The Hallmark Christmas Experience 2026: A Full Lineup of Holiday Magic Is Coming to Life
Step inside a real-life rom-com with ice skating, light displays and your favorite Hallmark stars—book now for early bird pricing!
Key Takeaways
- Meet the stars: See heavyweights like Lacey Chabert and Jonathan Bennett live in Kansas City.
- Limited tickets: Top-tier packages are already selling out—book before June 15 for discounts.
- Holiday magic: Enjoy one-of-a-kind stage shows, photo ops and light displays at Crown Center.
Some things just go together: peanut butter and jelly, cookies and milk and, our favorite, Hallmark and Christmas. The Hallmark Channel has been known to fill the airwaves each holiday season with heartwarming tales of holiday love and laugh-out-loud rom-coms perfect for the whole family, and this Christmas season, the beloved brand is giving fans the opportunity to meet their favorite actors and actresses behind their favorite holiday flicks. Here, read all about the Hallmark Christmas Experience, what’s in store, which Hallmark stars are attending and how to get tickets.
Hallmark Christmas Experience 2026: Dates and location
The Christmas fan event of a lifetime takes place at Kansas City’s Crown Center, not far from Hallmark’s headquarters, and offers all kinds of Christmas-oriented experiences. Shop for your loved ones at one of the countless booths and stands, enjoy one-of-a-kind stage shows featuring your favorite Hallmark stars, give yourself the gift of a once-in-a-lifetime photo op and so much more at the Hallmark Christmas Experience. Sip on hot cocoa, shop from artisans and unique vendors and say hello to your favorite Hallmark stars all in one place. Plus, the Hallmark Christmas Experience will offer ice skating and unique light displays that only add to the holiday magic.
The Hallmark Christmas Experience will be in full swing during the weekends between November 27 and December 20.
Who is attending? The complete Hallmark star schedule
Each weekend of the event, a new lineup of Hallmark stars will take part in the festivities. To help you plan your trip, here’s who’s attending when…
Weekend 1: November 27—November 29
- Andrew Walker
- B.J. Britt
- Brooke D’Orsay
- Erin Cahill
- Hunter King
- Jonathan Bennett
- Lacey Chabert
- Melissa Peterman
- Nikki DeLoach
- Scott Michael Foster
- Taylor Cole
- Tyler Hynes
Weekend 2: December 4—December 6
- Alison Sweeney
- Brendan Penny
- Emilie Ullerup
- Heather Hemmens
- Holland Roden
- Jonathan Bennett
- Kristoffer Polaha
- Niall Matter
- Nikki DeLoach
- Rachel Boston
- Tamera Mowry-Housley
- Tyler Hynes
- Wes Brown
Weekend 3: December 11—December 13
- Benjamin Ayres
- Ben Rosenbaum
- Bethany Joy Lenz
- Chris McNally
- Erin Krakow
- Jack Wagner
- Jill Hennessy
- Jonathan Bennett
- Kavan Smith
- Kevin McGarry
- Lachlan Quarmby
- Lori Loughlin
- Pascale Hutton
- Roan Curtis
- Viv Leacock
Weekend 4: December 18—December 20
- Ashley Williams
- Autumn Reeser
- Catherine Bell
- Holly Robinson Peete
- James Denton
- Jonathan Bennett
- Kimberley Sustad
- Lyndsy Fonseca
- Paul Campbell
- Robert Buckley
- Victor Webster
- Will Kemp
Ticket packages and early bird specials: How to save on a Hallmark Christmas trip
The Hallmark Christmas Experience offers three separate ticket packages: The baseline Be Merry Package, the second-tier Find Magic Package, and the most in-depth offering, the Make Memories Package. The Make Memories package is already sold out for weekends 1-3, so act fast if you’d like to take part in this immersive experience for the rest of the festival.
For a full rundown of what each package includes, visit their website here.
Currently, the Find Magic and Be Merry packages are being sold with early bird pricing if you buy before 10 a.m. CT on June 15.
For more detailed information on the event, including FAQs, lodging and travel info, visit the official Hallmark Christmas Experience website.
Conversation
All comments are subject to our Community Guidelines. Woman's World does not endorse the opinions and views shared by our readers in our comment sections. Our comments section is a place where readers can engage in healthy, productive, lively, and respectful discussions. Offensive language, hate speech, personal attacks, and/or defamatory statements are not permitted. Advertising or spam is also prohibited.
