The holiday displays around Pennsylvania will be lighting up the winter nights between now and Christmas.
We’ve compiled a list of attractions, both in central Pennsylvania and across the state, that will allow visitors to enjoy the twinkling Christmas lights.
Our list includes destinations that can be enjoyed as a drive-thru experience, as well as trails, walking paths and other foot-bound festivities. And some light attractions are features at other entertainment destinations, such as amusement parks.
So bundle up for our merry and bright collection.
Hershey Sweet Lights
1183 Sand Beach Road, Hershey
Daily starting at 5 p.m. through Jan. 4
The Sweet Lights feature numerous animated displays, decorated with lights, along two miles of drivable trails in Hershey. Add-on purchases include the Kissmas TREEts Collectible with caramel corn, chocolate covered pretzels and other treats.
Cost: Tickets start at $29.99 per car, and $59.15 for vans with 9-15 people. Costs vary depending on date and time, but discounts are available if you buy online in advance before 5 p.m. the day of your visit.
Info: Hershey Sweet Lights
Hersheypark Christmas Candylane
Hersheypark, 100 Hersheypark Drive, Hershey
Various hours (generally 5-9 p.m. weekdays, noon-9 p.m. weekends), select dates through Jan. 4. Full schedule available here.
Hersheypark’s Christmas Candylane will have over five million lights on display and visits with Santa Claus and his reindeer, while the park will have select rides running for the season.
Cost: Included with Hersheypark admission. One-day tickets start at $49.99 for ages 3 and up.
Info: Hersheypark
2025 Parade of Lights for Toys for Tots
Willow Park, North 24th/25th Street and Market Street, Camp Hill.
Parking available at the Camp Hill Borough Building Parking Lot, 2145 Walnut St,, and at Camp Hill Presbyterian Church Parking Lot, 101 N. 23rd St.
6-8 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6
Visitors to the Parade of Lights can take in a decorated trail winding through the park.
Cost: A donation of a new, unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots, suitable for a child any age between newborn and 17.
Info: Camp Hill Borough
Christmas Spirit Light Show
Penn Medicine Park, 650 Prince St,, Lancaster
5:30-9:00 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays, 5:30-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 31 (closed Dec. 1, 2 and 8)
A mile-long track runs through Penn Medicine Park, decorated with hundreds of thousands of animated, color-changing light displays.
Cost: Prices start at $28.37 per vehicle
Info: Christmas Spirit Light Show
Dutch Winter Wonderland
Dutch Wonderland, 2249 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster
Select dates through Dec. 31
Dutch Wonderland amusement park will be decorated for the season and feature special holiday attractions, with over 20 rides will be in operation. The park will be decorated with thousands of holiday lights, particularly the path along Illumination Lane, and light shows will be held at Merlin’s Magical Forest.
Cost: Single admission is $49.99, with special offers on tickets available here
Info: Dutch Winter Wonderland
Christmas in the Park
210 Lancaster Avenue, Terre Hill
5-8 p.m. December 5-7 and Dec. 12-14. Hours vary for specific events, and some activities may not be in operation in inclement weather.
Terre Hill Park will be filled with tens of thousands of Christmas lights. Visitors can also enjoy food, activities and entertainment such as music, free children’s crafts and vendors.
Cost: Free for general admission; $5 per vehicle for parking.
Info: Christmas in the Park
Christmas Magic: A Festival of Lights
Rocky Ridge County Park, 3699 Deininger Road, York
Various hours through Dec. 30 (closed Dec. 24, 25 and 28)
Christmas Magic includes Christmas lights on display across a half-mile of ADA-accessible woodland trails. Visitors can also enjoy scavenger hunts, cookies with hot chocolate and other attractions.
Cost: $12.92 for adults, $7.75 for children ages 6-14. Free for children 5 and under.
Info: Christmas Magic 2025
Koziar’s Christmas Village
782 Christmas Village Road, Bernville
6-9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; 5-10 p.m. Saturdays, 5-9 p.m. Sundays through Jan. 1
The Christmas village is decorated with more than one million lights, set up along the attraction’s buildings, gift barns and landscape.
Cost: $12 ages 11-64; $11 ages 4-11; free for children 3 and under. Additional $5 per ticket on weekends.
Info: Koziar’s Christmas Village
Joy Through The Grove
Knoebels Amusement Park, 391 Knoebels Blvd., Cleveland Township
5:30-9 p.m. daily through Dec. 31 (closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day)
The Knoebels Amusement Resort holidays display is a two mile drive-thru course with over 500 illuminated pieces.
Cost: $25 Monday-Thursday, $30 Friday-Sunday per vehicle; $50 per vehicle with 9-12 passengers. $5 discount when tickets are purchased in advance.
Info: Knoebels Amusement Resort
Holiday Light Show
Shady Brook Farms, 931 Stony Hill Road, Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County
5-10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays, 5-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Jan. 4
Over three million lights decorate the displays at Shady Brooks Farms, and wagon rides are offered through Jan. 1 (weather permitting).
Cost: Tickets start at $45 per vehicle, depending on time of visit. Wagon rides are $15-$20. Children 2 and under are free.
Info: Shady Brook Farms
A Longwood Christmas
Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, East Marlborough Township, Chester County.
Daily from 10 a.m.-11 p.m. through Jan. 11
The Longwood Gardens holiday attractions include both indoor and outdoor light displays, with hundreds of thousands of lights.
Cost: $45; $25 for ages 5-18; free for children 4 and under.
Info: Longwood Gardens
Messick’s Christmas Lights Show
1475 Strickler Road, Rapho Township
6-9:30 p.m. Dec. 5-28
Messick’s Christmas display is a park-and-watch show featuring over 70,000 lights on tractors and other equipment, choreographed to music and rotating every 15-20 minutes. Visitors are asked to turn off their vehicle lights on arrival and turn their radios to 89.9 FM to hear the Christmas music.
Cost: Free, but donations to local charities are accepted; busses are asked for a minimum donation of $3 per person.
Info: Messick’s
Did we miss any light displays you’re excited for this holiday season? Email us and let us know what other destinations we can include!
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