101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Rochester - 2024 (In Progess) | Kids Out and About Rochester

101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Rochester - 2024 (In Progess)

 

The activities we've listed here are confirmed for this year, but many require reserving ahead of time, so click through to make arrangements, and keep in mind that things can be canceled at any time, so be sure to check. If we're missing an activity that should be on our list, please email Mindy Mangan at mindy@kidsoutandabout.com. (Please make sure to include a link to the event when you email. Thank you!)

Below are items that have been posted to our calendar, both virtual and in-person. If you are affiliated with a business hosting a holiday event that should be on our calendar, we'd love to see it there... it's free to postClick here for instructions about how to add your organization to our list and easily post your events to our calendar!

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Santa Sightings

Nov 4- Dec 24, 2023 Visit Santa at Greece Ridge Mall
Nov 23- Dec 22, 2024 All Aboard the Wonderland Express!- Arcade and Attica Railroad
Nov 23- Dec 24, 2024 Visit Santa at Eastview Mall
Nov 29- Dec 8, 2024 A Magical Christmas Adventure- Hidden Valley Animal Adventure
Nov 30- Dec 22, 2024 The Polar Express Train Ride- Medina Railroad Museum
Nov 30, 2024 Illuminate Light Parade- Canandaigua
Nov 30, 2024 The Holiday Market at Perinton Square
Nov 25, 2023 Annual Christmas Tree Celebration- I-Square
Dec 1, 2023 Santa's Coming to The Fire House- Gates Fire District Headquarters
Dec 1 and 15, 2024 Breakfast with Mr and Mrs Claus- Ontario Play and Cafe
Dec 7, 2024 Santa Visits Main Street Mercantile- Fairport
Dec 6-8, 2024 Holiday Pet Photos - Lollypop Farm
Dec 6, 2024 Ogden's Magical Holiday Celebration- Ogden Community Center
Dec 6, 2024 Community Tree Lighting- Chili 
Dec 6-22, 2024 Visit with Santa at Roc Holiday Village
Dec 6-14, 2024  Santa Rides to the North Pole (SOLD OUT)
Dec 7, 2024 Geneva Rotary Santa Train
Dec 2, 2023 Parade of Lights - Village of Webster
Dec 2, 2023 Santa Comes to the Farm- Schutts Apple Mill
Dec 7, 2024 Winter in the Village- Dansville
Dec 7, 2024 Breakfast with Santa- Gates
Dec 7, 8 and 15, 2024 Holly Trolley- New York Museum of Transportation
Dec 8 and 22, 2024 Yuletide Pancake Breakfast with St. Nick - GCV&M
Dec 2-3 and 9-10 2023 Shadow Hill Breakfast with Santa
Dec 14, 2024 An Afternoon with Santa- Webster
Dec 9 and 16, 2023 Family Fun Day: Stars with Santa- Strasenburgh Planetarium

 

Christmas Community Events

Nov 8- 30, 2024 Festival Of Trees- Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum
Nov 9, 2024- Jan 5, 2025 Sweet Creations Gingerbread Displays - George Eastman Museum
Nov 16, 2024- Jan 5, 2025 Holiday Laser Light Show - Strasenburgh Planetarium
Nov 9 - Dec 8, 2024 Wreath Display - George Eastman Museum
Nov 9- Dec 15, 2024 Tabletop Tree Display - George Eastman Museum
Nov 16 - 17, 2024 Holiday Market - GCVM
Nov 25- Dec 24, 2023 Train Display- The Garden Factory
Dec 1-31, 2024 Visit with the Reindeer - Shortsville Reindeer Farm, LLC
Dec 1, 2024 The Old Farm's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
Dec 1, 2024 Annual Holiday Lighting & Market- Irondequoit Town Hall
Dec 1, 2024 Visit with the Grinch- Perinton Community/Aquatic Center
Dec 3, 2024 Pittsford's Annual Candlelight Night - Port of Pittsford
Nov 25, 2023 Light Up Lima
Dec 6-29, 2024 Roc Holiday Village
Dec 6 - 21, 2024 Yuletide in the Country Tours & Dinner- GCV&M
Dec 7-8, 2024 Come Home for the Holidays - Fairport
Dec 7, 2024 It's a Wonderful Life in the South Wedge
Dec 7, 2024 Rochester Ugly Sweater 5K
Dec 9, 2023 Holiday Lights and Magic- Henrietta
Dec 14, 2024 Honeoye Falls Fire Department Christmas Parade 
Dec 14, 2024 Marion Holiday Parade
Dec 14, 2024 2024 Geneseo Christmas Walk presents: Too Many Santas!
Dec 15, 2024 Santa Stampede, Rochester - Benefitting The Child Advocacy Center of Greater Rochester
Dec 22, 2024 Reindeer Run- Blue Cross Arena
Dec 17, 2023 Avon Christmas Parade

  

Nutcrackers

Nov 9, 2024 Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet- RBTL
Nov 23, 2024 Nutcracker Parent Night Out- Studio East Dance Company
Nov 27- Dec 1, 2024 The Nutcracker- RPO
Dec 1, 2024 The Nutcracker- Ithaca Ballet
Dec 7 and 13-14, 2024 The Nutcracker- Genesee Dance Theatre
Dec 11, 2024 The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine's The Nutcracker at Kodak Center
Dec 12-15, 2024 New York State Ballet-The Nutcracker at Roberts Wesleyan Hale Auditorium
Dec 13-15, 2024 The Nutcracker- Fort Hill Performance Arts Center

 

