December 2026Salt Lake City · The Crossroads of the West

December in Salt Lake City with little kids.

14 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Salt Lake City 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 · 6 free

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

3 listings

Dec 1 to Dec 6

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3 listings

Dec 28 to Dec 31

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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

Luminaria

Thanksgiving Point Ashton Gardens · 3900 N. Garden Drive, Lehi, UT 84048

Holiday lights
When
Nov 12 to Jan 9
Time
Timed entry every 15 minutes
Price
Varies by date (see tickets); exchangeable tickets offered
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
Dec1to 24

Santa Photos at City Creek Center

City Creek Center · 48 West 100 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Santa
When
Nov 20 to Dec 24
Time
Most days 11 a.m.–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 24

Santa Photos at Fashion Place

Fashion Place · 6191 S. State Street, Murray, UT 84107

Santa
When
Nov 20 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
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
Dec4to 23

Breakfast with Santa at Gardner Village

Gardner Village, Mill Plaza (next to Archibald’s Restaurant) · 1100 W 7800 S, West Jordan, UT 84088

Santa
When
Dec 4 to Dec 23
Time
Seatings at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Price
$36 per person; kids under 2 free on a lap (a high chair or own seat needs a ticket)
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
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Guides

More December guides for SLC

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Good questions

December in SLC: the FAQ

14 dated listings so far, including Holiday First Friday (Dec 4), Bank of America Museums on Us weekend (Dec 5 and Dec 6), South Salt Lake Breakfast with Santa (Dec 5) and Noon Year Celebration at Tyler Library (Dec 31). 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), Noon Year Celebration at Tyler Library (Dec 31), Noon Year's Eve at Daybreak Library (Dec 31), Noon Year's Eve at Kearns Library (Dec 31) and Christmas in the Village (Nov 21 to Dec 31), plus 1 more marked Free below. For free days and places that never charge, see free things to do in SLC.

9 start this December: South Salt Lake Breakfast with Santa (Dec 5), Luminaria (Nov 12 to Jan 9), Christmas in Color (Nov 20 to Jan 2), Santa Photos at City Creek Center (Nov 20 to Dec 24) and Santa Photos at Fashion Place (Nov 20 to Dec 24), plus 4 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 SLC that weekend.

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