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2024 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, all-new shows and more rides than ever before!
🔴 NEW! Meet Rudolph & Friends
This holiday season shines brighter than ever at Kennywood! You could even say it glows with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. For the first time ever, come to 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 the all-new Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer™ zone, located between the Racer and Aero 360.
🎶 2024 Shows & Entertainment
NEW! Holiday Reflections Light Show
Location: Around the Lagoon
Times: Every 30 Minutes (Beginning at 5:30 p.m.)
Watch as thousands of animated lights come to life, transforming the area around the Lagoon into a winter wonderland, synchronized to holiday music.
NEW! Spirit of the Season: A Holiday Celebration
Location: Garden Stage
Times: 4 p.m. (On Days the Park Opens at 3 p.m.), 6:30 p.m & 8 p.m.
Join us in a celebration of what makes this season The Most Wonderful Time of the Year with songs from Michael Bublé to Ariana Grande and Bruno Mars!
Tree Lighting Ceremony
Location: Near Pizza Warehouse
Time: Nightly at 5:45 p.m.
It takes a lot of magic to light a nearly 100ft Christmas tree every night! Join us, along with some of Santa’s best helpers, as we illuminate more than 250,000 colorful lights.
Parker’s Dance Party
Location: Kennyville Stage
Times: 5 p.m. (On Days the Park Opens at 3 p.m.), 7 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Get ready to move and groove with festive music and holiday cheer. Parker and his pals will lead the dance floor with fun routines, and kids can show off their best moves while singing along to holiday tunes.
🎠 2024 Holiday Rides & Attractions
Family & Thrill Rides
- Aero 360 - NEW at Holiday Lights!
- Auto Race
- Ghostwood Estate
- Jack Rabbit
- Kangaroo
- Merry-Go-Round
- Musik Express – NEW at Holiday Lights!
- Noah’s Ark
- Pirate
- Potato Smash – NEW at Holiday Lights!
- Racer – NEW at Holiday Lights!
- Spinvasion
- Turtle
- Wave Swinger – NEW at Holiday Lights!
Kiddieland Rides
- Crazy Trolley
- Dizzy Dynamo
- Kenny’s Karousel
- Lil’ Phantom
- Steel City Choppers
- Turtle Chase
- Whippersnapper
- Whirlwind
- Wacky Wheel
Thomas Town™ Rides
- Cranky’s Drop Tower
- Diesel Drivers
- Flynn’s Fire Training
- Harold’s Helicopter Tour
- Journey With Thomas
All rides are weather permitting. Select rides, including the Jack Rabbit, Racer, Aero 360, Spinvasion and Cranky's Drop Tower, will operate on nights temperatures remain above 40 degrees. Cold temperatures and icy conditions may impact other rides.
+ More Holiday Fun in 2024
- Explore a Massive Model Train Display
- Send a Letter to the North Pole
- Build your own stuffed animal at the Bear Factory
- Meet Santa's festive friends from the North Pole & MORE!