Driving around town looking at Christmas light displays has become a family tradition for many families, it's a great inexpensive way to make Christmas memories that will last a lifetime. York County is blessed to have some amazing local displays. Below we've compiled a list of some of our subscriber's favorite light displays that are sure to excite and enchant your family this holiday season!
When visiting these local displays please remember the following:
~Respect the neighbors! None of these shows can continue without the blessings and support of the neighbors.
~Don’t block traffic
~Don’t block or use driveways
~No loud music, engines or horns
~Some locations do not have a physical address so we've tried our best to give you a general idea of the area where the display is located so give yourselves time to find them.
Please remember weather can affect displays so check the links before you head out!
GET YOUR HOME ADDED TO OUR LIST!!
When it comes to Holiday decorating, are you a go-big or go-home kind of person? If your answer is yes, then we're looking for you!
If you would like your home or business added to our FREE Holiday Lights Guide simply email your info to sarahfrane@macaronikid.com and we'll add your info to our 2022 guide so families all across York County can enjoy your display!
Please note all residential shows have been self-submitted by our followers. If you discover one of the submitted shows is no longer taking place please email sarahfrane@macaronikid.com so we can fix it on the list.
York County Displays
1.Kim's Krypt Winter Wonder Trail
FUN WITH LIGHTS AND CHEER!
A festive walk through the trail featuring a vast array of Holiday music, festive lights, plus so many fun animated displays filled with cheer and joy. This fun filled event is for all ages, hot chocolate, coffee, cookies and a wide variety of Treats will be available. Warm yourself by the fire during your winter journey and enjoy some yummy smores, available at the ticket booth. Santa will be on site to greet Children of all ages, weekends through Friday, December 23rd. Santa heads back to the North Pole to ready for his Christmas Eve journey the following week! We are closed Christmas Eve & Christmas Day to enjoy the holiday with family and friends. The gift shop will be open for all of your last minute Holiday gifts as well as a Holiday Bizarre. Happy Holidays!
2. Christmas Magic 2023 A Festival of Lights
Tickets Go On Sale in November!
York County Parks is pleased to present the 40th edition of Christmas Magic! The event runs November 25 – December 30. Stroll through our festive half-mile, ADA accessible, woodland trail filled with numerous sparkling Christmas lights and holiday scenes.
Hours of Operation are 6-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 5-9 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
We are thrilled to announce the return of our Friends of the Parks cookie and hot chocolate stand as well as Susquehanna Valley Garden Railway Society’s train display.
Admission to Christmas Magic is by online reservation only. Reservations can be made up until the last minute while available. Come at the time of your choice and stay until closing. Reservations are required; no walk-ins will be permitted. Timed admission limits the number of people attending Christmas Magic at one time, providing a better visiting experience and less waiting in traffic and lines. All sales are final. Tickets are non-refundable unless the York County Parks closes the event due to weather and/or light outages. No other refund requests will be honored. Visit our FAQs page for more information.
Weather-Related Cancellations: Our lights and displays can be temperamental in the presence of snow, rain, ice, and fog. They may require more than a day to dry out after the weather improves. Please check your email after 1:30 on the day of your tickets for any cancellation messages. If we cancel due to weather, you will receive a refund to your credit card on the following business day. You can also call the Christmas Magic Hotline at (717) 840-7440, press 4, then 2, or visit us on Facebook or Twitter for trail conditions and closures.
3. Officer Webb’s Light Display
This huge display is located on Chestnut Hill Road York near Ore Valley Elementary across from Susquehanna Gardens. Please bring a canned good for the less fortunate
4. Weinrich's Family Christmas Lights
2835 Forrest Lane York, PA 17402
35 Dakota Drive Hanover PA 17331
6. Michener’s Christmas Wonderland
500 South Front St Wrightsville, PA 17368
Michener’s Christmas Wonderland is a FREE drive-through and walk-through light display with a Mickey and Minnie-themed Walkway. Children can drop off letters in the Santa Letter box and Santa will write back if you include your address. Santa will also be visiting on select dates check the FB page for more details.
All donations will be used to purchase gifts for children in need through the Wrightsville Legion Angel Tree
7. Joy-O-Rama
2474 Berkshire Lane, Dover, PA
The light show is synced to music and can be heard at 87.9 FM radio.
We are open from Thanksgiving to New Years, 5:00-10 PM, Sun.-Thu. and 5:00 to 11 PM, Fri.-Sat.
1195 Hambiltonian Way, York, PA 17408.
Enjoy thousands of dancing lights programmed to your favorite Christmas tunes in the comfort of your own car to get fully into the Christmas spirit! Tune in to 87.9 FM! The show runs from November 24th-January 1st from 5:00-10:00 pm every day.
