101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Orange County, CA - 2025
Orange County's big list of holiday events for 2025: Christmas concerts, lights, trees, nativities, and more. . . plus activities for Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Eve.
The activities we've listed here are confirmed for this year, but many require reserving ahead of time, so click through to make arrangements. Enjoy the holidays!
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 post! Click 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
Old-Time Christmas
| Multiple dates starting on Nov. 16, 2025 | Magic of European Christmas |
Light Displays
Living Nativities
| December 20 - 21, 2025 | The Living Nativity - Celebrating the Virgin Birth and Deity of Jesus Christ - Granite Creek |
Holiday Theatre
| Multiple dates starting on Dec. 2, 2025 | The Nutcracker Ballet - Downey Theatre |
| Multiple dates starting on Dec. 4, 2025 | The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker - The Debbie Allen Dance Company |
| Multiple dates starting on Dec. 4, 2025 | Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake |
| December 6, 2025 | Nutcracker for Kids - Segerstrom Center for the Arts |
| Multiple dates starting on Dec. 11, 2025 | American Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker - Segerstrom Center for the Arts |
| December 20 & 21, 2025 | Dance to Your Hearts Delight - Downey Theatre |
| December 23, 2025 | Fiesta Navidad - Segerstrom Center for the Arts |
| December 24, 2025 | LA County Holiday Celebration - The Music Center |
Holiday Concerts
| Multiple dates starting on Dec. 5, 2025 | Home Alone: in Concert - Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| December 10, 2025 | The Holidays with Canadian Brass |
| December 13, 2025 | Holiday Sing Along - Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| December 13, 2025 | Emmanuel! A Concordia Christmas |
| December 14, 2025 | Swingin' Navidad |
| December 15, 2025 | Silent Night |
| December 17, 2025 | Jessica Vosk Sleigh |
| Decembeer 21 & 22, 2025 | Tis the Season |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Multiple dates starting on Nov. 24, 2025 | Holiday Tree Lot - Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov 28, 2025 | Shawn's Christmas Trees - Los Angeles, CA |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov 28, 2025 | Shawn's Christmas Trees - Los Angeles, CA |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov. 29, 2025 | Tina's Trees - Calabases, CA |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov. 29, 2025 | Tina's Trees - Sherman Oaks, CA |
Ice Skating
| Multiple dates starting on Oct. 18, 2025 | Outdoor Ice Skating - Winter Lodge |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov. 1, 2025 | Ice Rink - Irving Spectrum Center |
| November 7, 2025 | Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink Ceremony - Center City Bishop Ranch |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov. 7, 2025 | Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink - Center City Bishop Ranch |
| Multiple dates starting on Nov. 28, 2025 | Fire & Ice Festival with Ice Skating - Newport Dunes, CA |
Hanukkah
| December 14, 2025 | Hanukkah Festival - Skirball Cultural Center |
| December 14, 2025 | Hanukkah Celebration - Pretend City |
| December 21, 2025 | Celebrate Hanukkah - The Shops at Santa Anita |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| November 14 & 15, 2025 | Nutcracker Craft Boutique - City of Brea, CA |
| November 21, 2025 | Holiday Craft & Gift Festival |
| November 30, 2025 | Outdoor Holiday Market - Cabrillo Marine Aquarium |
| December 3, 2025 | Annual Holiday Stroll - City of Torrance, CA |
| December 6, 2025 | Holiday on Main Street - Yorba Linda, CA |
| December 13, 2025 | Holiday Family Faire - Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum |
| December 20, 2024 | Holiday Market - Dana Point Harbor |
New Year's Eve
| December 30, 2025 | Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert |
| December 31, 2025 | New Year's Eve Around the World - Pretend City Children's Museum |
| December 31, 2025 | NYELA Countdown to 2025 - Grand Park |
| January 25, 2025 | Tết (Lunar New Year) Festival - City of Santa Ana, CA |
Miscellaneous
Below are even more upcoming holiday events that have been posted to our calendar by local organizations. 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 post! Click here for instructions about how to add your organization to our list and easily post your events to our calendar!
Christmas Tree Farms
Do you cut your own Christmas tree? Here's our big list of farms where you can cut your own Christmas tree in the Orange County area.
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