Master Guide to Holiday Fun in & around Salt Lake City
As soon as the cold weather arrives, our thoughts naturally turn to the holiday season! We prepare for it for weeks if not months. Here is your master guide to the holidays!
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101 Holiday Happenings in Salt Lake City
KidsOutAndAbout.com compiles a comprehensive list of holiday family activities in our area each year, organized under various categories. These categories include Santa Sightings, Light Displays, Living Nativities, Holiday Theatre, Holiday Concerts, Christmas Tree Experiences, Ice Skating, Hanukkah celebrations, Shopping & Craft Fairs, New Year's Eve events, and more. The list features both traditional holiday experiences like visiting Santa and viewing light displays, as well as unique local offerings. It's our mission to make it easy to plan your holiday schedule out and about; you'll be amazed at the wide variety of activities on the list!
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.
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.
Santa Sightings
Where can your kids visit with Santa? At plenty of places around our area! We also show you Breakfasts with Santa (and sometimes, Breakfast with the Grinch!). (Get your tickets early, because those Breakfasts with Santa tend to sell out early.)
Chanukah
Hanukkah begins in the evening of December 25, 2024 and ends January 2, 2025.
Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa is celebrated December 26-January 1 each year.
Lightbulb Day
Lightbulb Day is celebrated on the Winter Solstice, on or about December 21.
Holiday concerts and performances
There are lots of special concerts and shows... and some of them are free!
