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101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Inland Empire - 2023

 

KidsOutAndAbout is America'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, so click through to make arrangements. Enjoy the holidays!

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Santa Sightings

Multiple dates starting Nov 9, 2023 Pictures with Santa at Victoria Gardens | Victoria Gardens
Nov 10, 2023 Santa's Arrival / Tree Lighting at Victoria Gardens
Multiple dates starting Nov 13, 2023 Santa Pet Pictures at Victoria Gardens
Multiple dates starting Nov 17, 2023 Inland Center - Santa Photos 
Multiple dates starting Nov 16, 2023 Santa's Village | SkyPark at Santa's Village
Multiple dates starting Nov 20, 2023 Inland Center | Pet Santa Photos
Nov 24, 2023 Janss Marketplace Jingle Bell Jump
Dec 2, 2023 Breakfast with Santa | City of Rancho Cucamonga
Dec 2, 2023 Santa's Workshop
Dec 3, 2023 Santa Cares Day at Victoria Gardens
Dec 9, 2023 Ice Rink | Skate with Santa | Irvine Spectrum Center
Dec 9 & 16, 2023 Ontario Mills - Breakfast with Santa
Dec 9, 2023 Breakfast with Santa & Christmas Festival
Multiple dates starting Dec 9, 2023 Photos with Santa and Spark of Love Toy Drive 2023
Dec 12, 2023 Operation Santa | Beaumont, CA
Dec 16, 2023 The 951 Market Shopping with Santa

 

Old-Time Christmas

Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2023 Christmas in the Colonies - Riley's Farm
Multiple dates starting Dec 3,7 & 10, 2023 Christmas Village - Riley's Farm : Riley's Farm
Dec 2, 2023 A Night in Bethlehem - Water of Life Community Church
Dec 9, 2023 Olde Thyme Christmas at the Ranch | RIvCoParks
   
   

 

Light Displays

Nov 17, 2023 The Shoppes at Chino Hills 2023 Tree Lighting
Nov 18, 2023 - Jan 7, 2024 31st Annual Festival of Lights - Mission Inn Riverside
Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2023 WildLights | The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Nov 26, 2023 Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in the Courtyard
Multiple days starting Nov 25, 2023 Christmas in The Village | Big Bear Vacations
Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2023 California Christmas Lights & Displays
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2023 Festival of Lights - Mission Inn Hotel & Spa
Nov 30, 2023 Holiday Events Tree Lighting| Fontana, CA
Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2023 Chistmas Hayride Christmas Lights
Dec 1, 2023 Christmas Tree Lighting @ Kaleidoscope
Dec 5, 2023 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 2023 | Town of Apple Valley
Dec 5, 2023 Rancho Bernardo Christmas Tree and Menorah Lighting Ceremony

 

Holiday Festivals and Parades

Mutliple dates starting Nov 10, 2023 Christmas Fantasy Parade | Disneyland Resort
Mutliple dates starting Nov 10, 2023 Disney Festival of Holidays | Disneyland Resort
Nov 24 & 25, 2023 The Festival of Trees Holiday Fair
Multiple days starting Nov 25, 2023 Christmas in The Village | Big Bear Vacations
Nov 25, 2023 Norwalk Town Square Holiday Carnival
Nov 25, 2023 Yucaipa Winterfest & Tree Lighting Ceremony
Nov 26, 2023 Anaheim Town Square Holiday Carnival
Dec 1, 2023 Santa's Electric Light Parade - Temecula CA
Dec 2, 2023 39th Annual Belmont Shore Christmas Parade
Dec 3, 2023 Home - Starlight Parade
Dec 3, 2023 Fellowship Christmas Festival 2023
Dec 4-7, 2023 HoHo Parade
Dec 9, 2023 Chino Youth Christmas Parade & Fair | Chino, CA
Dec 9, 2023 Holiday Fest at Mountain Grove
Dec 9, 2023 Blizzard Bash & Holiday Light Parade | Beaumont, CA
Dec 9, 2023 2023 Pomona Christmas Parade
Dec 9, 2023 Festival of Winter -Holiday Events | Fontana, CA
Dec 9, 2023 Christmas Festival & Parade of Lights | City of Norco, CA
Dec 13 - 17, 2023 2023 Christmas Boat Parade

