Christmas is a wonderful time of the year, and Lancaster County hosts a variety of special Christmas events for all ages to enjoy.
Leading up to Christmas there are many holiday traditions that are popular during November and December. Whether it’s Black Friday shopping, baking cookies, finding and decorating a Christmas tree, driving around to see Christmas lights, or attending a Christmas Eve service, these traditions are often what we enjoy most about the Christmas season.
Christmas Tree Lightings
Many of our towns in Lancaster County, also have a tradition that is special to each of them. Tree lighting ceremonies, which often include the arrival of Santa, are as unique and varied as the towns themselves.
Below you will find a list of many of the Lancaster County towns that offer special tree lighting ceremonies.
- November 15 – Holiday Tree Lighting at Tanger – 311 Stanley K. Tanger Blvd, Lancaster, PA
- November 20 – Merry Grinchmas E-Town Tree Lighting – Downtown Elizabethtown – Elizabethtown, PA
- November 28 – The Mayor’s Tree Lighting – Lancaster Penn Square – 38 Penn Square, Lancaster, PA
- November 28 – Santa’s Arrival & Tree Lighting – Downtown Ephrata – Ephrata, PA
- November 30 – Adamstown Community Tree Lighting – Adamstown Grove – 340 West Main Street, Adamstown
- December 5 – Marietta Tree Lighting – Downtown Marietta – Marietta, PA
- December 5 – Annual Village of Intercourse Holiday Celebration – Downtown Intercourse – Intercourse, PA
- December 5 – Christmas in Lititz Springs Park – Lititz Springs Park – 24 N Broad St, Lititz, PA
- December 6 – Manheim Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration – Historic Manheim Square, Manheim, PA
- December 7 – Annual Tree Lighting in Borough of Denver – 501 Main Street – Denver, PA
Christmas Tree Lightings Scheduled around Lancaster County
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2024 Tree Lightings
Last year’s dates will be updated as soon as they are confirmed.
- November 24 – Akron Tree Lighting – Downtown Akron – Akron, PA
- November 25 – Christmas in Columbia – Downtown Columbia – Columbia, PA
- December 1 – Strasburg Community Tree Lighting – Downtown Strasburg Strasburg, PA
- December 1 – Willow Street Annual Christmas Tree Lighting – Downtown Willow Street – Willow Street, PA
