Holiday Happenings in the Fox Chapel area
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North Optimist toy drive
The Pittsburgh North Optimist Foundation’s toy/gift drive is being held Dec. 9 from noon until 3 p.m. at the Lauri Ann West Community Center’s parking lot, 1220 Powers Run Road.
Santa will be there to hand out candy canes!
Unwrapped toys and gifts will be donatied to the Sharpsburg Family Worship Center’s “give a gift” program to be distributed to children and teens.
Fox Chapel lights up
Fox Chapel officials have partnered with Cooper-Siegel Community Library to present the inaugural Light Up Fox Chapel from 5-7 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the borough building, 401 Fox Chapel Road.
Festivities include a visit from Santa, children’s activities, a food truck, hot chocolate and lighting of an estimated 30-foot spruce tree at 5:30 p.m.
People also can send letters to Santa via a special mailbox placed at the event.
Most activities will take place in the park area next to the borough building.
A menorah from Adat Shalom, the synagogue on Guys Run Road in Indiana Township, will also be on display.
People are encouraged to park at the library, 403 Fox Chapel Road.
They are also encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy for the Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League’s annual Stuff-a-Store collection.
Blawnox lights up, too
The annual Best of Blawnox Cookie Tour is set for 1-4 p.m. on Dec. 2.
Maps can be picked up at the Veteran’s Monument at the intersection of Freeport Road and North Avenue that will list businesses involved in the tour. More than 20 vendors have signed up.
The event transitions into the borough’s Night of Lights from 4-6 p.m.
Families can decorate ornaments for the borough tree or take them home. Santa is expected to arrive at the monument around 5:30 p.m., just in time for the tree lighting.
Festivities continue at the Hoboken Presbyterian Church along North Avenue with face painting, temporary tattoos, a balloon artist and more cookies.
More information is available at bestofblawnox.com.
Aspinwall also lights up!
Aspinwall will host its 2023 Light Up the Wall on Dec. 2 from 5-7 p.m.
The family-friendly. outdoor event will feature a visit from Santa, carolers, face painting, airbrush tattoos, hot chocolate and more.
Fireworks are scheduled for 7 p.m. at the borough building on Commercial Avenue.
Holiday yum fest at the library
The Cooper-Siegel and Sharpsburg Community Libraries will host their First Annual Cookie Walk Fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 9 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Cooper-Siegel branch at 403 Fox Chapel Road.
Hundreds of homemade cookies will be for sale at $8 a dozen.
Sharpsburg winter banners
Sharpsburg is looking for people to help to purchase a banner and then decorate it for a celebration of winter.
The invitation is open to all ages.
Details are available at artspirationpgh.org. All questions should be directed to Artspiration.
O’Hara holiday light recycling
O’Hara Township has partnered with Michael Brothers Hauling & Recycling to be an official drop-off location to recycle unwanted holiday lights.
The bin is in the lobby of the township building at 325 Fox Chapel Road. Lights can be dropped off Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Any holiday lights are eligible to be recycled.