101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in St. Louis - 2022
(This list is always a work in progress: We update it continually through the season, so check back frequently!)
Christmas concerts, lights, trees, nativities, and more. . . plus activities for Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Eve.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!
If we're missing an activity that should be on our list, please email Mindy Mangan at mindy@kidsoutandabout.com. Please make sure to include a link to the event when you email. Thank you!
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Santa Sightings
| Nov 18, 2022 | Tree of Lights- Dardenne Prairie |
| Nov 18- Dec 30, 2022 | Polar Express at St. Louis Union Station |
| Nov 18- Dec 24, 2022 | Santa Pictures- Saint Louis Galleria |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Christmas Open House & Parade- Kimmswick |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Holiday Tree Lighting- Eurkea |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Holiday Parade of Lights- Downtown Washington |
| Nov 25- Dec 24, 2022 | Scuba Claus- St. Louis Aquarium |
| Nov 25- Dec 24, 2022 | Photos with Victorian Santa Claus |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Belleville Santa Parade |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Santa Arriving on a Fire Truck!- Edwardsville Children's Museum |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Santa Arrives via Helicopter- National Transportation Museum |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Pictures with Santa- Eureka |
| Dec 1-3, 2022 | Pizza with Santa- Eurkea |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Holiday Tree Lighting- Maryland Heights |
| Dec 3, 2022 | WinterFest- Festus |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Pictures with Santa- Affton Community Center |
| Dec 6-22, 2022 | Santa's House- Festus |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Pizza with Santa- The Heights |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Breakfast with Santa- St. Peters |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt- Bluebird Park |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Flannels & Flapjacks- The Lodge Des Peres |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Christmas at the Carousel |
| Dec 10-11 and 17-18, 2022 | Supper With Santa- Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Skate With Santa- Centene Community Ice Center |
Old-Time Christmas
| Nov 25- Dec 24, 2022 | St. Charles Christmas Traditions® |
| Nov 25- Dec 24, 2022 | Belleville Santa House |
| Nov 25, Dec 2, 9, 16, 2022 | Allée Allumée- The Centre for French Colonial Life |
| Nov 30, 2022 | St. Louis Holiday Historic House Tour |
| Dec 2-3 and 9,10, 2022 | Christmas Candlelight- The Historic Daniel Boone Home |
| Dec 1-4, 2022 | Kimmswick Cookie Walk – Old Fashioned Christmas Festival |
| Nov 28-Dec 28, 2022 | Sleigh Rides at Rotary Park |
| Dec 3, 2022 | A Spirited Holiday Past- Multiple Locations Across the St. Louis Region |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Le Reveillon- Felix Vallé House State Historic Site |
| Dec 3-4, 2022 | Holiday Christmas Festival- Ste Genevieve |
| Dec 9-10, 222 | Candlelight Stroll: Holidays in Good Times and Bad at Faust Historic Village |
| Dec 11, 202 | Old Belleville Historical Luminary Walk |
Light Displays
| Nov 11, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 | WonderLight's Christmas- World Wide Technology Raceway |
| Nov 17- Dec 30, 2022 | Brewery Lights- Anheuser-Busch |
| Nov 18- Dec 31, 2022 | Way of Lights |
| Nov 18-Dec 30, 2022 | Winter Wonderland in Tilles Park |
| Nov 18, 2022- Jan 8, 2023 | Santa's Magical Kingdom |
| Nov 19, 2022- Jan 7, 2023 | Garden Glow at Missouri Botanical Garden |
| Nov 18, 2022- Opening Day | Lebanon’s Winter Wonderland |
| Nov 18, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 | Cosmic Sleigh Ride- Six Flags |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Festival of Lights- Kiener Plaza- Downtown St. Louis |
| Nov 19- Dec 25, 2022 (select dates) | Grove Of Lights- Lost Hill Lake |
| Nov 25- Dec 31, 2022 | Winter Jewels- Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House |
| Nov 25- Dec 30, 2022 | Holiday Lights- Grant's Farm |
| Nov 25- Dec 30, 2022 | Big Joel's Winter Wonderland |
