101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in St. Louis - 2024

(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!

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Santa Sightings

Nov 15, 2024	Tree of Lights- Dardenne Prairie
Nov 15- Dec 30, 2024	Polar Express at St. Louis Union Station
Nov 23, 2024	Christmas Open House & Parade- Kimmswick
Nov 23, 2024	Holiday Tree Lighting- Eureka
Nov 23, Dec 1, 3, and 13, 2024	Santa Claus Coming to the Playroom
Nov 29, 2024	Belleville Santa Parade
Nov 29, 2024	Holiday Parade of Lights- Downtown Washington
Nov 29- Dec 24, 2024	Photos with Victorian Santa Claus
Nov 30- Dec 24, 2024	Scuba Claus- St. Louis Aquarium
Nov 30, 2024	Santa Arrives via Helicopter- National Transportation Museum
Nov 30, 2024	Santa Arriving on a Fire Truck!- Edwardsville Children's Museum
Nov 30, 2024	New Melle Country Christmas
Nov 30- Dec 22, 2024	Breakfast with Santa- Eckert’s Belleville Farm
Dec 1, 2024	Pictures with Santa - Eureka
Dec 1, 2024	Santa Claus is Coming to Town- Valley Park
Dec 1, 2024	Pictures with Santa- Affton Community Center
Dec 5-7, 2024	Pizza with Santa- Eurkea
Dec 6, 2024	Cookies with the Claus'- Chesterfield Community Center
Dec 6, 2024	Holiday Tree Lighting- Maryland Heights
Dec 6, 2024	Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt- Bluebird Park
Dec 7, 2024	Flannels & Flapjacks - The Lodge Des Peres
Dec 7, 2024	WinterFest- Festus
Dec 7, 2024	Christmas at Collins House and Light Up Parade
Dec 7, 2024	Bright Night Christmas Parade- Columbia
Dec 8, 2024	Santa Skate- Brentwood Ice Rink
Dec 10-21, 2024	Santa's House- Festus
Dec 13-22, 2024	Supper with Santa- Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House
Dec 14, 2024	Breakfast with Santa- St. Peters
Dec 20, 2024	Winter Wonderland- Ferguson
Dec 21, 2024	Santa and the Mean Green Grouch- Ballwin Golf Course

Old-Time Christmas

Nov 29- Dec 24, 2024	St. Charles Christmas Traditions®
Nov 29- Dec 24, 2024	Belleville Santa House
Dec 2,4,11,16,18,23, 2024	Sleigh Rides at Rotary Park
Dec 5, 2024	Holiday Historic House Tour
Dec 6-4 and 13-14, 2024	Christmas Candlelight- The Historic Daniel Boone Home
Dec 6-7, 2024	Candlelight Stroll- Faust Historic Village
Dec 6-8, 2024	Kimmswick Christmas Festival
Dec 7-15, 2024	Oakland’s 45th Annual Santa House
Dec 7, 2024	A Haunted Christmas- Jefferson Barracks Historic Site
Dec 7, 2024	A Spirited Holiday Past- Oakland House Museum
Dec 7, 2024	Le Reveillon- Felix Vallé House State Historic Site
Dec 14, 2024	Old Belleville Historical Luminary Walk

Light Displays

Nov 15, 2024- Jan 5, 2025	WonderLight's Christmas- World Wide Technology Raceway
Nov 15, 2024- Jan 5, 2025	Santa's Magical Kingdom
Nov 16, 2024- Jan 4, 2025	Garden Glow at Missouri Botanical Garden
Nov 22- Dec 30, 2024	Brewery Lights- Anheuser-Busch
Nov 22- Dec 31, 2024	Way of Lights
Nov 22- Dec 30, 2024	The Holidays at Big Joel's Safari
Nov 23, 2024	Festival of Lights- Kiener Plaza- Downtown St. Louis
Nov 23, 2024	Ameren Missouri Festival of Lights
Nov 23- Dec 30, 2024	Holiday Lights- Grant's Farm
Nov 29- Dec 30, 2024	Celebration of Lights- Fort Zumwalt Park
Nov 29- Dec 30, 2024	Holiday Night Lights- Wentzville
Nov 29- Dec 24, 2024	Weirdly Wonderful Holidays- City Museum
Nov 29- Dec 29, 2024	Wild Lights at the Saint Louis Zoo
Dec 5-7, 2024	Whitmire Wonderlights- Shaw Nature Reserve
Dec 20-23, 2024	The 2024 Grove Of Lights: A Holiday Experience

