101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Milwaukee - 2024
KidsOutAndAbout is Milwaukee'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 dates starting Nov 2, 2024 | Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Evening Christmas Trains with Santa |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2024 | Father Christmas visits Pabst Mansion |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Brunch with Santa at Racine Zoo |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Breakfast with Reindeer at Delafield Fish Hatchery |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 7, 2024 | Breakfast With Santa at The Pfister Hotel |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 7, 2024 | Brunch With Santa | Saint Kate Arts Hotel |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Donuts With Santa at The FireHouse |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Brunch with Santa |
Old-Time Christmas
| Multiple dates starting Nov 21, 2024 | Christmas at the Pabst Mansion |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 7, 2024 | Home for the Holidays at Old World Wisconsin |
Light Displays
Holiday Theatre
Holiday Concerts
| Nov 22 - 24, 2024 | Bach’s Christmas Oratorio - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Canadian Brass - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra |
| Dec 6, 2024 | The Commercialists: Charlie Brown Christmas - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Adrian Dunn’s WONDERFUL: A Soulful Celebration - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra |
| Dec 12, 2024 | The Donna Woodall Group Holiday Shows “Sounds of the Season” |
| Dec 13 - 15, 2024 | Christmas in the Basilica - Voices of Glad Tidings |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Tuba Christmas Milwaukee 2024 | The Bavarian Bierhaus |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 14, 2024 | Hometown Holiday Pops - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Pentatonix: Hallelujah! It's a Christmas Tour |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Lost Christmas Eve |
Holiday Festivals and Parades
| Nov 16, 2024 | Germantown Christmas Festival - Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce , WI |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 | FEZTIVAL OF TREES |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 | Christmas Carnival of Lights |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Allis in Winterland Christmas Parade |
| Dec 7, 2024 | WCHS - Festival of Trees - Dec 7, 2024 - Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce , WI |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Christmas Parade Train |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Sirens & Sleigh Bells |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Christmas in the Park at Firemen's Park |
Holiday Races
| Nov 16, 2024 | Candy Cane 5K Run/Walk & NEW - Kid's Jingle Bell Dash |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Turkey Trot Game Marathon |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Oh What Fun it is to Run 5K |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Santa Hustle |
Día de los Muertos
| Nov 2, 2024 | Dia De Los Muertos - a community celebration |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Día de los Muertos Community Concert & Celebration |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Sugar Skull Creations & 'Coco' Screening |
Diwali
| Nov 1, 2024 | Diwali Celebration & Sound Bath |
| Nov 2, 2024 | KSAC Diwali Celebration |
| Nov 9, 2024 | EIAA's 3rd Diwali Party |
| Nov 10, 2024 | 2024 AIA Diwali Dhamaka |
Hanukkah
| Dec 8, 2024 | Family Hanukkah Party at the Harry & Rose Samson JCC |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Community Wide Hanukkah at the Harry & Rose Samson JCC |
Kwanzaa
| Dec 14, 2024 | Kwanzaa Celebration 2024 - Kids Show |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Ujamaa Kwanzaa Festival-Vendor Tables |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 2, 2024 | Holiday Craft Fair at Wilson Commons |
| Nov 3, 2024 | Holiday Craft Fair at the Gables of Germantown |
| Nov 10, 2024 | Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair at Brookfield East |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Holiday Market at Story Hill FireHouse |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Celtic Christmas Boutique |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 27, 2024 | German Christmas Market of Oconomowoc |
| Nov 30 & Dec 1, 2024 | 2024 Holiday Marketplace | Saint Kate Arts Hotel |
| Dec 6 & 7, 2024 | Christkindlmarkt |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Annual Wintermarkt at German Immersion Foundation |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Sugarplum Wishes |
| Dec 8, 2024 | 2024 FBBG Holiday Gift Fair - Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens |
| Dec 15, 2024 | City of Greenfield Holiday Makers Market |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2024 | New Years Eve at Noon at Betty Brinn Children's Museum |
| Dec 31, 2024 | New Year's Eve at Mason Street Grill - The Pfister Hotel |
Christmas Tree Experience
| 2024 season starts mid November | Schuett Farms |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Buffalo Bill's Christmas Trees |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Cozy Nook Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Evergreen Acres Christmas Tree Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Stumpf's Tree Farm |
Ice Skating
| Year Round | Howard G. Mullett Ice Center |
| Year Round | Kettle Moraine Ice Center |
| Oct - Apr | Naga-Waukee Park Ice Arena |
Miscellaneous
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