LIGHT UP SOMERSET

& Holiday Parade

Saturday November 25

 

 

 

 

You are warmly invited to join Uptown Somerset in ushering in the holiday season.

Each year the Somerset Community and visitors gather together for a day of merriment, ushering in the holidays and celebrating the season of giving. In the spirit of the season, all activities, entertainment, and cost of entry are free of charge.

 

Welcome to Uptown Somerset & SoCo. (Somerset County) 

Light Up Somerset 2023 Event Schedule : NOVEMBER 25, 2023

ALL DAY – Small Business Saturday… Uptown Shops, Eateries, and More!

ALL DAY – Holiday Design Scholarship Displays: SWEET TREATS… Uptown Diamond

2:00 PM – Holiday Design Scholarship Award Presentation… Uptown Diamond

ALL DAY – Story Stroll“The Night Before Christmas Deep Under the Sea”…Mary S Biesecker Library

10-5:30 PM- Gift Wrapping Station by the Children’s Aid Home… 130 W. Main

2-? PM – Pop Up: Christmas Tree Farm & Mobile Coffee Shop by Heirloom Pines…135 W Main

2-9 PM – Biergarten: Trailhead Brewing, Missy LaLas Holiday Menu, Artisans… 243 W. Main

2-9 PM – Christkindl market, Kettle Corn, Food Trucks Around Town … Start at the Diamond

2-9 PM – Pop Up: Fat Squirrel Eatery… 105 E Main

4-7 PM – Gingerbread House Building … Somerset County Courthouse

4-8 PM – 301 Winter Market House (Pop-up Shopping)… 301 N Center Ave.

5 PM – Cocoa & Cookies by the Soroptimist Club…111 E Union (Courthouse)

5 – 8 PM – Laurel Highlands Model Railroad Village … 216 W. Main

6:00-8:00 PM Spirit of the Mountain Sled Dogs & Black Bear Book Signing… 151 W Main

6:00 PM – Annual Holiday Parade… Starting Rosina Ave. -> W. Main -> N. Center

Following the Parade, the streets stay closed, and the holiday cheer continues until 9 PM:

❄ Grand Christmas Tree at the Courthouse

❄ Visits & Pictures with Santa… Trinity Park

❄ Santa’s Wagon Rides… Line begins-Corner of N. Center & Union

❄ Holiday Express Rides by the Whipkey Family… Line at 242 W Main

❄ Children’s Crafts by Laurel Arts & Tableland… 101 W. Main (Glades Court)

❄ S’mores Station (free) by Fraternal Order of Eagles … 110 S. Edgewood Ave

❄ Live Nativity by Somerset Alliance Church & Somerset Anglican Fellowship… 132 E Union

Entertainment Schedule:

4:30-6:00PM- Holiday Music by Alliance Worship…243 W. Main

5 PM Somerset Roof Garden Chorus Performance… 111 E Union Courthouse Steps

5:45 PM Community Band Brass Ensemble… 131 N. Center

5:45 PM Evolve Studio Dancers Performance – Uptown Diamond

6:30 PM & 6:45PM PM Laurel Arts Dancers Performance… Uptown Diamond

6:15, 6:45 & 7:15 PM – Story time with Mrs. Claus… Trinity Park

7:00 PM Flow N’at Fire Troupe…Rosina & Main

Visits with Santa & Story-time with Mrs. Claus

Rides in Santa's Wagon

Holiday Express Rides

Handmade Market

Christkindl Market with Artisanal Vendors

Fire Troupe Show

Dancers on the Diamond

by Laurel Arts

Holiday Biergarten

Located at 243 W Main st.

Featuring

  • Trailhead Brewing Co. 
  • Missy LaLa’s Biscotti (Winter Menu)
  • Mountain Man Pottery 
  • Jason Hoover Woodworking 
Christkindl Market Christmas Market Artisan Market
Artisan Market Christmas Shop Somerset

 

 Christkindlmarket

2-9 PM | Uptown Diamond

Vendors

AHS Farms

Candy’s Kitchen Fudge

Covered Bridge Garlic Company

Desi’s Darling Designs

Disobedient Spirits

Happily Handmade by Ashley

Hemp Infused Crafts

Jason Hoover Custom Signs

Mountain Kettle Corn

Mountain Man Pottery

On Point Adventure Foods

Platt Out Jonesin

Stacey’s Homemade Candies & Chocolates

Star Cross Naturals

TouShaye’s

Vicki Reese Crafts

Cheers to the Holidays!

Vin De Matrix Winery: (127 N Center Avenue)

Trailhead Brewing Company (243 W Main St.)

Mel’s Restaurant & Bar (127 Patriot St.)

ELVES WANTED

Join the Hunt for Santa's Elves and Be Entered to Win Big Prizes! The Game begins November 25!

 THANK YOU TO PARTNER, RIDGELINE COMPUTER SOLUTIONS!

 

Help! Santa’s Elves are playing a wild game of Hide and Seek in Uptown Somerset! We need to get them to Santa’s Sleigh by December 15.

  1. Find an Elf
  2. Scan the QR Code
  3. Enter your information & the Secret Code
  4. Find more elves! Every elf found and scanned gives you one entry to win! More elves = More chances to win!

 

Prizes:

 

* Bitzee
* Radio Controlled Race Car
* Samsung Chromebook

 

No purchase necessary to be entered, but we recommend shopping while you seek! Good Luck!

Click Here
During Light Up Somerset Parking is Free! There will be hundreds of spaces available to the public in local lots and on-street parking.

  • Somerset County Parking Garage on Fairview St.
  • Borough Parking Lot at 134 E Union St.
  • Somerset Trust Parking Lot- enter on Kimberly Avenue
  • Somerset Trust Parking Lot on Patriot St
  • Borough Lot at 126 W Patriot St.
  • Borough Lot at 208 W Patriot St.
  • Borough Lot behind PNC Bank
  • On Sidestreets !
Light Up Somerset is a town-wide event but for your GPS, we recommend putting in any of the parking lot addresses or 101 W Main St. Somerset PA 15501 once you arrive.
We recommend staying at a partner hotel for the weekend! Our partners are:

Light Up Somerset Flyer
Light Up Somerset Agenda & Map

Thank You to our Shine Sponsors:

Thank You to Our Twinkle & Spark Sponsors:

Aspire Grant & Development, Ridgeline Computer Solutions, Fraternal Order of Eagles #1801, Somerset Lions Club, Rotary Club of Somerset, Somerset Jaycees, Somerset VFW Post 554, Somerset Kiwanis Club, Rockwood Insurance, Highland Tank, Morocco Welding, Center Rock

Special Thanks to:

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The Light Up Somerset Committee

Somerset Borough Police

Borough of Somerset Public Works

Somerset Volunteer Fire Department

Somerset County Boy Scouts

Somerset County Commissioners

Uptown Businesses

Jason Halverson

Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus

Laurel Arts

Barry Baker

Parade Participants

The Whipkey Family

Holiday Design Contestants

Roof Garden Christian

& all Volunteers