Fun Christmas Outings in San Diego (Dec. 2023)

photo: @famdiego at the FREE "Northern Lights" display at California Center for the Arts in Escondido

With the kiddos out of school for Christmas break, whatever will you do?! I've got you covered with all the Fun Christmas Outings in San Diego. There are LOTS, but just pick one or two so you don't drive yourself crazy, but now you know you've got options...35 of them!

Contents:

• Museums

• Activities

• Walk Thru Events

• Theme Park Holidays

• Ice Skating

• Christmas Camps

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All the Fun Christmas Outings in San Diego

🏛 MUSEUMS:

• Timken Museum for Jewels of the Season ornaments

• SD Model Railroad Museum for Christmas trains

❄️ ACTIVITIES:

• Holiday Movies at Rooftop Cinema

(get 20% off with my discount code: "FamDiego", expires 12/31/23)

-note that movies before 4:30pm are kid-friendly, afterwards they're adults only

• Holiday Nights & Sights Tour by Old Town Trolley

• Jingle Belle Cruise on the Bahia Belle

• Lights at the Santee Lakes

• Life-Sized Gingerbread House at Rancho Bernardo Inn

• Snow Day at Mountain View Library

🌟 WALK THROUGH:

FREE 

• Hotel Del Holidays

• Seaport Village

• Balboa Park

• Old Town

• Jingle Terrace Live in Vista

• Christmas Light Neighborhoods

• Northern Lights at California Center for the Performing Arts

CHEAP 

• Festive Forest at Banner Ranch in Julian

• Antique Steam & Gas Engine Museum in Vista

• Enchanted Village at Noah Homes 

COST

• Lightscape at San Diego Botanic Garden

• Jingle Jets at USS Midway

• Coastal Christmas at Del Mar Fairgrounds

🦁 THEME PARK HOLIDAYS:

• San Diego Zoo for Jungle Bells

• Safari Park for Wild Holidays

• SeaWorld for Christmas Celebrations

• Sesame Place for Furry Christmas

• Legoland for LEGO Holidays

• Belmont Park for Winter Wonder

⛸ ICE SKATING:

• Hotel Del Coronado

• Liberty Station in Point Loma

• Peltzer Farms Winery in Temecula

• Fairmont Grand Del Mar - "Glice-Skating"

• Lakehouse Hotel in San Marcos

• Viejas Casino in Alpine

• Julian Farm & Orchard

🏕 CHRISTMAS CAMPS:

• Camp Christmas in Pine Valley

• 123 Farm in Beaumont

• Sky Park at Santa's Village in Lake Arrowhead

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HAVE FUN! 💚❤️

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