Dec4Fri
Festival of Lights and Merry Marketplace
LeBauer Park, 208 North Davie Street · Downtown Greensboro
- When
- Friday, Dec 4
- Time
- 5:30–9:30pm
- Price
- Free
December 2026Greensboro–Winston-Salem · The Piedmont Triad
December in Greensboro–Winston-Salem with little kids.
10 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Greensboro–Winston-Salem 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
Dec 1 to Dec 6
Dec4Fri
Festival of Lights in Downtown Greensboro
LeBauer Park and Center City Park · 208 North Davie Street, Greensboro, NC
- When
- Friday, Dec 4
- Time
- 5:30–9:30 p.m.
Dec4Fri
Santa and Mrs. Claus at Hickory Creek Farm
Hickory Creek Farm Christmas Trees · Greensboro
- When
- Dec 4, 5, 11 and 12
- Time
- Nov 28, Dec 5 and Dec 12 noon–2pm; Dec 4 and Dec 11 6:30–8pm
- Price
- Free
Dec4Fri
Santa Photos at Four Seasons Town Centre
Four Seasons Town Centre · 410 Four Seasons Town Centre, Greensboro, NC 27407
- When
- Friday, Dec 4
- Price
- See photo packages on the booking page
Dec5Sat
Downtown Greensboro Holiday Parade
Downtown Greensboro · Downtown Greensboro
- When
- Saturday, Dec 5
- Time
- Noon
- Price
- Free
Dec5Sat
Santa's Winter Festival at South Fork Community Center
South Fork Community Center · 4403 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104
- When
- Saturday, Dec 5
- Time
- Festival 9am–3pm; Santa 11am–1pm
- Price
- Not listed
Dec5Sat
Winston-Salem Ambassadors Holiday Parade
Downtown Winston-Salem · Downtown Winston-Salem
- When
- Saturday, Dec 5
- Time
- 5pm
- Price
- Free
Dec6Sun
Kernersville Christmas Parade
Downtown Kernersville, 136 East Mountain Street · Kernersville
- When
- Sunday, Dec 6
- Time
- 2:30–4:30pm
- Price
- Free
2 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 31
Tanglewood Festival of Lights
Tanglewood Park · Tanglewood Park, Clemmons, NC
- When
- Nov 13 to Jan 1
- Time
- Nightly 6–11pm
- Price
- Per car: $20 cash ($23 card) Mon–Thu, $25 cash ($28 card) Fri–Sun
Dec1to 31
Winter Wonderlights
Greensboro Science Center · 4301 Lawndale Dr., Greensboro, NC 27455
- When
- Nov 18 to Jan 3
- Time
- Evenings
- Price
- See the ticket page
Guides
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Good questions
December in Triad: the FAQ
10 dated listings so far, including Festival of Lights and Merry Marketplace (Dec 4), Festival of Lights in Downtown Greensboro (Dec 4), Santa and Mrs. Claus at Hickory Creek Farm (Dec 4, Dec 5, Dec 11 and Dec 12) and Santa Photos at Four Seasons Town Centre (Dec 4). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.
Festival of Lights and Merry Marketplace (Dec 4), Santa and Mrs. Claus at Hickory Creek Farm (Dec 4, Dec 5, Dec 11 and Dec 12), Downtown Greensboro Holiday Parade (Dec 5), Winston-Salem Ambassadors Holiday Parade (Dec 5) and Kernersville Christmas Parade (Dec 6). For free days and places that never charge, see free things to do in Triad.
6 start this December: Festival of Lights in Downtown Greensboro (Dec 4), Santa and Mrs. Claus at Hickory Creek Farm (Dec 4, Dec 5, Dec 11 and Dec 12), Santa Photos at Four Seasons Town Centre (Dec 4), Santa's Winter Festival at South Fork Community Center (Dec 5) and Tanglewood Festival of Lights (Nov 13 to Jan 1), 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 Triad that weekend.
