101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in the Salt Lake City Area 2024

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Santa Sightings

Multiple dates starting Nov 2, 2024	Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's
Multiple dates starting Nov 16, 2024	Photos With Santa - The Shops at South Town
Multiple dates starting Nov 16, 2024	Visit Santa in his Cottage - Outlets at Traverse Mountain
Multiple dates starting Nov 20, 2024	2024 North Pole Express - Heber Valley Historic Railroad
Nov 22, 2024	Santa's Grand Arrival at Station Park
Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024	Photos with Santa - Station Park
Nov 29, 2024	Santa's Grand Arrival at University Place
Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024	Festive Fridays on the Farm - Wheeler Historic Farm
Multiple dates starting Nov 30, 2024	Santa at The Sugar House Santa Shack
Multiple dates starting Nov 30, 2024	Breakfast with Santa at Mill Plaza - Gardner Village
Dec 2 - 6, 2024	Quiet Santa 2024 - University Place
Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2024	Christmas Festival - Hee Haw Farms
Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2024	Pet Photos with Santa - Station Park
Dec 3, 10, & 17, 2024	Pet Photos with Santa - The Shops at South Town
Multiple dates starting Dec 6, 2024	Santa on Towne Center Drive – City of South Jordan, UT
Dec 7, 2024	Santa Parade - Lehi City, UT
Dec 7, 2024	2024 Holiday Festival - Utah Olympic Oval
Dec 7, 2024	Donuts with Santa - The Shops at South Town
Multiple dates starting Dec 7, 2024	Breakfast with Santa - Thanksgiving Point
Dec 14, 2024	Breakfast with Santa at Ogden Union Station
Dec 21, 2024	Cookies with Canines at Wheeler Historic Farm
Dec 21, 2024	Santa Comes to Town (Lift) - Park City Mountain Resort, Utah
Dec 24, 2024	Santa's Christmas Eve Torchlight Parade & Fireworks

Light Displays

Dec 13 & 15, 2025	Live Nativity and Luminary Walk 2025 - Clark Historic Farm
Nov 11, 2024	Orchard Lighting Event at University Place
Multiple dates starting Nov 14, 2024	Luminaria: Experience the Light - Thanksgiving Point
Multiple dates starting Nov 15, 2024	2024 Christmas in Color (South Jordan, UT)
Nov 16, 2024	Tree Lighting and Concert – Outlets at Traverse Mountain
Nov 16, 2024	Lights On! Holiday Lighting Event- The Gateway
Nov 22, 2024	Lighting of Riverwoods 2024
Nov 22, 2024	Lights On Celebration! - The Gallivan Center
Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2024	Lightwalk at Tracy Aviary
Nov 29, 2024	8th Annual Canyons Village Tree Lighting - Park City Mountain Resort, Utah
Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024	ZOOLIGHTS! - Utah's Hogle Zoo
Nov 30, 2024	Holiday Electric Light Parade - Ogden City, UT
Multiple dates starting Nov 30, 2024	Christmas Village - Ogden City, Utah
Dec 2, 2024	Tree Lighting Ceremony - Draper City, Utah
Dec 2, 2024	Herriman Night of Lights
Dec 2, 2024	Light the Heights
Dec 4 - 7, 2024	2024 Festival of Trees at Mountain America Expo Center
Dec 6, 2024	Light the Night – City of South Jordan, UT
Dec 7, 2024	Holiday Tree and Park Lighting
Dec 7 & 8, 2024	Lights On! at Pioneer Park
Dec 14, 2024	Holiday Luminary - Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary
Dec 18 - 21, 2024	Lights at the Homestead - Frontier Homestead State Park

Old-Time Christmas

Multiple dates starting Dec 4, 2024	Holidays at the Homestead - Frontier Homestead State Park
Multiple dates starting Dec 4, 2024	Northern Utah Dickens Christmas Festival
Multiple dates starting Dec 10, 2024	Candlelight Christmas - This Is the Place Heritage Park

