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Light Up Somerset 2025 Event Schedule : NOVEMBER 29, 2025

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

ALL DAY – Holiday Design Scholarship Displays: … Uptown Diamond

ALL DAY – Story Stroll “Santa Story” by Will Hillenbrand…Mary S Biesecker Library

12 – 8 PM – Laurel Highlands Model Railroad Village (a building full of trains!)… 216 W. Main (12 and under free)

2-9 PM – Christkindl Market (16 Artisanal Vendors), Kettle Corn, Food Trucks Around Town … Start at the Diamond (101 W Main St.)

4-6 PM – Free Hair Tinsel & Gift Bag at Tres Belle Hair 

4:30 – 6 PM Live Music at Maven Hair Salon & Permanent Jewelry for Purchase

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

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

❄ Reading with Mrs. Claus… Trinity Park

❄ Trinity Park Tree Farm & 30 Live Decorated Christmas Trees Around Town

❄ Photo Ops all around town from “Trinity Park Tree Farm” to a lifesize present arch and Classic Christmas Decor

❄ Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides (free) Starting at the SoCo Farmers Market Lot Up… 243 W Main St.  

❄ Children’s Crafts by Laurel Arts & Tableland… Glades Court

❄ Cocoa, Cider, & Fire (free) by Fraternal Order of Eagles … 110 S. Edgewood Ave

❄ Shopping around town continues: Local Shops, Eateries, Christkindl Market

Entertainment Schedule:

4:30 PM Alliance Worship Christmas Music … Great Day Juice Co. .. 253 W Main St. 

5:00 PM Somerset Roof Garden Chorus Performance… Around Town

5:45 PM  & Directly Following Tree Lighting: Community Band Brass Ensemble… 131 N. Center

5:45 PM Evolve Studio Dancers Performance – 118 W Main St. 

6:30 PM Laurel Arts Dancers on the Diamond … Uptown Diamond 

7 PM Laurel Arts Dancers Performance… Great Day Juice Company

7:30 PM Evolve Dancers on the Diamond .. Uptown Diamond 

8 PM Flow N’ At Fire Dancers … Great Day Juice Company

Visits with Santa & Story-time with Mrs. Claus

Rides in Santa's Wagon

Handmade Market

Christkindl Market with Artisanal Vendors

Fire Troupe Show

Dancers on the Diamond

by Laurel Arts & Evolve Dance Studio

Eats & Treats

Brewed Awakening Cafe

122 N Center Avenue  | Coffee, Drinks, Treats, Lunch

Cascio’s Fruit Market

242 W Main St.  | Lunch & Dinner/ Creative Cuisine

Chubby Chipmunk Restaurant

117 N Center Avenue  | Lunch & Dinner, Vegan Options 

Great Day Juice Company

253 W Main St.  | Juice, Bowls, Soups, Grab & Go 

Fraternal Order of Eagles #1801

110 S. Edgewood  | American Restaurant- All are Welcome

Main Moon Restaurant

113 N Center Ave | Chinese Cuisine

Mel’s Restaurant & Bar

127 W Patriot St.  | American Bar & Grill

Scamp’s Toffee

109 E Main St.  | Toffee, Popcorn, More

Food Trucks

 Mountain Kettle Corn

Stairs In Town Food Truck

Untraditional Creperie Food Truck

 

Christkindlmarket

2-9 PM | Uptown Diamond

Vendors

AHS Farms Goat Milk Products

Candy’s Gourmet Fudge

Charming Little Life

Covered Bridge Garlic Co. 

C & K 3D Designs

Disobedient Spirits

Frosted by Andrea

Loopi Studio 

Lovely Looms Co.

Off The Ridge

On Point Adventure Foods

Quadrees Designs

Resistance Leatherwork

Samaran Selkie

Star Cross Naturals

Wag N Tails Pet Bakery

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:

  • Somerset Hampton Inn : 324 Laurel Crest Rd. Somerset PA 15501
  • Somerset Fairfield Inn : 117 Tollgate Road Somerset PA 15501
  • Somerset Circa 1800s (airbnb)
Light Up Somerset Flyer

Thank You to our Shine Sponsors:

Thank You to our Twinkle Sponsors:

Thank You to Our Spark Sponsors:

Rotary Club of Somerset

Special Thanks to:

Light Up Somerset Committee

Somerset Borough Police

Borough of Somerset Public Works

Somerset Regional VFD.

Somerset County Boy Scouts

Somerset County Commissioners

Klines Tree Farm

Uptown Businesses

Morocco Welding

Critchfield Lumber

Jason Halverson

Beeghly Tree Service

Santa & Mrs. Claus

Laurel Arts & Tableland

Beckner Forest Products

Parade Participants

Holiday Design Contestants

& all Volunteers

The Deitz Family

In Memory of Barry Baker

& all Volunteers