Christmas Splendor and Magic in Hershey & Lebanon County

Christmas Splendor in Hershey & Lebanon County is exciting and thoughtfully created with visitors to the area top of mind.  Consequently, your adventure starts with your stay at your Hershey Bed and Breakfast:  The magical Annville Inn at Christmas. 

Be amazed by 64 Christmas Trees INSIDE the Inn plus our collection of over 50 years of artwork including  porcelains, paintings, American and European crafts, sleds and tasteful Christmas antiques as well as new looks (such as animatronics in many locations throughout the Inn). Truly Christmas Splendor abounds at Annville Inn.

Once you settle into your room with your own Christmas tree(s) and abundant other decorations, and once you are “wowed” by the Inn’s interior,  then the ideas in this blog await you. Create your custom holiday tour of Christmas Splendor in Hershey & Lebanon County!

The splendid interior decorations at Annville Inn:  Our Christmas decorating team  took over 10 people a whole week, some working nearly ‘round the clock, to decorate.  As a result of this effort, we constantly hear Guests exclaim that the Inn looks and feels like being in a “holiday movie.”

Christmas Splendor in Hershey and Lebanon County is fully detailed in our newsletter, Annville Inn News.  Alongside stories about happenings at the Inn is a massive calendar showing all the Christmas events occurring in our area.  This blog will spotlight a few of the Christmas Splendor spectacles in Hershey and Lebanon County.  Do you receive the monthly Annville Inn News?  With this in mind, join nearly 9,000 subscribers!  Just send an e-mail to:  innkeeper@annvilleinn.com and put “Subscribe” in the subject line!

Christmas Splendor in Hershey and Lebanon County–our selected “Don’t Miss” ideas: 

The Christmas Tree Showcase

Your Innkeeper’s husband, Craig, was Director of Hershey Gardens when he had a vision of a large display of unique Christmas Trees.  His original design was to have at least 51 trees, one representing each state in the USA and the District of Columbia. (Expanded to include U.S. Territories the following Christmas season).  For this reason, the Garden’s team wrote to schools all over the country, and had ornaments made (representing their state)  by school children. It was a magical display.

Today the showcase features nine unique, professionally designed trees including a 14-ft. poinsettia tree.

Koziar’s Christmas Village…just outside our area, and a very popular destination for Annville Inn Guests.

Koziar’s Christmas Village on nearly everyone’s list of Top Christmas Season Highlights is listed in directory after directory as one of the top things to experience at Christmas in Pennsylvania.  30 minutes from Annville Inn.

Featuring more than a million holiday lights glistening in the cold winter air. Stroll through the Christmas village enjoying festive music, a variety of scenes, model railroads, and much more.

Koziar’s is open from November 2 through January 1.

Hersheypark Christmas CandylaneⓇ

Somewhere between 5 and 5.5 million holiday lights

Wander through TREEville, a celebration of holiday trees

Thrill to the NOEL light show with holiday music

Christkindl Market at Coleman Park

       Enjoy walking through old growth forest, and stands set up throughout the woods.

Unique artistry and other crafts (notably including jewelry) on display and available for sale.

Tasty treats!

A tradition of many decades in Lebanon County. In time, the Market has grown from year to year; now it attracts a large audience from surrounding counties as well as locals.  Only four minutes from Annville Inn.

Hershey Sweet Lights

Wow to around 600 illuminated, animated displays

Be escorted away from everyday reality to a fantasy world. You will long remember the magic of your winding drive through the imaginative displays, some with animation. The memory will be with you as you lay your head down later that evening and nod off to dreamland.

From the comfort and warmth of your car, wind through two miles of thoughtfully created light displays.

Christmas at the Capitol

Dates: Early December through New Year’s Day

Pennsylvania’s State Capitol in nearby Harrisburg is stated by the American Association of Architects as “The Most Beautiful Capitol in the Nation,” even eclipsing the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.    Your innkeeper’s husband, Craig, has spent a great deal of time in both buildings, and concurs.

Tours are available throughout the year, and during the holidays, you’ll find magnificent decorations and live performances scattered throughout the day.  You can sign up for a tour on the capital website, or by contacting any of the House of Representatives’ websites; most have a form you can use to order special tour tickets.

Christmas at The Drunken Smithy

Connect:  The Drunken Smithy    (Six minutes from Annville Inn)

12/13 to 12/14   Yule Bazaar

Pennsylvania Christmas and Gift Show

Over 500 vendors

Website features many special events throughout the week.

One of largest indoor holiday markets in the country.

Handmade gifts, crafts, food.

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Here are other Favorites as highlighted in the Calendar Section of Annville Inn News

• Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre 

11/7 – 12/28  Holiday Inn~Broadway Musical

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• The Bach Choir of Bethlehem**

12/13 Allentown Christmas in Leipzig Concert

12/14 Bethlehem Christmas in Leipzig Concert

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• Christmas in Bethlehem

The Lebanon Valley and Hershey have more Christmas activities than most Guests have time to experience.  Additionally, many of our guests enjoy a short day trip to Bethlehem, America’s “Christmas City”.  The Bethlehem Christmas calendar is packed with tours, carriage rides and much more. Indeed, too much to list here! Check link for all the details.

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• Allen Theatre

12/5  Eric Cawalla and the Uptown Band Christmas Extravaganza

12/15  3 Heath Brothers Not So Silent Night !

12/19  Jeff Krick, Jr. : “Christmas with Elvis”

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• Giant Center 11.23 
  TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA 11/28   Matt Rife 12/11  Pentatonix Christmas in the City  

 

• American Music Theatre 
  11/7 through 12/30 2025 Christmas Spectacular
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• Lancaster Symphony     
  12/04 – 12/06  Handel’s Messiah 12/27 – 12/28  Best of Broadway      

 

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• Fulton Theatre
• 11/21 – 12/28  ELF, The Musical  

 

• Allen Theatre 12/5  Eric Cawalla and the Uptown Band Christmas Extravaganza 12/15  3 Heath Brothers Not So Silent Night! 12/19  Jeff Krick, Jr. : “Christmas with Elvis”  

 

As you can see, there are many great reasons to visit the Hershey area during the holiday season! Book your trip today and choose one of our elegant guest room, decorated for the holidays. Soak away your cares in our hot tub outdoors or ensuite Jacuzzis as well as relaxing by your room’s fireplace. Our destination retreat provides the opportunity to kick back in our state-of-the-art movie theatre, try your hand at billiards, or get into a friendly competition provided by board games in our spacious Game Room.