101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun around Fairfield County - 2022
KidsOutAndAbout is Fairfield County'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 Days Starting Nov 10, 2022 | Photos with Santa - Stamford Town Center |
| Multiple Days starting Nov 21, 2022 | Santa Photos at Ridge Hill |
| Multiple Days starting Nov 25, 2022 | Santa Express - Naugatuck Railroad |
| Multiple Days starting Nov. 25, 2022 | Visit Santa at Shore Line Trolley Museum |
| Multiple Days Nov. 25 - Dec 24, 2022 | Selfies with Santa - The SoNo Collection |
| Nov 25-Dec 24, 2022 (closed Sundays) | 14th Annual Greenwich Reindeer Festival - Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses |
| Dec 1, 2022 | The Town of Stratford’s Annual Tree Lighting |
| December 2, 3, 2022 | Bethlehem Christmas Festival |
| Dec 3-4, 2022 | The 22nd Annual Hay Ride With Santa At Cove Island |
| Dec 4, 2022 | The Mike Barbis Santa Toy Drive - Rowayton |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Heights and Lights - Stamford Downtown |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Santa at Auerfarm |
Old-Time Christmas
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Christmas by Candlelight 2022 - Old Sturbridge Village |
| Dec 1-16, 2022 | SANTA CLAUS LETTERS - Lewisboro |
| Multiple Dates Starting Dec 1, 2022 | The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum’s History of Christmas Tour |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Holidays on Main at Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum Store |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Holiday Stroll Open House - Keeler Tavern Museum |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Holiday Carnival at Olde Mistick Village |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Holiday Family Sunday - Keeler Tavern Museum |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Holiday Open House at The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Christmas in Clinton OPEN HOUSE |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Winter Wonderland- New Canaan Nature Center |
Light Displays
| Nov 30, 2023 | Holiday Tree Lighting - Stratford, CT |
| Multiple Dates beginning Nov 11, 2022 - Jan 8, 2023 | Illuminate the Farm at Queens County Farm Museum |
| Multiple Days Starting Nov 14, 2022 | Worldwide Lights Celebration at Stepping Stones |
| Daily from Nov 18, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023 | Magic of Lights - East Hartford |
| Nov 18, 2022 - Jan 8, 2023 (Select dates) |
Holiday Lights - The Bronx Zoo |
| Nov 18, 2022 - Jan 31, 2023 | Holiday Lights Spectacular - Olde Mistick Village |
| Multiple Dates Starting Nov 19, 2022 | Holiday Lights - Lake Compounce |
| Nov 20, 2022 | The Lighting of Ridge Hill |
| Multiple Dates Starting Nov 21, 2022 | Origami Holiday Tree - American Museum of Natural History |
| Multiple Dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Holiday Bells Grove™ at The SoNo Collection |
| Weekends Nov 25 - Dec 30, 2022 | Winterfest and Tunnel of Lights |
| Nov 27, 2022 | RCA Lights Up Rowayton and Egg Nog Contest |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Town of Stratford’s Tree Lighting |
| Dec 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, & 17, 2022 | 2022 Lantern Light Village - At Mystic Seaport Museum |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Festival of Lights - Olde Mistick Village |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Festival Of Lights - At Mystic Aquarium |
Living Nativities
| Dec 10, 2022 | RCA Nativity Pageant- Pinkney Park |
Holiday Theatre
| Nov 18, 19, 2022 | Elf the Musical (Touring) at Oakdale Theatre |
| Multiple Days Nov 18 - Dec 4, 2022 | Joyful Noise- Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park |
| Nov 22, 2022 | The Illusionists: Magic Of The Holidays at The Bushnell |
| Nov 25, 2022 | World Ballet Series presents The Nutcracker at Palace Theater - Waterbury |
| Nov 26, 27, 2022 | Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker at The Bushnell Center |
| Nov. 26, Dec 3, and Dec 16, 2022 | The Nutcracker by the New Paltz Ballet at Rocking Horse Ranch Resort |
| Nov 27, 2022 | SENSORY FRIENDLY- Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker at The Bushnell Center |
| Multiple Dates Starting Nov 30, 2022 | A Christmas Carol at The Legacy Theatre |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Holiday Open House at Bushnell Center (Sensory Friendly Event) |
| Dec 3, 4, 2022 | Cirque De Light - Stepping Stones Museum |
| Dec 9, 10, 2022 | Cirque Dreams Holidaze at Oakdale Theatre |
| Dec 9, 10, 11, 2022 | The Nutcracker - Ridgefield Playhouse |
| Dec 10, 11, 2022 | The Ballet School of Stamford Presents Nutcracker Suites at Stamford Town Center |
| Dec 10, 11, 2022 | Connecticut Ballet presents 'The Nutcracker' at The Bushnell |
| Dec 17, 18, 2022 | Connecticut Ballet presents 'The Nutcracker' at The Palace |
| Dec 17, 2022 | O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi at Queens County Farm Museum |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Hip Hop Nutcracker - The Bushnell |
| Feb 11, 2023 | Shen Yun- The Bushnell |
Holiday Concerts
