Christmas, About Christmas in Lancaster County Pennsylvania!

The Lancaster county farm land and city are both beautiful places to be during the Christmas holiday season. Whether you want to shop at Park City, the Outlets or Donneckers in Ephrata or visit some of the local holiday celebrations including tree lightings, shows and festivals Lancaster has something for all ages.

A list of some of the activities in Lancaster for the Christmas holiday:

Friendship Community Christmas Pageant
Hempfield Church of the Brethren, 1186 Stevens St., East Petersburg
Dec. 1 at 7 p.m.
Offering

“Only A Miracle’’
Church of the Apostles, 1850 Marietta Ave.
392-5718
www.apostlesucc.org
Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 2 at 4 p.m.
Adults $5
Children 12 and under free, but tickets still required

“Nothing Ordinary”
Lititz United Methodist Church, 201 E. Market St., Lititz
626-2710
www.lititzumc.org
Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 3 at 10:50 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Free

“A Christmas Carol”
Children’s Theatre production
Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, 510 Centerville Road
898-1900
www.dutchapple.com
Through Dec. 23
Various days and times
Most times are 11:45 a.m. lunch, 12:45 p.m. show.
$15

“A Dickens of a Christmas”
Mount Hope Estate, Route 72, north of Maheim
665-7021 ext. 231
www.parenfaire.com
Through Dec. 23
Friday 6 and 9 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 1, 4 and 7 p.m.
Some midweek performances
Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances $19.95 (Web price $18.95)
Mid-week performances $17.95 (Web price $16.95)
Children 5 - 11 $9.95
Read about it:
Mount Hope time machine set for Christmas past
The spirit of Dickens past lives on at Mount Hope

“The Gift of the Magi”
Freedom Chapel Dinner Theatre, 15 N. Bridge St., Christiana
(610) 593-7013
www.freedomchapeldinnerthea...
Through Dec. 23
Matinees Tuesday through Thursday
Evenings Friday and Saturday
$23.50 - $46.50
Read about it:
Memories and ‘Magi'

“Sounds of Christmas”
Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, 510 Centerville Road
898-1900
www.dutchapple.com
Through Dec. 23
Tuesday through Saturday dinner at 6 p.m., show at 8 p.m.
Select matinees and Sunday twilights
Adults $40-$46
Youth 13-18 $22
Children 12 and under $18
(No Saturday evening discounts.)
Read about it:
Review Dutch Apple outdoes itself with 'Sounds of Christmas'
Review If you’re Christmas crazy, you’ll like this revue

“Christmas in Chocolate Town: A Holiday Dinner Musical”
Hershey Lodge, Hershey
520-5401
Through Dec. 28
Adults $41.95
Children 12 and under $12.95

Theater of the Seventh Sister presents “A Christmas Carol
Rafters Theatre, Dutcher Hall, Millersville University
396-7764
www.seventhsister.com
Through Dec. 30
Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.
Sunday at 2:30 p.m
$20
Read about it:
After many comic turns, Scrooge gets serious

“Good Night Mrs. Puffin”
Rainbow Dinner Theatre, Route 30, Paradise
www.rainbowdinnertheatre.com
(800) 292-4301
Through Dec. 30
$36-$47
Read about it:
Review Set a place for Rainbow’s staging of ‘Mrs. Puffin’
Holiday mojo at Rainbow

“Cinderella’s Christmas”
Hole in the Wall Puppet Theatre, 126 N. Water St.
394-8398
www.holeinthewallpuppetthea...
Through Dec. 30.
Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
$8

“The 2006 Christmas Show”
American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Highway East
648-4102
www.americanmusictheatre.com
Through Dec. 30
Performances various times
Adults $27-$37
Children under 18 $13.50-$18.50
Read about it:
Review Skip Thanksgiving: Go straight to AMT’s Christmas show

“Miracle of Christmas”
Sight and Sound’s Millennium Theatre, Route 896, Strasburg
687-7800
www.sight-sound.com
Through Jan. 6
Performances various times, Tuesday through Saturday
Adults $38 and $49
Children 3-18 $15 and $49
Read about it:
Preview ‘Miracle:’ It’s all about the relationships

