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Shows, Rides & More
Get ready, because this year's Holiday Lights is the our biggest and brightest yet with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, more than 3 million lights, holiday-themed shows and rides!
🔴 Meet Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™
The holiday season shines bright at Kennywood! You could even say it glows with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Visit Holiday Lights and meet Rudolph and his friends Clarice, Bumble and Sam the Snowman. Make family memories you’ll treasure forever with these classic Christmas characters.
Meet Rudolph and friends every day during Holiday Lights in Christmastown, located near the entrance to Steelers Country.
🎶 2025 Shows & Entertainment
NEW! Santa's Arrival on the Gingerbread Express
Nightly, 15 minutes after park opening; Location: Gingerbread Junction. Stop by Kennywood Station in the new Gingerbread Junction themed area to welcome Santa and his friends from the North Pole!
NEW! Gingerbread Junction Light Show
Nightly, Throughout the Evening; Location: Gingerbread Junction. Walk - or dance - your way through thousands of animated lights synchronized to holiday hits.
Holiday Reflections Light Show
Nightly, Every 30 Minutes Beginning at 5:30 PM; Location: Around the Lagoon. Watch as thousands of lights come to life, transforming the area around the Lagoon into a winter wonderland, synchronized to holiday music.
Tree Lighting Ceremony
Nightly at 5:45 PM; Location: Near Kiddieland. It takes a lot of magic to light a nearly 100-foot Christmas tree every night! Join us, along with some of Santa's best helpers, as we illuminate more than 250,000 colorful lights!
Jingle Bell Jamboree
Nightly at 4:30 PM, 7:00 PM & 8:00 PM; Location: Kennyville Stage. Get ready to move and groove to festive music! Join your favorite Kennywood characters as they lead the dance floor with fun routines.
Holiday Highlight: Local Performance Groups
Select Nights at 5:30 PM & 7:00 PM; Location: Garden Stage. Kennywood is proud to present a variety of performances by local choirs, dance troupes, and other performing arts groups. Grab a hot chocolate and a seat! View Schedule
Celebrity Reading of 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
Select Nights at 7:30 PM; Location: Kennyville Stage. Gather around the Kennyville Stage select nights as a local Pittsburgh celebrity shares their rendition of a Christmas classic! View Schedule
🎠 2025 Holiday Rides & Attractions
Family & Thrill Rides
- Aero 360
- Auto Race
- Ghostwood Estate
- Jack Rabbit
- Kangaroo
- Merry-Go-Round
- Musik Express
- Noah’s Ark
- Pirate
- Potato Smash
- Spinvasion
- Turtle
Kiddieland Rides
- Crazy Trolley
- Dizzy Dynamo
- Kenny’s Karousel
- Lil’ Phantom
- Red Baron
- Steel City Choppers
- Turtle Chase
- Whirlwind
- Wacky Wheel
Gingerbread Junction Rides
- Gingerbread Express
- Fire Bustin' Brigade
- Coal Haulin' Convoy
- Parker's Cloud Cruisers
- Kenny's Cargo Drop
All rides are weather permitting. Select rides, including the Jack Rabbit, Aero 360 and Kenny's Cargo Drop, will operate on nights temperatures remain above 40 degrees; Spinvasion will operate when temperatures remain above 45 degrees. Cold temperatures and icy conditions may impact other rides.
+ More Holiday Fun
- Model Trains (Opening Nov. 21)
- Letters to Santa
- Special Photo Ops
- Make Your Own Personalized Santa Hats
- Make Your Own Ornament