101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Denver - 2022

KidsOutAndAbout is Denver'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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Santa Sightings

Multiple dates starting Nov 3, 2022	2022 Season at Santa's Workshop, North Pole, Colorado
Multiple dates starting Nov 5, 2022	Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's
Multiple dates starting Nov 11, 2022	The Polar Express Train Ride - Colorado Railroad Museum
Multiple dates starting Nov 17, 2022	In-person Photos and Virtual Visits with Santa - Park Meadows Mall
Multiple dates starting Nov 11, 2022	Santa's Flight Academy - Cherry Creek Shopping Center
Nov 12, 2022	Winterfest - The Orchard Town Center
Multiple dates starting Nov 12, 2022	Photos with Santa - The Orchard Town Center
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022	Denver Christkindl Market
Nov 18, 2022	Grand Holiday Parade, Santa's Arrival, & Tree Lighting! - The Streets at SouthGlenn
Nov 18, 2022	Skate into the Holidays
Nov 19, 2022	Santa's Arrival - Town Center at Aurora
Nov 19, 2022	Santa is Coming to West View Recreation Center
Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2022	Santa's in Town! - Southwest Plaza
Nov 26 & Dec 3, 2022	Elizabeth Christmas Festival - Holly Acres
Dec 2, 2022	Home Town Christmas in Historic Westminster
Dec 2, 2022	2022 Parade of Lights - Louisville Chamber of Commerce
Dec 2, 2022	Noel Northglenn - City of Northglenn
Dec 3, 2022	Reindeer Games at Philip S. Miller Park
Dec 3, 2022	Cookies & Cocoa with Santa - Fort Lupton
Dec 3, 2022	Holiday Lighting Ceremony - Westminster City Hall
Dec 3, 2022	9NEWS Parade of Lights 2022
Dec 3, 2022	Cookies & Cocoa with Santa
Dec 3, 2022	Holiday Lighting Ceremony - City of Westminster
Dec 10, 2022	Storytellers and S'mores at Festival Park
Dec 10 & 17, 2022	Santa on the Plaza - Westminster City Hall Plaza
Multiple dates starting Dec 10, 2022	Breakfast with Santa - Downtown Aquarium

Old-Time Christmas

Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022	Victorian Christmas Tours at Miramont Castle
Nov 25-27, 2022	Annual Victorian Christmas High Tea at Miramont
Dec 3, 2022	Schweiger Ranch Austrian Christmas
Multiple dates starting Dec 3, 2022	Holiday Teas and Tours - Rock Ledge Ranch
Dec 3 & 4, 2022	Olde Fashion Christmas - Stonehocker Farmhouse
Multiple dates starting Dec 3, 2022	62nd Annual Georgetown Christmas Market - Hamill House Museum
Multiple dates starting Dec 10, 2022	December Delights at Four Mile Historic Park

Light Displays

Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022	Christmas at Gaylord Rockies
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022	2022 Christmas in Color - Federal Heights, CO
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022	Blossoms of Light at Denver Botanic Gardens - York Street
Nov 19, 2022	Castle Rock Starlighting 2022
Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022	Luminova Holidays at Elitch Gardens
Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022	Trail of Lights - Denver Botanic Gardens - Chatfield Farms
Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022	A Hudson Christmas: Extravaganza of Lights
Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2022	Electric Safari 2022 - Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Multiple dates starting Dec 3, 2022	Zoo Lights 2022 at the Denver Zoo
Dec 3, 2022	9NEWS Parade of Lights 2022
Dec 31, 2022	Zoo Lights: Low-Sensory Night - Denver Zoo

Holiday Races

Dec 11, 2022	2022 Jingle Bell Run at Washington Park
Dec 18, 2022	Ugly Sweater 5K 2022 at Washington Park

Holiday Theatre

Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022	A Christmas Carol - The Wolf Theatre
Nov 19, 2022	The Nutcracker Suite Highlights - Highlands Ranch Community Association
Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022	Disney's Beauty and the Beast - Arvada Center
Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2022	Holiday Festival 2022 - CU Presents
Multiple dates starting Dec 9, 2022	The Nutcracker 2022 presented by Rocky Mountain Ballet Academy
Multiple dates starting Dec 10, 2022	The Nutcracker - Colorado Conservatory of Dance
Dec 30, 2022	Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Sensory Friendly Performance - Arvada Center

Holiday Concerts

Nov 19, 2022	Denver Concert Band presents Family Festival
Nov 27, 2022	Christmas Swing-a-Long - Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
Nov 27, 2022	Cherish The Ladies: A Celtic Christmas
Dec 3 & 4, 2022	Lone Tree Symphony presents Nutcracker Festival
Dec 3 & 4, 2022	Celebrate Your Holiday Spirit - Aurora Singers
Dec 9-11, 2022	A Colorado Christmas - Colorado Symphony
Dec 11, 2022	Miracles: A Kantorei Choral Celebration from Around the World - Northglenn Arts
Multiple dates starting Dec 15, 2022	Home for the Holidays 2022 - Lone Tree Arts Center
Dec 18, 2022	Sensory Friendly Home for the Holidays - Lone Tree Arts Center

