December 2026Lancaster–Harrisburg–Hershey · Lancaster, Harrisburg and Hershey

December in Lancaster–Harrisburg–Hershey with little kids.

5 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Lancaster–Harrisburg–Hershey in December 2026, sorted by week. Each listing links to its own page and to the organizer’s page, and we add more as new dates are posted.

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Last checked · Every listing links to its official page. How we choose

1 listing

Dec 1 to Dec 6

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4 listings

Open for weeks at a time

Light displays, exhibits and other runs that last longer than a week. Check each page for the nights or days they’re closed.

Dec1to 19

Santa at Kitchen Kettle Village

Kitchen Kettle Village, Kling House Restaurant and the Holiday Hut · 3529 Old Philadelphia Pike, Intercourse, PA 17534

Santa
When
Nov 27 to Dec 19
Time
Breakfast check-in 8:30 or 9:45 a.m.; free Santa photos in the Holiday Hut 11 a.m.–2 p.m. on Saturdays (6–7:30 p.m. on Nov 27)
Price
Breakfast by reservation (fee); Holiday Hut visits free
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked

Guides

More December guides for Central PA

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Good questions

December in Central PA: the FAQ

5 dated listings so far, including Elizabethtown Holiday Parade (Dec 5), Christmas Light Drive-Thru at Stone Gables Estate (Nov 20 to Jan 2), Photos with Santa at Park City Center (Nov 21 to Dec 24) and Christmas Spirit Light Show (Nov 27 to Dec 31). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.

4 start this December: Christmas Light Drive-Thru at Stone Gables Estate (Nov 20 to Jan 2), Photos with Santa at Park City Center (Nov 21 to Dec 24), Christmas Spirit Light Show (Nov 27 to Dec 31) and Santa at Kitchen Kettle Village (Nov 27 to Dec 19).

Yes, at the same address. After Dec 31, 2026 it switches to December 2027, starting with the events that come back every year.

Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 30, 2026, and we recheck them every Monday and Thursday. How we choose and check.

The checked list, every Thursday.

One short email every Thursday evening with the best things to do with little ones in Central PA that weekend.

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