NEW ADMISSION AND PARKING DISCOUNTS - PLUS A NEW FAMILY ATTRACTION - ANNOUNCED FOR 2025 PENNSYLVANIA CHRISTMAS + GIFT SHOW

November 11, 2025

Visitors to this year’s Pennsylvania Christmas + Gift Show will have more ways to save on show parking and admission, and can experience a fun new family attraction and more live stage entertainment, when the show returns to the PA Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg from Wednesday, Dec. 3 to Sunday, Dec. 7!

Just announced is a new special admission discount for all government workers:

- All day Thursday, December 4 is Government Worker Day, when all government employees with valid ID will receive one free show admission pass and a companion ticket for a guest

These additional special admission discounts will also be available at the box office:

- Sunday, December 7 is Hero Day, when all active military personnel, veterans, police, firefighters and first responders, nurses, doctors, and teachers receive one free show admission with valid ID at the Box Office.

- Sunday, December 7 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. is also Friends and Family Day, when two tickets are available for the price of one. (Kids under age 11 are free at all times.)

- Adult tickets are only $5 each from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. every day of the show (except Sun. Dec. 7, when tickets are priced two-for-one starting at 1 p.m.).

 

Shoppers, you’ll want to make sure to take advantage of these two parking discounts that are available this year:

- Free parking at the PA Farm Show Complex after 3 p.m. - THAT’S RIGHT, FREE PARKING AFTER 3 P.M., thanks to our sponsor, Yeager Home Improvement

- Get $2 off parking at the PA Farm Show Complex at any other times with a printout of this coupon, courtesy of VisitHersheyHarrisburg.org

 

And there’s also a goat-ally awesome new family attraction at this year’s show: you can take a shopping break and snuggle with some adorable, pajama-clad goats, provided by Steinmetz Family Farm for $5 per for an unlimited session (located in Equine Arena)

Speaking of taking a break: Starting at 10 a.m. each day, the show’s always-popular Entertainment Stage will host a full schedule of holiday-themed performances by some of the area’s most accomplished musicians, dance schools and choirs. These include performances by ten Harrisburg-area musicians who are part of the 2025 “Joy to the Burg” creative collaboration that raises funds and awareness to support local programs helping people experiencing homelessness

Hanover School of Ballet will perform on the Entertainment Stage on Sunday, Dec. 6

Join the more than 30,000 shoppers who make visiting the Pennsylvania Christmas + Gift Show an annual holiday tradition - because in addition to great shopping, there are new festive features and more ways to enjoy family fun every year!