101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Milwaukee - 2023
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Santa Sightings
Old-Time Christmas
| Multiple dates starting Nov 17, 2023 | Christmas at the Pabst Mansion |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2023 | German Christmas Market of Oconomowoc 2022 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Dickens of a Village 2023 - Greendale Celebrations |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2023 | Home for the Holidays at Old World Wisconsin |
Light Displays
Holiday Theatre
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: THE MUSICAL presented by First Stage |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 | 'Twas The Night Before.....By Cirque Du Soleil |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 28, 2023 | A Christmas Carol - Milwaukee Repertory Theater |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Nutcracker! Magical of Christmas Ballet |
| Dec 2-3, 2023 | Bluey's Big Play |
| Dec 7, 2023 | The New Standards Holiday Show |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 7, 2023 | 8TH Annual Black Nativity By Langston Hughes at The Wilson Theater |
| Dec 8 - 10, 2023 | The Little Matchstick Girl Ballet |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 8, 2023 | Milwaukee Ballet presents The Nutcracker |
| Dec 28, 2023 | A Live Conversation With Chevy Chase (Following a screening of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation) |
Holiday Concerts
| Dec 8, 2023 | Top Of The World - A Carpenters Christmas Show! |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Deck the Hall Ball |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 8, 2023 | Christmas in the Basilica 2023 |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 8, 2023 | Handel’s Messiah 2023 - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra |
| Dec 14, 2023 | CELA Christmas Concert 2023 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Holiday Pops 2023 - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra |
| Dec 17, 2023 | Mannheim Steamroller Christmas |
| Dec 23, 2023 | The Commercialists play the music of the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas" |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 | Elf in Concert - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve |
Holiday Races
| Nov 11, 2023 | Candy Cane 5K Run/Walk & NEW - Kid's Jingle Bell Dash |
| Nov 24, 2023 | Oh What Fun it is to Run 5K |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2023 (Virtual) | Santa Hustle 2023 VIRTUAL |
Hanukkah
| Nov 28, 2023 | Hanukkah Latke Platter Making |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2023 | Home for the Holidays at Old World Wisconsin |
Kwanzaa
| Dec 3, 2023 | Preparing for Kwanzaa |
| Dec 17, 2023 | A Cup of Culture: Pre-Kwanzaa Tea |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 10 & 11, 2023 | West Vliet Street Holiday Happenings |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Holiday Craft Fair at Wilson Commons |
| Nov 11, 2023 | St. Bernadette Holiday Craft Fair |
| Nov 12, 2023 | 2023 Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Holiday Market at Story Hill FireHouse |
| Nov 18, 2023 | Celtic Christmas Boutique 2023 |
| Nov 19, 2023 | Cream City Creatives Holiday Market |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2023 | German Christmas Market of Oconomowoc 2023 |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2023 | Shop Small | Downtown Hartland |
| Dec 1, 2, 2023 | 2023 Christkindlmarkt at West Allis Farmers Market |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Annual Wintermarkt at German Immersion Foundation |
| Dec 3, 2023 | FBBG Holiday Gift Fair |
| Dec 9 & 10, 2023 | Saint Kate's Holiday Marketplace |
| Dec 10, 2023 | City of Greenfield Holiday Makers Market |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2023 | New Year's Eve at Mason Street Grill - The Pfister Hotel |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Open for 2023 season | Schuett Farms |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 | Buffalo Bill's Christmas Trees |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 | Cozy Nook Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 | Evergreen Acres Christmas Tree Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2023 | 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 17-19, 2023 | Holiday Folk Fair International |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 17, 2023 | Christmas at the Pabst Mansion |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 17, 2023 | Jingle Bus Tours |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 | Letters to Santa - The Pfister Hotel |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 | Twilight Tours at Pabst Mansion |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 26, 2023 | Country Christmas Wagon Rides - The Ingleside Hotel |
| Dec 1-2, 2023 | Yule Log Dinner & Hunt |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Allis in Winterland |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 8, 2023 | Winter Picnic in a Snow Globe at Racine Zoo |
| Dec 25, 2023 | A Mason Street Grill Christmas - The Pfister Hotel |
| Dec 25, 2023 | Christmas Celebration Brunch |
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