Holidays at Whitaker Center

Let Whitaker Center be your home for the holidays this winter!

With events in all three Whitaker Center venues and special events throughout, we’ve got plenty of holiday fun to unwrap this holiday season.

TWO Special Exhibits on Display inside Harsco Science Center

Whitaker Wonderland

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A holiday exhibit(ion) in fun - Whitaker Wonderland offers indoor winter fun for the whole family! Take a few laps around the sock skate rink and check out the snowball pit. Whitaker Wonderland opens November 16 and is included in Harsco Science Center admission. *Entrance into Whitaker Wonderland requires a separate waiver. To fill this waiver out via Google Forms, please click here. This waiver MUST be filled out for all patrons prior to entrance into Whitaker Wonderland. 

Castle Builder: A LEGO® Building Exhibit

Builders of all ages are invited to explore, build and play in the traveling exhibition – Castle Builder! In this exhibit kids and their families are transported to a fanciful kingdom where they too can become castle builders, building their own toy castle brick by brick. Aim a catapult, explore a giant castle and visit a dragon’s cave all while exploring the function and secrets of castle building! Castle Builder: A LEGO® Building Exhibit opens November 6 and is included in Harsco Science Center admission.

Castle Builder: A LEGO® Building Exhibit is produced by The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Image courtesy of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. 

 The Polar Express 3D in Select Medical Digital Cinema

No holiday season is complete without a viewing of The Polar Express. Watching this movie in our cinema, with a four-story screen and immersive sound quality, is the only  to see this holiday favorite. Tickets available now!

 Holiday Season Performances in Sunoco Performance Theater

Sunoco Performance Theater hosts live acts that will get you in the spirit of the season. Ballet, theater and live music - the holidays rock at Whitaker Center! Don't forget that show tickets make great gifts for the theater-goer on your list.

2018 Holiday Season Live Performances

The Machine Performs Pink Floyd - November 21

Home Free - November 28

Get the Led Out - November 29 - December 1 (three different shows!)

David Crosby & Friends - December 2

Don McLean - December 8

CPYB Presents "George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®" - December 15 - 16

Daniel Tiger LIVE! "King for a Day" - December 29 (three show times to choose from!)

Check out all of the shows happening at Whitaker Center beyond the holidays

Photo credit: Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet