Holiday World is celebrating Christmas in July with a giveaway, and the park shared the details on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The prize is four tickets to Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana. It also includes two nights in Rudolph’s Christmas Cabin at Sun Outdoors Lake Rudolph.
The park lists several ways to enter, and some of them can be used once per day. Holiday World says winners get contacted at the email address used to sign up for entries.
What the giveaway includes
The four one-day tickets cover both gates. Splashin’ Safari sits right next to the theme park, so a winner gets the coasters and the water slides on the same trip.
The two-night stay is in a Rudolph’s Christmas Cabin at Sun Outdoors Lake Rudolph. That resort sits next door to the park. Nobody is making a long drive to the front gate on this one.
Holiday World also posted a scam warning worth repeating. The park says it will never comment on a social media post telling you that you won a giveaway.
Summer Wine’d Down brings 40 new items
The park’s Food and Wine Festival runs on operating days between August 4 and September 13. Holiday World says the festival brings 40 new items sold only during the event. The menu spreads across both parks instead of sitting in one plaza.
Forty exclusive items is a serious number for a regional park. If you plan a visit around eating, that six-week window is the one to circle.
Friday Night Live puts a $25 price on night rides
Friday Night Live runs Fridays between August 21 and October 30, from 5 to 10 p.m. The evening includes live music and night rides. Tickets are $25 when you buy at least a day in advance.
A $25 evening ticket is a cheap way to ride a wooden coaster after dark. Regional parks keep finding value in low-cost seasonal entertainment, the same way the Gazillion Bubble Show returning to Carowinds gave that park a summer draw.
Happy Halloween Weekends keeps the dinosaur takeover
Holiday World’s family Halloween event opens Saturday, September 19. It runs Saturdays and Sundays through November 1. The park is bringing back its dinosaur takeover for another season.
The lineup includes seasonal funhouses, menu updates, and live shows. That family-first approach puts it in a different lane than the scare-heavy Knott’s Scary Farm, which put 2026 tickets on sale earlier in the summer. Families who want the costume side without the scares can also shop the Mickey family Halloween collection at Disney Parks.
What to know
The smart play here is stacking. A Friday visit between August 21 and September 13 lands inside the food festival and inside Friday Night Live at the same time. That means the $25 advance ticket buys the festival menu, the live music, and night rides on one drive. If the giveaway does not go your way, that same Friday still works as a cheap way to see the park after dark.
Source: Holiday World
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