Six miles. One hundred lighted attractions. Three hundred acres. More than one million energy-efficient LED lights and more than one million visitors each year. THAT is what it takes to be one of the largest, best holiday light shows in the nation. And THAT is exactly what you’ll find each November to January at Oglebay’s Festival of Lights in Wheeling, West Virginia, named a top light show in the nation.

Since 1985, the Festival of Lights at Oglebay Resort has cast a bright, cheery glow into Wheeling, West Virginia's dark winter evenings.
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Beginning before Thanksgiving and running through the first week of January each year, the Festival of Lights has become a beloved holiday tradition for many locals of and visitors to West Virginia.
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And rightly so -- this festival is beyond impressive, with miles of attractions lit with over a million lights!
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Enjoy a 70-foot welcome tree. There's a life-sized nativity.
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Stroll through the Gardens of Light displays. Drive or ride a trolley through the drive-through experience. Even the iconic Wheeling Suspension Bridge, one of the largest (and oldest) suspension bridges in the world, gets in on the fun.
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Plus, some of the displays are even choreographed to music.
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Lights stay on from dusk until midnight, even on holidays, so come out and plan to stay awhile, taking in all the Christmas magic the Festival of Lights has to offer.
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Will you be cruising through the Festival of Lights this holiday season? Learn more about the Oglebay Festival of Lights in Wheeling, West Virginia, named a top light show in the nation, at the Oglebay website. Also, as we alluded to earlier, while you’re here, don’t miss the chance to check out the iconic Wheeling Suspension Bridge!

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