101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Memphis - 2022
KidsOutAndAbout is Memphis'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
Old-Time Christmas
| Nov 11 & 12, 2022 | Hernando Dickens of a Christmas & Christmas Open House |
Light Displays
Holiday Races
| Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2022 (Virtual) | Santa Hustle 2022 |
Holiday Theatre
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2022 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical |
| Nov 26 & 27, 2022 | NutRemix 2022 - New Ballet Ensemble & School |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2022 | A Christmas Carol 2022 at Theatre Memphis |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 3, 2022 | Elf, The Musical at Harrell Theatre |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Children's Ballet Theater - Nutcracker 2022 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Another Christmas Temptation |
| Dec 16 - 18, 2022 | Ballet Memphis Presents: The Nutcracker |
Holiday Concerts
| Nov 17 - 19, 2022 | Holiday Lighting Weekend at Graceland |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Christmas with Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith! |
| Dec 2, 2022 | A Worship Christmas |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Magic Of Memphis! - Memphis Symphony Orchestra |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Germantown Symphony Orchestra: Germantown Holiday Concert! |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Christmas with CoroRio at the Cannon Center |
| Dec 20, 22 & 23, 2022 | Handel’s Messiah - Memphis Symphony Orchestra |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Mannheim Steamroller Christmas |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2022 | Priddy Farms |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 19, 2022 | Christmas Trees at Cedar Hill Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 19, 2022 | Merry Christmas Tree Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 19, 2022 | Falcon Ridge Farm |
Ice Skating
| Open Year Round | Mid-South Ice House |
Hanukkah
| Dec 18, 2022 | Giant Menorah Lighting & Chanukah Celebration - Chabad of Tennessee |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Oct 21 - 23, 2022 | Holiday Market of Memphis |
| Nov 11 & 12, 2022 | Hernando Dickens of a Christmas & Christmas Open House |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Hernando Christmas Farmers Market |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Metal Museum Holiday Artist Market |
| Nov 12 & 13, 2022 | Memphis Crafts & Drafts Festival - Holiday Market |
| Nov 18 & 19, 2022 | Broad Ave Holiday Open House |
| Nov 18 - 20, 2022 | The Memphis Potters Guild Holiday Show and Sale |
| Nov 19, 2022 | 30th Annual St. Louis Catholic Church Holiday Arts and Crafts Show |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Sip, Shop, and Ugly Christmas Sweaters- First Friday |
| Dec 2, 2022 | All Aboard! Holiday Kick-Off - The Shops of Saddle Creek |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Christmas Craft Show at Agricenter Farmers Market |
| Dec 16 & 18, 2022 | Holiday Sip and Shop at Arrow |
Miscellaneous
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Holiday Fab Fridays - MoSH |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2022 | Carriage rides provided by Cunningham Tours |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2022 | Fire Pit Fridays (with Holiday Lights) - Memphis River Parks Partnership |
| Dec 3, 2022 | The Wild Holiday Rumpus! - Brooks Museum of Art |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Photos with Snow Princess and Ice Harvester at Carriage Crossing |
| Dec 3, 2022 | "Nutcracker: the Motion Picture" Movie Screening - Brooks Museum of Art |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 4, 2022 | Free Holiday Gift Wrapping - The Shops of Saddle Creek |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Cocoa & Cookies at Morton Museum of Collierville History |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Christmas Fiesta! - Dixon Gallery and Gardens |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Gingerbread House Decorating Party at Primas! |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Gingerbread Decorating at Germantown Community Library |
Below are items that have been posted to our calendar. 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!