Event Details

Festival of Lights

La Roche University Campus
Friday, December 06, 2024
3:00 PM - 12:00 AM

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Celebrate the holiday season at La Roche University’s Festival of Lights, presented by UPMC Passavant.

Event Highlights

Craft Show | 3-9 p.m. | Zappala Campus Center 

• Browse unique, handmade gifts and festive creations from local artisans and vendors.

Food Trucks | 4-8 p.m. | Outside Bold Hall 

• Choose from a variety of local food trucks including PittsBurgers, Ash & Kris Kitchen, Napoltini Ice Cream and Desserts, and LRU Street Hawk.

Children’s Activities | 5-8 p.m. | Kerr Fitness & Sports Center 

• Kids can enjoy arts and crafts, games, a moon bounce, glitter tattoos, a balloon artist, and S’mores with Anna and Elsa.

Visit from Santa | 5:30-8 p.m. | Kerr Fitness & Sports Center 

• Santa will be available to pose for photos and hear children’s holiday wishes.

Cans for Cocoa | 5:30-8 p.m. | Kerr Fitness & Sports Center

• Bring a canned good or donate $1 to receive a cup of hot cocoa. All donations benefit Providence Food Pantry and North Hills Community Outreach.

Carriage Rides | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Pick up at Wright Library Lawn 

• Take a horse-drawn carriage ride through a beautifully decorated campus.

Alumni Reception | 6:30-8 p.m. | Cantellops Dining Hall 

• La Roche alumni are invited to reconnect with former classmates and faculty at a special reception with light refreshments. Preregistration is required.

Fireworks Display | 8:10 p.m. |  La Roche Campus 

• The evening will conclude with a fireworks show in celebration of the season. 

Festival of Lights is made possible by generous support from the following sponsors: the Sisters of Divine Providence, UPMC Health Plan, Henderson Brothers, Fairfield by Marriott, Passavant Hospital Foundation, McCandless Crossing, First National Bank, Zerorez and HercRentals.