10 Favorite Places to Meet Santa in Lancaster County

Are your kids looking to meet Santa at a unique venue this holiday season? Here are 10 favorite places to meet Santa in Lancaster County, including everything from the traditional mall photo, to downtown visits, to local library story times and even at model train displays! Where will you meet Santa this year?

1. Park City Center

   The traditional place to get your Santa photo—the mall! This year you can purchase a Santa Fast Pass online before you go to avoid the line. They are also featuring pet photos with Santa every Monday night from 5pm-close.

2. Dutch Wonderland

   Visit Dutch Winter Wonderland and meet Santa. Santa will be in Merlin’s Restaurant to listen to Christmas wishes and take photos each operating day of Dutch Winter Wonderland through December 22nd. Hours: 3-9pm Saturdays, 3-8pm Sundays. Santa usually takes a break to refuel with milk and cookies from about 5:30-6pm each evening.

3. Santa in Lancaster City

   Each holiday season, Santa arrives to Lancaster City on the night after Thanksgiving during the Mayor’s Tree Lighting in Penn Square. He takes up residence in the Lancaster Marriott in the month leading up to Christmas. Come experience Santa in the City!
   
   Visit Santa from November 30 to December 21, Fridays 6 – 9pm | Saturdays 10am – 3pm at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square & Lancaster County Convention Center, 25 S. Queen Street.

4. Elizabeth Farms

   Make special family memories this holiday season with Christmas pictures with Santa in his Workshop. We 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.
   
   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.
   
   Santa’s Visiting Hours
   Black Friday: 10am-4pm
   Saturdays & Sundays: 10am-4pm

5. Country Barn

   Eat breakfast with Santa in a unique country barn setting. Reserve your tickets here for December 7, 8, 14 or 15 between 9am and 12noon. Cost is $15 for adults, $11 for kids and FREE for kids 2 and under.

6. Strasburg Railroad

   There are numerous unique events hosted by Strasburg Railroad, where children can experience meeting with Santa, and even receiving a gift from him.
   
   On Santa’s Christmas Trolley, Santa and his chief elf are stepping out of their busy workshop to take a very special trolley ride aboard the Strasburg Rail Road this Christmas season! Make your child’s visit with Santa an especially unique memory to be cherished for a lifetime.
   
   On Santa’s Paradise Express, a Christmas tradition since 1959, the historic Strasburg Rail Road welcomes a very special visitor every holiday season. Santa Claus will climb aboard our vintage steam train to greet families as they travel down the tracks to Paradise, Pennsylvania and back. Children ages 11 and under will receive a small gift from Santa and his helper during this nostalgic 45-minute train ride.

7. Root’s Old Mill Flea Market

   Santa visits the Old Mill building on December 17 from 10am to 12noon. This is a FREE event.

8. Lititz Public Library

   We will have lots of fun activities including: visits with Santa, Santa reading “Twas the Night Before Christmas”, model train display, crafts, and Gift-a-book.
   
   Santa will be here from 10am to noon and will read at 11:00. Train display and crafts will be open from 10am to 2pm. Train Display will also be open to the public on December 10 and 12 from 3-6pm.

9. Garden Spot Fire Rescue

   Children can visit with Santa in his workshop. Inexpensive items will also be available for the kids to shop for Grandparents, Parents, Siblings, or even pets!

10. Downtown Lititz

    We just heard word! And we can’t believe the news, but it came from Santa Claus so it must be true! He is coming to town and he wants to stop by to see all the little boys and girls of Lititz Pennsylvania before he flies world wide! On December 19th and 20th from 5pm to 7pm in store at Life Moments Candle Co!
    
    Now because it’s so late we ask that you come wearing something cozy and fun! Throw on your PJs because it’s an event in which Santa himself will read for you just before bed!