Christmas Fun in Vegas!
- Jennifer Capunitan
- Dec 7, 2015
- 4 min read
Wondering what to do with your kids while visiting or living in Vegas? Here are some great #parentkidfun events taking place for the 2015 Christmas Season in Vegas! (You can also bring your dogs to some of these places, too!)
(Las Vegas Town Square)
Town Square will spread holiday cheer throughout the center in the form of snowflakes during its Snow in the Square show at Town Square Park.Shows are scheduled Monday – Thursday at 7 p.m. and Friday – Sunday at 7 and 8 p.m.Each show lasts 10 minutes and is choreographed to classic holiday tunes.
(Las Vegas Town Square)
Every Thursday night before the Snow in the Square show, local elementary through high school students will take center stage to entertain crowds with exciting performances ranging from school choirs to holiday musicals.
(Las Vegas Town Square)
Town Square shoppers are invited to bring their four-legged friends to Santa’s house to pose for holiday photos and enjoy treats every Wednesday from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. The center requests guests limit their pet photos to dogs and cats only.
Find yourself surrounded by thousands of twinkling lights, more than 28,000 poinsettias and a 42-foot tall holiday tree.The majestic holiday tree is decorated with 7,000 warm white LED lights and 2,500 ornaments. Below, you will find a model locomotive that runs past four chocolate houses and through two chocolate stations. Also present are two 12-foot-tall animated snow globes that showcase classic winter scenes, placed on each side of the tree.Nearby, a mother polar bear adorned with 12,000 white carnations keeps a watchful eye on her three cubs as they slip and slide across icebergs floating in a winter pond.The holiday display is available for guests to enjoy for free from December 4 through January 3. If you get there between 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., look out for " 2015 Mr. and Ms. Green Thumb" who will be on hand daily to answer guest questions about the displays. Guests can enjoy live holiday performances, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. nightly, from the Victorian Gazebo in the South Garden.
If the idea of over half a million twinkling Christmas lights draped over three acres of cactus sounds exciting, then you must a visit the Chocolate Wonderland at Ethel M Chocolates Factory and Cactus Garden in Henderson, NV. This is one of the coolest holiday things you can do in Las Vegas. The huge Ethel M's cactus garden out front features a spectacular display of more than half a million holiday lights, chocolate houses and sculptures, and demonstrations of Ethel M Chocolate creations. Santa Claus visits the place at stipulated hours.The display will be open from November 11th - Jan 1, 2016. Admission to Chocolate Wonderland is free and includes a factory tour. Special seasonal chocolate collections are also available for purchase.Lights: On Nightly, 5pm to 10pm - November 11th - January 1st. FREE ADMISSIONFactory & Chocolate Shoppe: Open daily 8:30am to 10pmVisits from Santa Claus: Friday - Sunday till Christmas 5pm to 9pmDates: November 11th, 2015 - Jan 1, 2016Performance by local Choirs: Friday - Sunday 6pm to 8pm
Fashion Show and Dream Works Animation take guests on a never-before-seen, magical experience with Adventure to Santa. This 15-minute adventure is must-do for the entire family. Join Shrek and his friends as they take you on an interactive journey to find Santa at the North Pole.Opportunity to visit with Santa and pose for a photoDates:
Location: The Great Hall, lower level Nordstrom
3200 Las Vegas Blvd S. Ste. 600, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Come and visit Santa Claus and Santa Jaws in the shipwreck exhibit at Mandalay Bay's Shark Reef Aquarium.Santa will be visiting Mandalay Bay's Shark Reef Aquarium.
Admission: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., From 4 pm to 4:15 pm Santa will put on his SCUBA gear and plunge into the Shipwreck waters to bid everyone farewell alongside his underwater friends.With each paid admission, kids 12 and under will get a treat and a complimentary picture with Santa and Santa Jaws. So come by and celebrate the holidays with your favorite undersea creatures (and some magical ones too!).
Location: Mandalay Bay
Dates: Saturday, Dec. 5 & Sunday, Dec. 6
Saturday, Dec. 12 & Sunday, Dec. 13
Saturday, Dec. 19 through Thursday, Dec. 24
SCUBA Santa from 4 pm to 4:15 pm
General Admission: Adult $20.00; Child (Age 4-12) $ 14.00; Children 3 and under FreeNevada Resident Discount: Adult 17.00; Child (Age 4-12) $ 12.00; Children 3 and under $ Free
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