” event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on January 24th, 2026, and registrations are open now for that event.by clicking here.
  • Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square, Pittsburgh. 412-322-5058. “Countdown to Noon,” a faimly-freindly countdown to end 2025, takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. December 31st, 2025 at the museum. Activities include music from Lee Robinson and ISKA as the clock ticks down to noon and a balloon drop at noon in the garage; share your hopes for the new year live on the radio with SLB Radio Productions; make confetti and confetti art in the art studio; make a party hat and other party accessories in MAKESHOP and explore ice mold making in Waterplay. Activities are included with museum admission; tickets can be purchased online in advance or in person at the museum that day. The Children’s Museum is closed on January 1st, 2026 and the MuseumLab is closed on December 31st, 2025 and January 1st, 2026.
  • First Night Pittsburgh takes place from 6 p.m. to midnight on December 31st, 2025 throughout the city’s Cultural District. A variety of family-friendly activities are included in the schedule of events, including the Citizens Activity Zone from 7-10 p.m. at Highmark Fifth Avenue Place; Dollar Bank children’s fireworks and a New Year’s Eve countdown for kids at 8 p.m. at the Highmark stage; live ice sculpting from 8-11 p.m. at Seventh and Penn parklet; Pittsburgh Cultural Trust children’s book giveaway from 7-10 p.m. at the Benedum lot and a family dance party from 7:15 to 7:59 p.m. at the Highmark Stage.

New Year’s Eve Light Shows

  • Parade of Lights, New Castle. Open from 5-11:30 p.m. nightly through January 1st, 2026 at Pearson Park, 179 Pearson Park Drive. Use the Mercer Road entrance to the park.
  • Christmas Light Up Celebration, Findlay Township. Open from 5-10 p.m. nightly through January 3rd, 2026 at Clinton Park, 600 Clinton Park Drive. For GPS directions, use Findlay Township or Imperial for the city. A $10 admission fee is charged per car, cash only. Proceeds go to community charitable organizations.
  • Moon Holiday Lights, Moon Township. This drive-through light display is open from 5-10 p.m. nightly through January 7th, 2026 at Moon Park, 1350 Joe DeNardo Way.
  • Oglebay Festival of Lights, 465 Lodge Drive, Wheeling, West Virginia. Open nightly, dusk to dawn through January 4th, 2026. This 6-mile, drive-through light show features over 100 displays and places to shop, eat and have fun along the way.
  • Overly’s Country Christmas, 116 Blue Ribbon Lane, Greensburg. Open from 5:30-9 p.m. on select days through December 30th, 2025; visit its website by clicking here for more details. A walk-through Christmas village display with lights, a model train display, Santa’s workshop, a talking Christmas tree, a Country Kitchen and more.
  • Kennywood Holiday Lights, West Mifflin. A walk-through lights display open through January 4th, 2026, hours are either 3-9 p.m. or 5-9 p.m., depending on the date. New this year are the Gingerbread Express, a train ride through a gingerbread village; a meet and greet with Santa Claus in Gingerbread Junction and new shows and entertainment. More information and ticket sales are available online at Kennywood Holiday Lights by clicking here.
  • Wild Illuminations: A Holiday Lantern Experience at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, 7370 Baker St., Pittsburgh. Open for walk-through only this year, on select nights through January 11th, 2026. This year’s show features silk and steel lanterns paired with light displays. Guests who need a wheelchair or an electric scooter should reserve one in advance. Show times, prices and ticket reservations are available online by clicking here.