November 2026Salt Lake City · The Crossroads of the West

November in Salt Lake City with little kids.

16 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Salt Lake City in November 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.

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

2 listings

Sunday, Nov 1

2 listings

Nov 2 to Nov 8

1 listing

Nov 9 to Nov 15

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3 listings

Nov 23 to Nov 29

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1 listing

Monday, Nov 30

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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.

Nov12to 30

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
Nov20to 30

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
Nov20to 30

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

Guides

More November guides for SLC

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Good questions

November in SLC: the FAQ

16 dated listings so far, including Sensory-Friendly Sunday Morning at Discovery Gateway (Nov 1), Sunday at the Natural History Museum of Utah (Nov 1), Disney On Ice (Nov 6, Nov 7 and Nov 8) and Bank of America Museums on Us weekend (Nov 7 and Nov 8). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.

Bank of America Museums on Us weekend (Nov 7 and Nov 8), Lights On! at The Gateway (Nov 14), Draper Tree Lighting Ceremony (Nov 30), Christmas in the Village (Nov 21 to Dec 31) and Ogden Christmas Village (Nov 28 to Jan 1). For free days and places that never charge, see free things to do in SLC.

The Thanksgiving weekend page lists the parades and turkey trots, plus what’s open on Thursday and Friday.

7 start this November: 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), Santa Photos at Fashion Place (Nov 20 to Dec 24) and Christmas in the Village (Nov 21 to Dec 31), plus 2 more below.

Yes, at the same address. After Nov 30, 2026 it switches to November 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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