101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Houston - 2022 | Kids Out and About Houston

101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Houston - 2022

KidsOutAndAbout is Houston'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

Nov 5- Dec 24, 2022 Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops
Nov 10- Dec 24, 2022 Photos with Santa- The Woodlands Mall
Nov 11- Dec 30, 2022 Santa's Wonderland- College Station
Nov 11-Dec 23, 2022 THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride- Galveston Railroad Museum
Nov 18- Dec 27, 2022 THE POLAR EXPRESS™- Texas State Railroad
Nov 18, 2022 Light It Up! City Christmas Tree Lighting- Tomball Depot
Nov 18, 2022- Jan 8, 2023 Holly Jolly- Houston Museum of Natural Science
Nov 19, 2022 Lighting of the Doves Festival- Town Green Park- The Woodlands
Nov 26, 2022 Holiday in the Plaza- CityCentre
Nov 26, 2022 Tree Lighting Ceremony - Pearland Town Center
Nov 26- Dec 24, 2022 Holiday Market with Santa- Traders Village
Dec 1, 2022 Holiday in the Park- Bellaire
Dec 1, 2022 Main Street Tree Lighting- Seabrook
Dec 2, 2022 Christmas Tree Lighting- Sugar Land
Dec 2-18, 2022 Jingle on the Boardwalk
Dec 2-4, 2022 Holiday in The Park- League City
Dec 3, 2022 Snowfest- Missouri City
Dec 3, 2022 Christmas in the Park- Kingwood
Dec 3, 2022 Breakfast with Santa- First Colony Mall
Dec 3, 2022 Christmas Parade of Lights- Palestine
Dec 3-17, 20022 Storytime with Santa
Dec 3, 2022 Deck the Depot- Historic Tomball Depot
Dec 3, 2022 Reliant Lights Mayor’s Holiday Spectacular
Dec 3, 2022 Christmas with the Fishes- Sea Center Texas
Dec 3, 2022 Reindeer Park- Deer Park
Dec 2-3, 2022 Annual Home for the Holidays- 1st National Oak Park- Alvin
Dec 3 and 17, 2022 Stearman Santa- Lone Star Flight Museum
Dec 10, 2022 Breakfast with Santa- League City
Dec 10, 2022 Holiday BINGO Breakfast- The Woodlands
Dec 10, 2022 Milk and Cookies with Santa- The Woodlands
Dec 10, 2022 The Toby Powell Conroe Christmas Celebration
Dec 10, 11, 17, 18, 22-24, 2022 Breakfast with Santa- Downtown Aquarium
Dec 10, 11, 17, 18, 22-24, 2022 Breakfast with Santa- Kemah Aquarium
Dec 10, 2022 Breakfast with Santa- Seabrook
Dec 11, 2022 Donuts with Santa- Conroe
Dec 17, 2022 Gingerbread House Making with Santa- The Woodlands
Dec 17, 2022 Donuts with Santa- The Woodlands
Dec 17, 2022 Breakfast with Santa- Rosenberg Railroad Museum

 

Old-Time Christmas

Dec 2-4, 2022 Dickens on The Strand - Galveston
Dec 10, 2022 The Lone Ranger’s Christmas Caper
Dec 17, 2022 Campfire Christmas- George Ranch Historical Park
Dec 17, 2022 Candlelight Christmas at Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site

 

Light Displays

Now- Jan 8, 2023 Cistern Illuminated
Nov 4, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 The Light Park- Spring
Nov 4, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 The Light Park- Katy
Nov 11, 2022- Feb 14, 2023 Solstice, by Studio Iregular- Discovery Green
Nov 11, 2022- Jan 8, 2023 Texas Winter Lights- Marriott Marquis Houston
Nov 12, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 Galaxy Lights- Space Center Houston
Nov 18, 2022- Jan 7, 2023 Magical Winter Lights
Nov 18, 2022- Jan 8, 2023 TXU Energy Presents Zoo Lights- Houston Zoo
Nov 18, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 Sugar Land Holiday Lights
 
Nov 18, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 Lights Alive!
Nov 18- Dec 31, 2022 Dasher's Light Show
Nov 18, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 Lightscape- Houston Botanic Garden
Nov 18, 2022- Jan 7, 2023 Holidays at Moody Gardens
Nov 24- Dec 25, 2022 Duke Family Christmas Light Show
Nov 25- Dec 23, 2022 The Christmas Train- Victory Camp in Alvin
Nov 26- Dec 24, 2022 The Festival of Lights at Woodlands Church
Nov 29, 2022 Tree Lighting Ceremony- Conroe
Dec 2-17, 2022 Trail of Lights- Tomball United Methodist
Dec 9-11, 2022 The Gronch Illuminated- Family Life Church
Dec 9-10 and 16-17, 2022 Lights Over Lago
Dec 9-30, 2022 Christmas Village at Bayou Bend

 

Living Nativities

Dec 10, 2022 Conroe Christmas Celebration
Dec 18, 2022 Live Nativity at St. Ignatius- Spring

 

