101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Memphis - 2024 **IN PROGRESS

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Santa Sightings

Multiple dates starting Nov 4, 2023	Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's
Nov 8 & 9, 2024	Hernando Dickens of a Christmas
Nov 18, 2023	Frosty Fest at Carriage Crossing
Nov 18, 2023	Downtown Memphis Holiday Tree Lighting 2023
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2023	Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees 2023
Nov 21, 2023	West Memphis Christmas Tree Lighting 2023
Nov 22, 2024	Santa, Snow & Cocoa at West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center
Nov 22, 2024	Tree Lighting Ceremony - Town of Arlington
Nov 24, 2023	Peabody Tree Lighting Ceremony Open to Hotel Guests only.
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023	Holiday Wonders at the Garden
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023	Santa Photo Experience at Wolfchase Galleria
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023	Truist Zoo Lights 2023
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023	Deck the Diamond Holiday Spectacular
Nov 29, 2024	Holiday Tree Lighting - City of Germantown
Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024	Eat with Santa at Cedar Hill Farm
Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2023	Festive Fun at Big Cypress Lodge!
Dec 1 & 8, 2023	Holly Jolly Holiday Celebration 2023 - Pictures with Santa!
Dec 2, 2024	Hernando Christmas Parade
Dec 2, 2023	Overton Square Tree Lighting 2023
Dec 2, 2023	2023 Millington Christmas Parade
Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2023	Free Santa Photos - The Shops of Saddle Creek
Dec 3, 2023	All Aboard! Holiday Kick-Off - The Shops of Saddle Creek
Multiple dates starting Dec 4, 2023	Selfies with Santa in Atoka
Dec 5, 2024	Santa at The Crossing - Town of Arlington
Dec 6, 2024	Collierville Christmas Parade
Dec 7, 2023	2023 Marion Christmas Parade
Dec 7, 2024	Town of Somerville Christmas Parade
Dec 7, 2024	Bartlett Christmas Parade
Dec 8, 2024	Cookies with Santa in Hernando
Dec 8 & 9, 2023	Santa's Ride In Atoka
Dec 9, 2023	Germantown Holiday Parade
Dec 9, 2023	Breakfast with Santa at the Fire Museum of Memphis
Dec 9, 2023	2023 Memphis Holiday Parade on Beale Street
Dec 9, 2023	Santa's Annual Fly In 2023
Dec 9, 2023	Santa & Snow at the Square
Dec 14, 2024	Christmas with CoroRio at the Cannon Center
Dec 14, 2024	Christmas Parade - Town of Arlington
Dec 15, 2023	Story Time with Santa at Morton Museum of Collierville History
Dec 16, 2023	Saturday with Santa at CMOM
Dec 16, 2023	Santa at the Train Depot - Germantown
Dec 16, 2023	Cookies & Carols with Santa at Wolfchase Galleria
Dec 16, 2023	Breakfast with Santa - Memphis Zoo

Old-Time Christmas

Nov 8 & 9, 2024

Hernando Dickens of a Christmas

Light Displays

Nov 10, 2023	Christmas Tree Lighting in Hernando
Nov 18, 2023	Downtown Memphis Holiday Tree Lighting 2023
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2023	Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees 2023
Nov 21, 2023	West Memphis Christmas Tree Lighting 2023
Multiple dates starting Nov 21, 2024	Graceland Christmas Tours
Nov 22, 2024	Tree Lighting Ceremony - Town of Arlington
Nov 24, 2023	Peabody Tree Lighting Ceremony Open to Hotel Guests only.
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023	Holiday Wonders at the Garden
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023	Truist Zoo Lights 2023
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023	Starry Nights at Shelby Farms Park
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023	Winter Wonderland at The Children's Museum
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023	Deck the Diamond Holiday Spectacular
Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2023	Christmas in Collierville Saturdays
Nov 26, 2024	Collierville Christmas Tree Lighting
Nov 29, 2024	Holiday Tree Lighting - City of Germantown
Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024	Christmas Traditions presented by Cedar Hill Farm
Nov 30, 2023	Millington Christmas Tree Lighting 2023
Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2023	Festive Fun at Big Cypress Lodge!
Dec 2, 2023	Overton Square Tree Lighting 2023
Dec 7, 2024	Lights on the Farm
Dec 9, 2023	Town of Atoka Tree Lighting 2023

Holiday Races

Dec 1 - Dec 31, 2023 (Virtual)	Santa Hustle 2023 - Virtual
Dec 3, 2023	Santa Hustle 2023 - Memphis

