20 of the Best Drive-Thru Christmas Light Displays in PA

The Best Drive Thru Christmas Light Displays in Pennsylvania.

If you’re looking for some of the best drive-thru Christmas light displays in Pennsylvania, you’re in the right place!

Holiday Lights on the Lake is a drive-through Christmas light display in Altoona Pennsylvania.
Holiday Lights on the Lake is a drive-thru Christmas light display in Altoona.

You can enjoy any or all of these 19 festive light displays from the comfort (and warmth) of your vehicle.

Candy Cane Lane is a drive thru Christmas light display in DuBoistown, near Williamsport Pennsylvania.
Candy Cane Lane drive-thru Christmas lights display near Williamsport. Photo Credit: Candy Cane Lane in DuBoistown/Facebook.

I’ve even mapped out the location of each drive-thru Christmas light display on the interactive map below, to make it as easy as possible for you to find and enjoy each attraction.


The hours and admission policies vary from location to location (some are free, others require paid admission), so be sure to click on the blue text link in each description to get the official details.

The Shady Brook Farm Holiday Light Show in Yardley Pennsylvania.
The Shady Brook Farm Holiday Light Show in Yardley. Photo Credit: Shady Brook Farm/Facebook.

1. Joy Through the Grove at Knoebels

Joy Through the Grove is a drive-thru Christmas light experience at one of Pennsylvania’s best amusement parks, taking visitors on an illuminated trip through the park and campground.

Joy Through the Grove is a drive Thru Christmas lights display at Koebel's Amusement Park in Pennsylvania.
Photo Credit: Knoebel’s/Facebook.

2.  Shady Brook Farm Holiday Light Show in Yardley

The Shady Brook Farm Holiday Light Show is a drive-thru attraction featuring more than three million lights illuminating acres of farmland.

The Shady Brook Farm Holiday Light Show in Yardley, PA.
The Shady Brook Farm Holiday Light Show in Yardley. Photo Credit: Shady Brook Farm/Facebook.

3. Hershey Sweet Lights in Hershey

Hershey Sweet Lights is a drive-thru attraction featuring two miles of trails decorated with nearly 600 illuminated, animated displays, created from about 2 million LED lights!

Hershey Sweet Lights Christmas lights display in Hershey Pennsylvania.
Hershey Sweet Lights Christmas lights display in Hershey. Photo Credit: Hershey Park/Facebook.

4. Holiday Lights on the Lake in Altoona

 Holiday Lights on the Lake in Altoona is a drive-thru display featuring over 1 million lights illuminating more than 50 acres of Lakemont Park!

Holiday Lights on the Lake in Altoona open in mid-November.
Holiday Lights on the Lake in Altoona.

5. Candy Cane Lane in DuBoistown

Candy Cane Lane is the name given to Summer Street in DuBoistown (near Willimsport) from Thanksgiving to New Years when it’s covered in Christmas decorations, a tradition dating back to 1957.

Candy Cane Lane in DuBoistown, near Williamsport.
Photo Credit: Candy Cane Lane in DuBoistown/Facebook.

6. Presque Isle Lights in Erie

Presque Isle Lights is an evening drive-thru tour of seasonal lights at Presque Isle State Park in Erie.

Presque Isle Lights at Presque Isle State Park in Erie is a free drive-thru Christmas lights display, although donations are appreciated.
Presque Isle Lights at Presque Isle State Park in Erie is a free drive-thru Christmas lights display, although donations are appreciated. Photo credit: Presque Isle Partnership/Facebook

Lights are turned on Friday – Sunday throughout December at 6pm and the park gates close at 9pm.

Presque Isle Lights is an evening drive-thru tour of Christmas lights at Presque Isle State Park in Erie.
Presque Isle Lights is an evening drive-thru tour of Christmas lights at Presque Isle State Park in Erie. Photo credit: Presque Isle Partnership/Facebook

7. Zoo Lights at the Pittsburgh Zoo

Zoo Lights at the Pittsburgh Zoo transforms the park into an unforgettable winter wonderland using thousands of LED lights, including more than 100 animal-shaped light displays.

The Pittsburgh Zoo Lights is a drive thru Christmas lights display at the zoo.
Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Zoo/Facebook.

8. The Holiday Light Spectacular in Scranton

The Holiday Light Spectacular at Scranton’s Nay Aug Park is a free drive-thru event (donations accepted) featuring more than 100 light displays.

The Holiday Light Spectacular at Nay Aug Park is a drive thru Christmas lights display in Scranton Pennsylvania.
Photo Credit: Lackawanna County Visitors Bureau/Facebook.

9. The Christmas Spirit Light Show in Lancaster

The Christmas Spirt Light Show is a mile-long drive-thru Christmas light display located around Clipper Magazine Stadium, near downtown Lancaster.

Christmas Spirit drive thru light show in Lancaster Pennsylvania.
Photo Credit: Christmas Spirit Light Show/Facebook.

10. Herr’s Christmas Light Display in Chester County

Herr’s Christmas Light Display is a free drive-thru exhibit featuring more than 600,000 lights arranged around the Herr’s Snack Foods corporate campus.

Herr's drive-thru Christmas lights display in Chester County.
Photo Credit: Drone by Dro/Herr’s/Facebook.

