A late-December walk-through of the working Warner Bros. lot decked out for the holidays — Stars Hollow lit for Christmas, nightly light show, themed food and drink, and a Hollywood-only run of dates after the regular tour winds down.
Each December, Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood in Burbank turns Midwest Street — the working backlot that served as Gilmore Girls’ Stars Hollow — into a walk-through holiday set. Visitors stroll through Lorelai’s House, Luke’s Diner, the Dragonfly Inn, and Miss Patty’s School of Ballet, with themed food, drink, and merchandise served at the storefronts that doubled as the show’s exteriors on screen.
Evenings feature a Light Show Spectacular with choreographed tree-lighting moments and an immersive after-dark walk through the lot. Hours extend later than the standard tour, which lets the lights and projections take center stage — the experience is built around an evening visit, not a daytime studio tour.
For Burbank residents and the entertainment-industry community working nearby, this is a December tradition with a hometown flavor.
At Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, 3400 Warner Boulevard in Burbank. The event takes place on Midwest Street — the actual filming location for Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls.
No. An event-only ticket is sold that gets you into Holidays Made Here in the evening without including the full Studio Tour. The bundle is separate if you also want the daytime tour.
The Midwest Street area of the Warner Bros. lot was used for the town square scenes in Gilmore Girls. During Holidays Made Here, the buildings are decorated and open to walk through — Luke’s Diner, the Dragonfly Inn, Miss Patty’s, and Lorelai’s House.
Yes for kids who enjoy walking and lights. The event is more atmosphere-and-detail than ride-and-attraction, so toddlers can do it but very young children may tire faster than at a snow-or-Santa-focused event.
The event is built around the Stars Hollow holiday atmosphere, the light show, and themed food rather than a Santa meet-and-greet. Check the current year’s lineup if a Santa visit is the goal — different years have featured different specials.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood operates from the working Warner Bros. lot in Burbank — 110 acres of production stages, backlot streets, and post-production facilities still in active use for film and television. Midwest Street, one of the lot’s permanent backlot streets, has appeared as countless American small towns on screen, most famously as Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls. Warner Bros. has been in continuous operation in Burbank since 1928.
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