December 2026Los Angeles · City of Angels

December in Los Angeles with little kids.

14 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Los Angeles 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.

14 listings · 7 free

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

2 listings

Dec 1 to Dec 6

2 listings

Dec 7 to Dec 13

5 listings

Dec 28 to Dec 31

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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 31

L.A. Zoo Lights

Los Angeles Zoo · 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Holiday lights
When
Nov 20 to Jan 10
Time
Box office 5:45–8:45pm
Price
Adults $29–$35, kids 2–12 $19–$25; under 2 free
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
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Guides

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Good questions

December in LA: the FAQ

14 dated listings so far, including Fairmont Miramar Tree Lighting Ceremony (Dec 3), Burbank Mayor’s Tree Lighting (Dec 5), Breakfast with Santa at the La Habra Community Center (Dec 12) and Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade (Dec 12). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.

Burbank Mayor’s Tree Lighting (Dec 5), Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade (Dec 12), Happy Noon Year! at Carson Library (Dec 31), Noon Year Party at Willowbrook Library (Dec 31) and Noon Year's Eve at Seal Beach Library (Dec 31), plus 2 more marked Free below. For free days and places that never charge, see free things to do in LA.

6 start this December: Breakfast with Santa at the La Habra Community Center (Dec 12), Enchant Los Angeles at Santa Anita Park (Nov 20 to Dec 27), L.A. Zoo Lights (Nov 20 to Jan 10), Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens (Nov 22 to Jan 9) and Christmas Train at Irvine Park Railroad (Nov 27 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.

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