Holiday Theatre

Nov 7-10, 2024	A Christmas Carol- Center Stage Theatre
Nov 30-Dec 1, 2024	The Nutcracker- Dance Center of Kirkwood
Nov 30- Dec 23, 2024	The Nutcracker at Touhill Performing Arts Center
Dec 2, 2024	The Nutcracker - A Shorter Tale
Dec 5-6, 2024	A Traditional Christmas Carol- Florissant Performing Arts Center
Dec 7, 2024	The Illusionists – Magic of the Holidays
Dec 13-15, 2024	The Nutcracker- Center of Creative Arts
Dec 13-14, 2024	The Nutcracker- New Town Dance Academy
Dec 13-22, 2024	Scrooge: A Christmas Carol- O'Fallon Theatre Works
Dec 14-15, 2024	Nutcracker on Ice- Webster Groves Ice Arena
Dec 22, 2024	Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
Dec 27-29, 2024	Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!- The Musical- The Fabulous Fox Theatre

Holiday Concerts

Nov 29, 2024	Mariah Carey's Christmas Time- Enterprise Center
Dec 3, 2024	Music Holiday Concert- The Lindenwood Theater
Dec 4-22, 2024	Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
Dec 6, 2024	A Baroque Christmas
Dec 6, 2024	Holiday Pops Concert- St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra
Dec 6, 2024	Jim Brickman Comfort & Joy
Dec 8, 2024	Celtic Woman- Christmas Symphony
Dec 11, 2024	Gary Hoey's Ho! Ho! Hoey Rockin' Holiday Tour!
Dec 13, 2024	IN UNISON Christmas
Dec 14, 2024	The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert
Dec 18, 2024	Trans-Siberian Orchestra- Enterprise Center
Dec 21, 2024	Mercy Holiday Celebration at Stifel

Christmas Tree Experience

Opening Nov 16, 2024	Eckert's Christmas Tree Farm
Opening Nov 23, 2024	Country Pines Christmas Tree Farm
Opening Nov 23, 2024	Pea Ridge Forest Christmas Tree Farm
Opening Nov 29, 2024	Christmas Traditions Tree Farm
Opening Nov 29, 2024	Meert Tree Farm
Nov 30- Dec 31, 2024	Glenfestival of Trees- Glen Carbon Heritage Museum

Ice Skating

Opens Nov 15, 2024	Steinberg Skating Rink
Nov 23- Dec 31, 2024	Winterfest- Kiener Plaza
Dec 14, 2024	Skate with Santa- Centene Community Ice Center
Dec 14, 2024	"Winter Wonderland on Ice" Holiday Ice Show- St. Peters Rec-Plex

Hanukkah

Dec 15, 2024	Hanukkah at Garden Glow
Dec 25, 2024	Christmas Matinee Movie & Hanukkah Candle Lighting- The District in Chesterfield
Dec 25, 2024	Menorah Lighting- The Delmar Loop
Dec 30, 2024	NYE Hanukkah Party- The J Staenberg Family Complex

Shopping & Craft Fairs

Open Year Round	Christmas Store and Collectibles- Ste. Genevieve
Nov 29- Dec 23, 2024	Belleville Chirstkindlmarkt
Dec 6-7, 2024	Merry Makers Market- The Foundry Art Centre
Dec 7, 2024	The Hub STL Holiday Market
Dec 7 and 14, 2024	Holiday Pop-Up Shop- Laumeier Sculpture Park
Dec 14, 2024	Shrewsbury Holiday Bazaar

New Year's Eve

Dec 31, 2024	New Year's Eve 'Neon Nights' Celebration and Fireworks
Dec 31, 2024	St. Louis Ambush New Years Eve Kids Bash
Dec 31, 2024	New Year’s Eve at Noon- The Lodge Indoor Pool
Dec 31, 2024	Noon Year’s Eve Celebration- Missouri History Museum

Miscellaneous

Nov 16, 2024- Jan 1, 2025	Holiday Flower and Train Show- Missouri Botanical Garden
Nov 24, 2024	Nutcracker Ballet Party -Play Street Museum St. Louis
Nov 29- Dec 30, 2024	E. Desmond Lee Holiday Train Exhibit- The Museum of Transportation
Nov 29, 2024- Jan 5, 2025	Enchanted Fairy Gardens- Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House
Dec 8, 2024	Holiday Night Lights 5K and Fun Run
Dec 14-15 and 21-22, 2024	Elf on the Shelf- Kimmswick
Dec 14. 2024	Howliday Howls- Endangered Wolf Center
Dec 21, 2024	Gingerbread House Party- Bridgeton Recreation Center

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