Holiday Concerts

Nov 22, 2024 Lindsey Stirling: The Snow Waltz Tour- Kodak Center
Nov 30, 2024 Frank's Christmas in Vegas- OFC Creations
Dec 4, 2024 Live from Hochstein – Madrigalia: A Cup of Good Cheer
Dec 7, 2024 Fairytale of New York- Smith Center for the Arts
Dex 7, 2024 Symphonic Band Holiday Concert- Brighton High School
Dec 8, 2024 Sounds of the Season- Tower Fine Arts Center
Dec 11, 2024 Live from Hochstein – Eastman Horn Choir
Dec 12, 2024 Handel’s Messiah- RPO
Dec 13, 2024 December Holiday Concert- Perinton Concert Band
Dec 20-22, 2024 Gala Holiday Pops Holiday - RPO

 

 

 

Holiday Theatre

Nov 15-24, 2024 A Gilbert & Sullivan Christmas Carol- Off Monroe Players
Nov 23- Dec 29, 2024 A Christmas Carol- Geva Theatre
Nov 23, 2024 Derek Hough: Dance for the Holidays- Kodak Center
Nov 29, 2024 Elf- Dryden Theatre
Nov 30, 2024 The Polar Express - Matinee- Dryden Theatre
Dec 3-8, 2024 Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! the Musical- RBTL
Dec 13-29, 2024 Dot - Blackfriars Theatre
Dec 13, 2024 Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland- Kodak Center
Dec 29, 2024 An Evening with Chevy Chase / National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation- RBTL


Living Nativities

Dec 8, 2024 Live Nativity- Crossroads Community Church
Weekends Nov 23 - Dec 15, 2024 Live Nativity - part of the Christmas Experience at Stokoe Farms
Dec 13-14, 2024 Live Nativity- Avon Wesleyan Church

 

Christmas Tree Experience

Starting Nov 23, 2024 Stokoe Farms Christmas Tree Farm
Starting Nov 23, 2024 Woody Acres
Starting Nov 18, 2023 Wilbert's Christmas Tree Farm
Starting Nov 29, 2024 Crossen Tree Farm
 Starting Nov 24, 2023 Bauman's Farm Market
  Click here for our full list of places to get live Christmas Trees

 

Holiday Lights

Nov 18, 2024 - Jan 13, 2025 Lights on the Lake Drive- Thru - Onondaga Lake Park
Opens Nov 22, 2023 Winter Festival of Lights
Nov 29- Dec 28, 2024 Holiday Light Show at Victor Hills Golf Club
Dec 1, 2023 2023 Keg Tree Lighting- Genesee Brew House
Dec 7, 2024 - Jan 1, 2025 Holiday Lights Tour - Child Advocacy Center
Dec 16- 23, 2023 Christmas at RCCM
  Be Sure to Check Out our list of Driving Tour of Holiday Lights!

 

Crafty & Cookin' Christmas

Dec 5, 2024 Holiday Grapevine Wreath Making Class- Schutt's Apple Mill
Dec 2, 2023 Gingerbread Houses- Penfield Public Library
Dec 2, 2023 Santa's Workshop: Crafting, Cocoa and Cookies!
Dec 7, 2024 Holiday Cookie Creations- Allendale Columbia
Dec 7-8, 2024 Christmas at CSM
Dec 3, 2023 Letterpress Holiday Cards- Flower City Arts Center
Dec 3, 2023 DIY Nutcrackers- Sunshine & Pepper
Dec 6, 2023 Christmas Wreath Making Class- Schutt's Apple Mill
Dec 15, 2023 Kids Night Out- Christmas Party

 

Ice Skating

Open Nov 17, 2023 DICK’S House of Sport at The Eastview Mall
Open Nov 23, 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park at Manhattan Square
  Lakeshore Hockey Arena
Open now through April 6, 2025 Genesee Valley Sports Complex
  Paul Louis Arena
  Tim Horton's Iceplex

 

Chanukah

Nov 30, 2023 Park Avenue Holiday Open House
Dec 2-3, 2023 The Sinai Artful Chanukah Happening & Bazaar
Dec 8, 2023 Chanukah Dinner and Celebration
Dec 9, 2023 Hanukkah Concert- Temple Beth El
Dec 13, 2023 Annual TBE Hanukkah Party

 

Journey to an Old-Fashioned Christmas

Nov 29- Dec 24, 2024 Dickens Christmas at Skaneateles
Dec 6-21, 2024 Yuletide in the Country Tours & Dinner- GCVM
Dec 13-15, 2024 It's A Wonderful Life- Seneca Falls

 

Shopping & Craft Fairs

Nov 8-10, 2024 Christkindl Market- Granger Homestead
Nov 15-17, 2024 Christmas in the Country- Rochester Dome Arena
Nov 16, 2024 One Stop Holiday Shop- Walworth
Nov 16-17, 2024 Holiday Market - GCV&M
Nov 22-24, 2024 Holiday Bazaar- Rochester Museum & Science Center
Nov 29-30, 2024 Holiday Craft & Wine Marketplace
Dec 1-9, 2024 Holidays at The Market
Dec 6-8, 2024 Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit Christmas Bazaar and Food Sale
Dec 2, 2023 7th Annual Holiday Open House - Upstate Vintage Market
Dec 14, 2024 Hope Hall's Holiday Woodworking Sale
Dec 14, 2024 Wintercraft 2024- Flower City Arts Center

 

New Year's Eve

Dec 29, 2023

Noon Year's Eve Party - Penfield Library

Dec 30, 2023

Noon Year's Eve Party - Henrietta Public Library

Dec 31, 2023

Winter Festival of Lights NY Wagon RIDES - Log Cabin Restaurant

Dec 31, 2024

New Year's Eve Celebration - Holiday Valley

Dec 31, 2023 New Year’s Eve Celebration - Swain
Dec 31, 2024 Noon Year Party- Ontario Play & Cafe
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