11. Overly’s Country Christmas in Greensburg

Overly’s Country Christmas features both a drive-thru light display and a Christmas Village complete with food vendors, live animals, children’s rides, and horse-drawn wagon and sleigh rides.

Overly’s Country Christmas light display and Christmas Village in Greensburg Pennsylvania.
Overly’s Country Christmas light display and Christmas Village in Greensburg. Photo Credit: Overly’s Country Christmas/Facebook

12. Holiday at Burgess in Titusville

The Holiday at Burgess drive-thru Christmas light display takes place at Burgess Park in Titusville, and features a variety of holiday-themed light arrangements placed throughout the park.

The Holiday at Burgess Christmas lights display in Titusville Pennsylvania.
Photo Credit: Take Pride in Titusville/Facebook.

13. Lights in the Parkway in Allentown

Lights in the Parkway turns Park Drive into a mile-long Christmas light display, an Allentown tradition for 25 years.

Allentown Lights in the Parkway.
Photo Credit: Allentown Lights in the Parkway/Facebook.

14. Christmas Light-Up at Clinton Park

Christmas Light-up at Clinton Park takes place in Findlay Township, just west of the Pittsburgh International Airport, and has been a local Christmas tradition since 1993.

Christmas Light up at Clinton Park in Findlay Township near the Pittsburgh Airport.
Photo Credit: Christmas Light Up Celebration/Facebook.

15. Festival of Lights in Tunkhannock

The Festival of Lights in Tunkhannock follows a 2.5-mile route through a dazzling Christmas light display at Stone Hedge Golf Course.

The Festival of Lights at Stone Hedge Golf Club in Tunkhannock PA
Photo Credit: Festival of Lights Stone Hedge/Facebook.

16. McKean County Fair Festival of Lights

The McKean County Fairgrounds is the home to the Festival of Lights on weekends through December 23; the event also features live animals in a manger scene.

McKean County Fairgrounds Festival of Lights in Smethport, PA.
McKean County Fairgrounds Festival of Lights in Smethport, PA.

17. Cascade of Lights in New Castle

Cascade of Lights is a drive-thru Christmas light display at historic Cascade Park in New Castle, Lawrence County.

The Cascade of Lights Drive-Thru Christmas lights display at Cascade Park in New Castle Pennsylvania.
The Cascade of Lights Drive-Thru Christmas lights display at Cascade Park in New Castle.

18. Christmas Boulevard in Berwick

Christmas Boulevard in Berwick is a free drive-thru Christmas display is set-up along North Market Street in downtown Berwick (Columbia County), running about three-quarters of a mile from 2nd Street to 15th Street.

A manger scene at Berwick Christmas Boulevard in Columbia County.
A manger scene at Berwick Christmas Boulevard in Columbia County. Photo Credit: Christmas Boulevard in Berwick/Facebook

Christmas Boulevard features a large number of Christmas-themed dioramas, where you’ll see everything from the Nativity scene to a Sesame Street Christmas.

A Sesame Street scene at Berwick Christmas Boulevard in Columbia County.
A Sesame Street scene at Berwick Christmas Boulevard in Columbia County. Photo Credit: Christmas Boulevard in Berwick/Facebook

19. Valley of Lights in Union County

The Valley of Lights drive-thru display takes place at the Little Mexico Campground near Winfield in Union County.

The Valley of Lights drive-thru Christmas lights display at the Little Mexico Campground in Union County Pennsylvania.
The Valley of Lights drive-thru Christmas lights display at the Little Mexico Campground in Union County, Pennsylvania.

This event takes place from the Friday after Thanksgiving thru New Years Eve – see the complete details below.

2023 schedule for the Valley of Lights drive-thru Christmas display in Union County.
2023 schedule for the Valley of Lights drive-thru Christmas display in Union County.

20. Carbondale Christmas Light Drive Through Display

The Carbondale Christmas Light Drive Through Display takes place on weekends through December in Carbondale (Lackawanna County).

Carbondale Christmas Light Drive Through Display aerial view.
Carbondale Christmas Light Drive Through Display aerial view.

Located at 454 Delaware Street in Carbondale, this display features over 50,000 lights, refreshments, and a chance to park and take photos with live characters in costume.

Carbondale Christmas Light Drive Through Display Schedule.
Carbondale Christmas Light Drive Through Display schedule.

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.
12 of the Best Walk-Thru Christmas Light Displays in PA.

The 9 Most-Christmassy Places in PA Road Trip visits nine PA destinations where the Christmas spirit runs strong, year after year.

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

The Best Christmas Light Displays Near Pittsburgh is a list of 8 exceptional Christmas light displays within an hour of Pittsburgh, complete with links to each attraction’s official website.

The Best Christmas Light Displays near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
The Best Christmas Light Displays Near Pittsburgh.

The Pennsylvania Christmas and Gift Show in Harrisburg is one of the largest Christmas shows in the United States!

Enjoying the Pennsylvania Christmas and Gift Show in Harrisburg.
The Pennsylvania Christmas and Gift Show.

Mifflinburg Christkindl Market is a 3-day event featuring authentic German food and drinks, live performances, and more than 100 arts and crafts vendors set up in outdoor huts in the heart of Mifflinburg.

Exploring the Mifflinburg Christkindl Market in Union County Pennsylvania.
Scenes from Mifflinburg Christkindl Market.

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