101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in the Salt Lake City Area - 2022 | Kids Out and About Salt Lake City

101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in the Salt Lake City Area - 2022

 

 

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!

If we're missing an activity that should be on our list, please email Mindy Mangan at mindy@kidsoutandabout.com. Please make sure to include a link to the event when you email. Thank you!

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Santa Sightings

Multiple dates starting Nov 5, 2022 Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's
Multiple dates starting Nov 19, 2022 Photos With Santa - The Shops at South Town
Multiple dates starting Nov 19, 2022 Visit with Santa - Outlets at Traverse Mountain
Multiple dates starting Nov 21, 2022 2022 North Pole Express - Heber Valley Historic Railroad
Nov 25, 2022 Santa's Grand Arrival at University Place 
Nov 25, 2022 Santa's Grand Arrival at Station Park
Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 Santa's Village at University Place
Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 Festive Fridays on the Farm - Wheeler Historic Farm
Multiple dates starting Nov 26, 2022 Breakfast with Santa at Mill Plaza - Gardner Village
Multiple dates starting Nov 26, 2022 Santa at The Sugar House Santa Shack
Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2022 Santa & Friends at University Place 
Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2022 Santa on Towne Center Drive – City of South Jordan, UT
Dec 3, 2022 Donuts with Santa - The Shops at South Town
Multiple dates starting Dec 3, 2022 Breakfast with Santa - Thanksgiving Point
Dec 3 & 4, 2022 Santa Breakfasts at Twigs Bistro
Dec 3 & 10, 2022 Breakfast with Santa - Discovery Gateway Children's Museum
Dec 5 - 9, 2022 Quiet Santa 2022 - University Place 
Dec 5, 12, 19, 2022 Paws & Claus Mondays - Station Park
Dec 6, 2022 Pet Photos with Santa - The Shops at South Town
Dec 10, 2022 Breakfast with Santa at Harmons - Station Park
Dec 10, 2022 Breakfast with Santa at Ogden Union Station
Dec 11, 2022 Cookies with Canines at Wheeler Historic Farm
Dec 14, 2022 Santa's Art Shop - Springville Museum of Art
Dec 17, 2022 Breakfast with Santa - Boondocks Food & Fun - Kaysville
Dec 20 - 23, 2022 The North Pole - North Ogden City, UT
Dec 24, 2022 Santa's Christmas Eve Parade & Fireworks - Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort

 

Light Displays

Nov 14, 2022 Orchard Lighting Event at University Place
Multiple dates starting Nov 14, 2022 Christmas Lights in The Orchard at University Place
Multiple dates starting Nov 17, 2022 Luminaria: Experience the Light - Thanksgiving Point
Nov 18, 2022 Lighting of Riverwoods 2022
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022 2022 Christmas in Color (South Jordan, UT)
Nov 19, 2022 Tree Lighting Concert – Outlets at Traverse Mountain
Nov 25, 2022 2022 Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony & Fireworks - Park City Mountain Resort, Utah
Nov 25, 2022 Lights On Celebration! - The Gallivan Center
Nov 26, 2022 Holiday Electric Light Parade - Ogden City, UT
Multiple dates starting Nov 26, 2022 Christmas Village - Ogden City, Utah
Nov 28, 2022 Tree Lighting Ceremony - Draper City, Utah
Nov 28, 2022 Herriman Night of Lights
Nov 30 - Dec 3, 2022 2022 Festival of Trees at Mountain America Expo Center
Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2022 ZOOLIGHTS! At Utah's Hogle Zoo
Dec 2, 2022 Light the Night – City of South Jordan, UT
Dec 3, 2022 Tree Lighting Ceremony - North Ogden City
Multiple dates starting Dec 3, 2022 Visits with Santa at Barker Park - North Ogden City
Dec 12, 2022 Lite Brite Nite - University Place 
Dec 17, 2022 Holiday Luminary 

 

Old-Time Christmas

Nov 30 - Dec 3, 2022 Northern Utah Dickens Christmas Festival
Multiple dates starting Dec 6, 2022 Candlelight Christmas - This Is the Place Heritage Park
Dec 7 - 10, 2022 Holidays at the Homestead - Frontier Homestead State Park

 

Holiday Races

Nov 26, 2022 Santa Run - Ogden City, Utah
Dec 3, 2022 Santa 5k, 10k, & Half Marathon Run - Gardner Village
Dec 3, 2022 Provo Santa Run 2022 - City of Provo, Utah

 

Holiday Theatre

Multiple dates starting Nov 10, 2022 A White Christmas Story - Desert Star Playhouse
Nov 15, 2022 A Merry Little Christmas Show - Ballet West Academy
Multiple dates starting Nov 17, 2022 Barlow Ballet's Nutcracker at Covey Center for the Arts
Multiple dates starting Nov 30, 2022 A Christmas Carol - Hale Centre Theatre, Sandy
Dec 1-3, 2022 Amahl and The Night Visitors – The Grand Theatre
Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2022 A Christmas Story: The Musical - SCERA Center for the Arts - Orem, UT
Dec 3, 2022 SCERA Youth Theatre’s CHRISTMAS SHOWCASE - SCERA Center for the Arts – Orem, UT
Multiple dates starting Dec 8, 2022 It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play - Covey Center for the Arts
Multiple dates starting Dec 10, 2022 The Nutcracker - Presented by the Utah Metropolitan Ballet
Multiple dates starting Dec 16, 2022 Five Carols – The Grand Theatre

