There’s no Thanksgiving Day parade on our Ogden list, but Holiday Electric Light Parade is Saturday, Nov 28 at 5:30pm. In all we found five Thanksgiving-weekend outings in and around Ogden: five Black Friday weekend picks, and three are free.
Thursday to Sunday
Everything below, laid out by day. Tap any outing to jump to its details.
Nothing posted yet
Monday to Wednesday, Nov. 23–25
Many schools are off all week. The full Monday-to-Wednesday list goes up with the weekly update on Monday, Nov. 23; what’s already posted is below.
It comes from the same weekly check as the Ogden this-week page.
Thursday morning
Start time, route and what to know with a stroller, from the organizer’s page.
We check the organizers every week. The 5 outings below are confirmed on their official pages.
Run it off
Kids’ races, family walks and stroller rules, from each race’s own page. Kids’ turkey trots in other cities.
Race pages usually open registration in the fall. We check them every Thursday.
Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday
Holiday hours from each place’s own hours page. “Not posted” means the page doesn’t list Friday hours yet. Worth a quick check that morning.
Museums, zoos and play places post holiday hours in November. We add them as soon as they do.
Friday, Nov. 27
Tree lightings, parades, light-display openings and Santa arrivals on Black Friday.
Layton Hills Mall · 1201 N. Hill Field Road, Layton, UT 84041
With littles: Santa visits opening this weekend. Reserving a time online skips most of the line. Walk-ups are welcome when slots are open.
Newgate Mall · 3651 Wall Avenue, Ogden, UT 84405
With littles: Santa visits opening this weekend. Reserving a time online skips most of the line. Walk-ups are welcome when slots are open.
Saturday and Sunday
Parades, lightings, light displays and other easy outings Saturday and Sunday.
Christmas Village · Downtown Ogden, by the Municipal Building, 2549 Washington Blvd., Ogden, UT
With littles: Light display opening this weekend. Lights stay on until 10pm Sunday through Thursday and until midnight Friday and Saturday. Kids can ride the trains and see Santa for free.
Christmas Village · Downtown Ogden, by the Municipal Building, 2549 Washington Blvd., Ogden, UT
With littles: Santa visits opening this weekend. Free visits with Santa in his castle. Bring your own camera. On opening day he arrives around 7pm.
Washington Blvd., 22nd to 27th Street · Downtown Ogden
With littles: Opening night of the Christmas Village. A Santa Run goes first at 4:30, and fireworks and the lights come on after a short ceremony around 6:30.
More to come.Tree lightings and holiday openings often post closer to the holiday. We add them every Thursday.Get the Thursday emailKeep planning
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Christmas markets in OgdenChristkindlmarkts and winter wonderlands with hoursThis week in OgdenDated outings for ages 0–6, checked every Thursday
Good questions
We haven’t found 2026 details for a Thanksgiving parade in Ogden yet. We check again every Thursday and add it as soon as the organizer posts it.
On Friday, Nov. 27: Santa at Layton Hills Mall and Santa at Newgate Mall. Times and prices are on each card.
Ogden Christmas Village, Santa at Ogden’s Christmas Village, Santa at Layton Hills Mall, Santa at Newgate Mall and Holiday Electric Light Parade. Dates and times are on each card.
Ogden Christmas Village, Santa at Ogden’s Christmas Village and Holiday Electric Light Parade are free to watch or attend. More free ideas are on free things to do in Ogden.
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 Thursday through Thanksgiving week. How we choose and check.
One short email every Thursday evening: the best things to do with little kids in Ogden that weekend, Thanksgiving week included.
