The Ultimate List of Utah Christmas Activities 2020

Complete List of Utah Christmas Activities including Santa photos, light displays, concerts, ice skating rinks, festivals, tree cutting, nativity displays and more!

Bookmark this page for continual updates as we get them. Due to Covid-19, some events may be cancelled or modified. 

UTAH CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

Looking for Christmas Activities in Utah? It’s your lucky day! Christmas in Utah is so magical. Most events are totally family-friendly and free or low-cost. 

This Utah Christmas Activities list provides events, locations and cost of all the best Utah Christmas activities.

Related: 75 Simple Christmas Activities No Matter Where You Live 

So Festive Tip: Get a head start planning your Christmas activities before concerts and events are sold out!

Please note:

• This post will be updated throughout the season as new information becomes available. Bookmark it or Pin It for easy reference!
• I try my best to keep this list updated, but please double check times and details before you go. 

THIS LIST IS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY TYPE OF EVENT IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:

1. Christmas Lights and Tree Lighting Displays
2. Christmas Trees and U-cut Farms
3. Concerts/Events
4. Ice Skating
5. Festivals
6. Nativity Displays
7. Santa and Santa Runs
8. Salt Lake City At Christmas Activities
9. Service Opportunities
10. Sledding + Skiing
11. Advent Sundays
12. Other
13. Great for Kids!

No matter if you are looking Christmas in Salt Lake City or Christmas activities throughout the state, this list should have them all! 

Utah Christmas Lights & Tree Lighting Displays

FREE

• Layton City Lighting Ceremony and Display – Layton
• Temple Square Lighting– Salt Lake City – lights are on all season until January 1 (parking info here)
• Ogden’s Christmas Village Lighting – Ogden – light on until January 1
• Christmas Light Parade– Kanab
• Kaysville Lights the City– Kaysville
• Draper Tree Lighting  – Draper (includes Tree of Life)
• Bountiful Tree Lighting– Bountiful
• Lights On! Gallivan Center Lighting and Festival– Salt Lake City- ice skating costs $- 4:oo pm
• Lights on Sherwood Drive- Kaysville
• Hooper Holiday House  – Hooper
• Pond Town Christmas– Salem

COST MONEY

• Christmas in Color– South Jordan & Provo – $30 per car
• Provo River Christmas Cruise, Provo- $8
• Hogle Zoo Lights– Salt Lake City
• Thanksgiving Point – Lehi
• Spanish Fork Festival of Lights
• Willard Bay Festival of Lights

Christmas Trees and U-Cut Farms

*Be sure to contact the tree farm directly before going to ensure they still have trees left!

• Utah National Forests Christmas Tree Cutting – Heber/Kamas district-permits go on sale early November- permits sold at Soldier Hollow in Midway
• Utah National Forests Christmas Tree Cutting – Ashley National Forest district- permits go on sale November 15th at forest service offices
• Precut Christmas Trees – delivered to your door
• Green Ridge Christmas Trees– Kaysville – opens November 24th, free hot chocolate and candy canes
• Meldrum Christmas Tree Farms– 2073 West Gentile Street, Layton – opens November 24th and 25th
• Papa’s Pines- Morgan – call 801-721-7075 for opening details
• Christmas Trees Website 

Utah Christmas Concerts, Events, & Ballets

FREE

• November 22-23- Bells on Temple Square Holiday Concert – Salt Lake City
• Christmas in the Canyon– St. George
• Messiah Sing In at Abravenel Hall – Salt Lake City
• Young Chambers Christmas Oranges Concert– Salt Lake City
• Santa Parade– Tooele
•  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Christmas Devotional– Salt Lake City
• Beehive Statesmen Barbershop Choir Christmas Concert– West Valley – open to children and families
• Utah Valley Handbell Ringers– Click here for a list of ALL concerts 
• A Cache Valley Christmas– Cache Valley
• Winter Symphony and Sing Along– West Valley – open to children and families
• Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert
• Caroling on Main Street- Bountiful
• Kamas Valley Christmas Concert– Kamas
• Bonnie Harris and The Valley Jazz Christmas Concert– West Valley City
• Christmas Carols at the Cathedral of the Madeline – Salt Lake City
• The Salt Lake Children’s Choir at Christmas- Cathedral of the Madeline- SLC 

COST MONEY

• Clytie Adams School of Ballet Nutcracker – $15-20
• Savior of the World– Salt Lake City- varies
• Trans Siberian Orchestra– Salt Lake City- $
• Ballet West Nutcracker– Ogden – $10-45
• Cache Valley Civic Ballet – The Nutcracker- Logan- $
• –A Christmas Carol– CenterPoint Legacy Theater- Centerville – $19.50-25
• –Polar Express Ride– Heber – $25-50
• The Forgotten Carols– Salt Lake City, Murray, St. George, Logan, Orem- $18-30
•  A Christmas Carol – Hale Center Theater- Salt Lake- $29-35
• Nathan Pacheco Christmas Concert– Salt Lake City
• The Lower Lights Christmas Concert – Salt Lake City- $16-30
•  Ballet West The Nutcracker – Salt Lake City – $
• Sing Choir of Angels Concert – Provo- $5-10
•  Utah Regional Ballet Nutcracker – $
• Messiah– Cedar City
• Dicken’s Christmas  Ball– West Jordan
• A Kurt Bestor Christmas– Salt Lake City- $
• Peter Breinholt Christmas Concert– Salt Lake City- $16.50-20
• Mannheim Steamroller– Salt Lake City – $40-75
• A Jim Brickman Christmas– Salt Lake City

