101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill - 2023
KidsOutAndAbout is the Triangle'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!
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. 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
Dec 2, 2023 | Victorian Christmas at the Page-Walker |
Nov 18, 2023 | Hometown Holiday Celebration - Destination Downtown Mebane, NC |
Dec 1, 2023 | Yuletide By Lanternlight at Historic Halifax |
Dec 1 & 8, 2023 | Christmas by Candlelight - Duke Homestead |
Dec 2, 2023 | Victorian Christmas at the Page-Walker |
Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2023 | Holiday At The 1870 Farm |
Dec 16, 2023 | Christmas in the Piedmont during the Civil War |
Dec 16, 2023 | Christmas Candlelight Tour Program - Bennett Place Historic Site |
Light Displays
Holiday Races
Dec 2, 2023 | Grinch Stink Stank Stunk 5k Toy Run or Jingle Bell Jog (walk) - Smithfield, NC |
Dec 2, 2023 | 2023 Reindeer Romp 5K |
Dec 2, 2023 | Jingle Bell Run Raleigh - Arthritis Foundation |
Dec 9, 2023 | Reindeer Run 5k- Chatham County Partnership for Children |
Holiday Theatre
Nov 22, 2023 | A Magical Cirque Christmas |
Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2023 | A Gift To Remember - The Cary Players |
Dec 2, 2023 | The Hip Hop Nutcracker |
Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2023 | The Nutracker - Cary Ballet Company |
Dec 3, 2023 | Holiday Theatre Performance – Oberlin Regional Library |
Dec 5 - 10, 2023 | Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas - Durham Performing Arts Center |
Dec 8 & 9, 2023 | The Nutcracker - Fuquay-Varina Arts Center |
Dec 9, 2023 | Jill M. Taylor Dance Company's The Nutcracker |
Multiple dates starting Dec 9, 2023 | Elf: The Musical - North Carolina Theatre |
Multiple dates starting Dec 11, 2023 | Christmas Jubille LIVE@THE RUDY |
Dec 13 - 17, 2023 | A Christmas Carol: Presented by Theatre in the Park |
Multiple dates starting Dec 14, 2023 | The Nutcracker - Carolina Ballet |
Dec 15 & 16, 2023 | Sensory-Sensitive Nutcracker Suite - Cary Ballet Company |
Dec 20, 2023 | NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet |
Holiday Concerts
Christmas Tree Experience
Starting November 2023 | Millstone Creek Orchards - Ramseur, NC |
Starting November 2023 | Jordan Lake Christmas Tree Farm - Apex, NC |
Starting November 2023 | The Family Farm on Avent Ferry - Holly Springs, NC |
Starting November 2023 | Phillips Farms of Cary, NC |
Starting November 2023 | Medlin Farm - Wake Forest, NC |
Ice Skating
Year Round | Orange County SportsPlex |
Year Round | Polar Ice Cary |
Year Round | Polar Ice Garner |
Hanukkah
Nov 11, 2023 | Sparkle Night 2023 - Parkside Town Commons - Cary, NC |
Nov 30, 2023 | Cteen (Early) Chanukah at the Canes |
Dec 2, 2023 | Light the Springs - Holly Springs, NC |
Dec 3, 2023 | Handmade Hanukkah Market 2023 |
Dec 3, 2023 | Chanukah Story Hour |
Dec 10, 2023 | Apex Chanukah Festival |
Dec 10, 2023 | Chanukah Parade - Chabad Center of Raleigh |
Dec 10, 2023 | Menorah Lighting On The Green - Lafayette Village - Raleigh, NC |
Dec 12, 2023 | Chanukah @ Fenton: Fire and Ice Spectacular |
Dec 13, 2023 | Celebrate the Festival of Lights - Town of Cary, NC |
Dec 13, 2023 | Family Chanukah Party - Chabad Center of Raleigh |
Dec 14, 2023 | Morrisville Chanukah Celebration |
Kwanzaa
Dec 29, 2023 | 2023 Kwanzaa Celebration - Town of Cary |
Jan 1, 2024 | African American Dance Ensemble's 38th Kwanzaafest |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
New Year's Eve
Dec 30, 2023 | New Year's Count Down Party - Wendell Community Library |
Dec 31, 2023 | Noon Year's Eve - Museum of Life + Science |
Dec 31, 2023 | Not Quite New Year's Eve - Morrisville Community Library |
Dec 31, 2023 | New Year's Eve Party 2024 - East Regional Library |
Miscellaneous
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!