Milwaukee–Waukesha · November 15, 2026 – January 1, 2027

Christmas and holiday events for kids in Milwaukee

28 tree lightings, Santa visits, light displays and holiday shows around Milwaukee, November 15 to New Year’s Day. 9 are free.

Updated Oct 24. Every listing links to its organizer’s page.

Don’t miss

NovemberSun, Nov 15 – Mon, Nov 30

DecemberTue, Dec 1 – Fri, Dec 18

Christmas breakSat, Dec 19 – Fri, Jan 1

All seasonLight displays, Santa visits, shows and exhibits that run for weeks. Check the organizer’s page for open nights and times.

Quick answers

What free Christmas events are there for kids in Milwaukee?

9 listed. Coming up:

For organizers

Hosting a tree lighting, Santa visit or holiday show in Milwaukee?

List it on Grassy Knees and it can show up on this Christmas page, in the metro’s weekend picks and in the app. Free to post until Oct 31.

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How this list works

Tree lightings, Santa visits, light displays, Nutcrackers, menorah lightings and Noon Year’s Eve parties, beyond your own block. This page collects every event and program in our Milwaukee listings whose title names Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Santa, holiday lights, the New Year or the like, dated between November 15 and January 1. 28 are still ahead. Each one opens its listing page, which links to the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. Dates are in Central Time.