With the holiday season in full swing, here are 10 of the best December events in Pennsylvania!
1. The Pennsylvania Christmas and Gift Show – Dec. 4-8
The Pennsylvania Christmas and Gift Show is one of the largest Christmas shows in the United States – check out the event’s OFFICIAL WEBSITE here.
2. Valley Forge Beer and Cider Festival in Oaks- December 4
Ugly sweater contests, a meet and greet with Santa, food trucks, and lots of beer/wine/cider – check out the event’s OFFICIAL WEBSITE for tickets and details.
3. Dickens of a Christmas Celebration in Wellsboro – December 6-8
Wellsboro’s Main Street and the surrounding side streets will be closed to traffic and will become an early Victorian marketplace – check out the event’s OFFICIAL WEBSITE for details.
6. Steel City Con in Monroeville – December 6-8
Steel City Con is one of the largest comic cons in the country – check out the event’s OFFICIAL WEBSITE of details.
4. Mifflinburg Christkindl Market – December 12-14
The Mifflinburg Christkindl Market is one of the most authentic German Christmas markets in Pennsylvania – check out the event’s OFFICIAL WEBSITE for details.
5. Bellefonte Victorian Christmas – December 13-15
Victorian Bellefonte in Centre County hosts a variety of Christmas-themed events including concerts, carriage rides, and Victorian tea parties – check out the event’s OFFICIAL WEBSITE for details.
7. Firebird Festival in Phoenixville – December 14
The highlight of this annual festival in Chester County is the burning of a giant wooden phoenix, the namesake of the town – check out the ebent’s OFFICIAL WEBSITE for details.
8. Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum Holiday Show – Weekends through January 12th
This massive model train display recreates the railroad journey from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cumberland, Maryland during the 1950s – check out THIS LINK for all the details.
9. Holiday Lights on the Lake in Altoona – Nightly through December
The drive-through display features over 1 million lights illuminating more than 50 acres of Lakemont Park – check out THIS LINK for details.
10. Washington Crossing the Delaware Reenactment – December 25
Each year on Christmas, Washington Crossing Historic Park hosts a reenactment of this legendary Revolutionary War event – check out the event’s OFFICIAL WEBSITE for details.
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