Christmas Tree Experience

Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022	Cottonwood Farm
Multiple dates starting November 2022	Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Multiple dates starting November 2022	Holly Acres Nursery and Garden Center

Hanukkah

Dec 11, 2022	Miracles: A Kantorei Choral Celebration from Around the World - Northglenn Arts
Dec 11, 2022	Chanukah in Color - WCRJ Synagogue & Community Center
Dec 18, 2022	Grand Menorah Lighting Event at Orchard Town Center
Dec 18, 2022	Chanukah Celebration in Cherry Creek
Dec 18, 2022	Community Hanukkah Celebration with Chabad Denver North - Stanley Marketplace
Dec 18, 2022	Chanukah Wonderland at The Shops at Northfield
Dec 18, 2022	Chanukah on Ice at Big Bear Ice Arena

New Year's Eve

Dec 31, 2022	New Year's Eve Family Celebration - Downtown Aquarium
Dec 31, 2022	New Year's Eve at WOW! - WOW! Children's Museum
Dec 31, 2022	Family Day Out: NYE Party Take-Home - Uncorked Kitchen & Wine Bar
Jan 28, 2023	Art Crawl: New Year Celebration - Clyfford Still Museum

Shopping & Craft Fairs

Nov 4-6, 2022	Junior League of Denver Mile High Holiday Mart
Nov 5, 2022	Holiday Craft Show at The MAC
Nov 5, 2022	Denver Makers Market at Park Hill Treasures
Nov 6, 2022	Denver Makers Market on W Colfax Ave
Nov 12, 2022	The Village Holiday Market - The Village Workspace
Nov 12, 2022	Denver Makers Market at The Shed at Midtown
Nov 12-13, 2022	Holiday Pottery Sale - City Park Recreation Center
Nov 12-13, 2022	Boulder Holiday Market - Firefly Handmade
Nov 12-13, 2022	Applewood Arts Festival - Arapahoe County Fairgrounds
Nov 12, 2022	JCCS Annual Holiday Bazaar
Nov 12, 2022	Holiday Craft Fair - Eastridge Rec Center
Nov 18-20, 2022	Denver Holiday Food & Gift Festival - National Western Complex
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022	Downtown Lakewood Holiday Bazaar
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022	Denver Christkindl Market
Nov 18-20, 2022	Denver's Holiday Food & Gift Festival
Nov 19, 2022	Jingle Bell Market Craft Fair
Nov 19 & 20, 2022	Handmade Denver Holiday Market - Firefly Handmade
Nov 25, 2022	Black Friday - Mile High Flea Market
Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022	Christmas in the Rockies: Artisan Craft and Gift Show - Aspen Grove Shopping Center
Nov 26, 2022	Denver Makers Market: Holiday Bazaar
Nov 26, 2022	Small Business Saturday - Mile High Flea Market
Nov 26 & 27, 2022	Holiday Arts and Crafts Market in the Denver Highlands
Nov 26 & 27, 2022	Horseshow Holiday Market
Nov 27, 2022	Holiday Makers Market at Design Repeats
Dec 2 & 3, 2022	Festival Park Starlight Market
Dec 3, 2022	Centennial Holiday Artisan Market
Dec 3, 2022	The 29th Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair - Bear Creek High School
Dec 3 & 4, 2022	Holiday Horseshoe at Breckenridge Brewery
Dec 10, 2022	2022 Winter Market + Holiday Fair
Dec 10, 2022	Holiday Arts and Pottery Sale - Lakewood Heritage Center

Miscellaneous

Multiple dates starting Nov 4, 2022	FREE Holiday Carriage Rides - The Streets at SouthGlenn
Multiple dates starting Nov 11, 2022	The Polar Express Train Ride - Colorado Railroad Museum
Multiple dates starting Nov 12, 2022	Letters to Santa - The Orchard Town Center
Nov 19, 2022	Tree Lighting & After Party - Cherry Creek Shopping Center
Multiple dates starting Nov 21, 2022	Horses, Hot Chocolate, & Holiday Cheer! - The Giggling Life Care Farm
Nov 26, 2022	Small Business Saturday - Stanley Marketplace
Multiple dates starting Nov 28, 2022	KidX Club Presents: 12 Days of KidX - Town Center at Aurora
Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2022	Carriage Rides - The Orchard Town Center
Dec 3, 2022	Candy Cane Unicorn: Family Class! - Painting with a Twist Lakewood
Dec 6 & 13, 2022	Whimsical Holiday Painting - Curtis Center for the Arts
Dec 7, 2022	ArtistiCO presents Fiestas Navideñas: A Christmas Celebration - Newman Center for the Performing Arts
Dec 10, 2022	Holiday Celebration - Broomfield Plaza
Multiple dates starting Dec 10, 2022	December Delights - Four Mile Historic Park
Dec 11, 2022	Sand Terrarium + Paper Lantern Workshop - artSPARK Creative Studio
Dec 18, 2022	Ornament Felting Workshop - artSPARK Creative Studio

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