101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun around Fairfield County - 2024
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
| Nov 8, 2024 | SANTA'S GRAND ARRIVAL PAJAMA PARTY | Stamford Town Center |
| Multiple Days Starting Nov 9, 2024 | PHOTOS WITH SANTA | Stamford Town Center |
| Multiple Dates starting Nov 23, 2024 | Northern Lights Limited — Railroad Museum of New England |
| Multiple Dates starting Nov 24, 2024 | Santa at Ridge Hill - Ridge Hill |
| Multiple Dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Santa Express — Railroad Museum of New England |
| Multiple Days starting Nov. 29, 2024 | Visit Santa The Shore Line Trolley Museum |
| Multiple Days starting Nov. 29, 2024 | Reindeer Festival & Santa's Village™ |
| Multiple Days starting Nov. 30, 2024 | Visit with Santa - Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort |
| Dec 1, 2024 | Santa's Arrival Fairfield 2024 - The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Holiday Festival | Greenwich Historical Society |
| Dec 14 & 15, 2024 | Meet Santa in the Meeting House - Olde Mistick Village |
Old-Time Christmas
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 | The Holiday Wish Express – Stamford Town Center |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Christmas by Candlelight 2024 - Old Sturbridge Village |
| Dec 5, 2024 | The Spirit of Christmas Past: Four Centuries of Christmas in America |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Holiday Stroll Open House — Calendar — Keeler Tavern Museum |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 6, 2024 | 2024 Lantern Light Village | Mystic Seaport Museum |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Holiday Carnival - Olde Mistick Village |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Weston History & Culture Center Christmas by Candlelight |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Candy House Family Workshop | Fairfield Museum and History Center |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 23, 204 | Drop-in: Paint-a-Train | Fairfield Museum and History Center |
Light Displays
Holiday Theatre
| Multiple date starting Nov 1, 2024 | A Christmas Story - The Goodspeed |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet Tickets | Toyota Oakdale Theatre |
| Nov 19, 2024 | The Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays / Toyota Oakdale Theatre |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Cirque Du Soleil: ‘Twas The Night Before Tickets | Toyota Oakdale Theatre |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 30, 2024 | Santa Story 2 - Downtown Cabaret |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 4, 2024 | A Christmas Carol (2024) — LegacyTheatreCT |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 5, 2024 | A Christmas Carol Experience 2024 -- Fairfield Center Stage |
| Dec 7-8, 2024 | The Nutmeg Ballet: The Nutcracker | The Bushnell |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Palace Theater | Woodbury Ballet Nutcracker |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Palace Theater | A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland |
| Dec 21, 2024 | HSO POPS! Series: Holiday Cirque! Sugar Plum Fantasy | The Bushnell |
| Dec 21 & 22, 2024 | Connecticut Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' | The Bushnell |
Holiday Concerts
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HSO POPS! Series: Holiday Cirque! Sugar Plum Fantasy | The Bushnell |
Chanukah Events
| Dec 6, 2024 | Chanukah Village Chabad of Fairfield - JewishFairfield.org |
| Dec 25, 2024 - Jan 2, 2025 | Chanukah - Chase Family Gallery - Mandell JCC |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Lighting of the Menorah- Parade Plaza – Downtown New London Association |
| Dec 25, 2024 - Jan 2, 2025 | Chanukah - Chabad of Fairfield - JewishFairfield.org |
Kwanzaa Events
| Dec 26, 2024 | Kwanzaa Lighting Celebration – Downtown New London Association |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 | Christmas Trees – Maple Row Farm |
| Multiple dates starting late Nov, 2024 | SABIA TREE FARM - Home |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Christmas Home - Fairview Tree Farm |
| Opening Nov 23, 2024 | Pell Family Farm |
Active Holidays
| Dec 7, 2024 | Santa Made Me Do It |
| Dec 8, 2024 | CLA Blue Back Mitten Run | HMF Events |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Winter Solstice Guided Hike & Spiral Celebration - Great Hollow |
Ice Skating
| All year | Wonderland Of Ice |
| All Year | Winter Garden Ice Arena |
| All Year | Darien Ice House Public Skating |
| Open weekends | Milford Ice Pavilion - Public Skate |
| Dates starting in Nov, 2024 | Sono Ice House |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 16, 2024 | |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 21, 2024 | |
| Nov 23, 2024 | |
| Nov 22 & 23, 2024 | |
| Nov 22 & 23, 2024 | 2024 Holiday Pop-Up Market | Fairfield Museum and History Center |
| Nov 24, 2024 |
Holiday Craft Fair – Roaring Brook Nature Center Roaring Brook |
| Nov 24, 2024 | |
| Nov 24, 2024 |
20th Annual JCC Holiday Craft & Gift Fair | JCC of Greater New Haven |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 30, 2024 | |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Access for All Community Day | Holiday Makers Market | New Britain Museum of American Art |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Santa Shopping Stroll – Downtown New London Association |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2024 | Kids Countdown to New Years with Steve Elci & Friends | Mystic Seaport Museum |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Noon Years Eve 2024 Tickets | EverWonder Children's Museum |
Miscellaneous
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