Enjoy Local Outdoor Christmas Light Displays
Every year many businesses, homes, and towns are decorated for the Christmas season. But some people and businesses knock themselves out with their outdoor Christmas lights displays. And many of these Christmas displays keep improving year after year, especially as technology gets more sophisticated.
There are many outdoor Christmas displays in and around Lancaster County. Hop in your car and enjoy the visuals that are often set to music.
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For those light displays in neighborhoods open to the public, please keep the following in mind:
- Please respect the privacy rights of neighbors. Stay off their property.
- Don’t block or turn around in their driveways.
- Don’t block traffic.
- Please don’t play loud music.
- Please don’t touch the lights displays themselves.
Scroll down to find information on Christmas outdoor light displays in
- Lancaster
- Manheim
- Elizabethtown
- Lititz
- Hershey
- Bernville
- …and more Central PA locations.
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Lancaster Christmas Events
Best Holiday Towns
Christmas Light Drive-Thru at Stone Gables – Elizabethtown
Stone Gables Estate
1 Hollinger Lane, Elizabethtown, PA 17022, 717-902-9791
Runs: Nov 24 – Dec 29
Celebrate the traditions and true meaning of Christmas with your loved ones from the comfort of your vehicle. Stone Gables Estate invites you to experience a spectacular 3-mile Christmas Light Drive-Thru which features 600,000+ brilliant LED lights.
Ziplines & Christmas Lights – Lancaster
Refreshing Mountain Retreat and Adventure Center
455 Camp Road, Stevens, PA 17578, 888-353-1490
Open: Choose Your Experience- come for the day, drive-thru, or stay for the night!
Runs: Nov 24 – Jan 7, 2024
Koziar’s Christmas Village Lights – Bernville
Koziar’s Christmas Village
782 Christmas Village Road, Bernville, PA 19506
Runs: Nov 4 – Jan 1, 2024
Driving through the darkened countryside and coming over that last hill on the unlit country road is like driving into a fairyland. Suddenly you find yourself in a dazzling valley set aglow with more than one million Christmas lights adorning buildings, gift barns, and landscape.
Dutch Winter Wonderland – Lancaster
Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park
2249 Lincoln Hwy, Lancaster, PA 17602, 1-866-FUNatDW
Runs: Nov 18 – Jan 1, 2024
Admire a fully decorated park with thousands of twinkling lights and Santa Claus! Get in the spirit of the holidays here at the kingdom and celebrate the most joyous time of year! Cross the drawbridge and wrap up some family time this season!
Christmas Spirit Light Show
– Lancaster
Clipper Magazine Stadium
650 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
Runs: Nov 24 – Dec 31
Our show is a breathtaking holiday experience that you and your loved ones will never forget. Come join us!
Hersheypark Sweet Lights
– Hershey
Hersheypark
1183 Sandbeach Road, Hershey, PA 17033
Runs Nov. 10 – Jan 1
Drive through 2 miles of wooded trails, enjoy nearly 600 illuminated, animated displays and listen to a custom-made holiday radio station on your drive. Download the free iHeartRadio App, search for our station, Hershey Sweet Lights®, and enjoy the lights and music!
Hersheypark Christmas Candylane
– Hershey
Hersheypark
1183 Sandbeach Road, Hershey, PA 17033
Runs Nov. 10 – Jan 1
Experience the wonder of family rides & select coasters, and sip a delicious hot chocolate while strolling through more than 5 million twinkling lights! Plus, pay a special visit to Santa and his 9 live reindeer.
Messick’s Christmas Light Show
– Elizabethtown
Messick’s Farm Equipment
187 Merts Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Runs Dec 1 – 29
The annual light show at Messick’s continues at our new location in Mount Joy! The light show will keep the same park and watch style from previous years, and is expected to run every 15-20 minutes.
Additional Light Displays
There are so many incredible light displays at individual homes around Lancaster County this year. Many of these displays also have music, while most are without. The Big To Do : Lancaster County Events for Families Facebook Page has put together a huge list of additional locations to view light displays around Lancaster County.
More Christmas Related Activities and Things To Do in Lancaster
You’ll find a number of other things to do around town related to Christmas in Lancaster.
Plus, check our events calendar for Lancaster Christmas Events.
And Lancaster has been selected as one of the Best Small Towns for the Holidays.
