Fans of holiday films can now experience the movie magic on the Connecticut Christmas Movie Trail. The 22-point trail is the nation’s first-of-its-kind and welcomes visitors to experience the joy of their favorite holiday films, marking all the iconic locations in Connecticut.
The official trail just went live this week, so it’s the first holiday season where the state of Connecticut invites visitors to experience their favorite spots from 22 holiday movies from Hallmark, Netflix, Lifetime, and more. These 22 Christmas movies are all filmed in Connecticut. This is how Visit Connecticut best recommends you use the trail:
- Pick one of the 22 movies referenced on the trail
- Watch your chosen movie
- Find the corresponding itinerary to explore the movie’s filming locations and experience your favorite scenes and settings
Each film has its own specific towns and adjacent itinerary featuring local bookshops, restaurants, stores and more spots where the movies filmed.
Christmas movies filmed in Connecticut
The trail features 22 Christmas movies filmed in Connecticut. Here’s the current list:
- One Royal Holiday (Hallmark) 2020
- Soul Santa (BET) 2021
- A Holiday in Harlem (Hallmark) 2021
- Wally Lamb’s Wishin’ & Hopin’ (Lifetime) 2014
- Holiday for Heroes (Hallmark) 2019
- Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane (Hallmark) 2018
- Ghosts of Christmas Always (Hallmark) 2022
- A Very Merry Toy Store (Lifetime) 2017
- My Adventures With Santa (Universal) 2019
- Sugar Plum Twist (Hallmark) 2021
- The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (Lifetime) 2022
- Mystic Christmas (Hallmark) 2023
- Trivia at Saint Nick’s (Hallmark) 2024
- The Holiday Fix Up (Lifetime) 2021
- Where are you, Christmas? (Hallmark) 2023
- Christmas at Pemberley Manor (Hallmark) 2018
- A Very Nutty Christmas (Lifetime) 2018
- Next Stop, Christmas (Hallmark) 2021
- Romance at Reindeer Lodge (Hallmark) 2017
- The Santa Con (Lifetime) 2014
- Broadcasting Christmas (Hallmark) 2016
- The Noel Diary (Netflix) 2022
Connecticut towns from Christmas movies
The trail travels statewide, with stops in cities like New Haven and New London in addition to dozens of charming Connecticut towns like Mystic, Stonington, Willimantic and many more. Find the full Connecticut Christmas Movie Trail with more towns to explore!