December 2026Memphis · Bluff City

December in Memphis with little kids.

16 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Memphis 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.

16 listings · 6 free

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

4 listings

Dec 1 to Dec 6

3 listings

Dec 7 to Dec 13

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1 listing

Dec 28 to Dec 31

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8 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

Santa Photos at Wolfchase Galleria

Wolfchase Galleria · 2760 N Germantown Pkwy, Memphis, TN 38133

Santa
When
Nov 20 to Dec 24
Time
Most days 2–7 p.m.; Dec 24 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; hours change by day, full schedule on the booking page
Price
See photo packages on the booking page
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
Dec1to 23

Santa Photos at Saddle Creek

The Shops of Saddle Creek (Saddle Creek South, between Sephora and UNTUCKit) · Poplar Ave at W Farmington Blvd, Germantown, TN 38138

SantaFree
When
Nov 22 to Dec 23
Time
Nov 22 6–8 p.m.; Nov 27 noon–7; Nov 28 4–7; Dec 4–5 3–7; Dec 6 3–5; Dec 11 3–6; Dec 12 2–6; Dec 13 1–5; Dec 17 4–7; Dec 18–19 2–6; Dec 20 1–5; Dec 21–23 4–7 p.m.
Price
Free; digital and printed photo
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked

Guides

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Good questions

December in Memphis: the FAQ

16 dated listings so far, including Bank of America Museums on Us weekend (Dec 5 and Dec 6), Bartlett Christmas Parade (Dec 5), Olive Branch Christmas Parade (Dec 5) and Southaven Christmas Parade (Dec 5). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.

Bank of America Museums on Us weekend (Dec 5 and Dec 6), Olive Branch Christmas Parade (Dec 5), All-American Christmas Parade (Dec 12), Memphis Holiday Parade (Dec 12) and Noon Year's Eve at Central Library (Dec 31), plus 1 more marked Free below. For free days and places that never charge, see free things to do in Memphis.

9 start this December: Breakfast with Santa at Bartlett Woods Church of Christ (Dec 12), Lantern Festival at Memphis Zoo (Nov 13 to Feb 14), Santa Photos at Wolfchase Galleria (Nov 20 to Dec 24), Santa at the Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees (Nov 21 to Dec 27) and Starry Nights: Arctic Adventure (Nov 21 to Jan 3), plus 4 more below.

Cold or rainy days are on indoor play for toddlers in Memphis, with ages, prices and hours from each place’s own site.

Holiday hours for Dec. 24, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 are on the Christmas break page.

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 Nov 7, 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 Memphis that weekend.

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