December 2026Boston · The Hub

December in Boston with little kids.

10 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Boston in December 2026, sorted by week. Each listing links to its own page and to the organizer’s page, and we add more as new dates are posted.

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2 listings

Dec 1 to Dec 6

1 listing

Dec 14 to Dec 20

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Dec 28 to Dec 31

Dec31Thu

First Night Boston

Copley Square, Boston Common and venues around downtown · Copley Square, Boston, MA

Noon Year’s EveFree
When
Thursday, Dec 31
Time
Fireworks over Boston Common at 7pm; harbor fireworks at midnight
Price
Free
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked

3 listings

Open for weeks at a time

Light displays, exhibits and other runs that last longer than a week. Check each page for the nights or days they’re closed.

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Guides

More December guides for Boston

Santa visits in BostonBreakfasts, photos and Santa trainsChristmas lights in BostonDrive-thru and walk-through displaysEvery year in BostonAnnual events by month, with last year’s dates

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Good questions

December in Boston: the FAQ

10 dated listings so far, including Boston Common Tree Lighting (Dec 3), Brunch with Santa at High Street Place (Dec 5 and Dec 12), Breakfast with Santa at The VERVE (Dec 20) and Bessie’s Rockin’ Noon Year’s Eve (Dec 31). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.

6 start this December: Boston Common Tree Lighting (Dec 3), Brunch with Santa at High Street Place (Dec 5 and Dec 12), Breakfast with Santa at The VERVE (Dec 20), Santa’s Elevator Express at Natick Mall (Nov 1 to Dec 24) and ZooLights at Stone Zoo (Nov 20 to Jan 3), plus 1 more below.

Yes, at the same address. After Dec 31, 2026 it switches to December 2027, starting with the events that come back every year.

Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 30, 2026, and we recheck them every Monday and Thursday. How we choose and check.

The checked list, every Thursday.

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