Oglebay’s Festival of Lights returns for the holiday season
The 42nd Annual Festival of Lights has opened for the holiday season at Oglebay Park in Wheeling, W.Va.
As part of a two-year investment in enhancing the Festival of Lights, Oglebay is introducing new displays and immersive experiences throughout the park. There is 30-foot Frosty the Snowman, new RGB lighting displays, animated singing faces known as the Holiday Harmonizers, and walk-through light tunnels.
Oglebay has also added Sleigh, a new holiday pop-up bar, located in the Garden Bistro. It has cocktails, seasonal beverages, food, and holiday-themed activities and entertainment.
Following its debut in 2025, Santa’s Village returns this season with an expanded experience spanning two locations: Levenson Shelter and Camp Russel. It will have gifts, illuminated selfie stations, free photos with Santa Claus, and more.
At Oglebay Good Zoo in December, guests will be able to step inside a new larger-than-life holiday snow globe for a seasonal photo opportunity. The zoo’s holiday light show returns with more than 40,000 dancing lights synchronized to holiday favorites, while the holiday laser show inside the zoo’s planetarium adds another dimension to the celebration.
“Reflections on Schenk Lake” also returns, featuring a dancing light show around the lake and a 15-foot animated globe synchronized to seasonal music.
Each year, more than 300,000 visitors travel to Wheeling, W.Va., to enjoy the Festival of Lights. The six-mile drive-through experience spans more than 300 acres and features over 100 illuminated displays. The Festival of Lights runs nightly from dusk to midnight through Jan. 3.
For details on the Festival of Lights, Sleigh holiday pop-up bar, Santa’s Village, and other seasonal events, go online to oglebay.com/lights.