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/ September 25, 2026
theme park holiday events 2026 run from November into early January, and this page lists every park holiday event ThrillZing has a full guide for, sorted by state, with verified 2026 dates. Dates come from each park’s official event page. Many holiday events run on…
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/ September 25, 2026
Dutch Winter Wonderland turns Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania into a holiday light show for families with younger kids. The park’s official event page lists 2026 dates of November 14, 2026 through January 3, 2027, and the event runs on select days rather than every…
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/ September 25, 2026
Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, runs on select dates from November 26, 2026 to January 3, 2027. It is a holiday event built around evening lights, live shows and Santa, and it returns under the same name as…
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/ September 25, 2026
Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio runs on select dates from November 21 to December 23, 2026, according to the park’s official event page. It is a daytime-into-evening festival with Christmas lights, live shows, Santa and seasonal food layered…
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/ September 25, 2026
Holiday in the Park returns to Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell on select days from November 21, 2026 to January 3, 2027, according to the park’s official event page. The park skipped the event in 2025, so this is a comeback rather than a…
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/ September 25, 2026
Knott’s Merry Farm is the holiday season event at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. The 2026 edition runs from Nov. 20, 2026 through Jan. 3, 2027, and it takes place during regular park days rather than on select nights. The park has not…
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/ September 25, 2026
WinterFest is the holiday event at Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, north of Toronto. For 2026 the park lists it on select nights from November 21 through January 3, 2027. It is an evening event, so the park is not open every day of that…
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/ September 25, 2026
WinterFest 2026 at Carowinds runs on select dates from November 27, 2026 to January 3, 2027. It is the park’s holiday event in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it turns Carowinds into a decorated, lit-up winter park with live entertainment and seasonal food. The park has…
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/ September 25, 2026
WinterFest at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, is the park’s holiday event, and the 2026 edition runs select nights from November 27 to December 31, 2026. The official park page describes festive light displays with millions of shimmering lights, family activities, live entertainment, holiday-inspired comfort…
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/ September 25, 2026
Holiday Lights at Kennywood in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, turns the amusement park into an evening light display. The 2026 season is listed for November 13, 2026 through January 3, 2027, on select dates rather than every night. Listed hours are Fridays from 5 to 9…
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/ September 25, 2026
Hersheypark Christmas Candylane returns for 2026 on select dates from November 13 through January 3, 2027. It is the park’s long-running holiday event, with candy-themed decorations, Santa and his reindeer, holiday shows and festive touches on a few rides. The hours and the exact open…
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/ September 25, 2026
Christmas Celebration at SeaWorld San Diego runs daily from November 13, 2026 to January 3, 2027, according to the park’s official events page. It is a daytime and evening holiday event built around lights, nightly snowfall, live shows and meet-and-greets with Santa and his reindeer.
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/ September 25, 2026
Christmas Celebration at SeaWorld San Antonio runs on select days from November 12, 2026 to January 3, 2027, according to the park’s official events page. The park calls it the largest Christmas celebration in Texas, and it turns the marine life park into a holiday…
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/ September 25, 2026
SeaWorld Orlando’s Christmas Celebration 2026 runs on select dates from November 6, 2026 to January 4, 2027, according to the park’s event page. It is not a nightly event across that whole window, so the park calendar decides which days you see the full lineup.
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/ September 25, 2026
Christmas Town at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is the park’s holiday festival, and the official event page lists the 2026 season as select dates from November 13, 2026, through January 4, 2027. The page lists the event hours as park open to park close and…
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/ September 25, 2026
Christmas Town returns to Busch Gardens Williamsburg on select dates from November 13, 2026 to January 3, 2027, according to the park’s official event page. The park says it will be covered in more than ten million lights. The event runs on select dates rather…
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/ September 25, 2026
An Old Time Christmas at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, runs from November 7, 2026 to January 2, 2027. It is a daytime and evening event, with the lights coming on as the sun sets. The park says the display uses more than 6.5…
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/ September 25, 2026
Smoky Mountain Christmas is Dollywood’s winter festival in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The 2026 edition runs from November 6, 2026 through January 3, 2027. The park does not open every day in that window, and the festival carries through the afternoon and into the evening, when…
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/ September 25, 2026
Universal Holidays is the resort-wide Christmas celebration at Universal Orlando Resort, and the 2026 season runs from November 14, 2026 through January 3, 2027. It covers Universal Studios Florida, Universal Islands of Adventure, Universal Epic Universe, CityWalk and the on-site hotels, and it runs on…
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/ September 25, 2026
Holidays at the Disneyland Resort 2026 runs from November 13, 2026 through January 6, 2027 at Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure. It is a daily seasonal overlay rather than a separate after-hours event, so it covers every operating day in that window. The start…
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