Ice Skating

COST MONEY 

• Outdoor Skating Rink- Station Park-Farmington
• Park City Mountain Resort Resort Center Ice Rink– Park City
• Outdoor Skating- The Gallivan Center
• Midway Ice Rink– Midway/Heber Valley 

Festivals and Santa Runs Utah

FREE

• Festival of Lights– Bountiful
• Ogden’s Christmas Village  – Ogden
• Christkindlmarkt– Salt Lake City
• Elf Display/Scavenger Hunt at Gardner Village– West Jordan
•  Grand America Gingerbread House Display/Holiday Window Stroll – Salt Lake City
• Holly Days in the Park – Riverton (vendors, walk to see giant story book pages of Twas the Night Before Christmas, warm scones, hot chocolate, ($)
• Gingerbread Festival– Bountiful
• Holiday Fun Day– Ogden – crafts, food, and fun
• Candlelight Christmas @ This is the Place State Park– Salt Lake City
• Candy Cane Hunt – Draper- for ages 3-6
• Midway City Town Party– Midway

COST MONEY 

• Utah Santa Run– Provo
• Santa Run– Ogden
• The Festival of Trees– Salt Lake City
• Dickens Christmas Festival– St. George – $7 adults, $5 children
• Hardware Ranch Elk Festival and Sleigh Rides – Cache Valley
• Utah Santa Run– West Jordan
• Christmas Festival– Salt Lake City – $7 adults, $5 children
• A Candlelight Christmas- Salt Lake City
• Pioneer Christmas– Provo

Utah Nativity Displays

FREE

• Christmas Creche Display– Midway
• Echoes of Christmas Live Nativity– Salt Lake City- 
• The Live Nativity– Alpine

COST MONEY 

• Christmas in the Canyon Live Nativity at Tuacahn– St. George- $2 or $15 per family

Santa

FREE 

• Santa’s Arrival at Station Park- 6:30pm – Free (photos extra)
• Paws and Claus Holiday Photos– Farmington Station Park
• Santa arrives in Riverton – Riverton
• Santa Parade– Tooele
• Farmington City Santa Photos– Farmington- (free to residents, reservations required)
• Bowman’s Santa– Kaysville- FREE
• See Santa in Midway– Midway

COST MONEY

• Breakfast with Santa– Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City
• Tea with Santa– Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City
• Supper with Santa– Hyatt in Farmington – $250-includes hotel stay
• Santa at City Creek– Salt Lake City
•  Santa at Station Park- Farmington

Salt Lake City Christmas 

Christmas in Salt Lake City is magical! Here are tons of Christmas Activities to check out: 

FREE 

• Grand America giant gingerbread house- indoors and free- Salt Lake City
• Candy windows at Macy’s- Salt Lake City
• Jingle Bus 
• Primary Children’s Medical Center– collects bubbles, fingernail polish, matchbox cars and other items for children
• Ronald McDonald House – cook a meal for families with children who are terminally ill or sick at PCMC , volunteer , or donate items 
• Christkindlmarkt– Salt Lake City
• Temple Square Lighting– Salt Lake City – lights are on all season until January 1 (parking info here)
• Messiah Sing In at Abravenel Hall – Salt Lake City
• Young Chambers Christmas Oranges Concert– Salt Lake City

COST MONEY

• Breakfast with Santa– Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City
• Tea with Santa– Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City
• Santa at City Creek– Salt Lake City
• Jingle Bell 5k– Salt Lake City
• Christmas Eve Brunch Buffet at the Grand– Salt Lake City
• Christmas Festival– Salt Lake City – $7 adults, $5 children
• A Candlelight Christmas- Salt Lake City
• The Festival of Trees– Salt Lake City
• Outdoor Skating- The Gallivan Center
• Hogle Zoo Lights– Salt Lake City
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Service Opportunities

• Sub For Santa– United Way of Utah County
• The Road Home– collects items for the homeless including socks, hats, mittens, and other seasonal items. More info here.
• Primary Children’s Medical Center– collects bubbles, fingernail polish, matchbox cars and other items for children
• Ronald McDonald House – cook a meal for families with children who are terminally ill or sick at PCMC , volunteer , or donate items 
• Sweet & Simple 12 Days of Christmas– spread some cheer with this easy 12 Days of Christmas

Sledding + Skiing

• Snow Basin
• Snowbird
• Park City Mountain Resort
• Deer Valley
• Brighton

Advent Sundays 2019

If you’re not familiar with the Advent Sunday tradition (that will help you to slow down this season!), read about it here and get ideas on how to start this with your family.

• December 1- 1st Advent
• December 8- 2nd Advent
• December 15- 3rd Advent
• December 22- 4th Advent

Other

FREE

• Jingle Bus 
• Gingerbread House Contest– South Jordan- entries due the 17th, on display until the 1st.
• Christmas Classics Movie Series– West Jordan (held each Monday)
• Swiss Christmas and Cottages for the Children– Heber
• Helping our Heroes Holiday Market– Layton

COST MONEY

• Jingle Bell 5k– Salt Lake City
• Christmas Eve Brunch Buffet at the Grand– Salt Lake City

Just for Kids

• Grand America giant gingerbread house- indoors and free- Salt Lake City
• Candy windows at Macy’s- Salt Lake City

We hope you enjoy all the Utah Christmas Activities! Leave a comment if you know of any other festive Christmas activities we can add to the list!