From resorts and parks to the neighborhood Clark Griswold, there are plenty of drive-thru lights displays to enjoy this season.

• Pittsburgh Zoo: The drive-thru lights display features more than 80 animal lights displays — including 30 new displays, classic characters and carols. Event is held from 5:15 to 9:45 p.m. on select nights from Nov. 26 through Dec. 30. Cost is $40 per vehicle for members or $50 for nonmembers. Buy tickets, more information online.
• Allegheny County’s Holiday Laser Show at North Park: Allegheny County offers a 45-minute light show synchronized with holiday music in the parking lot of the North Park pool. Show is held multiple times daily from Dec. 1-22. Cost is $20 per vehicle for Allegheny County residents and $25 for non-county residents. Space is limited. More details at AlleghenyCounty.us.
• ElfBurgh: The people behind the scary Hundred Acres Manor haunted attraction celebrate the holidays with a holiday-themed drive-thru event. The family-friendly so-called “COVID safe Christmas drive-thru event” features more than a half-million lights along the “Elf trail,” which makes its way to Santa’s Ice Castle. You never have to leave your car. Cost is $25 per vehicle. Select nights from Nov. 26 to Dec. 23. Buy tickets and get more information at PittsburghChristmas.com.
• Clinton Christmas Light-Up: First held in 1993, organizers of the Christmas Light-Up Celebration in Findlay Township say it’s the “best kept holiday secret in Pittsburgh.” The drive-thru display features a 1-mile drive of lights displays in a wooded setting through the Clinton Community Park. Display is open nightly from 5 to 10 p.m. Nov. 20 to Jan. 5. Cost is $10 per vehicle and is cash only. This event is organized by a nonprofit group. Though not guaranteed, the chance to go through multiple times is possible depending on traffic. Find more information online.
• Presque Isle Lights: For the second year, Presque Isle State Park will offer a serene drive-thru lights display through the park that many Pittsburghers are familiar with in the summer for its beaches along Lake Erie. The lights show is organized by the nonprofit Presque Isle Partnership group. Lights turn on at 6 p.m. and park gates close at 9 p.m. There is no fee to enter the park. Lights displays are found in some spots among the 13-mile drive. Be sure to spot the owls, the Presque Isle Lighthouse and Beach 8 display. Important to note that this display does not light the entire park, so if you head north, be sure to couple it with the the Erie’s Best Holiday Lights Facebook group. Many displays are lit with solar generators. Lights are lit Thursdays through Sundays from Dec. 3-26. Details on the Presque Isle Partnership site.
• Erie’s Best Holiday Lights Facebook group: Created out of COVID-19 pandemic closures, this group provides photos and information to the many public and private lights displays in Erie — from several homes on Harvard Boulevard to Asbury Woods park. Check out the Facebook group here.
• Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland: This 2-mile lights display at the Big Butler Fairgrounds offers a 300-foot lit tunnel, 50-foot-tall tree, the 12 days of Christmas and more. Event is held nightly from 6 to 10 p.m. or later from Nov. 12 through Jan. 2. Cost per carload varies based on night and ranges from $25 to $40. There is an “express lane” add-on. There are special costs for other types of vehicles. Tickets are purchased for a specific day but are “valid on any day of equal or lesser value.” Find more information online.
• Dashers Lightshow at Pittsburgh Mills: The show opened Nov. 5 and continues through Jan. 2. The drive is 1 mile. Prices vary from $30 to $50, based on date and time. Tickets are sold per vehicle. Tickets must be purchased online at dasherslightshow.com/pittsburgh.

Family lights displays

“Dad, you taught me everything I know about exterior illumination.” — Clark Griswold

• 217 Maplewood Ave., Ambridge: One man puts at least 20,000 lights up around his Maplewood Avenue, Ambridge, home. Even some houses next door and down the street get into the fun. Park, walk and take some selfies!
• 121 Academy Ave. in Mt Lebanon: When you arrive, tune into 89.1 FM. The family will be encouraging donations to UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh’s oncology and hematology as their younger daughter is a patient.
• Brodzinski Family Light Show: Located at 1 Woody Crest Drive in Whitehall, the Brodzinski Family Light Show features more than 10,000 lights, a 20-foot-tall tree and other displays synced to music. The show begins Nov. 27 and is lit from just after 5 p.m. to around 9 (some nights until 10) p.m. Find details on the family light show’s Facebook page.
• Gilstrap Family Lights: This interactive display in West Newton lets people viewing the show vote on the next song. Check for a start date and times on the family display’s Facebook page.
• Woodland Ridge neighborhood in Moon: For at least 25 years, residents in the Woodland Ridge neighborhood have held a house decorating contest and celebration to usher in the holiday season. Houses are typically judged in early December. The neighborhood is located at Tiffany Ridge Drive and Thorn Run Road in Moon.
• Taylor’s Christmas Light Display: New this year, the Taylor’s Christmas Light Display will officially kick off at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at 335 Vernon Drive in West Newton. Find more on the family’s Facebook group for the display.
• Edgeworth Borough on Christmas Eve: This small borough near Sewickley has, for many years, lit luminaria bags along sidewalks and property lines on Christmas Eve. Whether you’re heading home from family, trying to find Santa in the night sky, heading to midnight church services or making a Sheetz run, take a drive through Edgeworth on Christmas Eve.
• Unconfirmed for 2021 but have provided displays in the past: Corner of Forsythe Road and Crest Lane in Scott Township (near Carnegie boundary); Sts. Simon & Jude on Greentree Road in Scott; Pappy Ed’s Christmas Lights near Glenburn Drive and Orchard Drive in Pleasant Hills; Nellis Family Holiday Light Show in Baldwin.