Holiday Theatre

Nov 17 - 19, 2023	NutRemix 2023 - New Ballet Ensemble & School
Dec 9-17, 2023	Ballet Memphis presents The Nutcracker at the Orpheum Theatre
Dec 19, 2023	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer at the Orpheum Theatre
Dec 2-10, 2023	Elf, The Musical at Harrell Theatre
Dec 10, 2023	Children's Ballet Theater - Nutcracker 2023 at the Cannon Center
Dec 13 & 14, 2023	Small Gifts Change the World
Dec 19, 2023	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical
Dec 20, 2023	Drew & Ellie Holcomb's Neighborly Christmas
Dec 28-29. 2023	The Illusionists - The Magic of the Holidays

Holiday Concerts

Nov 16 - 18, 2023	Holiday Lighting Weekend at Graceland
Dec 1 & 2, 2023	Rock 'N' Roll into the Holidays!
Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2023	Holiday Dinner and Music Cruise - Memphis Riverboats
Dec 2, 2023	Soul For The Holidays - The Shops of Saddle Creek
Dec 2, 2023	Magic Of Memphis! - Memphis Symphony Orchestra
Dec 9, 2023	Germantown Symphony Orchestra: Germantown Holiday Concert!
Dec 16, 2023	Christmas with CoroRio at the Cannon Center
Dec 19, 20 &21, 2023	Handel’s Messiah - Memphis Symphony Orchestra

Christmas Tree Experience

Multiple dates starting Nov 17, 2023	Priddy Farms
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2023	Christmas Trees at Cedar Hill Farm
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2023	Falcon Ridge Farm
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2023	Merry Christmas Tree Farm

Ice Skating

Open Year Round

Mid-South Ice House

Hanukkah

Dec 12, 2023

Swimming in Gelt at Memphis JCC

Kwanzaa

Dec 26, 2023

Bluff City Kwanzaa Festival 2023

New Year's Eve

Dec 30, 2023	New Year’s at Noon: Superhero Edition at CMOM
Dec 31, 2023	New Year's at Overton Square

Shopping & Craft Fairs

Oct 4 - 6, 2024	Mistletoe Merchants of Memphis
Oct 25 - 27, 2024	Holiday Market of Memphis
Nov 8 & 9, 2024	Hernando Dickens of a Christmas
Nov 9 & 10, 2024	Hernando Christmas Open House
Nov 11, 2023	Holiday Craft Fair at Gracewood Baptist Church
Nov 11 & 12, 2023	Hernando Christmas Farmers Market
Nov 11 & 12, 2023	Memphis Crafts & Drafts Festival - Holiday Market
Nov 17 & 18, 2023	Broad Ave Holiday Open House
Nov 17 - 19, 2023	The Memphis Potters Guild Holiday Show and Sale
Nov 18, 2023	31st Annual St. Louis Catholic Church Holiday Arts and Crafts Show
Dec 1, 2023	Sip, Shop, and Ugly Christmas Sweaters- First Friday
Dec 1, 2023	All Aboard! Holiday Kick-Off - The Shops of Saddle Creek
Dec 2, 2023	Metal Museum Holiday Artist Market
Dec 2, 2023	Christmas Craft Show at Agricenter Farmers Market
Dec 6, 2024	Christmas on the Square - Town of Arlington
Dec 16 & 17, 2023	Marketplace in Motion - Holiday Shopping Event at Arrow

Miscellaneous

Nov 5-11, 2023	Kendra Scott Toy Drive - The Shops of Saddle Creek
Nov 9, 2023	Movie Night on the Square (Polar Express) - Marion, AR
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023	Muppets Christmas Carol on the Giant Screen Theater!
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023	Laser Holidays at MoSH
Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2023	Christmas in Collierville Saturdays
Nov 26, 2023	“Home Alone” Cookie Decorating Party at Primas!
Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2023	Fire Pit Fridays at Tom Lee Park - Memphis River Parks Partnership
Dec 2, 2023	Soul For The Holidays
Dec 3, 2023	“Nutcracker” Tea Party at Primas!
Dec 9, 2023	Christmas Fiesta! - Dixon Gallery and Gardens
Dec 17, 2023	“Elf” Cookie Decorating Party at Primas!
Dec 25, 2024	Christmas Brunch at The Peabody
Dec 25 & 26, 2023	Christmas at Overton Square

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