101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Milwaukee - 2023
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
Old-Time Christmas
| Multiple dates starting Nov 17, 2022 | Christmas at the Pabst Mansion |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2022 | German Christmas Market of Oconomowoc 2022 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Dickens of a Village 2022 - Greendale Celebrations |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 3, 2022 | Home for the Holidays at Old World Wisconsin |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Silver Tea and Christmas Cookie Sale at Old Falls Village |
Light Displays
Holiday Theatre
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER™: THE MUSICAL presented by First Stage |
| Nov 26, 2022 | The Hip Hop Nutcracker |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2022 | A Christmas Carol - Milwaukee Repertory Theater |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Nutcracker! Magic of Christmas Ballet |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Baby Shark Live! The Christmas Show |
| Dec 9 - 11, 2022 | The Little Matchstick Girl Ballet |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 10, 2022 | Milwaukee Ballet presents The Nutcracker |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Holiday Dreams Cirque |
Holiday Concerts
| Nov 20, 2022 | Million Dollar Quartet Christmas |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Holidays with Old Sam & The Teardrops |
| Dec 8, 2022 | CELA Christmas Concert 2022 |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 9, 2022 | Christmas in the Basilica 2022 |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Merry and Bright: A Holiday Concert in Wauwatosa featuring Kim Robertson and Brett Lipshutz |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Home Free Family Christmas with special guest Texas Hill & Brooke Eden - Celtic MKE |
Holiday Races
| Nov 12, 2022 | Candy Cane 5K Run/Walk & NEW - Kid's Jingle Bell Dash |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Oh What Fun it is to Run 5K |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2022 (Virtual) | Santa Hustle 2022 |
Hanukkah
| Nov 30, 2022 | Hanukkah Holiday Art Class |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 3, 2022 | Home for the Holidays at Old World Wisconsin |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Merry and Bright: A Holiday Concert in Wauwatosa featuring Kim Robertson and Brett Lipshutz |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 11 & 12, 2022 | West Vliet Street Holiday Happenings |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Holiday Craft Fair at Wilson Commons |
| Nov 12, 2022 | St. Bernadette Holiday Craft Fair |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Holiday Market at Story Hill FireHouse |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Celtic Christmas Boutique 2022 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | Cream City Creatives Holiday Market |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2022 | German Christmas Market of Oconomowoc 2022 |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 26, 2022 | Shop Small | Downtown Hartland |
| Dec 2 - 3, 2022 | 2022 Christkindlmarkt at West Allis Farmers Market |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 17th Annual Wintermarkt at German Immersion Foundation |
| Dec 4, 2022 | FBBG Holiday Gift Fair |
| Dec 10 & 11, 2022 | Saint Kate's Holiday Marketplace |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Winter Market 2022 |
| Dec 11, 2022 | City of Greenfield Holiday Makers Market |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2022 | New Year's Eve at Mason Street Grill - The Pfister Hotel |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Open for 2022 season | Meadowbrook Pumpkin Farm |
| Open for 2022 season | Schuett Farms |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Buffalo Bill's Christmas Trees |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Cozy Nook Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Evergreen Acres Christmas Tree Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Stumpf's Tree Farm |
Ice Skating
| Year Round | Howard G. Mullett Ice Center |
| Year Round | Kettle Moraine Ice Center |
| Year Round | Naga-Waukee Park Ice Arena |
Miscellaneous
| Nov 12, 2022 | Ghosts of Christmas Pabst at the Pabst Mansion |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Handmade for the Holidays TEENS EDITION - Riveredge Nature Center |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022 | Holiday Folk Fair International |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Handmade for the Holidays KIDS EDITION - Riveredge Nature Center |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Letters to Santa - The Pfister Hotel |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Twilight Tours at Pabst Mansion |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 27, 2022 | Country Christmas Wagon Rides - The Ingleside Hotel |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Allis in Winterland |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 16, 2022 | Winter Picnic in a Snow Globe at Racine Zoo |
| Dec 25, 2022 | A Mason Street Grill Christmas - The Pfister Hotel |
| Dec 25, 2022 | Christmas Celebration Brunch |
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