101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in San Antonio – 2022

KidsOutAndAbout is San Antonio’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

Nov 6- Dec 24, 2021	Santa’s Wonderland– Bass Pro Shops
Nov 12- Dec 24, 2021	Photos with Santa– North Star Mall
Nov 18- Dec 24, 2021	Photos with Santa– The Shops at La Cantera
Nov 19, 2021	Downtown Lighting & Santa’s Arrival– Main Plaza Downtown New Braunfels
Nov 19-20, 2021	Christmas in God’s Country– Downtown Hondo
Nov 19- Dec 24, 2021	Santa Photos– Ingram Park Mall
Weekends starting Nov 20- Dec 19, 2021	Photos with Cowboy Kringle – Gruene
Nov 20, 2021- Jan 2, 2022	Holiday in the Park, presented by H-E-B®– Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Nov 26- Dec 23, 2021	A Wonderland Christmas– Morgan’s Wonderland
Nov 27, 2021	Castle Hills Holiday in the Plaza
Nov 27- Dec 19, 2021(weekends)	Contactless Country Christmas with Santa & Mrs. Claus– Traders Village
Dec 2, 2021	Lighted Holiday Parade– Seguin
Dec 3, 2021	Sip n’ Stroll– Seguin
Dec 3, 2021	Light the Night Christmas Parade– Fredericksburg
Dec 4, 2021	Holidazzle– Schertz
Dec 4, 2021	Cookies and Cocoa with Santa– The AgriCultural Museum & Arts Center
Dec 4, 2021	North Pole Stroll– Seguin
Dec 4, 2021	WinterFest San Antonio
Dec 4- 23, 2021	Christmas at the Caverns
Dec 4-19, 2021	Santa’s Railroad Wonderland
Dec 4-5, 11-12, 18-23, 2021	Christmas at the Caverns
Dec 5, 2021	Pictures with Santa– San Antonio Garden Center
Dec 5, 2021	Windcrest Light Up
Dec 11-12, 2021	Pancakes with Santa– Devine Acres Farm
Dec 11, 2021	A Devine Starry Night– Devine Acres Farm
Dec 11, 2021	First Responder’s Breakfast with Santa– Helotes Fire Station
Dec 11, 2021	Helotes Christmas Parade
Dec 12, 2021	Coker Christmas Festival
Dec 17, 2021	Down Home Christmas– Live Oak
Dec 17-19, 2021	Kinder Fest– Boerne

 

Old-Time Christmas

 

Nov 25- Dec 24, 2021	Old West Christmas Light Fest– Enchanted Springs Ranch
Nov 26-27, 2021	Dickens on Main– Boerne
Nov 27 and Dec 11, 2021	Holidays at the Kuhlmann-King– Boerne
Dec 3-4, 2021	Weihnachts in Boerne: A Magical Family Tradition
Dec 8, 10, and 11, 2021	A Toast of Olde Town– Boerne
Dec 4, 2021	Holidays in Gruene – Annual Gruene Pony Express Ride
Dec 4, 2021	Kinderfest
Dec 4, 2021	Santa Claus– Texas Rangers Heritage Center
Dec 4, 2021	A Homemade Christmas– The Alamo
Dec 10-11, 2021	Country Christmas– Big Red Barn

 

Light Displays

Nov 3, 2021- Jan 2, 2022	The Light Park– Retama Park
Nov 5, 2021 – Jan 2, 2022	Santa’s Ranch– New Braunfels
Nov 11, 2021- Jan 2, 2022	Christmas Celebration– Sea World
Nov 12, 2021- Jan 10, 2022	Holiday Lights on the River Walk
Nov 19, 2021- Jan 3, 2022	Alamo Lights
Nov 19, 2021- Jan 2, 2022	Lights Alive!
Nov 19, 2021- Jan 2, 2022	Elf Acres
Nov 19, 2021- Jan 2, 2022	Lightscape– San Antonio Botanical Garden
Nov 20, 2021	35th Annual Light the Way Celebration
Nov 23, 2021- Jan 6, 2022	55 Nights of Fredericksburg Lights
Nov 26- Dec 24, 2021	Christmas on the Ranch
Nov 26- Dec 19, 2021	Westover Field of Lights
Nov 29, 2021- Jan 2, 2022	Whataburger Zoo Lights– San Antonio Zoo
Nov 30, 2021	Lights of Esperanza– Texas A&M University
Dec 3- 19, 2021	Ford Fiesta de las Luminarias– The River Walk
Dec 10- 21, 2021	Christmas at Tejas!

 

 

Living Nativities

 

Holiday Theatre

 

Holiday Concerts

Nov 27, 2021	Sounds of the Season– Cave Without a Name
Dec 2-23, 2021	Ford Holiday Boat Caroling– San Antonio River Walk
Dec 3, 2021	Lighting of the Lights– Helotes
Dec 5, 2021	Harp Ensemble Concert– Coker United Methodist Church
Dec 12, 2021	Home for the Holidays– Mid-Texas Symphony
Dec 15, 2021	Holiday Pops on the Riverwalk
Dec 18, 2021	Holidays at the Majestic– San Antonio Symohony
Dec 20, 2021	The Light of Hope Returning– San Antonio Chamber Choir
Dec 22-23, 2021	Handel’s Messiah– San Antonio Symphony
Dec 28, 2021	Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis– Majestic Theatre

 

Christmas Tree Experience

 

Ice Skating

 

Hanukkah

 

Shopping & Craft Fairs

 

New Year’s Eve

 

Miscellaneous

 

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