Turkey Hill Experience – Ice Cream with Santa
December 15 from 5pm – 8pm
Cost: Under 2: Free Ages 2- 12: $14.95 Age 13+: $9.95
You are invited to join Santa for an evening filled with fun activities, beautiful decorations, and of course, plenty of delicious Turkey Hill Ice Cream! Kids 0-12 will:
- Sit and listen while Santa reads a Christmas story
- Create a holiday card to send to someone special
- Make a holiday craft to take home
- Sample Mrs. Claus’ fresh baked cookies
- Enjoy a holiday ice cream creation
- Make a lifetime of memories!
Elanco Library – Meet Santa
December 15 from 10:30am – 11:30am
Cost: FREE
Come visit Santa at the Library! Say hi, tell him what you would want for Christmas, and take a picture. Registration is requested, walk-ins welcome!
Elizabethtown Moose Lodge – Free Breakfast with Santa
December 15 from 8am until 12pm
Cost: FREE
Santa Claus is stopping by for a visit!! Come have a complimentary breakfast with him, get your picture taken and tell him what you want for Christmas. Everyone is welcome especially the youngsters!!
Strasburg Railroad: Santa’s Paradise Express
December 15 – 22
A Christmas tradition since 1959, Strasburg Rail Road welcomes a very special visitor every November and December. That’s right, Santa himself will climb aboard and greet the families as they travel down the tracks to Paradise, PA and back. As a special treat, children ages 11 and under will receive a gift from Santa and his helper during this nostalgic 45-minute steam train ride.
And don’t miss Mrs. Claus who will be available at the Station from 12-4 PM to help children finalize their letters to Santa! Bring a self-addressed stamped envelope and we’ll make sure Santa mails a reply to each boy and girl on his list.
Additionally, visitors of all ages will be charmed as they enjoy a ride aboard the Tinsel Trolley, a self-propelled motor car, and enjoy storybook readings of holiday classics aboard our heated stationary Caboose. All this and more is included with your Santa’s Paradise Express ticket!
Kitchen Kettle: Breakfast with Santa
Saturday’s throughout December
Add some fun to your holidays with a visit to Kitchen Kettle Village where you and your family can enjoy breakfast with Santa Claus and our gingerbread man mascot, Yummie at The Kettle Cafe.
All children 10 and under attending the breakfast receive a special gift from Santa Claus and have the opportunity to meet Santa, Yummie, and special guests, Frosty & Rudolph, so bring your cameras. Kids will also receive a card to color and personalize for Santa.
Kitchen Kettle: Dinner with Mrs. Clause
Evenings through December 22
Enjoy a magical evening with Mrs. Claus and Yummie at The Kling House Restaurant. Add some magic to the hustle and bustle of your holidays with a visit to Kitchen Kettle Village where you and your family can enjoy dinner with Mrs. Claus and our gingerbread man mascot, Yummie. The evening features storytelling with Mrs. Claus and Yummie, a gift from Mrs. Claus and photo opportunities all in the cozy setting of the Kling House Restaurant, the home of Kitchen Kettle Village.
Strasburg Railroad: The Night Before Christmas Train
Select Thursday & Friday Evenings
Sparkling skies, warmth from a potbelly stove, the aroma of freshly baked cookies, and magic in the air. Returning again this year, the popular Night Before Christmas Train runs on select Thursday and Friday evenings during the holiday season. A portion of proceeds collected from the sale of Night Before Christmas Train tickets is donated annually to the Clinic for Special Children.
Elizabeth Farms
Make special family memories this holiday season with Christmas pictures with Santa in his Workshop. They offer 2 Packages, and for an additional $5 you will receive a Flash Drive containing all the pictures Santa’s team of elves take. Your Flash Drive will enable you to print as many pictures as you want from the convenience of your home computer. They certainly don’t offer this at the Mall!
Best of all, bring in your Elizabeth Farms’ flash drive from a previous year and we will load all the pictures Santa’s team of elves take for FREE with the purchase of any photo package.
Lancaster Mariott in Penn Square – Visit with Santa
Fridays through December 21 from 6pm – 9pm
Saturdays through December 21 from 10am – 3pm
Visit with Santa and have your photo take for $5, or take your own for free. Santa will be at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square Fridays from 6-9 PM and Saturday from 10 AM – 3 PM from November 23 until December 21.
Koziers Christmas Village
December 14 – 16
Celebrating 71 years of Season’s Greetings, Koziar’s Christmas Village has grown to a mammoth and extraordinary seasonal attraction drawing visitors from great distances as well as local families who have made Koziar’s part of their Christmas tradition for three generations.
