Ann Arbor Christmas Guide
Our Ann Arbor Christmas Guide will help you fit in all the fun local activities this holiday season. With family gatherings, holiday parties, shopping, and more, the holiday season is always busy. It’s a challenge to fit everything in.
Note: The Christmas Guide is updated as new events are announced and added to our calendar. Check back through the season to find more fun events.
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Ann Arbor Christmas Lists
Our calendar is full of holiday events that it can be hard to find just the type of event that you are looking for. The lists below focus on a particular activity to help you find the most family fun this holiday season.
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Christmas Crafts
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All Ann Arbor Christmas Events
Friday, November 15, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🆓 | 11/15/2019
7:00pm-9:00pm |
Tree Lighting Ceremony
at Briarwood Mall, Ann Arbor Michigan |
Sunday, November 17, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🎟 | 11/17/2019
1:00pm-3:00pm |
Holiday Gnome Workshop
at Maker Works, Ann Arbor Michigan |
Friday, November 22, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 🆓 | 11/22/2019
5:00pm-8:00pm |
Christmas Carnival
at KBK Garden Center, Saline Michigan |
Saturday, November 23, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🆓🎟 | 11/23/2019
11:00am-12:00pm |
Holiday Craft Party
at Learning Express Toys of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor MI |
Sunday, November 24, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🆓 | 11/24/2019
6:00pm-7:00pm |
Depot Town Tree Lighting
at Depot Town, Ypsilanti Michigan |
Friday, November 29, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🎟 | 11/29/2019
7:30pm |
DJ Whittington's Kook Kat: A Hip-Hop Panto
at Theatre Nova, Ann Arbor Michigan |
Saturday, November 30, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🎟 | 11/30/2019
3:00pm |
DJ Whittington's Kook Kat: A Hip-Hop Panto
at Theatre Nova, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 11/30/2019
7:30pm |
DJ Whittington's Kook Kat: A Hip-Hop Panto
at Theatre Nova, Ann Arbor Michigan |
Sunday, December 1, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 🆓🎟 | 12/01/2019
9:00am-10:30am |
Caring Santa
at Briarwood Mall, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙 | 12/01/2019
12:00pm-3:00pm |
Circ Fundays: Frozen Funday
at The Circ Bar, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/01/2019
2:00pm |
DJ Whittington's Kook Kat: A Hip-Hop Panto
at Theatre Nova, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙 | 12/01/2019
4:30pm |
Sing Along White Christmas
at Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🆓 | 12/01/2019
5:00pm-7:00pm |
Annual Tree Lighting Festival
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🆓 | 12/03/2019
6:00pm-7:00pm |
Tree Lighting Ceremony
at KeyBank, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/03/2019
8:00pm-9:00pm |
Season of Light
at EMU Science Complex, Ypsilanti Mi |
Thursday, December 5, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🎟 | 12/05/2019
10:00am |
A Christmas Carol
at Morris Lawrence Building, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🎟 | 12/05/2019
6:30pm-10:00pm |
Holiday Nights
at Greenfield Village, Dearborn Michigan |
| 💙 | 12/05/2019
7:30pm-9:00pm |
Saline Area Players presents “A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol “
at Fifth Corner, Saline Michigan |
Friday, December 6, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🎟 | 12/06/2019
10:00am |
A Christmas Carol
at Morris Lawrence Building, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🎟 | 12/06/2019
12:30pm |
A Christmas Carol
at Morris Lawrence Building, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🆓 | 12/06/2019
4:00pm-10:00pm |
KindleFest & Midnight Madness
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 12/06/2019
5:30pm-6:30pm |
Downtown Ypsilanti Tree Lighting
at Ypsilanti District Library – Downtown, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/06/2019
6:00pm-8:00pm |
Festive Friday
at The Creature Conservancy, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/06/2019
6:30pm-10:00pm |
Holiday Nights
at Greenfield Village, Dearborn Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 12/06/2019
6:30pm |
Manchester Christmas Parade
at Downtown Manchester, Manchester Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/06/2019
7:30pm |
DJ Whittington's Kook Kat: A Hip-Hop Panto
at Theatre Nova, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙 | 12/06/2019
7:30pm-9:00pm |
Saline Area Players presents “A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol “
at Fifth Corner, Saline Michigan |
Saturday, December 7, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🎟 | 12/07/2019
9:00am-10:00am |
Christmas Cookie & Plate Decorating Event
at My Urban Toddler Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | 12/07/2019
9:00am-3:00pm |
Festival of Trees
at Wurster Park Manchester, Manchester Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/07/2019
9:00am-12:15pm |
Santa & Friends Series - Pancakes with Santa
at Pierce Lake Golf Course, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 12/07/2019
10:00am-1:00pm |
21st Annual Downtown Home & Garden Christmas Party
at Downtown Home & Garden, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 12/07/2019
10:00am-1:00pm |
Santa Visits
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 12/07/2019
11:00am-4:00pm |
Craft Show
at Maker Works, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙 | 12/07/2019
11:00am-3:00pm |
Reindeer Trail
at Wurster Park Manchester, Manchester Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 12/07/2019
12:00pm-4:30pm |
Freighthouse Holiday Festival
at Ypsilanti Freighthouse, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 12/07/2019
