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Visit 15 Christmas Lights Displays In Pennsylvania For A Magical Experience

Pennsylvania is ready to transform into a virtual winter wonderland with millions of Christmas lights twinkling from homes, parks, and businesses throughout the state. Santa appears in the malls, and kids will behave exceedingly well as they write their Christmas lists. Get in the holiday spirit with a visit to one of the best Christmas light displays in Pennsylvania.

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1. Hershey Sweet Lights – 100 Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033
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Hershey Sweet Lights welcomes visitors to drive through a spectacular wonderland of twinkling lights, including approximately 600 lighted animation displays. Drive through the two-mile light display evenings through January 1, 2020. Click here for more information, including operating days, hours and pricing.
2. Overly's Country Christmas – 116 Blue Ribbon Lane, Greensburg, PA 15601
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Start your journey at Overly's Country Christmas with a leisurely drive around the Christmas light displays in Greensburg before heading to the old-fashioned Christmas Village. Explore the Christmas Village, including food vendors, live animals, children's rides, and horse-drawn wagon and sleigh rides. Overly's Country Christmas runs through December 30, 2019. (The Christmas attraction will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.) Click here for more information, including days, hours, and pricing.
3. Holiday Lights On The Lake – 700 Park Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602
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Enjoy the transformation of Lakemont Park into a holiday oasis with Holiday Lights on the Lake. The sensational drive-thru Christmas lights display boasts more than one million lights. Turn your radio to 88.5 FM to listen to Christmas carols synced with the lights. After you've driven through the attraction, hop out of the car for a visit with Santa at his gift shop. Holiday Lights on the Lake runs through January 5, 2020. Click here for more information.
4. Koziar's Christmas Village – 782 Christmas Village Road, Bernville, PA 19506
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Turn a Pennsylvania Christmas tradition into your family Christmas tradition at Koziar's Christmas Village. Walk through an enchanted land, illuminated by one million lights. Bundle up for your journey through the village that features quaint shops and delicious food. Don't forget to stop by and visit with Santa. Koziar's Christmas Village welcomes guests through January 1, 2020. Learn more, including days, hours, and admission prices, by clicking here.
5. Longwood Gardens – 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348
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Walk through a magical paradise when you visit A Longwood Christmas, an indoor/outdoor event that features more than 500,000 Christmas lights, dancing fountains, carolers strolling throughout the gardens, and Christmas carol sing-a-longs. A Longwood Christmas runs through January 5, 2020. Click here for more information and to reserve a time to visit the magical gardens.
6. Christmas Magic at Rocky Ridge Park – 3699 Deininger Road, York, PA 17406
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Stroll down a half mile path, illuminated by more than a half a million Christmas lights, at Christmas Magic at Rocky Ridge Park. Along the path, you'll discover lighted animations, live entertainment and food vendors. Santa will also be on hand each evening through December 23, 2019. Christmas Magic runs through December 31, 2019. The lights display will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. All guests must have a timed ticket to enter the attraction; walk-ins are not permitted. Click here for more information and to buy tickets.
7. Kennywood Lights – 4800 Kennywood Blvd, West Mifflin, PA 15122
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Meet Santa. Drink hot chocolate. Climb aboard the open rides, all while soaking up the beauty of Kennywood Park draped in more than two million Christmas lights. In 2019, you can also marvel at the 100-foot Christmas tree (the tallest in PA), watch "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" in 4D, and check out a spectacular lights show over the Lagoon. Holiday Lights runs through December 30, 2019. Click here for more information, including dates, hours, and ticket prices.
8. Dutch Winter Wonderland – 2249 Lincoln Highway, Lancaster, PA 17602
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Visit a vibrantly decorated Dutch Winter Wonderland to celebrate the season. Enjoy rides. Watch live entertainment. And feel the magic of Christmas with a spectacular Royal Light Show. Santa will also be on hand, through December 22, 2019, to meet with, listen to, and snap photos with the kiddos. Dutch Wonderland is open through December 30, 2019. Click here for more information, including dates, hours, and admission prices.
9. Shady Brook Farm Annual Holiday Light Show – 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, PA 19067
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Drink in the spectacular beauty of more than three million Christmas lights as you drive past countless displays at Shady Brook Farm's Annual Holiday Light Show. Visit the farm market for a cup of hot cocoa, to meet Santa, or to make s'mores by a bonfire. The Annual Holiday Light Show runs through January 5, 2020. Click here for more information.
10. Christmas Light Up Celebration – 600 Clinton Park Drive, Clinton, PA 15026
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Drive through one mile of stunning Christmas light displays at Christmas Light Up Celebration, which runs through January 5, 2020. Click here for more information.
11. Gring's Mill – 2083 Tulpehocken Road, Reading, PA 19610
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Stroll through a magical display of lights at Gring's Mill before enjoying the evening's festivities, including live entertainment, a miniature train display, and, of course, Santa. Holiday Lights at Gring's Mill will be open through December 29, 2019. The holiday lights display, however, will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Click here for more information.
12. Shadrack's Christmas Wonderland – 1127 New Castle Rd,  Prospect PA 16052
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Head to Big Butler Fairgrounds for a whimsical holiday light display with Shadrack's Christmas Wonderland, which welcomes guests through January 5, 2020. Drive past scenes of Santa chilling in the Allegheny Mountains then, when you finish winding through the display, meet and get a photo with the big guy himself. Click here for more information, including dates, hours, and admission prices.
13. Lehigh Valley Zoo Winter Light Spectacular – 5150 Game Preserve Road, Schnecksville, PA 18078
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Photo ops abound at Lehigh Valley Zoo's Winter Light Spectacular, running through December 29, 2019. Stroll through the winter wonderland, drenched in more than one million lights, stopping for photos at specially marked scenes. Visit with Santa. Warm up around a fire pit at this annual event that will feature a visit by Frozen's princesses on select nights. Click here for more information, including days, hours, and admission prices.
14. Holiday Light Show In Nay Aug Park – 500 Arthur Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
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Drive past more than 150 Christmas light displays at the Holiday Light Show in Nay Aug Park, an annual holiday tradition in Scranton. The free light display (donations welcome) will run through January 6, 2020. Click here for more information.
15. Herr's Christmas Lights – 271 Old Baltimore Pike, Nottingham, PA 19362
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Visit Herr's Factory for an unforgettable holiday adventure as you drive past nearly a half a million lights. Herr's Christmas Lights will illuminate the night sky through January 2, 2020. Click here for more information.