 

Holiday Theatre

Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2023 The Nutcracker
Multiple dates starting Dec 8, 2023 Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" in Julian
Dec 15, 16, 17, 2023 Nutcracker Performances – BRAVA
Dec 15 & 16, 2023 TIBBIES’ Holiday Follies 2023
Multiple dates starting Dec 19 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
November 17, 18 & 19, 2023 Charlie Brown Christmas | CalTheater

 

Holiday Concerts

Dec 2, 2023 Trans – Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve The Best of TSO and More
Dec 2, 2023 Holiday Concert - Riverside Philharmonic
Dec 2, 2023 Holiday Christmas Concert
Dec 3, 2023 Comfort and Joy, by Modern Men,
Dec 4, 2023 A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland | Big Bear
Dec 10, 2023 Holiday Concert - Riverside Philharmonic
Multiple dates starting Dec 10, 2023 Live Holiday Music at Citrus Plaza and Mountain Grove Food Courts 2023
Dec 14-17, 2023 "A Christmas Down Memory Lane" | Joshua Tree Philharmonic Hi-Desert Cultural Center
Dec 16 & 17, 2023 A Crescendo Christmas 2023
Dec 17, 2023 Irish Christmas Yucaipa Performing Arts Center
Dec 17, 2023 Dickens Christmas Carol Singalonge

 

Christmas Tree Experience

Multiple dates staring Nov, 2023 Christmas Trees - Bennett's Best Christmas Trees
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2023 Rye Farms | Christmas Tree Farm
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 Chistmas Tree Farm Inland Empire 

 

Ice Skating

All year around  Take Ice Skating Lessons near Riverside, CA
All year around   Home - Icetown Riverside 
Nov 2023 thru Jan 2024 Ice Rink | Ice Skating | Irvine Spectrum Center

 

Hanukkah

Dec 11, 2023 Chanukah Festival - JewishRiverside.com

 

Shopping & Craft Fairs

Nov 4 & 5, 2023 Holiday Craft Fair 2023 | Town of Apple Valley
Nov 24 - 26, 2023 Mountain Christmas Boutique | Big Bear
Dec 1-3, 2023 Pomona Harvest Festival
Dec 3, 2023 A Magical Christmas Adventure
Dec 9, 2023 Patches & Pins Expo CHRISTMAS MARKET Orange County
Dec 16, 2023 The 951 Market Shopping with Santa
Dec 17, 2023 Christmas Market at STC Garden Walk

 

New Year's Eve

Dec 29- Jan 1, 2023 Winter Wonderland Weekend 4: New Year's Eve Weekend - Temecula / Vail Lake KOA Resort Campground
Dec 31. 2023 New Year’s Eve at Noon

 

Miscellaneous

Multiple dates starting Nov 10, 2023 Believe In Holiday Magic Fireworks|Disneyland Resort
Multiple dates starting Nov 11, 2023 Christmas Around the World - Conejo Valley
Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2023 The Merriest Time of the Year - Castle Park
Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 Holiday Road - Conejo Valley
Multiple dates starting Nov 27, 2023 Enjoy a Magical Big Bear Christmas | Big Bear Christmas Events
Dec 1 - 3, 2023 The Living Nativity 2023
Dec 3, 2023 Del Mar Village Winter Taste & Sip
Dec 3, 2023 A Magical Christmas Adventure
Dec 6, 2023 Holiday Taste of Old Town
Dec 9, 2023 A Snowy Hula Day - City of Rancho Cucamonga
Dec 9, 2023 Riverside SantaCon 2023
Dec 9, 2023 Chino Youth Christmas Parade & Fair
Dec 14-17, 2023 Living Nativity
Dec 16, 2023 Ugly Sweater Holiday Run
Dec 22, 2023 Kids Only Club Pennypickle's Polar Express
Dec 24, 2023 Kids Only Club Pennypickle's Party

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