It's time for Holiday family fun in Chester County! We are lucky to have so many great local spots to visit with kids during the holiday season in Chester County where families have been making memories for years from Nutcracker Performances, Train rides, Longwood Christmas to Old Fashioned Holiday Events in Downtown West Chester.
Click on the links to find the details about holiday things to do with your kids in Chester County.
Holiday Events By Date🎅 denotes a Santa Sighting! || Ongoing Holiday Events and Light Displays || Holiday Shows and Performances
Holiday Events in Chester County PA (By Date)
November 2022
Wednesday November 16, 2022
Holiday Stories with Elsa at Charming Star Playroom
Friday November 18, 2022
Longwood Christmas Opens, Kennett Square
Saturday, November 19
Santa's Arrival and PJ party - Exton Mall 🎅
Thornbury Farm Holiday Market
🎅
Santa's Express, West Chester 🎅
Brandywine River Museum Holiday Train Display begins, Chadds Ford
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Thornbury Farm Holiday Market
🎅
Santa's Express, West Chester 🎅
Monday, November 21, 2022
Carols with Rudolph at Charming Star Playroom, Newtown Square
Friday, November 25
Holiday Market and Family Fun, Every weekend, Malvern 🎅
Santa's Express, West Chester 🎅
Saturday, November 26
Sweet Treats with Santa and Mrs. Claus, Malvern 🎅
Holiday Market and Family Fun, Every weekend, Malvern 🎅
Christmas on King - Malvern 🎅
Downingtown Christmas Tree Lighting
🎅
Making Spirits Bright Holiday Music Series, West Chester
Santa's Express, West Chester 🎅
Santa on the Firetruck in Downtown WC 🎅
Visit with Santa, Mrs. Claus and the Reindeer at Gardners Nursery, Chester Springs 🎅
Tree Lighting in Upper Uwchlan Township (fireworks), Chester Springs 🎅
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Santa's Express
🎅
Christmas Tree Train, West Chester
Wednesday November 30, 2022
Sensory Friendly Event - Brandywine River Museum Train Display
The Butterfingers Angel opens at Uptown! Theater in West Chester
Holiday Storytime with Elsa
December
Weekends in December 2-4, 2022
Holiday Market and Family Fun, Every weekend Malvern 🎅
Friday, December 2, 2022
Elf on the Shelf
Holiday Cheer Concert, West Chester
West Chester Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting 🎅
Coatesville Pavilion of Trees and Tree Lighting Ceremony
🎅
White Christmas opens at SALT Performing Arts, Chester Springs
Chriskindle Market, West Chester
Friday Fun Craft - Create Your Own Christmas Ornament
Holiday Hike, Coatesville 🎅
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Holiday Spectacular - Eagleview
🎅
Coatesville Christmas Parade 🎅
East Goshen Holiday Celebration
Creekside Yuletide - Holiday Family Experience 🎅
Making Spirits Bright Holiday Music Series, West Chester
Santa on the Firetruck in Downtown WC 🎅
Holiday Door Tour begins, West Chester
Santa at the Square, West Chester 🎅
Nutcracker Sweets
Breakfast with Santa, West Chester 🎅
Nutcracker - Lionville School of Dance, Downingtown West
Cookies with Santa, Glenmoore 🎅
Tree Lighting Ornament Making & Holiday Fun
E. Brandywine Park
Chriskindle Market, West Chester
Holiday Train Display at American Helicopter Museum begins today
Sunday, December 4, 2022
The Nutcracker - Touch of Class Dance Studio
Holiday Door Tour continues in West Chester through December 18
Christmas Tree Train
West Chester
Nutcracker Sweets
Storytime with Santa and Mrs. Claus
Chester Springs
🎅
Caln Tree Lighting
Ryerss Holiday Open House
Monday, December 5, 2022
Carols with Rudolph
Wednesday December 7, 2022
Elf on the Shelf
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Santa's Secret Workshop -a holiday shopping Opportunity for Kids
The Polar Express Read-Aloud - Chadds Ford
Weekends in December 9-11, 2022
Holiday Market and Family Fun, Every weekend Malvern 🎅
Holiday Door Tour continues through December 18
Saturday December 10, 2022
Santa Fest at American Helicopter Museum 🎅
Downingtown Christmas Parade
🎅
Scrooge - West Chester
Holiday Craft Market at Historic Sugartown
Pictures with Santa at West Chester Light Display 🎅
Creekside Yuletide - Holiday Family Experience 🎅
Singing & Snowball Fight with Santa, Downingtown 🎅
Making Spirits Bright Holiday Music Series
Santa on the Firetruck in Downtown WC 🎅
The Nutcracker - Harrison Dance Studios
Selfies With Santa, West Chester 🎅
Bowling with Santa, Downingtown 🎅
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Christmas Tree Train
Visit with Santa, Mrs. Claus and the Reindeer at Gardners Nursery, Chester Springs 🎅
Hot Chocolate Holiday Market, West Chester
The Nutcracker - Harrison Dance Studios
Bowling with Santa, Downingtown 🎅
Monday December 12, 2022
Christmas with Elmo
Tuesday December 13, 2022
Meet and Greet with Santa and Ornament Making, Downingtown 🎅
