6 Drive-Thru Christmas Lights Displays In Pennsylvania The Whole Family Can Enjoy
Start counting down the days until Christmas. Whether or not we’ve started our holiday preparations, the Christmas season has already begun in many parts of PA. If you need a dose of holiday cheer to get you into the Christmas spirit or you just want to celebrate your favorite time of the year, add these six drive-thru Christmas lights in Pennsylvania to your holiday to-do list.
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Stay cozy and warm in your car as you wind your way through two sensational miles of twinkling lights at Hershey's Sweet Lights. A popular holiday tradition, the Christmas lights display boasts more than 600 animated lights displays. After your drive, you might want to head into Hersheypark for its Christmas Candylane. Click here for more information, including dates, times, and admission prices.
Journey to Shady Brook Farm for the enchanting annual Holiday Light Show. Stay warm in your car, or climb aboard an open-air wagon for the two-mile drive. Drive slowly, so you can admire the more than three million shimmering lights. After you've completed the drive, stop in the Farm Market for a cup of hot chocolate, to meet Santa, or to find your Christmas tree. Click here for more information and to plan your visit.
Travel through two miles of glittering LED lights displays at Shadrack's Christmas Wonderland outside of Pittsburgh. The annual Christmas attraction celebrates the season with a North Pole theme. Don't forget snacks, and tune your radio into the designated station for music synchronized with the lights displays. Go here for more information or to buy tickets.
Explore more than 50 acres of shimmering holiday lights, all from the comfort of your car, at Holiday Lights on the Lake at Lakemont Park. The popular Christmas attraction glistens with more than one million lights and spectacular lights displays. That's just the start of the fun, however. Afterward, stop by Santa's Gift Shop (Santa will be there!), and check out the model train display. Click here for more information, including dates, times, and cost of admission.
Feel as though you've entered a magical winter wonderland when you visit Lights in the Parkway. Lehigh Parkway shimmers in hundreds of thousands of sparkling lights. Drive through light tunnels, and admire popular Christmas scenes, all while listening to Christmas carols. Go here to plan your visit.
Join countless Pennsylvanians in an annual holiday tradition with a visit to Christmas Light Up Celebration in Imperial, outside of Pittsburgh. Designed and run by volunteers, the Christmas lights display features a variety of scenes, including of Santa and his reindeer. Click here for more information.
What are your favorite drive-thru Christmas lights in Pennsylvania? Are we missing any in this list? Let us know in the comments! Ready for some more Christmas fun? Check out these seven Christmas lights displays dotted throughout the state.
Address: Boat House Rd, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
Address: 931 Stony Hill Rd, Yardley, PA 19067, USA
Address: 100-126 Roenigk Ln, Prospect, PA 16052, USA
Address: 700 Park Ave, Altoona, PA 16602, USA
Address: 1325 Oxford Dr, Allentown, PA 18103, USA
Address: 1638 US-30, Imperial, PA 15126, USA
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drive-thru Christmas lights in Pennsylvania
November 19, 2020
Beth Price-Williams
What are the best drive-thru light shows in Pennsylvania?
Embrace the holiday spirit at one of the many holiday drive-thru events in Pennsylvania. Most run throughout the season, giving you plenty of time to see them. Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland in Butler, for example, shimmers in more than one million twinkling lights. Tune your car radio into the designated station for music that’s synchronized with the animated light displays. Add more magic to your Christmas season with a drive through Holiday Lights on the Lake in Altoona. It spans 50 glorious acres, dotted with more than one million lights.
Where can I see the best light displays in Pennsylvania?
While identifying the best Christmas lights displays in Pennsylvania really comes down to personal preference, Koziar’s Christmas Village in Bernville definitely deserves consideration as one of the best. The annual walk-through Christmas lights display has been delighting Pennsylvanians and out-of-state visitors for more than 70 years. The wheelchair-accessible Christmas attraction boasts more than a million lights and memorable displays, including Santa’s Post Office and The Toy Maker & Toy Shop. Stay toasty and warm with a hot drink and a delicious goodie from the Old-Fashioned Bakery Shop, and find unique gifts at the gift barns.
What are the best Christmas towns in Pennsylvania?
One of the best things to do in Christmas in Pennsylvania is to visit its most charming Christmas towns. Bethlehem, also known as Christmas City, certainly should sit at the top of your list. The beautiful town sparkles with Christmas lights, hosts the popular Christkindlmarkt, and even features horse-drawn carriage rides. Hershey’s the perfect Christmastime destination, especially if you have kids. Drive through Hershey Sweet Lights, a two-mile wooded trail with nearly 600 animated lights displays then head into the park for the annual Candylane to ride the rides, meet Santa and his reindeer, and enjoy a spectacular light show.
Address: Boat House Rd, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
Address: 931 Stony Hill Rd, Yardley, PA 19067, USA
Address: 100-126 Roenigk Ln, Prospect, PA 16052, USA
Address: 700 Park Ave, Altoona, PA 16602, USA
Address: 1325 Oxford Dr, Allentown, PA 18103, USA
Address: 1638 US-30, Imperial, PA 15126, USA
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