American Heritage Credit Union Grand Illumination
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Where: 2060 Red Lion Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
When: Thanksgiving through New Year
Hours: Dusk onward
Cost: free
400,000+ lightstwo 40-foot Christmas treesfireworks at kickoffhistorical character appearancesattraction
This Northeast Philadelphia credit union campus strings more than 400,000 lights around two 40-foot Christmas trees, kicked off with fireworks at a Grand Illumination ceremony the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Costumed historical figures like Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross make appearances.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Philadelphia is around 4:36 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:07 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 32°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 0 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 13 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Colonial Drive Lights
- Holiday Light Show at Shady Brook Farm
- Elfreth's Alley Holiday Lights
- Manayunk Gets Lit / Holidays in Manayunk
- Wanamaker Light Show at the Wanamaker Building
- Electrical Spectacle at Winter in Franklin Square
- Holiday Garden Railway at Morris Arboretum
- Mayfair Residential Decoration Competition
Make a night of it. This is stop 12 on our 12-stop Philadelphia lights loop — about 26.7 miles and 112 minutes of driving in total.