12:30pm-2:30pm |
Free Photos with Santa
at Gene Butman Ford, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/07/2019
12:30pm-2:00pm |
Sugar Plum Tea
at Chelsea High School, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/07/2019
2:00pm |
A Christmas Carol
at Morris Lawrence Building, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🎟 | 12/07/2019
2:00pm-4:00pm |
Ballet Chelsea's The Nutcracker
at Chelsea High School, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/07/2019
3:00pm |
DJ Whittington's Kook Kat: A Hip-Hop Panto
at Theatre Nova, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙 | 12/07/2019
3:30pm-5:00pm |
Saline Area Players presents “A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol “
at Fifth Corner, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 12/07/2019
5:30pm-9:00pm |
Saline's 44th Annual Christmas Parade
at Downtown Saline, Saline Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 12/07/2019
6:00pm-9:00pm |
15th Annual Chelsea Lights Parade
at Downtown Chelsea, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 12/07/2019
6:00pm-9:00pm |
Milan Christmas Parade - Everything Old is New Again
at Downtown Milan, Milan Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 12/07/2019
6:00pm-8:00pm |
Superior Township Christmas Tree Lighting
at Old Township Hall, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/07/2019
6:30pm-10:00pm |
Holiday Nights
at Greenfield Village, Dearborn Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 12/07/2019
7:00pm-10:00pm |
Christmas in Ida Parade
at Downtown Ida, Ida Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/07/2019
7:30pm |
DJ Whittington's Kook Kat: A Hip-Hop Panto
at Theatre Nova, Ann Arbor Michigan |
Sunday, December 8, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🎟 | 12/08/2019
9:00am-10:00am |
O Tannenbaum
at Hudson Mills Metropark, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/08/2019
10:30am-12:00pm |
Snacks with Santa
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
| 💙🎟 | 12/08/2019
11:00am-12:00pm |
Christmas Cookie & Plate Decorating Event
at My Urban Toddler Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 12/08/2019
12:00pm-3:00pm |
Santa Visits
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/08/2019
12:00pm-1:30pm |
Snacks with Santa
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
| 💙🎟 | 12/08/2019
12:30pm-2:00pm |
Sugar Plum Tea
at Chelsea High School, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/08/2019
2:00pm |
A Christmas Carol
at Morris Lawrence Building, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🎟 | 12/08/2019
2:00pm-4:00pm |
Ballet Chelsea's The Nutcracker
at Chelsea High School, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/08/2019
2:00pm |
DJ Whittington's Kook Kat: A Hip-Hop Panto
at Theatre Nova, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/08/2019
2:00pm-3:30pm |
Snacks with Santa
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
| 💙🆓 | 12/08/2019
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Tuba Christmas
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙 | 12/08/2019
3:30pm-5:00pm |
Saline Area Players presents “A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol “
at Fifth Corner, Saline Michigan |
12/08/2019
4:00pm-5:30pm |
33rd Annual Ann Arbor Youth Chorale Winter Concert!
at Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Ann Arbor Michigan |
|
| 💙🎟 | 12/08/2019
6:30pm-10:00pm |
Holiday Nights
at Greenfield Village, Dearborn Michigan |
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🎟 | 12/10/2019
8:00pm-9:00pm |
Season of Light
at EMU Science Complex, Ypsilanti Mi |
Thursday, December 12, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🎟 | 12/12/2019
4:30pm-5:30pm |
PJs & Stories with Santa
at Saline Rec Center, Saline MI |
| 💙🎟 | 12/12/2019
6:00pm-7:00pm |
PJs & Stories with Santa
at Saline Rec Center, Saline MI |
| 💙🎟 | 12/12/2019
6:30pm-10:00pm |
Holiday Nights
at Greenfield Village, Dearborn Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/12/2019
7:30pm-8:30pm |
PJs & Stories with Santa
at Saline Rec Center, Saline MI |
Friday, December 13, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🎟 | 12/13/2019
10:00am-12:00pm |
Brunch with Snowman
at Goldfish Swim School, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/13/2019
6:00pm-8:00pm |
Festive Friday
at The Creature Conservancy, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/13/2019
6:30pm-10:00pm |
Holiday Nights
at Greenfield Village, Dearborn Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/13/2019
7:30pm |
DJ Whittington's Kook Kat: A Hip-Hop Panto
at Theatre Nova, Ann Arbor Michigan |
Saturday, December 14, 2019
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🎟 | 12/14/2019
9:00am-12:15pm |
Santa & Friends Series - Pancakes with Santa
at Rolling Hills County Park, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | 12/14/2019
10:00am-1:00pm |
Santa Visits
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/14/2019
10:30am-12:00pm |
Snacks with Santa
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
| 💙🆓 | 12/14/2019
11:00am-5:30pm |
Tiny Expo: Indie Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/14/2019
12:00pm-1:30pm |
Snacks with Santa
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
| 💙🎟 | 12/14/2019
2:00pm-3:30pm |
Snacks with Santa
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
| 💙🎟 | 12/14/2019
3:00pm |
DJ Whittington's Kook Kat: A Hip-Hop Panto
at Theatre Nova, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙 | 12/14/2019
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Holiday Hustle
at Monument Park, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | 12/14/2019
5:00pm-7:00pm |
S'mores and Santa
at Kensington Metropark Farm Center, Milford MI |
Did I miss any events? Add them in the comments or submit them to the events calendar yourself.
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