December 2026Fresno · Raisin Capital

December in Fresno with little kids.

8 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Fresno 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.

8 listings · 3 free

Last checked · Every listing links to its official page. How we choose

1 listing

Dec 1 to Dec 6

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2 listings

Dec 7 to Dec 13

5 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.

Dec1to 24

Photos with Santa at Fashion Fair

Fashion Fair, Center Court · 645 E. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA 93710

Santa
When
Nov 13 to Dec 24
Time
Weekdays 3–7pm in November, longer hours in December; breaks 2–3pm and 5–5:30pm
Price
Visits are free; photo packages are sold
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
Dec1to 25

Christmas Tree Lane

North Van Ness Boulevard, Old Fig Garden · N. Van Ness Blvd. between Shields and Shaw, Fresno, CA

Holiday lightsFree
When
Dec 1 to Dec 25
Time
Evenings
Price
Free (donations welcome)
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
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Guides

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Good questions

December in Fresno: the FAQ

8 dated listings so far, including Tesoro Viejo Tree Lighting (Dec 3), Clovis Christmas Tree Lighting (Dec 7), Downtown Fresno Christmas Parade (Dec 12) and Photos with Santa at Fashion Fair (Nov 13 to Dec 24). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.

Clovis Christmas Tree Lighting (Dec 7), Downtown Fresno Christmas Parade (Dec 12) and Christmas Tree Lane (Dec 1 to Dec 25). For free days and places that never charge, see free things to do in Fresno.

6 start this December: Tesoro Viejo Tree Lighting (Dec 3), Photos with Santa at Fashion Fair (Nov 13 to Dec 24), Photos with Santa at ZooLights (Nov 19 to Dec 23), ZooLights at Fresno Chaffee Zoo (Nov 19 to Jan 3) and Santa at Pajama Christmas, Hillcrest Tree Farm (Nov 29 to Dec 23), 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.

One short email every Thursday evening with the best things to do with little ones in Fresno that weekend.

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