Whether it’s a summer attraction dressed up for Christmas or a pop-up Christmas celebration, there’re several family-friendly holiday attractions to light up the season.
 

Visit Holiday-Themed Attractions

Hersheypark® Christmas Candylane®

Event Info | Select dates November 10, 2023 through January 1,2024
Your favorite summertime rides and attractions twinkle with 5 million holiday lights, and Santa and his nine live reindeer come to visit! Bring the family for rides, coasters, cocoa, and sweet holiday sights.
 

Hershey’s Chocolate World 

Attraction Info | Open daily
Stop by Hershey’s Largest Candy Store to see the annual Hershey’s Holiday Chocolate House, decorated entirely with Hershey’s chocolate and confections right down to the chocolate bar shingles and gumdrop gutters. Check their calendar for photos and/or breakfast with Santa!


Hershey Sweet Lights®

Event Info | Open daily mid-November through early January, 2024
600 massive, animated and illuminated light displays make up this two-mile, drive-through holiday attraction. We lost count of how many light bulbs they use, but we’re sure this experience will be merry and bright!


Holly Jolly Trolley and Sweet Lights Trolley

Tour Info | Select dates mid-November through December 2023
All aboard the festive Hershey Trolley for a fun ride through Hershey where you’ll learn facts about the town and sample some chocolate, of course!

Christmas Tree at the Pennsylvania State Capitol

More Info | Open daily except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Years Day
At the center of the already breathtaking Main Rotunda at the Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg, you’ll find a gorgeous, towering tree. It shines with more than 800 lights and 500 hand-made ornaments. Be sure to leave time for a free, guided tour of this palace of art, architecture, and history. The tree is expected to arrive the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and lit the first week in December. 


Pennsylvania Christmas & Gift Show

Event Info | November 29 - December 3, 2023
The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center transforms into a Christmas craft wonderland. Explore one of the largest holiday shows in the country featuring decorations, arts and crafts, food, jewelry, toys, furniture, dolls, and more!


Festival of Trees and Toy Train Exhibit

Event Info | Open weekends November 25 to December 23, 2023
Fort Hunter Mansion offers a glimpse at a Victorian Christmas with its impressive Christmas tree displays and toy train exhibit.

Don't forget to check our Calendar of Events for upcoming holiday shows, concerts, and special events! 

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