1204 Daugherty Rd Felton, PA 17322
11. Light Up the Night -Silver Spur
3891 Silver Spur Dr York, PA 17402
5 to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursday and 5 to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Turn your radio to 107.1
12. Dillsburg Lights
25 Cold Springs Rd, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania 17019
Thanksgiving through the New Year 6 - 10 PM (weather permitting)
Music can be heard on 88.9 FM
13.A Country FarmHoliday Light Show
Canceled for 2023
Before we started making soap, we put on an animated light show that was synchronized to music to help raise money for various charities year after year.
With the efforts of the community, we helped raise more than $30,000 for local charities of all kinds.
After many years of not doing much, we decided to once again start the annual tradition!
Most years, the show is up and running the weekend AFTER Thanksgiving.
We do have plans on adding bigger and brighter elements to the show year after year as long as the community continues to show up. <3
Please, once you see the show, Sign our guestbook! We’d love to hear how you think we’re doing!
Listen to our Lights 95.5 FM
5811 Kochenauer Ln, Dover
We have over 50,000 lights all hand programmed and synchronized to music.
Lights come on at 5pm and will repeat the hour long show until 10:00pm. Those who wish to stay for the entire hour are asked to park if the traffic is backed up. We have quite a few parking areas and many spots to pull off.
Soap shack on premises and we are still open past our normal closing time as long as the lights are blinking. No one in shop? Ring the bell and someone will be right down. Grab your last minute stocking stuffers or gifts for loved ones.
FREE hot cocoa and cookies most Friday and Saturday nights. Available inside the Goat’Cha soap shack. Don’t worry, the inside is also decorated and dancing to music.
14.Brookside Lights
Runs daily Thanksgiving-New Years at Brookside Park in Dover.
Click here to view a map of other lights in the Dover Township Area
15. Logan’s Reserve
7400 Player Blvd, Seven Valleys, PA 17360
Many of the homes in this development are decorated and look very festive. One of our favorites is the home in the corner of Player Blvd and W Ore St
16. Cherry Apple Court in Stewartstown PA
Collecting donations for the fire department
17. Leaders Heights Display
This Large Light Display is located before Apple Hill in a development near the 2400 block of South George St
18. Country Club Road Display
This display is located on Country Club Rd heading west, before York Country Day School
19. Royal Square in York, in the area of East King and South Duke streets
20. Hanover PA Christmas Lights
4 Zachary Dr. Hanover Pa. We offer free photos with Santa Clause on Friday and Saturday nights and some week nights (weather permitting). We also do photos with pets. Lights are active from 5pm to 3am.
21.1005 Margherita Ct. Red Lion 1735
Has lights that go with music tune into station 103.9 fm
22.1606 Orange St, West York, PA 17404
Self-guided tours anytime during the month of Dec.
Donations are being be collected for the following places:
1.)Canned food goods for Catholic Harvest Pantry
2.) Pet items for West York BARK
3.) Children and Adult hats and gloves.
Join us for Cookies w/ Santa December 10th from 6-8 Weather Permitting!
23. 2613 Craley Rd Wrightsville PA 17368
This family is accepting donations for gifts for children and for St. Judes so please bring a new toy with you!
24.467 Monarch Drive York PA 17403
Lights are on from sunset to 11:00pm except for Christmas Eve which they stay on all night.
25.Rohrbaugh 's Christmas Lights
245 N Main St Jacobus PA 17407
26. Shiloh Veterinary Hospital
110 Morgan Lane, York, PA 17406
The light show consists of 19 songs & runs from 5-10pm nightly. Guests can view from the comfort of their own vehicle & should tune their radio to 89.3FM!
27. Applewine Ct. Display
724 Applewine Ct. York Pa 17404.
This residential display runs nightly from 5:15 pm to 2am.
They also plan to have Santa and possibly an elf or few to hand out candy canes on Saturday evenings.
28. Rabenstine Christmas
6096 Thoman Dr, Spring Grove, PA 17362
Please come visit and see the display of Christmas lights! There are several new additions this year! Feel free to walk through the yard and look at all the lights.
Santa will also be present to take pictures on Dec 17.
Everyone is welcome! There is no cost, just come and enjoy some time looking at the lights.
The lights are on every evening, so if you can’t make it this night, at least drive by another night to take a look!
28. Lights on Glendale
805 Glendale Rd York PA 17403
Beautiful display of over 300 vintage and new blowmolds. The display runs nights from Thanksgiving thru New Years regardless of weather conditions.
29.Lights on Lexington
115 Lexington Road York, PA 17402
5pm to Midnight nightly
30.Taxville Rd, York, PA 17408
Neighbors say this home has a very cool display you should check out this holiday season.
31. 22 Kitzbuhel Road in Parkton Maryland 21120
This highly recommended light display is a short ride from Southern York County and worth the drive. They collect non-perishable food for food banks so please bring a can or two with you.
Central PA Displays
4th Annual Light Up New Oxford
Maryland Displays
Sailing Into the Winter Solstice at Carroll Creek Park
Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens
Gaithersburg Winter Lights Festival
