43 Must Do Christmas Events and Holiday Activities in Los Angeles for Kids

Snow in Santa Monica? It's part of the holiday magic. Photo courtesy of the City of Santa Monica
Snow in Santa Monica? It's part of the holiday magic. Photo courtesy of the City of Santa Monica
11/5/23 - By Toby B

'Tis the season for Christmas events and holiday activities in Los Angeles! From the thousands of Christmas events and holiday activities taking place this year, we've managed to trim our list to the top family favorites.

This year, Santa's bag is overflowing with festive fun in Los Angeles for families. This holiday season's stockings are full of theme parks dressed up in their holiday finest, traditional holiday parades, only-in-LA holiday shows, and other beloved holly jolly traditions. We can barely keep up with all the fun Christmas events and holiday activities in Los Angeles this year. 

Bookmark this page—we'll update it with amazing new holiday events in Los Angeles as we learn about them. For more holiday activities, don't miss our Holiday Events and Christmas Activities Guide for Los Angeles, packed with every possible Santa breakfast, holiday and Christmas light shows, Nutcracker shows, Polar Express holiday trains, outdoor ice skating rinks, and so much more.

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