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December in Seattle with little kids.

10 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Seattle 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.

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

2 listings

Dec 1 to Dec 6

3 listings

Dec 28 to Dec 31

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5 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

WildLanterns

Woodland Park Zoo · 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103

Holiday lights
When
Nov 13 to Jan 17
Time
4–9pm (last entry 8:30pm)
Price
Dated tickets; price on the ticket page
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
Dec1to 24

Snowflake Lane

Bellevue Way between NE 4th and NE 8th · Bellevue, WA 98004

Holiday lightsFree
When
Nov 27 to Dec 24
Time
7pm (about 25 minutes)
Price
Free; parking is free in Bellevue Collection garages
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
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Guides

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Good questions

December in Seattle: the FAQ

10 dated listings so far, including Kent Winterfest Tree Lighting Festival & Parade (Dec 5), Breakfast with Santa at Anderson School (Dec 6), New Year’s Eve at Seattle Center (Dec 31) and New Year’s Eve Countdown at KidsQuest (Dec 31). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.

New Year’s Eve at Seattle Center (Dec 31), Noon Year's Eve Celebration at Renton Library (Dec 31), Snowflake Lane (Nov 27 to Dec 24) and Winterfest Winter Train and Village (Nov 27 to Dec 31). For free days and places that never charge, see free things to do in Seattle.

6 start this December: Breakfast with Santa at Anderson School (Dec 6), WildLanterns (Nov 13 to Jan 17), Santa at the Seattle Christmas Market (Nov 20 to Dec 24), Cookies with Santa on the Christmas Ship (Nov 27 to Dec 23) and Snowflake Lane (Nov 27 to Dec 24), plus 1 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.

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