A beloved holiday tradition is coming back to Philadelphia as city leaders reveal plans for the return of the iconic Christmas Light Show and the Dickens Village.
Both holiday staples will return to the Wanamaker Building located at 13th and Market streets on Black Friday, November 28, 2025.
The show will run every hour on the hour Wednesdays through Sundays starting at Noon and going until 6 p.m. from Black Friday until Dec. 11, 2025.
After Dec. 11, the show will run every day from Noon to 8 p.m.
Wanamaker Organ concerts will follow the light show twice per day.
On Christmas Eve, you can still catch the Light Show from Noon to 4 p.m.
Getting into Dickens Village is free, but you will need a ticket with a timed entry. Tickets will be released five days ahead.
Dickens Village will feature 40 vendors with pop-up food and beverage options.
After the Macy’s store closed earlier this year, the Philadelphia Visitor Center stepped in to manage the future of the Lights Show and Dickens Village.
More than 1,000 Philadelphians pitched in to the “Save the Light Show” campaign which helped to preserve the decades-old tradition.
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