The holiday season kicks off just after Thanksgiving with the Annual Gettysburg Christmas Parade and continues for four weeks with concerts, open houses, special holiday displays and great decorations throughout the town. Get into the holiday spirit with "Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker" at the historic Majestic Theater or for an active diversion, head to Liberty Mountain Resort in nearby Carroll Valley, Pa and enjoy a day of skiing, snowboarding or snow tubing. Two miles south of Gettysburg are the Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg, where you'll find more than 70 stores for holiday shopping.
For information about Gettysburg attractions, tours and travel planning, see A Visitors Guide to Gettysburg, PA.
2011 Holiday Events in Gettysburg
See Gettysburg Christmas Pictures- Nov. 26 - Dec. 17 - Civil War Christmas at the Shriver House - Experience a Candlelight Christmas Tour of the museum and hear how the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War changed the Shriver family’s lives forever.
- Dec. 1 - 31 - An Eisenhower Christmas - Celebrate Christmas at the Eisenhower National Historic Site and see the family’s home decorated as it was during their presidential years in the 1950s.
- Dec. 1 - 31 - An 1860s Holiday at the David Wills House - Visit the museum and participate in 1860 holiday festivities.
- Dec. 1-3- Gingerbread House Celebration - Enjoy a gallery of gingerbread houses created by local chefs and artisans.
- Dec. 3 - Annual Christmas Parade – 7 p.m. The parade will feature music, dancing, entertainment and the arrival of Santa to light the town’s Christmas tree in Lincoln Square.
- Dec. 9 - Annual Gettysburg Tuba Carol Fest – Enjoy a concert of Christmas Carols on "historic" Lincoln Square.
- Dec. 9-10, 16-17 - Feasts of Christmas at The Fairfield Inn - Celebrate the music of the 19th Century with live entertainment and a singalong.
- Dec. 10 - Gettysburg Holiday and Historic Homes & Inns Tour - See some of the region's most historic inns decorated in Christmases past.
- Dec. 11 - "A Christmas Carol" at the Majestic Theater – Get into the holiday spirit with Charles Dickens' classic tale.
- Dec. 11 -New Oxford Holiday House Tour - Enjoy a historic home tour with festive décor.
- Dec. 12 - Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker - The historic Majestic Theatre is a magical place to see the holiday classic.
- Dec. 31 - New Year's Eve Celebration – Celebrate with a spectacular fireworks display over Lincoln Square, overlooking some of the most historic buildings in America.
