December 2026Milwaukee · Cream City

December in Milwaukee with little kids.

35 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Milwaukee 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.

35 listings · 9 free

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17 listings

Dec 1 to Dec 6

Dec2Wed

Toddler Time

Muskego Public Library · 16663 W Janesville Road, Muskego, WI 53150

When
Dec 2, 9 and 16
Time
10:30am–11am and 9:30am–10am
Price
No pricing information
Ages
Ages 2–3
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
Dec4Fri

Messy Makers

Muskego Public Library · 16663 W Janesville Road, Muskego, WI 53150

When
Friday, Dec 4
Time
10:30am–11:30am
Price
No pricing information
Ages
Ages 0–8
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4 listings

Dec 7 to Dec 13

Dec12Sat

Juggling Jam

Wauwatosa Public Library · 7635 West North Ave., Wauwatosa, WI 53213

When
Saturday, Dec 12
Time
11am–12pm
Price
No pricing information
Ages
Ages 4+
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
Dec13Sun

LEGO Club

Wauwatosa Public Library · 7635 West North Ave., Wauwatosa, WI 53213

When
Sunday, Dec 13
Time
1:30pm–3pm
Price
No pricing information
Ages
Ages 5–12
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked

2 listings

Dec 14 to Dec 20

1 listing

Dec 21 to Dec 27

Dec26Sat

Frosty Free Week

Milwaukee County Zoo · 10001 W. Bluemound Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226

Free
When
Dec 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30
Time
Daytime
Price
Free daytime admission; regular parking and attraction rates apply
Ages
All ages
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2 listings

Dec 28 to Dec 31

Dec31Thu

Noon Year's Eve Run

Meadow View area, Oconomowoc · Oconomowoc (about 35 minutes west)

Noon Year’s EveFree
When
Thursday, Dec 31
Time
Kiddos 1K at 11:15 a.m.
Price
Kiddos 1K free (ages 12 and under)
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9 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

Wild Lights

Milwaukee County Zoo · 10001 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226

Holiday lights
When
Nov 20 to Dec 31
Time
5:30–9 p.m. (gates close 8:15)
Price
Early-bird online through Nov 8: adult $15, child 3–12 $15, 2 and under free; parking included; Zoo Pass 20% off
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
Dec1to 24

Santa Photos at Mayfair Mall

Mayfair Mall · 2500 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa, WI 53226

Santa
When
Nov 21 to Dec 24
Time
Most days 11 a.m.–7 p.m.; Dec 24 9 a.m.–6 p.m.; hours change by day, full schedule on the booking page
Price
See photo packages on the booking page
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Good questions

December in Milwaukee: the FAQ

35 dated listings so far, including Creative Sparks (Dec 2), Story Time Stay & Play (Dec 2, Dec 9 and Dec 16), Toddler Time (Dec 2, Dec 9 and Dec 16) and Wauwatosa Village Tree Lighting (Dec 2). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.

Waukesha Night of Lights (Dec 4), Bank of America Museums on Us weekend (Dec 5 and Dec 6), Greenfield Holiday Tree Lighting (Dec 5), West Allis Christmas Parade (Dec 5) and West Allis Christmas Tree Lighting (Dec 5), plus 4 more marked Free below. For free days and places that never charge, see free things to do in Milwaukee.

15 start this December: German Holiday Market & Tree Lighting (Dec 4 to Dec 5), Night of Lights (Dec 4), Santa at Night of Lights (Dec 4), Visit with Santa at the German Holiday Market (Dec 5) and Breakfast with Santa at Saint Kate (Dec 12 to Dec 13), plus 10 more below.

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

Season dates, prices and skate aids are on the ice skating page.

Hills and tubing parks, with height rules for little kids, are on the sledding page. Every hill needs snow, so check the park’s status page the morning you go.

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 12, 2026, and we recheck them every Monday and Thursday. How we choose and check.

The checked list, every Thursday.

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