Stone Gables Estate, 1 Hollinger Lane, Elizabethtown, will host the Santa Gathering on Thursday, Sept. 8. The event will mark the beginning of the holiday season.

An expected 160 Santas, along with Mrs. Clauses and a few elves, will arrive at the National Christmas Center at 1 p.m. After touring the Christmas Center, the group will visit the Harrisburg, Lincoln and Lancaster Railroad at about 2:30 p.m., and the Santas will ride the train.