30th annual “Trees Galore!” Christmas Exhibit
plus “Sock Monkey Mania”
Lancaster Museum of Art, 135 N. Lime St.
394-3497
www.lmapa.org
Through Dec. 17
Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday noon - 4 p.m.
Free
Read about it:
Trees — and more — galore
Funky monkeys
Sock it to 'em

Holiday train room
Elizabethtown Public Library, 10 S. Market St., Elizabethtown
Contact Craig Coble 367-4731
www.etownpubliclibrary.org
Dec. 2 through Dec. 31
Saturdays through Dec. 23 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays through Dec. 21 from 6 - 8 p.m.
Dec. 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dec. 31 from 4 to 7 p.m.
$1 per visitor

HO Model Railroad Train Show
Short Line Model Railroad Club, 11 S. State St., Ephrata
Through Dec. 31
Admission by donation

Christmas train display
All Aboard Rail Road, 1952 Landis Valley Road
392-1568
Through Dec. 31
Saturday and Sunday 1 - 4:30 p.m.
(Daily from Dec. 26 through Dec. 31.)
Adults $5
Children 2-12 and seniors $3

“Under the Christmas Tree: Philadelphia's Schoenhut Toys”
National Christmas Center, 3427 Lincoln Highway, Paradise
442-7950
An extensive collection of antique wooden toys manufactured by the Albert Schoenhut Company circa 1900-1930
Through December
Open daily 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
$9.50
Ages 3-12 $5
Under 3 free
Exhibit included with cost of admission

“From Rails to Roads’’
Antique Automoblie Club of America Museum, 161 Museum Drive, Hershey
566-7100 ext. 105
www.aacamuseum.org
Through Jan. 7.
Wednesday through Sunday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Included with regular admission
Adults $8
Seniors $7
Children 4-12 $6
Children 3 and under free

Stiegel Valley Model Railroad Open House
230 S. Charlotte St., Manheim
299-0687
Dec. 3, 10, 17, Jan. 7 and 14
Admission by donation

“The National Christmas Center Presents A Lancaster Christmas”
Lancaster Quilt and Textile Musuem, 37 N. Market St.
299-6440
www.lancasterheritage.com
Walk through re-creations of Christmas mornings from the 1800s to 1960
Through Jan. 15
Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday noon-5 p.m.
Adults $6
College students $4
17 and under free
Read about it:
A host of Christmas past

Pa. Academy of Music’s Brass Quintet
St. James Episcopal Church, 119 N. Duke St.
399-9733
Dec. 1 at 8 p.m.
Adults $10
Students $5

Lancaster Chamber Singers “Chant & Carol’’
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 321 W. Chestnut St.
330-9025
www.lancasterchambersingers...
Dec.1 at 8 p.m.
Adults $10 adults
Children $5

American Boychoir
Hershey Theatre, 15 Caracas Ave., Hershey
534-3405
www.hersheytheatre.com
Dec. 2 at 8 p.m.
$20 - $40
Read about it:
Voices of Angels

"The Christmas Story” performed by the Waverly Consort
Leffler Chapel and Performance Center on the campus of Elizabethtown College
For more information, call Gretna Music at 361-1508.
Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m.
$18 and $25
Half-price admission for young adults ages 19 to 26
$1 children 18 and under
A dinner buffet and discussion precedes the show.
Tickets for the buffet are $15, and reservations are required.

Community Carol Sing/Concert
Mountville Church of the Brethren, 60 Clay St., Mountville
Dec. 3 at 2:30 p.m
Free

F&M College Chorus
Barshinger Center, F&M College
Dec. 3 at 3 p.m.
Free

Lancaster Chamber Singers “Chant & Carol’’
Lititz Moravian Church, Church Square, Lititz
330-9025
www.lancasterchambersingers...
Dec. 3 at 3 p.m.
Adults $10 adults
Children $5

Lampeter-Strasburg Community Band
West Willow United Methodist Church, 118 W. Willow Road, Willow Street,
393-7541
Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.
Free

“A Christmas To Remember”
Shrewsbury Assembly of God, 234 North Main Street, Shrewsbury
235-9300
Dec. 9 at 7 p.m.
Dec. 10 at 3 p.m.
Doors open 1 hour before feature presentation with a casual listening concert.
Free — tickets are available from church members or by calling the church office.

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