Holiday Races

Nov 30, 2024	Santa Run - Ogden City, Utah
Dec 7, 2024	Santa 5k, 10k, & Half Marathon Run - Gardner Village
Dec 7, 2024	Provo Santa Run 2024
Dec 14, 2024	2024 SoJo Santa Sprint

Holiday Theatre

Nov 5 - 7, 2024	The Nutcracker - Central Utah Ballet
Nov 12, 2024	The Snow Queen at Cache Valley Center for the Arts
Multiple dates starting Nov 14, 2024	Grinched! - Desert Start Playhouse
Nov 18, 2024	The Gift of Dance - Covey Center for the Arts
Nov 21, 2024	A Merry Little Christmas Show - Covey Center for the Arts
Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024	Juanito Bandito and the Shootout at Jingle Junction
Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2024	Ogden Musical Theatre Presents: The 1940's Radio Hour
Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2024	Ballet West’s The Nutcracker
Nov 29 - Dec 3, 2024	The Nutcracker Ballet at Cache Valley Civic Ballet
Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024	A Christmas Carol - Hale Centre Theatre, Sandy
Dec 5 - 7, 2024	Millcreek Magic Ice Show: Myths
Dec 5 - 7, 2024	Julie Moffitt's Ballet School Presents: The Nutcracker
Dec 5 - 7, 2024	Amahl and The Night Visitors – The Grand Theatre
Multiple dates starting Dec 5, 2024	Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) - Covey Center for the Arts
Dec 6, 2024	Campana Sobre Campana: Christmas in Mexico
Dec 6 & 7, 2024	Christmas Around the World - Brigham Young (BYU) Arts
Multiple dates starting Dec 6, 2024	A Christmas Story: The Musical - SCERA Center for the Arts - Orem, UT
Dec 9, 2024	Martin Media Presents GIRL NAMED TOM : The Joy of Christmas Tour - Grand Theatre
Multiple dates starting Dec 13, 2024	Imagine Ballet Theatre Presents: The Nutcracker
Multiple dates starting Dec 13, 2024	The Nutcracker - Presented by the Utah Metropolitan Ballet
Dec 18 & 19, 2024	Derek Hough: Dance for the Holidays
Dec 19 - 23, 2024	Odyssey Dance Theatre's Christmas Spectacular SPECTACULAR! - Grand Theatre
Dec 23, 2024	LaRae's Dance Unlimited Presents: I Want to Spend Christmas With You
Dec 27 & 28, 2024	An Improvised Christmas - Covey Center for the Arts

Holiday Concerts

Nov 20, 2024	Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Lost Christmas Eve at the Delta Center
Nov 22, 2024	On a Winter’s Eve - SLCC Chamber Singers Concert Choir
Nov 25, 2024	Carpenters Platinum Christmas Tribute
Nov 29 & 30, 2024	GENTRI Christmas - Eccles Theater
Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024	FM100 Holiday Concerts
Dec 2, 2024	Jenny Oaks Baker & Family Four: Joy to the World
Dec 2, 2024	Peter Breinholt Christmas Concert
Dec 3, 2024	Carol of Drums Festival
Dec 3, 2024	Un-Silent Night: An EPIC Holiday Sing-Along! with Choir! Choir! Choir!
Dec 3, 2024	Ted Vigil's A Rocky Mountain Christmas: A John Denver Tribute - Covey Center for the Arts
Dec 3, 10, & 17, 2024	Christmas Carolers - University Place
Multiple dates starting Dec 4, 2024	Home for the Holidays: A Holiday Music Dinner Show - Gardner Village
Dec 5, 2024	Symphonic Band Holiday Concert
Dec 5 - 7, 2024	Celebration of Christmas - Brigham Young (BYU) Arts
Dec 5 - 7, 2024	GENTRI Christmas at Logan Ellen Eccles Theatre
Dec 5 - 7, 2024	A Kurt Bestor Christmas - Eccles Theater
Dec 6 & 7, 2024	Christmas Around the World - Brigham Young (BYU) Arts
Dec 6 & 7, 2024	A Covey Center Christmas - Covey Center for the Arts
Dec 7, 2024	Tuba Christmas - Brigham Young (BYU) Arts
Dec 7, 2024	Joshua Creek Christmas - Bumbleberry Theater
Dec 8 & 9, 2024	Handel's Messiah - The Orchestra of Southern Utah
Dec 9, 2024	Jenny Oaks Baker & Family Four: Joy to the World at Cache Valley Center for the Arts
Dec 11, 2024	Jazz Ensemble: Swingin' in the Holidays! - Brigham Young (BYU) Arts
Dec 11, 2024	Lark & Spur – Traditional and Modern Carols - Grand Theatre
Dec 12 - 16, 2024	Eclipse 6 Christmas - Grand Theatre
Dec 14, 2024	Holiday Harmonies - Utah Philharmonic Orchestra
Dec 16 & 17, 2024	Mannheim Steamroller Christmas - Eccles Theater
Dec 18, 2024	Candlelight: Holiday Special Featuring "The Nutcracker" & More at The Monarch
Dec 19, 2024	Holiday Pops Extravaganza
Dec 19 & 20, 2024	Candlelight: Holiday Special Featuring "The Nutcracker" & More at Clubhouse on South Temple
Dec 20, 2024	A Shaw Family Christmas - Eccles Theater
Dec 23, 2024	Joshua Creek Christmas - Valentine Theater
Dec 24, 2024	Christmas Eve Dinner - Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Dec 24, 2024	Christmas Eve Candlelight Service - Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Dec 30, 2024	Mariachi Guzman - Covey Center for the Arts

