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Hartwood Acres Welcomes Holiday Season with a 'Walk Through the Lights'

The seventh annual event allows people to walk through the park and enjoy its celebration of lights.

Visitors can walk through Hartwood Acres' famous UPMC Celebration of Lights on Wednesday to see the beautiful bigger-than-life lighted displays of Santa, his reindeer, bears, toy soldiers and much more.

The Allegheny County Parks Department is hosting "Walk through the Lights" at the 629-acre park in Hampton and Indiana townships.

This is a walk or run purely for fun -- no stopwatches needed. 

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Free glow sticks and jingle bells will be provided for all participants. Refreshments also will be available along the way. 

The path is a 3.2-mile loop with several shortcuts that reduce the distance to as little as 2.5 miles. The path will be closed to vehicles on this day.

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Parking will be available at the Hampton Township Municipal Complex parking lots, which are located at 3101 McCully Road in Allison Park. Shuttles will be running to and from the park about every two minutes from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The last shuttle leaves the park at 10 p.m.

The suggested donation is $10 per person, $5 per student, or $20 per family. Donations benefit Project Bundle-Up, the Salvation Army, the Woodlands Foundation and other local charities.

The UPMC Celebration of Lights officially opens Nov. 18 and runs to Jan. 8.

For more information, contact runthelights@verizon.net or visit www.alleghenycounty.us/parks/hwfac.aspx.



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