101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in the Salt Lake City Area 2025
KidsOutAndAbout is Salt Lake City's online guide to everything for kids, teens, and families! The activities we've listed here are confirmed for this year, but many require reserving ahead of time, and please keep in mind that events could be canceled... so click through to make arrangements. Enjoy the holidays!
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Below are items that have been posted to our calendar. If you are affiliated with a business hosting a holiday event that should be on our calendar, we'd love to see it there... it's free to post! Click here for instructions about how to add your organization to our list and easily post your events to our calendar!
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Discovery Gateway Children's Museum
Located in downtown Salt Lake City at the Gateway Mall, Discovery Gateway Children's Museum is a contemporary center that offers interactive and connecting experiences. The museum provides hands-on exploration opportunities through its indoor water-play and Dino-Dig. The museum also offers music workshops and art programs that are suitable for all ages, encouraging families to create, learn, and play together. The mission of the Discovery Gateway is to inspire children to imagine, discover, and connect with their world to make a difference. For more information, visit www.discoverygateway.org or follow us on Instagram @discoverygateway.
Lightwalk at Tracy Aviary
November 21 - December 31: Enjoy beautiful landscapes and the magic of the holiday season at Lightwalk at Tracy Aviary! Stroll through dozens of stunning light displays set against the breathtaking backdrop of Tracy Aviary’s eight-acre botanical garden. Create enchanting family memories in a winter wonderland featuring a 100-foot lighted tunnel, interactive light displays, nightly visits from Santa in a life-size gingerbread house, festive holiday treats, and more!
101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in the Salt Lake City Area 2025
Santa Sightings
Light Displays
Old-Time Christmas
| Multiple dates starting Dec 8, 2026 | Candlelight Christmas - This Is the Place Heritage Park |
| Dec 12 & 14, 2026 | Live Nativity and Luminary Walk 2026 - Clark Historic Farm |
| Dec 3 - 6, 2025 | Northern Utah Dickens Christmas Festival |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Camp Floyd Christmas - Camp Floyd State Park |
Holiday Races
| Nov 21, 2026 | SoJo Turkey Run 5K/10K |
| Dec 5, 2026 | Santa 5K, 10K, & Half Marathon - Gardner Village |
| Dec 12, 2026 | 2026 SoJo Santa Sprint |
| Nov 27, 2025 | Cottonwood Heights Thanksgiving Day 5k |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Santa Run - Ogden City, Utah |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Utah County Santa Run 2025 |
Holiday Theatre
| Multiple dates starting Nov 20, 2026 | A Christmas Carol 2026 - Peery's Egyptian Theater |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 27, 2026 | Scrooge: A Christmas Carol - Beverly's Terrace Plaza Playhouse |
| Nov 29, 2026 | Nutcracker: Symphony of Lights - Grand Kyiv Ballet |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 30, 2026 | A Christmas Carol 2026 at The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater |
| Dec 3 & 4, 2026 | Theatre Ballet: The Nutcracker - Brigham Young (BYU) Arts |
| Dec 4 & 5, 2026 | 2026 Christmas Around the World - Brigham Young (BYU) Arts |
| Dec 9, 2026 | Christmas Spectacular, SPECTACULAR! Presented by Odyssey Dance Theatre |
| Dec 11, 2026 | The Johnson Files: An Improvised Christmas - Cache Valley Center for the Arts |
| Dec 19, 2026 | Here Comes Santa Claus! - Utah Symphony |
| Dec 22 & 23, 2026 | A Magical Cirque Christmas - Eccles Theater |
| Nov 28 - 30, 2025 | Ballet West's The Nutcracker |
| Nov 28 - 30, 2025 | Millcreek Magic Ice Show: Intergalactic |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 28, 2025 | The Nutcracker Ballet - Presented by Cache Valley Civic Ballet |
Holiday Concerts
Christmas Tree Experience
| Starting Nov 22, 2025 | The Kinlands, UT |
| Starting Nov 22, 2025 | Baum's Christmas Trees - Provo, Utah |
| Starting Nov 28, 2025 | Green Ridge Christmas Trees |
Ice Skating
| Starting Nov 12, 2025 | Gallivan Center |
| Starting Nov 14, 2025 | Millcreek Common |
| Year Round | Peaks Ice Arena |
| Year Round | The Ice Sheet |
| Year Round | South Davis Recreation Center |
| Year Round | Acord Ice Center |
| Year Round | Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center - Ice Arena |
| Year Round | Utah Olympic Oval |
| Year Round | County Ice Center |
Hanukkah
| Nov 16, 2025 | Hanukkah Market - IJ & Jeanné Wagner Jewish Community Center |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 7, 2025 | RSRS Chanukah Pop-Up Shop |
| Dec 14, 2025 | RSRS Chanukah Party |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 14 , 2025 | Hanukkah Candle Lighting - Snowbird |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Candle Lighting with Mayor Mendenhall |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Chanukah Family Shabbat Dinner |
| Dec 21, 2025 | Candle Lighting with Mayor Silvestrini |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2025 | New Years Eve at Canyons Village |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Last Hurrah 2025! - The Gateway |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Noon Year's Eve - Loveland Living Planet Aquarium |
Miscellaneous
Below are items that have been posted to our calendar by the organizations sponsoring events. If you are affiliated with a business hosting a holiday event that should be on our calendar, we'd love to see it there... it's free to post! Click here for instructions about how to add your organization to our list and easily post your events to our calendar!
Christmas Tree Farms
Shopping for a Christmas tree? Here's our list of farms where you can purchase your own Christmas tree in the Salt Lake City area.
Subscriptions Boxes: Gifts That Keep on Giving
Send thoughtful choices to the ones you love near and far, and plan some excellent expected surprises for your own family in the months to come. KidsOutAndAbout has put together of some of our favorite choices with a range for all different ages and interests.