Do you agree that these are the 15 best Christmas light displays in Pennsylvania? What’s missing? Join the conversation in the comments. If you’re up for some more things to do at Christmas in Pennsylvania, plan a visit to the top eight Christmas towns in Pennsylvania.

Address: 100 Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033
Address: 782 Christmas Village Road, Bernville, PA 19506
Address: 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, PA 19067
Address: 116 Blue Ribbon Lane, Greensburg, PA 15601
Address: 3699 Deininger Road, York, PA 17406
Address: 4800 Kennywood Blvd, West Mifflin, PA 15122
Address: 600 Clinton Park Drive, Clinton, PA 15026
Address: 2083 Tulpehocken Road, Reading, PA 19610
Address: 1127 New Castle Rd,  Prospect PA 16052
Address: 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348
Address: 700 Park Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602
Address: 2249 Lincoln Highway, Lancaster, PA 17602
Address: 271 Old Baltimore Pike, Nottingham, PA 19362
Address: 500 Arthur Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
Address: 5150 Game Preserve Road, Schnecksville, PA 18078
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Best Christmas Light Displays In Pennsylvania

December 10, 2019
Beth Price-Williams

What is the largest Christmas lights display in Pennsylvania?

Christmas in Pennsylvania is the merriest, most magical time of the year. The largest Christmas lights display just might be Koziar’s Christmas Village, a spectacular old-fashioned walk-thru Christmas attraction that’s brimming with one million lights. Bundle up for your visit to the longtime Christmas attraction that also features visits with Santa, quaint shops, and a kissing bridge.

Shady Brook Farm in Yardley, also features a huge Christmas lights display. Drenched in more than three million twinkling Christmas lights, the farm welcomes visitors annually to its drive-thru Christmas lights display in Pennsylvania. If you prefer to sit back and admire the scenery, however, climb aboard a wagon ride. After your ride through the holiday lights attraction, stop in the farm market to meet Santa, to grab a cup of hot chocolate, and to find your Christmas tree.

What is there to do at Christmas in Pennsylvania?

Boredom in PA, especially at Christmas? Nope. You’ll discover an abundance of things to do at Christmas in Pennsylvania. In fact, you probably won’t be able to fit all of the fun in during one Christmas season. Bring the kiddos, for example, for a magical train ride with Santa through the Pennsylvania countryside. Several railroads offer train rides with Santa, including New Hope Railroad in New Hope and Everett Railroad in Hollidaysburg.

Embrace the Christmas spirit with a visit to one of the holiday’s newest attractions. The Philadelphia Zoo debuted its brand new LumiNature lights display in 2019, that features more than 600,000 lights.

What are the best Christmas towns in Pennsylvania?  

If you’re in Pennsylvania at Christmastime, you’ll definitely want to visit Bethlehem, known as Christmas City. Feel as though you’ve stepped back in time when you set off on a horse-drawn carriage ride through town. Finish your Christmas shopping at the spectacular Christkindlmarkt, and marvel at the entries for the annual gingerbread contest.

Indiana also earns a nod as a spectacular Christmas town. Known as the Christmas Tree Capital of the World, the small town transforms into a replica of Bedford Falls, from the holiday classic It’s A Wonderful Life every Christmas season. Indiana, the home of Jimmy Stewart (and George Bailey in the popular film), hosts the It’s A Wonderful Life Festival, filled with fun and family-friendly activities, on Saturdays throughout the season.

Address: 100 Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033
Address: 782 Christmas Village Road, Bernville, PA 19506
Address: 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, PA 19067
Address: 116 Blue Ribbon Lane, Greensburg, PA 15601
Address: 3699 Deininger Road, York, PA 17406
Address: 4800 Kennywood Blvd, West Mifflin, PA 15122
Address: 600 Clinton Park Drive, Clinton, PA 15026
Address: 2083 Tulpehocken Road, Reading, PA 19610
Address: 1127 New Castle Rd,  Prospect PA 16052
Address: 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348
Address: 700 Park Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602
Address: 2249 Lincoln Highway, Lancaster, PA 17602
Address: 271 Old Baltimore Pike, Nottingham, PA 19362
Address: 500 Arthur Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
Address: 5150 Game Preserve Road, Schnecksville, PA 18078