| Nov 25- Dec 30, 2022 | Celebration of Lights- Fort Zumwalt Park |
| Nov 25- Dec 30, 2022 | Holiday Night Lights- Wentzville |
| Nov 25- Dec 30, 2022 | Wild Lights at the Saint Louis Zoo |
Holiday Theatre
| Nov 26-27, 2022 | The Nutcracker- Dance Center of Kirkwood |
| Nov 26- Dec 23, 2022 | The Nutcracker at Touhill Performing Arts Center |
| Nov 18- Dec 30, 2022 | A Christmas Carol- The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis |
| Dec 1-2, 2022 | Alpha Players: A Dickens' Christmas Carol |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Lightwire Theater’s a Very Electric Christmas |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Midwest Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker |
| Dec 9-11, 2022 | A Christmas Story, The Musical- Gateway for the Performing Arts |
| Dec 9-11, 2022 | Interactive White Christmas- The Wildey Theatre |
| Dec 10-11, 2022 | Nutcracker on Ice- Webster Groves Ice Arena |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer- The Musical- The Fabulous Fox Theatre |
| Dec 16-17, 2022 | Cirque Dreams Holidaze- The Fabulous Fox Theatre |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Nutcracker! Magic of Christmas Ballet |
| Dec 20-24, 2022 | ELF The Musical- The Fabulous Fox Theatre |
Holiday Concerts
| Dec 2-4, 2022 | Handel's Messiah |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Holiday Pops Concert- St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Harry Connick Jr. A Holiday Celebration |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party |
| Dec 9- 11, 2022 | Sounds of the Season |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra- Enterprise Center |
| Dec 15, 2022 | A Gospel Christmas |
| Dec 16-18, 2022 | Mercy Holiday Celebration at Powell Hall |
| Dec 17, 2022 | The Traveling Salvation Show Christmas Concert |
| Dec 20-21, 2022 | Mercy Holiday Celebration at Lindenwood |
| Dec 22-23, 2022 | Home Alone In Concert |
| Dec 29-30, 2022 | Elf In Concert |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Opening Nov 19, 2022 | Country Pines Christmas Tree Farm |
| Opening Nov 19, 2022 | Pea Ridge Forest Christmas Tree Farm |
| Opening Nov 19, 2022 | Eckert's Christmas Tree Farm |
| Opening Nov 25, 2022 | Christmas Traditions Tree Farm |
| Opening Nov 26, 2022 | Meert Tree Farm |
Ice Skating
| Brentwood Ice Arena | |
| Centene Community Ice Center | |
| Webster Groves Ice Arena | |
| Opens Nov 19, 2022 | Steinberg Skating Rink |
| Nov 19, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 | Winterfest- Kiener Plaza |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Candy Cane Lane Ice Skating Showcase |
Hanukkah
| Dec 3, 2022 | 12th Annual Brothers Lazaroff Hanukkah Hullabaloo |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Hanukkah Storytime- Betty’s Books |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Chanukah on Main Street- Berthold Square |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Chanukah: Festival of Lights |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Chanukah Menorah Lighting @ New Town |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Chanukah @ The Police Station |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 25- Dec 23, 2022 | Belleville Chirstkindlmarkt |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Holiday Bazaar at St. Vincent |
| Dec 3-4, 2022 | OBPA Craft Fair- Oakville Senior High |
| Dec 9-11, 2022 | Santa's Secret Shop- Brentwood |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2022 | New Year’s Eve at Noon- The Lodge Indoor Pool |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Noon Year’s Eve Celebration- Missouri History Museum |
| Dec 31, 2022 | New Year’s Eve Celebration- St. Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Family New Year’s Eve Party- City Museum |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Noon Year's Eve- Blossom Play Cafe |
| Dec 31, 2022 | New Year's Eve at Great Skate |
Miscellaneous
| Nov 25- Dec 30, 2022 | E. Desmond Lee Holiday Train Exhibit- The Museum of Transportation |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Merry Grinch-mas- Brentwood |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Holiday Night Lights 5K and Fun Run |
| Dec 10-11 and 17-18, 2022 | Elf on the Shelf- Kimmswick |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Holiday Dance- St. Peters |
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