Christmas Tree Experience

Starting Nov 22, 2024	The Kinlands, UT
Starting Nov 23, 2024	Baum's Christmas Trees - Provo, Utah
Starting Nov 23, 2024	Green Ridge Christmas Trees

Ice Skating

Starting Nov 15, 2024	Gallivan Center
Starting Nov 15, 2024	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

Día de los Muertos

Oct 26, 2024	6th Día de los Muertos Utah at the Union Station
Oct 26, 2024	Día de Muertos - Thanksgiving Point
Multiple dates starting Oct 28, 2024	Día de los Muertos - Millcreek Common
Nov 1, 2024	Día de los Muertos at Myers Evergreen Memorial Park
Nov 2, 2024	Día de los Muertos - Orem Library
Nov 2, 2024	Día de los Muertos: Festival of Altars - Southern Utah Museum of Art
Nov 2, 2024	Día de los Muertos - The Utah Cultural Celebration Center
Nov 2, 2024	Día de los Muertos 5K - Tracy Aviary

Diwali

Nov 2, 2024	Diwali Celebration at Salt Lake City Krishna Temple
Nov 2, 2024	Diwali, Festival of Lights, SLC
Nov 16, 2024	22nd Annual Diwali Celebration - The City Library

Hanukkah

Nov 3, 2024	Hanukkah Market - IJ & Jeanné Wagner Jewish Community Center
Dec 8, 2024	Pre-Chanukah Workshop at Home Depot!
Dec 9, 2024	Car Menorah Parade
Dec 11, 2024	Candle Lighting with Mayor Mendenhall
Multiple dates starting Dec 25, 2024	Hanukkah Candle Lighting - Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort

Kwanzaa

Dec 26, 2024

2024 Hayti Legacy Kwanzaa Celebration

Shopping & Craft Fairs

Nov 5 - 9, 2024	Simple Treasures Holiday Boutique in Farmington
Nov 9, 2024	Holiday Madness Sale - Gardner Village
Nov 14 - 16, 2024	Salt Lake's Family Christmas Gift Show
Nov 22 & 23, 2024	West Valley Holiday Marketplace
Nov 23, 2024	Creator's Collective SLC Holiday Market
Nov 29 & 30, 2024	Herriman Holiday Market
Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024	Magic of Christmas Markets - The Shops at South Town
Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024	Holiday Market - Station Park
Nov 30, 2024	The Nest Holiday Open House & Local Artisan Fair at Ogden Nature Center
Dec 4 - 7, 2024	Christkindlmarkt - This Is the Place Heritage Park
Dec 4 - 7, 2024	Simple Treasures Holiday Boutique in Ogden
Dec 4 - 7, 2024	Northern Utah Dickens Christmas Festival
Dec 6, 2024	Winter Market - City of South Jordan, UT
Dec 6 & 7, 2024	Holiday Market - Draper, UT
Dec 7, 2024	Creator's Collective Lindon Holiday Market
Dec 7 & 8, 2024	Holiday Open House & Art Fair - Red Butte Garden
Dec 7 & 8, 2024	Holiday Market - Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Dec 13 & 14, 2024	Christmas Maker's Market - SCERA Center for the Arts - Orem, UT

