101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Milwaukee - 2019

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Santa Sightings

Nov 16	2019 Germantown Christmas Festival
Nov 23	LIGHTING OF THE CORNERS - The Corners of Brookfield, WI
Nov 23	South Milwaukee's Old Fashioned Christmas
Multiple dates starting Nov 29	Visit with Santa - Discovery World
Multiple dates starting Nov 30	2019 Christmas Train - East Troy Railroad Museum
Dec 1	Menomonee Falls Christmas Parade
Dec 1	Breakfast with Santa - Rotary Club of Milwaukee North Shore
Dec 6	Christmas at Historic Third Ward Neighborhood
Multiple dates starting Dec 6	Mrs Claus and the Littlest Reindeer - Apple Holler - Sturtevant, WI
Dec 7	Breakfast with Reindeer - City of Delafield, WI
Dec 7	Christmas on the Avenue, Tree Lighting Ceremony & Christmas Parade - City of West Allis, WI
Dec 7	Oconomowoc Christmas Parade - City of Oconomowoc, WI
Dec 7	CHRISTMAS PARADE TRAIN - East Troy Railroad Museum
Dec 7	Winterfest at Wood Square - Village of Shorewood, WI
Multiple dates starting Dec 7	Santa at Von Maur - The Corners of Brookfield, WI
Multiple dates starting Dec 7	Breakfast & Lunch with Santa - Milwaukee County Zoo
Multiple dates starting Dec 7	BREAKFAST WITH SANTA - The Pfister Hotel
Dec 8	Brunch with Santa - Racine Zoo
Dec 8	2019 Santa Hustle Milwaukee
Dec 14	Brunch with Santa - Celtic MKE
Dec 14	Breakfast with Santa - UMOS - Building Better Futures
Dec 14	Stories With Santa - Hartland Public Library- WI
Dec 14	BREAKFAST WITH SANTA - Village of Pleasant Prairie, WI
Dec 14	Studio Saturday with Santa - Museum of Wisconsin Art
Dec 15	BRUNCH WITH SANTA AT HARBOR HOUSE
Dec 22	SKATE WITH SANTA - Village of Pleasant Prairie, WI

Old-Time Christmas

Dec 6	A Dickens of a Village - Historic Downtown Greendale - WI
Multiple dates starting Dec 7	An Old World Christmas at Old World Wisconsin
Multiple dates starting Dec 7	HOLIDAYS IN HISTORY - Milwaukee Public Museum
Dec 8	Silver Tea and Christmas Cookie Sale - Old Falls Village Historical Society - Menomonee Falls, WI
Dec 13 & 14	European Village Alive! - Milwaukee Public Museum

Light Displays

Nov 16	Activities & Tree Lighting - Germantown Christmas Festival
Multiple dates starting Nov 21	Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival 2019
Multiple dates starting Nov 22	Santa's Rock n Lights 2019 - Milwaukee, WI
Multiple dates starting Nov 23	Feztival of Trees - At The Tripoli Shrine
Nov 29	ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY - The Pfister Hotel
Nov 29	Greendale's Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony 2019 - Historic Downtown Greendale - WI
Multiple dates starting Nov 29	2019 COUNTRY CHRISTMAS
Dec 6	Tree Lighting 2019 - Village of Sussex
Dec 6	Hartland Lights - Downtown Hartland, WI

Holiday Theatre

Multiple dates starting Nov 23	ELF - THE MUSICAL - First Stage
Multiple dates starting Nov 26	A Christmas Carol - Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Nov 29	Moscow Ballet’s - Great Russian Nutcracker - The Pabst Theater Group
Dec 3 & 4	Cirque Dreams Holidaze at the Riverside Theater
Multiple dates starting Dec 7	The Nutcracker - Milwaukee Ballet
Multiple dates starting Dec 18	‘Twas The Month Before Christmas 2019 - Marcus Center for the Performing Arts

Holiday Concerts

Nov 16	Mannheim Steamroller Christmas 2019 - The Pabst Theater Group
Nov 30 - Dec 1	HOME ALONE –Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Dec 4	Pajama Jamboree - Holiday - Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Multiple dats starting Dec 6	Holiday Pops 2019 - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Dec 7	Winter Dreams: A Holiday Concert featuring Tallymoore - Celtic MKE
Dec 13 - 15	Christmas in the Basilica - Bel Canto Chorus
Multiple dates starting Dec 19	HANDEL'S MESSIAH 2019 - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Dec 26	Jim Brickman: A Christmas Celebration - Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Dec 27	Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Ghosts of Christmas Eve 2019 - The Fiserv Forum - Milwaukee, WI

