Holiday lights and Christmas city trips from your city
The first two weekends of December, when the big trees are lit and the markets are open: fares from your city for Friday, December 4 to Monday, December 7 and Friday, December 11 to Monday, December 14, 2026.
Dates: First weekend of December 2026, Dec 4 – Dec 7, 2026 · Second weekend of December 2026, Dec 11 – Dec 14, 2026.
Choose your departure city
Each city page shows real round-trip fares from that city, with the cheapest one for each destination.
United States: Seattle · New York · San Francisco Bay Area · Los Angeles · Miami or Fort Lauderdale · Chicago · Denver · Minneapolis · Houston · Washington, DC · Dallas-Fort Worth · Atlanta · Orlando · Las Vegas · Charlotte · Phoenix · Boston · Detroit · Philadelphia · Salt Lake City · San Diego · Nashville · Tampa · Austin · Honolulu · Portland · Raleigh/Durham · Saint Louis · Sacramento · San Juan · New Orleans · Kansas City · Fort Myers · San Antonio · Indianapolis · Cleveland · Pittsburgh · Columbus · Cincinnati · West Palm Beach · Jacksonville · Maui · Hartford · Charleston · Milwaukee · Anchorage · Boise · Omaha · Albuquerque · Buffalo · Richmond · Norfolk
United Kingdom: London · Manchester · Edinburgh · Birmingham · Glasgow · Bristol · Newcastle · Liverpool · Leeds · Aberdeen
Canada: Toronto · Vancouver · Montreal · Calgary · Edmonton · Ottawa · Winnipeg · Halifax · Quebec · Victoria
Where to go and why
- New York · 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
- Chicago: Christkindlmarket on Daley Plaza, open through December 24, the Magnificent Mile lights and skating in Millennium Park
- San Francisco: The Macy's tree and holiday windows on Union Square, with the ice rink beside them and cable cars up Powell Street
- Las Vegas: The Bellagio Conservatory's holiday display, the Fountains and the Strip's resorts dressed for Christmas
- San Diego · Balboa Park December Nights (Dec 4–5), Dec 4 – Dec 5, 2026: Balboa Park December Nights on December 4 and 5, then Coronado's tree and the Hotel del Coronado's beachside rink
- Orlando: Christmas at Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando, from EPCOT's festival to Universal's holiday parade
- Los Angeles: Disneyland's holiday season, Universal Studios Hollywood's holiday events and the lights at the Grove and on Rodeo Drive
- Quebec: The German Christmas Market in Old Quebec, open November 19 to December 23, and the lit-up Petit-Champlain
- Montreal: The Grand Marché de Noël in the Quartier des Spectacles, Old Montreal's lights and skating at the Old Port
- Denver: Zoo Lights at the Denver Zoo and Blossoms of Light at the Botanic Gardens, plus Union Station's tree
- Washington: The National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse, the Capitol Christmas Tree and the Smithsonian's free museums
- Nashville: Opryland's Christmas displays and ice attractions, plus honky-tonks on Lower Broadway
- San Antonio: Holiday lights strung over the River Walk, barge rides under them and the Alamo lit for Christmas
- Philadelphia: A Longwood Christmas in Kennett Square, the Christmas Village at LOVE Park and the Wanamaker Building's light show
- Boston · 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
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