Holiday lights and Christmas city trips from San Diego

The first two weekends of December, when the big trees are lit and the markets are open: fares from San Diego for Friday, December 4 to Monday, December 7 and Friday, December 11 to Monday, December 14, 2026.

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Destination	Why go	Axel	Dates
New York (JFK)	Rockefeller Center tree lighting (Dec 2), Dec 2, 2026. The Rockefeller Center tree, lit December 2, the Fifth Avenue windows and skating at Bryant Park's Winter Village	No matching fare saved	Dec 1 – Dec 3, 2026 (suggested)	Search these dates
Chicago (ORD)	Christkindlmarket on Daley Plaza, open through December 24, the Magnificent Mile lights and skating in Millennium Park	No matching fare saved	Dec 4 – Dec 7, 2026 (suggested)	Search these dates
San Francisco (SFO)	The Macy's tree and holiday windows on Union Square, with the ice rink beside them and cable cars up Powell Street	No matching fare saved	Dec 4 – Dec 7, 2026 (suggested)	Search these dates
Las Vegas (LAS)	The Bellagio Conservatory's holiday display, the Fountains and the Strip's resorts dressed for Christmas	No matching fare saved	Dec 4 – Dec 7, 2026 (suggested)	Search these dates
Orlando (MCO)	Christmas at Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando, from EPCOT's festival to Universal's holiday parade	No matching fare saved	Dec 4 – Dec 7, 2026 (suggested)	Search these dates
Los Angeles (LAX)	Disneyland's holiday season, Universal Studios Hollywood's holiday events and the lights at the Grove and on Rodeo Drive	No matching fare saved	Dec 4 – Dec 7, 2026 (suggested)	Search these dates
Quebec (YQB)	The German Christmas Market in Old Quebec, open November 19 to December 23, and the lit-up Petit-Champlain	No matching fare saved	Dec 4 – Dec 7, 2026 (suggested)	Search these dates
Montreal (YUL)	The Grand Marché de Noël in the Quartier des Spectacles, Old Montreal's lights and skating at the Old Port	No matching fare saved	Dec 4 – Dec 7, 2026 (suggested)	Search these dates
Denver (DEN)	Zoo Lights at the Denver Zoo and Blossoms of Light at the Botanic Gardens, plus Union Station's tree	No matching fare saved	Dec 4 – Dec 7, 2026 (suggested)	Search these dates
Washington (DCA)	The National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse, the Capitol Christmas Tree and the Smithsonian's free museums	No matching fare saved	Dec 4 – Dec 7, 2026 (suggested)	Search these dates
Nashville (BNA)	Opryland's Christmas displays and ice attractions, plus honky-tonks on Lower Broadway	No matching fare saved	Dec 4 – Dec 7, 2026 (suggested)	Search these dates
San Antonio (SAT)	Holiday lights strung over the River Walk, barge rides under them and the Alamo lit for Christmas	No matching fare saved	Dec 4 – Dec 7, 2026 (suggested)	Search these dates
Philadelphia (PHL)	A Longwood Christmas in Kennett Square, the Christmas Village at LOVE Park and the Wanamaker Building's light show	No matching fare saved	Dec 4 – Dec 7, 2026 (suggested)	Search these dates
Boston (BOS)	Boston Common tree lighting (Dec 3), Dec 3, 2026. The Boston Common tree from Nova Scotia, lit December 3, the Commonwealth Avenue Mall lights and skating on Frog Pond	No matching fare saved	Dec 2 – Dec 4, 2026 (suggested)	Search these dates

About these places

The markets and light displays run through most of December; the theme park holiday events and garden light shows need tickets, sold separately. For Europe's markets, see Christmas market trips.

Facts checked October 8, 2026. Sources: Time Out New York: Rockefeller Center tree lighting, Wednesday, December 2, 2026 · City of Boston: 2026 holiday lightings (Boston Common tree lighting December 3) · City of San Diego: Balboa Park December Nights, December 4 and 5, 2026 · NBC Chicago: Christkindlmarket 2026 dates, Daley Plaza Nov. 20 to Dec. 24 · Québec Cité: German Christmas Market, November 19 to December 23, 2026

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This page: Holiday lights and Christmas city trips from San Diego. Christmas lights and holiday markets with flights from San Diego: the Rockefeller Center tree and Fifth Avenue windows, Chicago's Christkindlmarket, Union Square, the Bellagio Conservatory, Balboa Park December Nights, Disney and Universal's holiday events, Quebec City's German Christmas market, Montreal, Denver Zoo Lights, the National Christmas Tree, Opryland, the San Antonio River Walk, Longwood Gardens and Boston Common, with fares for the first two weekends of December 2026.
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