 

Holiday Concerts

Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 FM100 Holiday Concerts
Nov 26, 2022 Lark & Spur Christmas Concert – The Grand Theatre
Nov 28, 2022 Joshua Creek Christmas - Covey Center for the Arts
Nov 29, 2022 Ryan Shupe Christmas - Covey Center for the Arts
Multiple dates starting Nov 30, 2022 Christmas Carolers - University Place
Dec 2 & 3, 2022 Christmas Around the World - Brigham Young (BYU) Arts
Dec 2 & 3, 2022 A Covey Center Christmas - Covey Center for the Arts
Dec 2 & 3, 2022 Celebration of Christmas - Brigham Young (BYU) Arts
Dec 3, 10, & 17, 2022 Holiday Caroling & Community Performances
Multiple dates starting Dec 3, 2022 Home for the Holidays - Gardner Village
Dec 3, 2022 Tuba Christmas - Brigham Young (BYU) Arts
Dec 5, 12, & 19, 2022 Winter Concert Series at Utah Cultural Celebration Center
Multiple dates starting Dec 9, 2022 FM100.3 Christmas with Eclipse 6

 

Christmas Tree Experience

Starting November 19 The Kinlands, UT
Starting November 19 Baum's Christmas Trees - Provo, Utah
Starting November 25 Green Ridge Christmas Trees

 

Ice Skating

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 Gallivan Center
Year Round Utah Olympic Oval
Year Round County Ice Center

  

Hanukkah

Dec 4, 2022 Hanukkah Market - IJ & Jeanné Wagner Jewish Community Center

 

Shopping & Craft Fairs

Nov 8 - 12, 2022 Simple Treasures Holiday Boutique in Farmington
Nov 10 - 12, 2022 Salt Lake's Family Christmas Gift Show
Nov 18 & 19, 2022 Herriman Holiday Market
Nov 19, 2022 Moonlight Madness Sale - Gardner Village
Nov 19, 2022 Juniper Market Holiday Market
Nov 25 - 27, 2022 Wheeler Holiday Market
Nov 29 - Dec 3, 2022 Simple Treasures Holiday Boutique in Ogden
Nov 30 - Dec 3, 2022 Northern Utah Dickens Christmas Festival
Nov 30 - Dec 3, 2022 Christkindlmarkt - This Is the Place Heritage Park
Dec 2 & 3, 2022 Holiday Open House at Ogden Nature Center
Dec 3 & 4, 2022 The Silly Holiday Bazaar at The Shops at South Town
Dec 9 & 10, 2022 Christmas Maker's Market - SCERA Center for the Arts - Orem, UT
Dec 12, 2022 Holiday Market - Draper, UT

  

New Year's Eve

Dec 31, 2022 New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade & Fireworks - Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Dec 31, 2022 Noon Year's Eve Party - Boondocks Food & Fun - Kaysville
Dec 31, 2022 2023 New Year's Eve Party - Boondocks Food & Fun - Kaysville
Dec 31, 2022 Last Hurrah 2022!

 

Miscellaneous

Multiple dates starting Nov 5, 2022 Snowball Express Train Ride
Nov 7 - Dec 16, 2022 Toys for Tots Toy Collection at Station Park
Multiple dates starting Nov 14, 2022 A Who's Holiday Escape Room - Gardner Village
Multiple dates starting Nov 17, 2022 Wild Wreath Workshop - The Kinlands
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022 Ice Bumper Cars at Station Park
Multiple dates starting Nov 19, 2022 Elf Displays & Elf Scavenger Hunt - Gardner Village
Nov 19, 2022 Christmas on the Silver Screen – SCERA Center for the Arts – Orem, UT
Nov 19, 2022 Gingerbread Festival - Outlets at Traverse Mountain
Nov 25, 2022 Snowman Scavenger Hunt at Station Park
Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 Festival of the Seas - Loveland Living Aquarium
Nov 26, 2022 Polar Express: Presented by the Egyptian Theater Foundation
Nov 26, 2022 Clara's Tea Party - Utah Metropolitan Ballet
Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2022 Storytime with Mrs. Claus - University Place
Nov 30 - Dec 5, 2022 2022 Gingerbread House Contest Display - City of South Jordan
Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2022 Candy Windows – City of South Jordan, UT
Multiple dates starting Dec 5, 2022 Herriman Yeti Hunt 2022
Dec 9, 2022 Live Nativity - University Place 
Multiple dates starting Dec 10, 2022 Holiday Sleigh Rides on the Farm
Dec 12, 2022 Candy Cane Hunt
Dec 21, 2022 A Christmas Story: Presented by the Egyptian Theater Foundation
Dec 28, 2022 Kid's Torchlight Parade - Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort

 


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 postClick here for instructions about how to add your organization to our list and easily post your events to our calendar!


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