Holiday Ideas for Family Fun in St. Louis - 2025
Santa Sightings
Nov 15, 2025 Tree of Lights - Dardenne Prairie
Nov 14- Dec 30, 2025 Polar Express at St. Louis Union Station
Nov 22, 2025 Christmas Open House & Parade - Kimmswick
Nov 22, 2025 Holiday Tree Lighting - Eureka
Nov 22- Dec 28, 2025 Breakfast with Santa - Eckert’s Belleville Farm
Nov 28, 2025 Belleville Santa Parade
Nov 28, 2025 Holiday Parade of Lights - Downtown Washington
Nov 28- Dec 24, 2025 Photos with Victorian Santa Claus
Nov 29, 2025 Santa Arrives via Helicopter - National Transportation Museum
Nov 29, 2025 Santa Arriving on a Fire Truck! - Edwardsville Children's Museum
Nov 30- Dec 24, 2025 Scuba Claus - St. Louis Aquarium
Nov 29, 2025 New Melle Country Christmas
Nov 30- Dec 7, 2025 Santa Claus Coming to the Playroom
Dec 1, 2025 Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Valley Park
Dec 4-6, 2025 Pizza with Santa - Eurkea
Dec 5, 2025 Cookies with the Claus - Chesterfield Community Center
Dec 5, 2025 Holiday Tree Lighting - Maryland Heights
Dec 5, 2025 Sleigh Ride to the North Pole - Bluebird Park
Dec 5, 2025 Bright Night Christmas Parade - Columbia
Dec 6, 2025 Flannels & Flapjacks - The Lodge Des Peres
Dec 6, 2025 WinterFest - Festus
Dec 6, 2025 Christmas at Collins House and Light Up Parade
Dec 7, 2025 Santa at the Cabin - Yanda Log Cabin
Dec 9-20, 2025 Santa's House - Festus
Dec 12-21, 2025 Supper with Santa - Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House
Dec 13, 2025 Santa Skate - Brentwood Ice Rink
Dec 13, 2025 Breakfast with Santa - St. Peters
Dec 19, 2025 Winter Wonderland - Ferguson
Dec 20, 2025 Santa and the Mean Green Grouch - Ballwin Golf Course Old-Time Christmas
Old-Time Christmas
Nov 28- Dec 24, 2025 St. Charles Christmas Traditions®
Nov 28- Dec 24, 2025 Belleville Santa House
Dec 1-29, 2025 Sleigh Rides at Rotary Park
Dec 4, 2025 Holiday Historic House Tour
Dec 4-28, 2025 Winter Traditions: An Exploration of Celebrations - Felix Valle House State Historic Site
Dec 5-6 and 12-13, 2025 Christmas Candlelight - The Historic Daniel Boone Home
Dec 5-7, 2025 Kimmswick Christmas Festival
Dec 6-14, 2025 Oakland’s Annual Santa House
Dec 6, 2025 Holiday Past - Oakland House Museum
Dec 6, 2025 Le Reveillon - Felix Vallé House State Historic Site
Dec 12, 2025 History Exploration Days: Holiday Toys and Games - Missouri History Museum
Dec 12-14, 2025 Candlelight Stroll - Faust Historic Village
Dec 13, 2025 Christmas at the West End Service Station
Dec 13, 2025 Old Belleville Historical Luminary Walk Light Displays
Light Displays
Nov 14, 2025- Jan 4, 2026 WonderLight's Christmas - World Wide Technology Raceway
Nov 15, 2025- Jan 5, 2026 Santa's Magical Kingdom
Nov 15, 2025- Jan 3, 2026 Garden Glow at Missouri Botanical Garden
Nov 22- Dec 30, 2025 Brewery Lights - Anheuser-Busch
Nov 21- Dec 31, 2025 Way of Lights
Nov 22, 2025 Festival of Lights - Kiener Plaza- Downtown St. Louis
Nov 23- Dec 30, 2025 Holiday Lights - Grant's Farm
Nov 28- Dec 30, 2025 Celebration of Lights - Fort Zumwalt Park
Nov 29- Dec 30, 2025 Holiday Night Lights - Wentzville
Nov 28, 2025- Jan 4, 2026 Weirdly Wonderful Holidays - City Museum
Nov 29- Dec 29, 2025 Wild Lights at the Saint Louis Zoo
Dec 5-7, 2025 Whitmire Wonderlights - Shaw Nature Reserve
Dec 20-23, 2025 The 2025 Grove Of Lights: A Holiday Experience
Holiday Theatre
Nov 29-30, 2025 The Nutcracker - Dance Center of Kirkwood
Nov 29- Dec 23, 2025 The Nutcracker at Touhill Performing Arts Center
