Holiday Light Fantasia

Holiday Light Fantasia is a much loved Greater Hartford tradition and this season’s destination.  The two-mile show transforms Goodwin Park into a drive-through wonderland of holiday spirit with a beautiful collection of over 1 million lights.  Whimsical holiday scenes, familiar characters and local tributes shine bright in larger-than-life lighted scenes and 200 individual displays.  Lighted animations celebrate not only Christmas, but Hanukkah, New Years and Three Kings Day.

Benefiting the Channel 3 Kids Camp, the Hartford Holiday tradition welcomed over 100,000 visitors last year!

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More Details About the Event:

• Address : Goodwin Park, 1130 Maple Ave., Hartford, CT 06114
• Time : Sun.-Thu. 5 p.m.-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 5 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Price : $15 Car (up to 10 passengers), $25 Limousine, $50 Mini Bus (up to 30 passengers), $100 Full Size Bus (31 passengers +)
• Phone : (860) 742-2267

Santa Special – Elf Academy 2019

All aboard the Santa Special for a one-of-a-kind, daytime holiday experience!  Enjoy the spirit of the season as you relax with family and friends aboard festive railway cars adorned with vintage decorations.  Make sure you’re camera-ready for that “special moment” when Santa and Mrs. Claus visit each child.

Do you like eating cookies, playing with toys, singing silly songs, making funny sounds, the color green, the color red, building snowmen, licking candy canes, feeding reindeer, and drinking cocoa? It sounds like you have EXACTLY what it takes to be one of Santa’s Elves! Elves have very specific qualifications when working for the Claus Family, and they are ready to groom the next batch of silly, sparkly, giggly, fidgety, lovey, happy-go-lucky ambassadors of joy!

2019 Santa Special will be operating on the following schedule:

Fri-Sat-Sun Nov. 29, 30, Dec 1  •  Sat & Sun Dec 7-8 •  Sat & Sun Dec 14-15

Sat & Sun Dec 21-22 •  Mon Dec. 23

Santa Special Departure Times:

9:30 am, 10 am, 11 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1 pm

The 10 am, 11: 30 am, 1 pm do not operate on Sunday December 1, 2019

• Address : Essex Steam Train & Riverboat, One Railroad Ave., Essex, CT 06426
• Time : Departures: 9:30 p.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m.
• Price : $26 Coach, $40 First Class Car.
• Phone : (860) 767-0103

Great Train Show

Take the children to an entrancing afternoon with trains and live entertainment. Decorated for the holidays, the Wilton Historical Society’s historic 18th and 19th century buildings are transformed into a train-lovers delight with many different model train layouts winding through tiny towns with a variety of different kinds of buildings, tunnels and even a working Ferris wheel! The display enchants visitors of all ages with lots of buttons to push and knowledgeable “train engineers” on hand to “talk trains.”

Model trains are toot, toot, tooting upstairs in the Toy Loft, which is filled with the favorite toys of yesteryear. In a special train room for the youngest guests, Thomas the Tank Engine and Brio trains are ready for hands-on fun. The Wilton Historical Society is the place to be – come enjoy the ever-popular Great Trains Holiday Show!

• Address : Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Rd., Wilton, CT 06897
• Time : Wed.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. noon-4 p.m.
• Price : Adults $10, children $5.
• Phone : (203) 762-7257