| Nov 17, 2022 | Disney Princess: The Concert at Oakdale Theatre |
| Dec 6, 2022 | Mannheim Steamroller Christmas at The Bushnell |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Marie Osmond – A Symphonic Christmas at Ridgefield Playhouse |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Holiday Cirque Spectacular with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra! |
| Dec 10 - 11, 2022 | The Holiday Show - The New Paradigm Theatre Co - Fairfield Theatre Company |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Canadian Brass Holiday Show at The Bushnell |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Christmas With The Celts at Ridgefield Playhouse |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Glenn Miller Orchestra at The Bushnell |
Holiday Trains
| Various Dates starting Nov 12, 2022 | Holiday Train Show - Greenburgh Nature Center |
| Nov 22, 2022-Feb 19, 2023 | 29th Annual Holiday Train Show - the CT River Museum |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Holiday Express Train Show Opening Night at Fairfield Museum |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Build a Train Workshop at Fairfield Museum |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Averill Farm- Washington | |
| Belinsky Farm- Oxford | |
| Bob's Tree Farm- Bethel | |
| CT Christmas Tree Growers Assoc | |
| Fairview Tree Farm- Shelton | |
| H. Smith Richardson Tree Farm- Westport | |
| Horse Listeners Orchard- Ashford | |
| Opens Nov 19, 2022 (reservations needed) | Jones Family Farm- Shelton |
| Opens Nov 25, 2022 | Maple Hollow Tree Farm- New Hartford |
Ice Skating
| Multiple Days starting Nov 20, 2022 | Ridge Hill on Ice |
| Opening Nov 25, 2022 (weather permitting) | WPAL Rink @ Longshore |
| Winter Garden Ice Arena | |
| Wonderland of Ice | |
| Darien Ice House |
Active Holidays
| Nov 25, 2022 | Black Friday Hike - Flanders Nature Center |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Thanksgiving Weekend Waddle - New Canaan Nature Center |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Santa Made Me Do It 5K - Bethlehem, CT |
Chanukah
| Dec 4, 2022 | PJ Library Chanukah Party - JCC of Greater New Haven |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Giant Menorah Lighting- Latham Park |
| Dec 18 - Dec 26, 2022 | CHANUKAH-At Chabad of Fairfield |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Menorah Lighting- Stratford CT |
| Dec 24, 2022 | Menorah Parade- Chabad to Latham Park |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 12, 2022 | 2022 Continuum Holiday Bazaar - New Haven, CT |
| Multiple Weekend Dates starting Nov 12, 2022 | Flanders Artisan Marketplace |
| Nov 12-13, 2022 | Holiday Market at Greenburgh Nature Center |
| Nov 13, 2022 | A Very Gifty Christmas - Newtown, CT |
| Nov 13, 2022 | Holiday Market - High Hopes Therapeutic Riding |
| Nov 16 - Dec 17, 2023- (Thurs - Sun) | Holiday Boutique In The Barn - Keeler Tavern Museum |
| Nov 18, 2023 | Holiday Market- New Canaan Nature Center |
| Nov 19-20, 2022 | Pop Up Market - Fairfield Museum and History Center |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Clay Art Center Clay Holiday Market Opening Event |
| Multiple Days starting Nov 26, 2022 | Annual Holiday Market - The Institute for American Indian Studies |
| Multiple Days starting Dec 2, 2022 | Wreath Display & Silent Auction - NBMAA |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Lachat's Winter Market |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Holiday Express Train Show Opening Night at Fairfield Museum |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Craft and Gift Fair at JCC of Greater New Haven |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Holiday Celebration & Maker's Market - NBMAA |
| Dec 6, 2022 | Holiday Sip + Shop - At Chelsea Piers Connecticut |
| Nov 5, 2023 | Farm & Artisan Market - Stamford Museum and Nature Center |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Mountainside Holiday Market at Powder Ridge |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2022 | Countdown To Noon - Stepping Stones Museum |
| Dec 31 - Jan 1, 2023 | Ring in the New Year at Rocking Horse Ranch Resort |
| Dec 31, 2022 | New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade at Ski Sundown |
Miscellaneous
| Nov 19, 2022 | Giant Balloon Inflation Party |
| Nov 20, 2022 | Stamford Downtown Parade Spectacular Park Party |
| Multiple Dates Starting Nov 25, 2022 | Holiday Bricktacular! - LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Trees In The Rigging Boat Parade - CT River Museum |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Paper Wreath Family Workshop at Fairfield Museum |
| Multiple Dates Starting Dec 3, 2022 | Holiday Festival- Newtown, CT (virtual and in Person activities) |
| Dec 9, 10, 11, 2022 | Candy Cane Farm - Lachat Town Farm |
| Dec 10, 2022- *SOLD OUT* | ****SOLD OUT****Family Day! Wreath Festival Fundraiser 2022 - Woodcock Nature Center |
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 post! Click here for instructions about how to add your organization to our list and easily post your events to our calendar!
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