Wanamaker Christmas Light Show & Dickens Village

Macy’s Center City is currently closed. But don't worry—the Christmas Light Show and Dickens Village will be returning for the 2025 holiday season! Check back soon for updates on dates, hours, and event details.

In the meantime, help us preserve this beloved Philly tradition by supporting our Save the Light Show fundraising campaign.

The Christmas Light Show is a Philadelphia holiday tradition dating back half a century, housed in the historic Wanamaker Building. The free show uses more than 100,000 LED lights to project snowflakes, ballerinas and reindeer upon a four-story-high velvet curtain in the Grand Court atrium, accompanied by festive music from the world-renowned Wanamaker Grand Organ.

Upstairs, another holiday tradition, Dickens Village. The 6,000-square-foot walk-through experience transports visitors to 1840s London with 26 heart-warming scenes from A Christmas Carol.