Christmas Tree Experience

November	Meadowbrook Pumpkin Farm - West Bend, WI
November	Schuett Farms - Mukwonago , WI
Starting Nov 29	Buffalo Bill's Christmas Trees - Franklin, WI
Starting Nov 29	Cozy Nook Farm - Waukesha , WI
Starting Nov 29	Evergreen Acres Christmas Tree Farm - East Troy, WI
November	Grandpa Vern's Christmas Trees - Milwaukee, WI
November	Stumpf's Tree Farm - Cedarburg, WI

Ice Skating

Dec 20 & 21	HOLIDAY ICE SHOW - Village of Pleasant Prairie, WI
Nov - March	Slice of Ice in Red Arrow Park - Milwaukee County Parks
Year Round	Wilson Ice Arena - Milwaukee County Parks
Year Round	Howard G. Mullett Ice Center
Year Round	Kettle Moraine Ice Center
Year Round	Naga-Waukee Ice Arena
Year Round	Pettit National Ice Center
Year Round	The Ponds of Brookfield Ice Arena

Hanukkah

Dec 7	Winterfest at Wood Square - Village of Shorewood, WI
Dec 20	Sinai Chanukah and Shabbat Dinner Celebration 2019

Shopping & Craft Fairs

Multiple dates starting Nov 15	Christkindlmarket Milwaukee
Nov 22	Holiday Folk Fair 2019 - Syrena Polish Folk Dance Ensemble of Milwaukee, WI
Nov 23	Native American Craft Fair & Soup Sale - Southeastern Oneida Tribal Services - Milwaukee, WI
Nov 23	Celtic Christmas Boutique 2019 - Celtic MKE
Nov 29 - Dec 1	The German Christmas Market of Oconomowoc 2019
Dec 1	2019 Holiday Bazaar - Polish Center of Wisconsin
Dec 1	Holiday Gift Fair with Santa - Boerner Botanical Gardens
Dec 6 & 7	CHRISTKINDLMARKT - City of West Allis, WI
Dec 14 & 15	The Pfister Hotel - MARKETPLACE

New Year's Eve

Dec 31	New Year's Eve Family Celebration! - Friends of the Domes
Dec 31	Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival
Dec 31	NEW YEAR'S EVE AT BLU - The Pfister Hotel - Milwaukee, WI
Dec 31	NEW YEAR'S EVE FAMILY NIGHT - City of West Allis, WI
Dec 31	New Year's Eve Party - Museum of Wisconsin Art

Miscellaneous

Nov 16	5K Candy Cane Run/Walk 2019 - Germantown Christmas Festival
Multiple dates starting Nov 23	Classical Christmas Floral Show -Friends of the Domes
Nov 27	Lego Ornament Workshop - Germantown Community Library, WI
Nov 29	Black Friday at MPM - Milwaukee Public Museum
Nov 30	Mommy & Me: Holiday Cookies Theme Holiday Cookies - Superior Culinary Center - Milwaukee, WI
Nov 30	Storytime and Activities Featuring Dear Santa and Cookies for Santa - Barnes & Noble - Greenfield, WI
Nov 30	Stocking Ornament - The Home Depot (N Port Washington) - Milwaukee, WI
Dec 3	Handmade for the Holidays: Teens Only Edition - Riveredge Nature Center
Dec 7	Homemade Holidays - Wehr Nature Center
Dec 7	Christmas Countdown Calendar - The Home Depot (N Port Washington) - Milwaukee, WI
Dec 12	Holiday Family Event - All Ages Welcome! - Elm Grove Public Library
Dec 14	Family Weekend Workshop: Fizzy Frosty Ornaments - Discovery World - Milwaukee, WI
Dec 14	Franklin Public Library Cookie Walk
Dec 14	Walk-in photos with Vintage Santa - MOLLY JOHNSON PHOTOGRAPHY - Genesee Depot, WI
Dec 14	Polar Express Party! - Germantown Community Library, WI
Dec 21	Holiday Gift Making Workshop - Otto's Art Academy
Dec 21	Holiday Favorite Desserts – Kids & Teens Baking Class - Superior Culinary Center - Milwaukee, WI
Dec 25	CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION BRUNCH -The Pfister Hotel
Jan 1, 2020	New Year's Day Brunch - The Pfister Hotel - Milwaukee, WI

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