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<\/p>\nHoliday events happening across south-central Pennsylvania the first weekend of December<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKATELYN. WELL, A PERFECT SEGUE, MIKE, BECAUSE WE\u2019RE GOING TO TELL YOU SOME MORE DETAILS ABOUT SOME OF THOSE TREE LIGHTINGS RIGHT NOW. LET\u2019S GIVE YOU A LOOK AT SOME OF THE EVENTS FOR TONIGHT IN ADAMS, LANCASTER AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES. SO THE ANNUAL GETTYSBURG TREE LIGHTING KICKS OFF AT 630 THIS EVENING. THAT\u2019S AT LINCOLN SQUARE. ORGANIZERS SAY SANTA WILL ARRIVE ON A TRAIN AND THEN TAKE A HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE TO THE TREE. THEN AT 7:00, YOU CAN SING ALONG WITH THE ANNUAL TUBA CAROL FESTIVAL. AND IN STRASBURG IN LANCASTER COUNTY, THE TREE LIGHTING IS SET FOR 630. THAT\u2019S AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING ON PRECISION AVENUE. ORGANIZERS DO SAY, THOUGH, COME OUT EARLY. THERE WILL BE FOOD TRUCKS AND ALSO A S\u2019MORES STATION, AND THERE WILL ALSO BE SINGERS WITH SIGHT AND SOUND PERFORMING AND ALSO A CHILDREN\u2019S PROGRAM. SO THEY SAY YOU CAN SHOW UP AS EARLY AS 530 TO THAT EVENT. AND THEN IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND MIDDLESEX TOWNSHIP, THAT TREE LIGHTING EVENT RUN\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Holiday events happening across south-central Pennsylvania the first weekend of December<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 12:41 PM EST Dec 5, 2025\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tTree lightings, parades and festive fun! Check out WGAL’s list of holiday events happening across the Susquehanna Valley. Here’s what’s planned for the first weekend of December:Sightseeing\/Light DisplaysFestival of Ice Lewistown: Dec. 4 and 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. on West Market Street Light Up York: Dec. 5 from 5 to 6:45 p.m. at Continental SquareMarietta Candlelight Tour of Homes: Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Strasburg Heritage Society Holiday Home Tour: Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on South Decatur StreetTree LightingsAkron Tree Lighting: Dec. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the W Donuts parking lot on Main StreetAnnville Tree Lighting: Dec. 6 from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. on West Main StreetBoiling Springs Tree Lighting: Dec. 7 at 5:15 p.m. at Children’s Lake off Route 174Carlisle Holly Jolly Jubilee and Tree Lighting: Dec. 6 at Town Square, Santa at 3 p.m. and tree lighting at 6 p.m.Dillsburg Tree Lighting: Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at Dillsburg SquareGettysburg Tree Lighting: Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Lincoln SquareHershey Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting: Dec. 6 from 4 to 6 p.m. on West Chocolate AvenueHummelstown Tree Lighting: Dec. 7 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in downtown HummelstownLititz Tree Lighting: Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Lititz Springs Park Manheim Tree Lighting: Dec. 6 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Market SquareMarietta Tree Lighting: Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. on North Waterford AvenueMiddlesex Township Tree Lighting: Dec. 5 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Middlesex Township ParkMifflintown Tree Lighting: Dec. 6 at 5:30 p.m. at Mifflintown Walking BridgeMount Joy Winterfest and Tree Lighting: Dec. 6 in downtown Mount Joy, Winterfest 2 to 5 p.m., tree lighting at 5 p.m.Newport Tree Lighting: Dec. 6 at Bowen’s Wharf, festivities start at 12:30 p.m., tree lighting at 6 p.m.Shippensburg Tree Lighting: Dec. 6, 15 minutes after the parade ends, which starts at 5 p.m. Shrewsbury Tree Lighting: Dec. 7 at 5:45 p.m. on South Main StreetStrasburg Community Tree Lighting: Dec. 5 at Strasburg Borough Municipal Grounds on Precision Avenue, activities begin at 5:30 p.m., tree lighting at 6:30 p.m.Wormleysburg Tree Lighting: Dec. 6 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Knisely Hall on Market StreetYork Tree Lighting: Dec. 5 at 6:25 p.m. at Continental SquareParadesElizabethtown Holiday Parade: Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. on Market StreetShippensburg Christmas Parade: Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. Other EventsGettysburg Tuba Carol Fest: Dec. 5 from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. at Lincoln SquareHummelstown Holiday Happenings: Dec. 7 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Hummelstown SquareIntercourse\u2019s 2nd Annual Christkindlmarkt: Dec. 6 from 3 to 7 p.m. and Dec. 7 from 12 to 7 p.m. at the Intercourse LibraryTubachristmas Lancaster: Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Winter Visual and Performing Arts Center at Millersville UniversityFor the full list of holiday events happening this year, visit here.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Tree lightings, parades and festive fun! Check out WGAL’s list of holiday events<\/a> happening across the Susquehanna Valley. <\/p>\n Here’s what’s planned for the first weekend of December:<\/p>\n Sightseeing\/Light DisplaysTree Lightings<\/p>\n Parades
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