Holiday Theatre

Nov 11 and 13, 2022 The Nutcracker- Ice at the Galleria
Nov 18- Dec 30, 2022 A Christmas Carol- Alley Theatre
Nov 19-20, 2022 Boni's Dance Presents The Woodlands Dance Company In 'The Nutcracker'
Nov 25- Dec 24, 2022 The Nutcracker- Houston Ballet
Dec 1-18, 2022 Coney Island Christmas- Unity Theatre
Dec 2-18, 2022 The Nutcracker- Bay Area Houston Ballet and Theatre
Dec 2-3, 2022 A Christmas Carol- The Grand 1894 Opera House
Dec 3-4, 2022 The Nutcracker- Texas Academy of Dance Arts
Dec 8- 17, 2022 White Christmas, the Musical- Class Act Theater
Dec 9-18, 2022 Holiday Follies- Stageworks
Dec 9-11, 2022 The Gronch - Family Life Church
Dec 16-18, 2022 Houston Urban Nutcracker
Dec 28, 2022 NUTCRACKER! Magic of Christmas Ballet- Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
Dec 29, 2022 A Magical Cirque Christmas - Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land

 

Holiday Concerts

Nov 18- Dec 24, 2022 Motown Christmas- The Ensemble Theatre
Nov 18- Dec 24, 2022 Houston for The Holidays with Dequina Moore
Nov 25, 2022 DCappella - Deck The Halls with Disney
Dec 1, 2022 Holly Jolly Jingle- The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Dec 3, 2022 Home Alone—film with Live Orchestra- Houston Symphony
Dec 3-4, 2022 A Christmas Concert
Dec 10, 2022 Songs with Snowmen
Dec 9-11, 2022 Handel’s Messiah- Houston Symphony
Dec 12-13, 2022 Christmas with the King
Dec 15- 18, 2022 Very Merry POPS- Houston Symphony
Dec 17, 2022 Ho-Ho-Holiday! Polar Express, Frozen & More
Dec 29, 2022 Trans-Siberian Orchestra- Toyota Center

 

Christmas Tree Experience

Nov 11-17, 2022 Jingle Tree- Houston Museum of Natural Science - Sugar Land
Nov 25- Dec 11, 2022 Christmas at Dewberry Farm- Brookshire
Opening Nov 19, 2022 Old Time Christmas Tree Farm- Spring
Opening Nov 19, 2022 Spring Creek Growers- Magnolia
Opening Nov 23, 2022 Beavers Christmas Tree Farm- Nome
Opening Nov 24, 2022 Bozeman's Christmas Tree Farm- Lumberton
Opening Nov 25, 2022 A-C Tree Farm- Huntsville 
Opening Nov 25, 2022 Double Creek Farm- Livingston
Opening Nov 25, 2022 High Star Christmas Trees- Hockley
Opening Nov 25, 2022 Holiday Acres- Manvel
Opening Nov 25, 2022  Martin Farms- Nome

 

Ice Skating

Nov 11, 2022- Jan 29, 2023 The ICE powered by Green Mountain Energy®- Discovery Green
Nov 18, 2022- Jan 16, 2023 The Ice Rink at The Woodlands Town Center
Nov 18, 2022- Jan 7, 2023 Holiday in the Gardens- Moody Gardens
  Ice at the Galleria
  Aerodrome ​Ice Skating Complex
  Sugar Land Ice Center
  Ice Skate Memorial City
  Bellerive Ice Center

 

Hanukkah

Dec 16, 2022 Storybook Theatre-I Have a Little Dreidel
Dec 17, 2022 HC68: Hanukkah Happening- Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center 
Dec 18, 2022 Bellaire Chanukah Festival- Bellaire Chanukah Festival
Dec 18, 2022 Giant Menorah Lighting Celebration- Sugar Land
Dec 18, 2022 Chanukah Menorah Parade- Chabad Outreach
Dec 18, 2022 Chanukah in the Snow - Hakhel Post Oak Menorah Lighting
Dec 20, 2022 Chanukah Celebration- CityCentre

 

Shopping & Craft Fairs

Nov 10-13, 2022 The Nutcracker Market
Nov 18-20, 2022 Home for the Holidays Gift Market- Katy Merrell Center
Dec 2, 2022 Mrs. Kringle's Claus-ette- Deer Park
Dec 2-3, 2022 Home for the Holidays Gift Market- Humble Civic Center
Dec 10, 2022 Heights Mercantile Holiday Market

 

New Year's Eve

Dec 31, 2022 New Year's Eve Family Celebration- Downtown Aquarium
Dec 31, 2022 New Year's Eve Family Celebration- Kemah Boardwalk
Dec 31, 2022 Noon Year's Eve/New Year's Eve- City Centre
Dec 31, 2022 High Noon Countdown- Woodland Children's Museum
Dec 31, 2022 Rockin' New Year's Noon Bash- Children’s Museum Houston

 

Miscellaneous

Nov 18- Dec 18, 2022 Grinch's Lair- Texas Jail House
Nov 19, 2022 Breakfast & Tea with the Sugar Plum Fairy
Dec 9, 16 and 22, 2022 Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt- Terramont Park
Dec 9-20, 2022 Christmas at Tejas
Dec 10, 2022 12th Annual Rudolph 5k Fun Run, Dasher 10k, and Cupid 1k
Dec 10, 2022 61st Annual Christmas Boat Parade- Kemah Boardwalk
Dec 14- 16, 2022 Sleigh Ride- Deer Park
Dec 17, 2022 Elves and Arrows- The Woodlands

 


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