101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Denver - 2024
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
Old-Time Christmas
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Victorian Christmas Tours at Miramont Castle |
| Dec 6 & 7, 2024 | Holiday Teas and Tours - Rock Ledge Ranch |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Schweiger Ranch Austrian Christmas |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Holiday's Evening - Littleton Museum |
Light Displays
| Multiple dates starting Nov 15, 2024 | 2024 Christmas in Color - Federal Heights, CO |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 20, 2024 | Blossoms of Light at Denver Botanic Gardens - York Street |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2024 | Christmas at Gaylord Rockies |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Castle Rock Starlighting 2024 |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 | Denver Zoo Zoo Lights 2024 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Mayor's Holiday Lighting presented by Audi Parker |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Luminova Holidays at Elitch Gardens |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Trail of Lights - Denver Botanic Gardens - Chatfield Farms |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | A Hudson Holidays & Light Up the New Year |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 6, 2024 | Electric Safari 2024 - Cheyenne Mountain Zoo |
| Dec 7, 2024 | 9NEWS Parade of Lights 2024 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Zoo Lights: Low-Sensory Night - Denver Zoo |
Holiday Races
| Dec 1, 2024 | Rudolph Ramble 5K Run/Walk |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Yeti Set Go! 5K Fun Run |
| Dec 8, 2024 | 2024 Jingle Bell Run at Washington Park |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Ugly Sweater 5K 2024 at Washington Park |
Holiday Theatre
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2024 | A Christmas Carol - The Wolf Theatre |
| Nov 23 & 24, 2024 | Denver Academy of Ballet Presents The Nutcracker |
| Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2024 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical - Buell Theatre |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 6-8, 2024 | Holiday Festival 2024 - CU Presents |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 6, 2024 | The Nutcracker 2024 presented by Rocky Mountain Ballet Academy |
| December 14 & 15, 2024 | Narnia: A Magical Holiday Adventure - Iluminar Aerial |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 14, 2024 | The Nutcracker - Colorado Conservatory of Dance |
Holiday Concerts
| Nov 29 & 30, 2024 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas in Concert - Colorado Symphony |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Holiday Strolling Entertainment - The Shops at Northfield |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas - Hamilton Recital Hall |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Celtic Woman: White Christmas Symphony Tour |
| Dec 7 & 8, 2024 | Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra Presents A Very Cherry Christmas |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Sensory Inclusive Holiday with the Colorado Symphony and Phamaly Theatre Company |
| Dec 13-15, 2024 | A Colorado Christmas - Colorado Symphony |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Arts in the Afternoon Denver Brass Holiday |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Holiday Brass - Colorado Symphony |
| Dec 21 & 22, 2024 | Too Hot to Handel - Colorado Symphony |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Home for Christmas - Denver Brass |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Tiny Tots: Celebrate the Holidays at History Colorado |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2024 | Cottonwood Farm |
| Multiple dates starting November 2024 | Golden Gate Canyon State Park |
Kwanzaa
| Nov 2, 2024 | 27th Pre-Kwanzaa African Marketplace - Kumba Cultural Collective of Southern Colorado |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 35th Annual Colorado Springs Citywide Kwanzaa Celebration |
Hanukkah
| Dec 11, 2024 | Holiday Workshop: Menorah Glazing - Tinker Art Studio |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Hanukkah Celebration and Latke Contest - JCC Denver |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Chanukah Wonderland - WCRJ Synagogue & Community Center |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Chanukah Celebration in Cherry Creek |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2024 | New Year's Eve Family Celebration - Downtown Aquarium |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Noon Year's Eve Countdown and Celebration - The Shops at Northfield |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
Miscellaneous
| Multiple dates starting Nov 8, 2024 | The Polar Express Train Ride - Colorado Railroad Museum |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 9, 2024 | FREE Holiday Carriage Rides - The Streets at SouthGlenn |
| Nov 10, 2024 | Neon Christmas Tree: Family Day! - Painting with a Twist (Lakewood) |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2024 | ICE! featuring The Polar Express™ - Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2024 | Gingerbread Decorating Corner - Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Christmas Llamas: Pick Your Favorite! - Painting with a Twist (Lakewood) |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 30, 2024 | Parker Hometown Holiday Weekends - O'Brien Park |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Holiday Workshop: Dry Snow Globes - Tinker Art Studio |
| Dec 7 & 21, 2024 | Elf Goat Yoga - Orchard Town Center |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Holiday Workshop: Ornament Glazing - Tinker Art Studio |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 21, 2024 | Ice-ie Sculptures - The Shops at Northfield |
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