Six Flags Over Texas Expands Holiday in the Park for 2024

Published on November 25, 2024

People with arms around each other looking at lit Christmas tree at night.

By Six Flags Over Texas Communication

North Texas’ premier Christmas event, Holiday in the Park®, returns to Six Flags Over Texas bigger, brighter, and better than ever. This year’s festival will feature seven new shows and four new seasonal activities for the whole family, partnered with fan favorites such as photos with Santa, thrilling rides and dazzling lights. Holiday in the Park opens Sunday, Nov. 24 and runs weekends and select weekdays through Dec. 31.

“This year’s Holiday in the Park event will bring all-new Christmas magic to North Texas,” said Richard Douaihy, park president. “There’s no better place for families to experience exciting rides, twinkling lights, heartwarming entertainment, festive food and the joy that this wonderful time of year brings.”

New additions to Holiday in the Park include:

  • Nightly Tree Lighting Ceremony featuring zany dancing elves and Santa Claus himself;
  • Holly Jolly Trolley, a lively musical production with old-fashioned charm;
  • FROST, a dynamic, cirque-style show featuring amazing acrobatics, holiday music and dance in the Southern Palace;
  • Yule Logs musical duo playing fireside tunes; 
  • ‘Twas: A Merry Mishap, a modern and comical twist on ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas;
  • The MistleTones, a trio of seasonal songstresses singing holiday classics;
  • Polar Party for kids to dance along with frosty friends; 
  • Midway Merriment featuring characters like Jack Frost, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Ebenezer Scrooge and his gang of ghosts;
  • Kid-sized Drive-In Theater for classic holiday entertainment;
  • North Pole Post Office, where kids can write letters to Santa and make handmade gifts for their loved ones; and
  • Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen, where families are invited to decorate their own delicious creations.

Holiday in the Park highlights back by popular demand include: 

  • Haunted house, Krampus in Paradise, allowing fear-seeking guests the chance to visit Santa’s spooky counterpart;
  • Christmas Karaoke featuring holiday classics and contemporary seasonal hits;
  • Merry Marketplace offering four food outlets with seasonal fare, holiday-inspired Six Flags Over Texas merchandise, local craft vendors and a glassblower;
  • Holidaze Dance Party starring the Looney Tunes;
  • Storytime with Mrs. Claus for the little ones; and
  • Attractions themed for the season, including Christmas in Speelunker Cave, Dino Holiday Safari, and a special winter addition to Runaway Mountain.

Six Flags Over Texas is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Visit www.sixflags.com for specific operating hours.  

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