Miracle on 34th Street – Baltimore
Now – December 31
Visit 34th Street between Chestnut and Sisson to see the greatest block in Hampden with the best Christmas light display…that is quite possibly visible from space. Neighbors ban together with outrageous decorations featuring giant snowglobes, a hubcap tree, moving trains, giant candy canes and more. Grab your family and friends and witness this miracle of lights.
Symphony of Lights – Columbia
Now – January 1
Drive your car through Symphony of Lights and experience more than 100 larger-than-life light creations, a laser light show and 3-D holiday video, all set to holiday music.
Labeled a “must see” and picked as a Baltimore Sun “Swift Pick,” this family-fun spectacular is a dazzling display of more than 100 larger-than-life animated and stationary holiday light creations, made up of approximately 300,000 bulbs. It’s also for a good cause. Over the past 20 years, nearly 2 million individuals have visited the lights, and proceeds from the event have raised over $8 million to benefit Howard County General Hospital: A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Train Gardens – Baltimore
Christmas AND trains? Choo-choooo! Fun for all ages, these holiday displays are a wonderful mixture of Christmas cheer, tradition and pop culture. Check out:
- Firehouse Train Garden – Glen Ave.
- Train Garden – The Shops at Kenilworth
- Wise Ave. Volunteer Fire Co. Train Garden – Dundalk
- Homestead Gardens – Davidsonville
- Easton Volunteer Fire Co. Train Garden – Easton
Christmas City Express – Cumberland
Now – December 23
Enjoy a magical holiday train ride and a chance to visit with Santa! Your journey includes listening to Christmas music and a story, meeting Santa, and hot cocoa and cookies. Dining guests enjoy a traditional turkey dinner with Santa and his elves aboard one of Western Maryland Railroad’s vintage dining cars.
Gaylord National Resort’s ICE! – National Harbor
Now – January 1
Winter comes alive every year as ice carvers build a frozen wonderland at National Harbor. Experience ICE! featuring Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer with larger-than-life ice sculptures and slides hand-carved from more than two million pounds of ice. Make this enchanting experience one you’ll remember forever.
Lights on the Bay – Annapolis
Now – January 1
SPCA of Anne Arundel County presents the 24th annual Lights on the Bay holiday light show, featureing a two-mile scenic drive along the Chesapeake Bay with about 70 animated and stationary displays illuminating the roadway. In addition to popular classic displays such as a colonial village inspired by historic Annapolis and one of the USNA midshipmen tossing their hats in the air, guests will also be treated to two new themes this year: North Pole Village & Enchanted Fairy Tales.
Children can participate in a nightly scavenger hunt, challenging them to find items within the show, answer display-related questions and enter a drawing to win prizes.
B&O’s Magical Holiday Express – Baltimore
Now – December 31
Trains are magical during the holidays! There is no better place to be a child than at the B&O Railroad Museum!
All aboard the B&O’s Magical Holiday Express, a holiday spectacular celebration in the B&O Roundhouse devoted to trains of all sizes and shapes, holiday festivities, and a winter wonderland of family fun and activities. There is something to see and do every day at this annual holiday event! NEW this year – walk through a 30 foot Christmas tree in the center of the B&O’s historic roundhouse and enjoy all new holiday decorations!
Winterfest of Lights – Ocean City
Now – December 31
See how Ocean City, MD, sparkles this winter and visit the Winterfest of Lights! You’ll find more than one million holiday lights and hundreds of animated light displays throughout Northside Park. Relax and sip hot chocolate in the heated Winterfest Village pavilion, take a photo with Santa, and board the Winterfest Express to tour fairy tale themed exhibits. The one-mile journey takes you through 58 acres of lights and features a 50-foot Christmas tree.
Festival of Lights – Wheaton
Now – January 1
Bring a little twinkle to your holidays at the Annual Winter Festival of Lights. This spectacular holiday drive-through event features more than one million twinkling lights, wonderful themed displays, and one of the tallest tree displays in the state. Don’t forget to make a difference this season! Please bring canned goods/non-perishable items for donation to local food banks.
