![]() ![]() Christmas Eve: 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.), Macy’s, 1300 Market Street. Worth it.įree November 25th-December 31st (Monday-Thursday: 4 p.m. Note that this year, online reservations are required to visit Dickens Village and Santa, so this will take a little more planning than in the past. But you can still take advantage on Friday mornings.) While you’re there, head upstairs to Dickens Village to walk through an animatronic telling of A Christmas Carol. (This cuts down on the life hack Philly parents with small children know: It’s much less crowded during the workday. and 6 p.m., and every two hours on weekends, beginning at 10 a.m. This year, the show runs daily - twice on weekdays at 4 p.m. ![]() The bears, the dancing snowmen, the “magic Christmas tree,” the majestic organ finale - it’s all there, and it’s all aglow in colorful nostalgia. To quote Julie Andrews’s narration of this 100,000-light spectacle, the Macy’s Christmas Light Show is a “grand tradition.” If you’re from Philly, you probably grew up watching it, and not a thing has changed (other than its original Wanamaker name). Holiday lights start in November, so you’ve got time to see them all - and you can, with help from our guide. The holidays in Philly bring lots of sparkle, with traditions both old and new. Holiday lights in their most classic Philly form: the Macy’s Christmas Light Show / Photograph by Laura Swartz ![]()
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