ChristmasLand opens its sixth season on Friday, November 13, on the second floor of Tanger Outlets Deer Park. The indoor attraction fills 20,000 square feet with themed Christmas rooms, ends with a visit to Santa in his workshop, and runs through Sunday, December 27. Opening night hours are 4 to 9 p.m.

General admission is $35 for anyone 3 and older, plus taxes and fees, and children under 3 get in free. The ticket covers every room, the meeting with Santa and every digital photo taken at the photo stations, so there is no separate photo package to buy. Pictures arrive by text and email, and phones are welcome too, including with Santa.

What is inside

The rooms are built as photo sets, and there is no set path through them and no timer once a family is inside. The organizers list a Christmas Tree Forest with decorated, undecorated and rainbow trees; a peppermint room; a polar bear and penguins; gingerbread figures and a candy-trimmed house; a room on the Code of Elves; a Night Before Christmas scene with stockings hung by a fireplace; a talking Rudolph; a Nutcracker walk; Santa's Workshop; a reindeer stable; and a snowball pit. New pop-up rooms are added each season.

Most families spend 45 minutes to an hour and a half inside, according to ChristmasLand. Visits end at a bake shop that serves a s'mores hot cocoa and holiday treats. Outside food and drinks are not allowed, and there is no re-entry.

On Saturday and Sunday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon, a green-tinted Christmas grump the attraction calls Mr. Mean Green is available for photos as a $10 add-on.

Tickets, bundles and the new season pass

Entry is timed, every 30 minutes, and each slot is capped. Walk-up tickets are sold only if a slot still has room, and discount codes work online only. Family bundles bring the per-person price down:

  • 4 tickets for $128
  • 6 tickets for $180
  • 8 tickets for $224, which works out to $28 a guest

New for 2026 is a $95 season pass with unlimited visits, sold in limited quantity and available as a gift. Tickets are nonrefundable but can be moved to another date and time up to 24 hours before entry. At checkout, buyers can add a donation to Toys of Hope, the charity founders Michael and Brandon have worked with during the holidays for the last decade.

Hours and dates

In November, ChristmasLand is open Friday through Sunday. In December it adds Wednesday and Thursday evenings, another change for this season. Posted hours are:

  • Wednesday and Thursday, 4 to 8 p.m. (December only)
  • Friday, 4 to 9 p.m.
  • Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Last entry is one hour before closing. The attraction is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and its final two days are Saturday, December 26, and Sunday, December 27. The organizers say the weekends of December 12 and 13 and December 19 and 20 are the busiest and can sell out, and that weekday evenings in December are quieter.

Who is behind it

ChristmasLand was started by two Christmas event producers, Michael and Brandon, who met in the events industry while each was running holiday events of his own. Michael proposed combining them into one indoor experience. This is its sixth holiday season in Deer Park, and the company says more than 6,000 guests came last year.

Getting there

ChristmasLand is at 152 The Arches Circle, Via La Scala Suite 900, Deer Park, on the outside edge of the outlets rather than inside the main walkways. Park for free in lot 7A by Entrance 7, then look for the ChristmasLand sign in the former New York Sports Club space between Entrances 7 and 6. Stairs and an elevator lead to check-in on the second floor. The entrance, parking and restroom are wheelchair accessible, strollers and wagons are allowed inside, and coats can go on two unattended racks in the lobby. Some displays use flashing lights.

Tickets are sold at christmaslandny.com. Questions go to [email protected].

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