Dec 1, 2025 The Nutcracker - A Shorter Tale
Dec 4-5, 2025 ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas - Alpha Players
Dec 5-14, 2025 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical - O'Fallon Theatre Works
Dec 6-7, 2025 The Nutcracker - New Town Dance Academy
Dec 12-14, 2025 Irving Berlin's White Christmas - Center Stage Theatre
Dec 12-14, 2025 A Christmas Story - The Fabulous Fox Theatre
Dec 13-14, 2025 Nutcracker on Ice - Webster Groves Ice Arena
Dec 23, 2025 A Magical Cirque Christmas -The Fabulous Fox Theatre Holiday Concerts
Holiday Concerts
Dec 2, 2025 Music Holiday Concert - The Lindenwood Theater
Dec 5, 2025 Holiday Concert - St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra
Dec 9, 2025 For King + Country A Drummer Boy Christmas - The Fabulous Fox Theatre
Dec 11. 2025 RAIN - A Beatles Christmas Tribute - The Fabulous Fox Theatre
Dec 12, 2025 Handel’s Messiah- Joyful Praise - Powell Hall
Dec 18, 2025 IN UNISON Christmas
Dec 19, 2025 Mannheim Steamroller Christmas By Chip Davis - The Fabulous Fox Theatre
Dec 20, 2025 Joyful - COCA Center of Creative Arts
Dec 21-22. 2025 NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet - The Fabulous Fox Theatre
Dec 20-23, 2025 Mercy Holiday Celebration
Dec 23, 2025 A Magical Cirque Christmas -The Fabulous Fox Theatre
Dec 23, 2025 Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Enterprise Center
Dec 27-28, 2025 Home Alone in Concert - Powell Hall Christmas Tree Experience Opening
Christmas Tree Experience
Nov 22, 2025 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 28, 2025 Christmas Traditions Tree Farm Opening
Nov 29, 2025 Meet Tree Farm
Nov 30- Dec 31, 2025 Glenfestival of Trees - Glen Carbon Heritage Museum Ice Skating Opens
Ice Skating
Nov 15, 2025 Steinberg Skating Rink
Nov 22, 2025- Jan 4, 2026 Winterfest - Kiener Plaza
Dec 14, 2025- Skate with Santa - Centene Community Ice Center
Dec 13-14, 2025 "Winter Wonderland on Ice" Holiday Ice Show - St. Peters Rec-Plex
Hanukkah
Dec 14, 2025 Hanukkah at Garden Glow
Dec 20, 2025 Hanukkah at Ballpark Village
Dec 25, 2025 Menorah Lighting - The Delmar Loop
Shopping & Craft Fairs
Open Year-Round Christmas Store and Collectibles - Ste. Genevieve
Nov 28- Dec 23, 2025 Belleville Chirstkindlmarkt
Nov 29, 2025 Heritage Winter Market - Glen Carbon Heritage Museum
Dec 5-6, 2025 Merry Makers Market - The Foundry Art Centre
Dec 6 and 13, 2025 Holiday Pop-Up Shop - Laumeier Sculpture Park
Dec 13, 2025, Shrewsbury Holiday Bazaar
New Year's Eve
Dec 31, 2025 New Year's Eve 'Neon Nights' Celebration and Fireworks
Dec 31, 2025 St. Louis Ambush New Year's Eve Kids Bash
Dec 31, 2025 New Year’s Eve at Noon - The Lodge Indoor Pool
Dec 31, 2025 Noon Year’s Eve Celebration - Missouri History Museum
Miscellaneous
Nov 15, 2025- Jan 3, 2026 Holiday Flower and Train Show - Missouri Botanical Garden
Nov 20-Dec 29, 2025 The Holidays at Big Joel's Safari
Nov 24, 2025 Nutcracker Ballet Party -Play Street Museum St. Louis
Nov 30- Dec 30, 2025 E. Desmond Lee Holiday Train Exhibit - The Museum of Transportation
Nov 29, 2025- Jan 5, 2025 Enchanted Fairy Gardens - Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House
Dec 7, 2025 Holiday Night Lights 5K and Fun Run
Dec 13-14 and 20-21, 2025 Kimmswick Elf Hunt - Kimmswick
Dec 13, 2025 Gingerbread House Party - Bridgeton Recreation Center
Dec 20 and 27, 2025 Howliday Howls - Endangered Wolf Center