New Year's Eve

Dec 31, 2024	New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade & Fireworks - Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Dec 31, 2024	Last Hurrah 2024! - The Gateway
Dec 31, 2024	New Year's Eve at Canyons Village - Park City Mountain, Utah
Dec 31, 2024	Noon Year's Eve - Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Dec 31, 2024	Baby's First New Year - The City Library

Miscellaneous

Nov 9, 2024	U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree: Utah Whistlestop Location
Multiple dates starting Nov 9, 2024	A Who's Holiday Escape Room - Gardner Village
Multiple dates starting Nov 15, 2024	Winter Hues Art Stroll
Multiple dates starting Nov 16, 2024	Letters to Santa - The Shops at South Town
Multiple dates starting Nov 20, 2024	Holiday Food Drive - The Shops at South Town
Nov 21, 2024	Wreath Painting Workshop at The Art Cottage
Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2024	United Way Giving Tree - University Place
Nov 23, 2024	Christmas on the Silver Screen - SCERA Center for the Arts - Orem, UT
Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024	Christmas Activities at Gardner Village
Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024	Elf Displays & Scavenger Hunt - Gardner Village
Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024	Free Hot Cocoa Chocolate Covered Wagon - Gardner Village
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2024	Festival of the Seas - Loveland Living Aquarium
Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2024	7th Annual Gingerbread House Competition - University Place
Nov 26, 2024	Holiday Affair (Cinema Classics) - SCERA Center for the Arts - Orem, UT
Nov 29 & 30, 2024	Night In Bethlehem at University Place
Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024	2024 Gingerbread House Contest Display - City of South Jordan
Nov 30, 2024	Polar Express - Peery Egyptian Theater
Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2024	Candy Windows – City of South Jordan, UT
Dec 2, 2024	Gnome Hunt - City of South Jordan, UT
Dec 3, 2024	The Man Who Invented Christmas - SCERA Center for the Arts - Orem, UT
Multiple dates starting Dec 3, 2024	Cookie Nights - Tracy Aviary
Dec 9, 2024	Candy Cane Hunt - City of Draper, UT
Dec 9, 2024	Live Nativity - University Place
Dec 10, 2024	It's A Wonderful Life - Peery Egyptian Theater
Dec 13 & 19, 2024	Craveworks Christmas Sugar Cookie Decorating Class
Dec 14, 2024	Highly Decorated - Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Dec 14, 2024	Clara's Tea Party - Utah Metropolitan Ballet
Dec 14, 2024	Cocoa & Cookies with Mrs. Claus - Red Butte Garden
Dec 14, 2024	Reindeer Express - Kaysville
Dec 14, 2024	Christmas Bird Count for Beginners! - Tracy Aviary
Multiple dates starting Dec 14, 2024	Holiday Sleigh Rides on the Farm - American West Heritage Center
Dec 18 & 19, 2024	North Pole and Live Nativity
Dec 21, 2024	Winter Solstice Celebration - Red Butte Garden
Dec 21, 2024	Candle Night - Tracy Aviary
Multiple dates starting Dec 21, 2024	Silver Sky Nights - Park City Mountain, Utah
Dec 23, 2024	Muppet Christmas Carol 'Sing Along' Movie at Perry Egyptian Theater
Dec 26, 2024	A Magical Circque Christmas at Eccles Theater
Dec 27, 2024	Kid's Torchlight Parade - Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Multiple dates starting Jan 14, 2025	Herriman Yeti Hunt 2025