Hallmark Channel Unveils ‘Bigger & Better’ Christmas Experience for 2025

Hallmarkies, mark your calendars and pack your bags. Tickets to Hallmark Channel’s second annual Hallmark Christmas Experience in Kansas City go on sale on June 17, 2025, at 11 a.m. Eastern time, and the company says its four weekends of star-studded holiday celebrations will be even “bigger and better” than before.

In a June 10 press release, Hallmark announced the lineup of stars scheduled to appear each weekend during the holidays, from November 28 through December 21, encouraging fans to plan ahead in order to get tickets to the weekend they want. In 2024, nearly 80,000 fans attended the inaugural Hallmark Christmas Experience at Crown Center, just outside Hallmark’s corporate headquarters, according to Kansas City’s FOX4 News. 

Which Stars Are Attending Hallmark Christmas Experience & When?

For four weekends in a row, just like in 2024, a group of Hallmark’s top stars will gather in Kansas City for fan festivities, including “Stars on Stage” productions like “holiday spirit-inspired games and competitions, yuletide panel discussions, and movie screenings,” per Hallmark.

Here’s the breakdown of which stars are currently scheduled to appear each weekend, with several stars appearing twice including Tyler Hynes, Benjamin Ayres, and Andrew Walker:

WEEKEND ONE, November 28-30: Benjamin Ayres, B.J. Britt, Robert Buckley, Paul Campbell, Taylor Cole, Rhiannon Fish, Tyler Hynes, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Jessy Schram, Kimberley Sustad, and Andrew Walker

WEEKEND TWO, December 5-7: Jonathan Bennett, Wes Brown, Lacey Chabert, Warren Christie, Nikki DeLoach, Brennan Elliott, Ginna Claire Mason, Niall Matter, Tamera Mowry, Melissa Peterman, and Andrew Walker

WEEKEND THREE, December 12-14: Benjamin Ayres, Erin Cahill, Brooke D’Orsay, Sarah Drew, Pascale Hutton, Erin Krakow, Viv Leacock, Kevin McGarry, Chris McNally, Peter Mooney, and Kavan Smith

WEEKEND FOUR, December 19-21: Rachel Boston, John Brotherton, Heather Hemmens, Tyler Hynes, Hunter King, Barbara Niven, Brendan Penny, Kristoffer Polaha, Holly Robinson Peete, Evan Roderick, and Victor Webster

Three Different Ways to Access Celebrity Events at Hallmark Christmas Experience

Two ticket packages are available for each weekend, providing different levels of access. The $259 “Be Merry” package includes a ticket to one of the “A Look Behind the Lens” panel discussions and one of the “Reindeer Games” sessions in which the stars compete in festive games onstage. The “Be Merry ” package also includes other benefits, like a ticket to the twinkling “Light Walk,” discounts on other celebrity shows and merchandise, and preferred access to a Countdown to Christmas movie screening.

Meanwhile, the $699 “Find Magic” package includes everything in the “Be Merry” package plus a group photo with the attending stars, a Create & Learn workshop with Hallmark artists, a fast lane to access the best seats at stage shows, a VIP lounge, and more.

In addition to the ticket packages, individual tickets are available separately to attend different onstage events being held each weekend, from a “Hallmark Hunks: Ask Me Anything” panel the first weekend to a “Broadway Night” during the second weekend, featuring stars who’ve also graced the Broadway stage, from Jonathan Bennett to Ginna Claire Mason.