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Christmas with Elmo
Chester County Concert Band Holiday Concert at Exton Mall
Friday December 16, 2022
Pajama Playdate with Santa
Weekends in December 16-18, 2022
Holiday Market and Family Fun, Every weekend Malvern 🎅
The Nutcracker, Brandywine Ballet - West Chester
Holiday Door Tour continues in West Chester through December 18
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Creekside Yuletide - Holiday Family Experience 🎅
Making Spirits Bright Holiday Music Series
Santa on the Firetruck in Downtown WC 🎅
The Nutcracker
Skating with Santa, Downingtown🎅
Christmas at the Park 🎅
Sunday, December 18, 2022
Touch a Truck - West Chester
Storytime with Santa and Mrs. Claus
Chester Springs
🎅
The Nutcracker
Skating with Santa, Downingtown🎅
Breakfast with Santa, West Chester🎅
Breakfast with Santa, Parkesburg 🎅
Monday, December 19, 2022
Elf on the Shelf
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Community Christmas Party, Downingtown
Jingle Bounce at Bounce U, Exton
Friday, December 23, 2022
Cinderella Christmas Eve Party
Jingle Bounce at Bounce U, Exton
Family-Friendly NYE Celebrations
Kids' New Year's Eve Balloon Drop at Uno's, Exton and Newtown Square - Call to reserve your spot
NYE Bowling Party - Events Throughout the Day for Early Birds to Late Nighters - Palace Bowling and Entertainment, Downingtown
Salty Awards at SALT Performing Arts, Chester Springs
New Year's Eve, Treehouse World, West Chester
Noon Year's Eye Balloon Drop, The Campus, Downingtown
Countdown to Noon at Lulu's Casita, West Chester
Noon Year's Eve at Charming Star, Newtown Square
Midnight in the Square, Kennett Square
New Year's Eve at Longwood Gardens
🎅 - Santa Sighting - we don't know how he does it but Santa will be visiting Chester County quite a bit this month, events noted with 🎅 mean you might spot Santa!
Ongoing Holiday Events and Attractions in Chester County
Holiday Pop-up Market
Get your fresh-cut tree and enjoy family events every weekend
Malvern, PA
West Chester Railroad Santa Train
Visit with Santa on the West Chester Railroad - Weekend rides - see site for schedule
West Chester, PA
West Chester Railroad Christmas Tree Train
Ride out to choose your tree
West Chester, PA
Select dates
Brandywine River Museum Holiday Train Display
Open Daily except Christmas day beginning November 19, 2022
Sensory-friendly hours November 30, 2022 and January 4, 2023
Chadds Ford, PA
Holiday Train Display at American Helicopter Museum
December 3- New Year's
Longwood Christmas
Enjoy the spectacular, family-friendly holiday displays and the Garden Railway
Kennett Square, PA
Herr's Holiday Light Display
Drive-thru the festive holiday lights at Herr's Snack Factory
Nottingham, PA
November 25th -January 2, 2023
Holiday Door Tour
Presented by the West Chester Public Library
West Chester Christmas Light Display
West Chester
Operating nightly, weather permitting
westchesterchristmaslightdisplay.com
West Chester Griswold's Holiday Lights
West Chester
Operating nightly, weather permitting
westchestergriswolds.com
Marchwood Lights
Exton
marchwoodlights.com
Light Display and Toy Drive
1102 Nobb Hill Drive
Holiday Lights Tour - DVCCC
Chester County area
Family-Friendly Holiday Performances in Chester County
Nutcracker - Lionville School of Dance, Downingtown West
December 3, 2022
The Nutcracker
Touch of Class, Rosemont
December 4, 2022
Alice in Wonderland - Holiday Panto at People's Light
November 16, 2022 - January 1, 2023
peopleslight.org
Holiday Cheer Concert
West Chester Studio at Uptown
December 2, 2022
Holiday Spectacular - Eagleview
December 3, 2022
The Nutcracker - Harrison Dance Studios
December 10-11, 2022
Chester County Concert Band at Exton Mall
December 14, 2022
The Nutcracker
Brandywine Ballet - West Chester
December 16-18, 2022
Holiday Fun in Philly
Blue Cross Riverrink
Franklin Square
Dilworth Plaza Rothman Rink
Christmas Village - LOVE Park
Luminature at Philly Zoo
Disney on Ice - Wells Fargo
Macy's Lightshow
Comcast Holiday Light Show, daily on the hour
New Year’s Eve Fireworks on the Waterfront
Deck the Hall Light Show at City Hall
Miracle on 13th Street - South Philly
Holiday Season Show - Cinderella at Walnut Street Theatre
Check out North Philly Macaroni KID and NE Philly Macaroni KID for more ideas on holiday family fun
Holiday Fun in Montco, Bucks Co and Lancaster County & beyond
Check out Montgomery County area Macaroni KID and Bucks County area Macaroni KID for more ideas on holiday family fun
Christmas in Color - Allentown PA - discount code and ticket giveaway!
Elmwood Wild Lights
Tinseltown Holiday Spectacular - Oaks
Koziars Christmas Village
Hershey's Lights
Shadybrook Farm
Phestival of Trees in Oaks
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