Enjoying the Christmas Spirit Light Show in Lancaster

See what it is like to attend the Christmas Spirit Light Show in Lancaster Pennsylvania.

The Christmas Spirit Light Show in Lancaster is back at at Clipper Magazine Stadium in 2023, the sixth season for the show at this location.

View of the Christmas Spirit Light Show from the concourse at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster Pennsylvania.
View of the light show from the concourse at Clipper Magazine Stadium, home of the Lancaster Barnstormers.

Home of the Lancaster Barnstormers, this may be the only Christmas light display in PA that allows you to drive on a professional baseball field!

Christmas tree on the infield at Clipper Magazine Stadium as part of the Christmas Spirit Light Show in Lancaster.
Christmas tree inside Clipper Magazine Stadium.

With more than 500,000 lights and stretching nearly a mile, this drive-thru Christmas display is synchronized to music you can tune in to on your vehicle’s radio.

Christmas light display outside Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster Pennsylvania.
The Christmas light display at Clipper Magazine Stadium is synchronized to music.

The light show begins at the south entrance to the stadium, on Prince Street.

Christmas lights outside Clipper Magazine Stadium.
The Christmas light show at Clipper Magazine Stadium starts outside the stadium near the Prince Street entrance.

If navigating by GPS, use 650 N Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17603 as the address.

Illuminated snowflakes as part of the Christmas Spirit Light Show in Lancaster Pennsylvania.
Illuminated snowflakes in the parking lot at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster.

The Christmas Spirit Light Show season runs Nov. 24 – Dec. 31 in 2023, with the display open every night in December, except for the first two Monday nights of the month.

Tunnel of lights outside Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster as part of the Christmas Spirit Light Show.
Tunnel of lights outside Clipper Magazine Stadium.

The show opens at 5:30 pm each evening; it closes at 9:30 pm Sunday-Thursday and at 10:30 pm Friday-Saturday.

Driving inside Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster as part of the Christmas Spirit Light Show.
Driving inside Clipper Magazine Stadium.

Admission prices are per vehicle – $25 for up to 8 passengers; $35 for vehicles with 9 or more passengers.

One of several "light tunnels" along the route of the Christmas Spirit drive-thru light show in Lancaster Pennsylvania.
One of several “light tunnels” along the route of the Christmas Spirit drive-thru light show in Lancaster.

It takes approximately 30 minutes to wind your way through the Christmas Spirit Light Show.

Driving through the Christmas Spirit Light Show in Lancaster takes approximately a half-hour.
Driving through the show takes approximately a half-hour.

Due to several “light tunnel” parts of the show, vehicles taller than 10.5 feet are not be permitted.

Tunnel of lights at the Christmas Spirit Light Show in Lancaster Pennsylvania.
Tunnel of lights.

Food and beverages are available for purchase near the entrance to the show, and portable toilets are available as well.

Driving through one of the "light tunnels" at the Christmas Spirit Light Show in Lancaster PA.
Food and beverages are available at he entrance to the show.

Tickets can be purchased at the entry gate or pre-purchased on the Christmas Spirit Light Show’s OFFICIAL WEBSITE.

The Christmas Spirit Light Show at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster runs through the end of December.
The Christmas Spirit Light Show at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster runs through the end of December.

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The Best Drive Thru Christmas Light Displays in Pennsylvania.
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12 of the Best Walk-Thru Christmas Light Displays in PA is a list of 12 exceptional walk-through Christmas light displays from across PA, complete with links to each attraction’s official website.

The best walk-through Christmas light displays in PA.
Some of the best walk-thru Christmas light displays in PA.

The 9 Most-Christmassy Places in PA Road Trip is a road trip that visits nine PA destinations where the Christmas spirit runs extra-strong, year after year.

The 9 Most Christmassy Places in Pennsylvania Road Trip.
The 9 Most-Christmassy Places in PA Road Trip.

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