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Denver Christmas with the Family
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items All the Holiday Winter and Christmas fun you can have in Denver and surrounding areas!
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This is something NEW happening at the Denver Nature Science Museum for 2025!
Magical Winter Nights
The Christmas light drive through known as Christmas in Color. Typically at Water World locations posted, Red Rocks, Water World and Arapahoe Fairgrounds. Ticket is per car!
Christmas in Color
Open all year round this is the cutest little theme park nestled at the base of Pikes Peak! Minutes from the entrance to drive up to the top of the mountain. Prices get higher and crowds get bigger closer to the holiday.
North Pole Colorado Santa’s Workshop · Cascade, CO
A wonderful walk through light display at the botanic gardens. Typically botanical themed lights, great for the whole family!
Blossoms of Light
The Zoo lights are always a staple and a must every year! Great walk through with the kids you can still see some animals and its a great time for the whole family!
Zoo Lights - Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance
The Denver Christkindlmarket is an authentic, German-style holiday market, which is host to local and European craft and food vendors, and tons of magical entertainment for everyone to enjoy.
Denver Christkindlmarket
November 21-23 this HUGE Christmas market brings everything to the metro area you could need for the holidays. Plus come meet Santa!
Denver Christmas Show | November 21-23, 2025
Colorado ballet performs the Nutcracker, an AMAZING show to bring the family to.
The Nutcracker
Join Scrooge in the festive tale of a Christmas Carol at the Wolf Theater with the whole family!
Official A Christmas Carol Tickets - Wolf Theatre Denver - DCPA
One of our absolute favorite holiday attractions in Denver! Ride the rides at night visit with santa, see all the thousands of lights they have displayed. Included with season passes.
Luminova Holidays
Watch as the big parade of lights walk through the streets of downtown denver! FREE TO WATCH!
Parade of Lights | Winter in the City
A wonderful holiday train ride with tons of holiday magic!
Santa Express Train | Royal Gorge Route Railroad
A fun night with the family exploring the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo my personal favorite zoo! The lights the animals, perfect for all ages! Wear your walking shoes!
Electric Safari - CMZoo
A NEW location added this year to Silverthorne, Colorado! Great for the whole family. Slides, hot drinks, photo ops. It is just as magical as it looks.
Ice Castles Colorado
Experience the Polar Express and all its magic with the Colorado Railroad Museum. This is an amazing opportunity if you can score tickets, it is a wonderful story and of course brings us into that holiday spirit.
THE POLAR EXPRESS™ TRAIN RIDE - Colorado Railroad Museum
Gaylord Rockies is another family holiday tradition! We love spending the night and experiencing all the resort has to offer. The pools are still open when its cold! They have ICE an amazing ice sculpture display this year themed Grinch. A cirque sho...
Christmas at Gaylord Rockies
Skating in the middle of McGregor square is the highlight of the holidays.
McGregor Skate - McGregor Square
This sounds like an amazing event for Denver!! Different ticket packages available!
Denver Winter Ball
Watch as dozens of drones light up the Denver sky! November 21-Dec 31 7pm
Mile High Drone Show | VISIT DENVER
Hudson Holidays is a family favorite light display! Walk through Hudson Gardens sip on hot cocoa and enjoy the lights!
Hudson Holidays - The Hudson Gardens & Event Center
Inglewood Belleview Park, and train get dressed up for the holidays! Tickets are $15 per person
City of Englewood Recreation Ticket Search