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Suit up for the top things to do this Christmas Weekend 2025 in Connecticut! Shark-Diving Santa photo courtesy of the Maritime Aquarium
Suit up for the top things to do this Christmas Weekend 2025 in Connecticut! Shark-Diving Santa photo courtesy of the Maritime Aquarium
12/23/25 - By Jennifer Coe

Looking for the best things to do in Connecticut this Christmas weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for the holiday weekend.

Christmas Weekend 2025 has come to Connecticut. And there's so much fun for Connecticut families! Hebron Lights in Motion wraps up this weekend, but you can enjoy the display, even on Christmas Day! Cozy up for Once Upon a Museum: Winter Storytime at the Bruce in Greenwich. Get those wands and potion books ready for Wizarding Week at Niantic Children's Museum. Also this weekend, Kris Kingle kicks back for some down time as Santa Visits the Mystic Aquarium.

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There is winter fun all over CT this Christmas Weekend 2025! Photo courtesy of the Bushnell Park Foundation
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Hebron Lions Lights in Motion

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Thursday, December 25- Sunday, December 28, 2025
Hebron Lions hosts Lights in Motion, a drive-through light display for the holiday season. Set up at the Hebron Fairgrounds, visitors will enjoy over a million lights synchronized with music. READ MORE

Stonington Vacation "Camp"

Stonington
Friday, December 26 - Friday, January 2, 2025
Register for full or half-day sessions or a mix! Participants engage in exciting activities throughout the COMO campus, utilizing areas such as the pottery studio, tennis courts, makerspace, soccer fields, outdoor classroom, Children's Learning Garden, and more. READ MORE

All About Owls at Denison Pequotsepsos Nature Center

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Friday, December 26, 2025
Spend the day getting to know DPNC’s resident owls and learn what makes these nocturnal hunters so extraordinary. Discover their unique adaptations, explore their diets, and even dissect an owl pellet to uncover what’s inside. Please pack water and lunch for your child. READ MORE

Once Upon a Museum: Winter Storytime at The Bruce

Greenwich
Friday - Sunday, December 28 - 30, 2025
Get cozy and join us for an interactive winter story time at the Bruce Museum! Join a Museum Educator for a lively read-aloud of a snowy-themed picture book, complete with songs, rhythm instruments, and playful activities. READ MORE

Bubblemania! with Casey Carle at Norwalk Library

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Friday, December 26, 2025
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Wizarding Week at Niantic Children's Museum

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Friday - Tuesday, December 26 - 30, 2025
Join the witch and wizard academy at the museum and make potions, magic wands, and witch and wizard hats. Hang out with some oozing slime, and some wicked crafts! READ MORE

Winterfest at Bushnell Park in Hartford

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Friday - Sunday, December 26 - 28, 2025
Free skating 7-days a week at Winterfest on the east side of Bushnell Park over by the Pump House. Don’t have your own skates? Winterfest has free skate rentals too. READ MORE

Santa Visits the Mystic Aquarium

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Friday - Sunday, December 28 - 30, 2025
Santa Claus is coming to town...and coming to Mystic Aquarium for photographs! Visit your favorite animals, explore our exhibits, and meet Jolly Old Saint Nick with a special photo opportunity for all ages. What a great way to celebrate the ho-ho-holidays! READ MORE

World Ballet Company Nutcracker in Stamford

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Saturday, December 27, 2025
The most favorite Christmas classic of all is coming to the Palace Theatre this Holiday Season and you are invited to the show! A part of the World Ballet Series, the Nutcracker is performed live by a multinational cast of 50 professional ballet dancers gathered to bring the most beloved holiday tradition to life. READ MORE

Cocoa and Crafts: Slothee Wants Coffee in Hartford

Hartford
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Lots of people love coffee! But where does it all come from? Visit the Museum for a reading of Slothee Wants Coffee while sipping hot cocoa (or coffee for the adults!) and munching on treats. Then, make slothee-themed crafts and explore the exhibit Coffee: A Connecticut Story to learn more about this delicious beverage! READ MORE

Holiday Laser Spectacular at the Stamford Nature Center

Stamford
Friday - Sunday, December 26 - 28, 2025
Celebrate the season with a dazzling laser show set to your favorite festive music! Watch colorful beams and patterns dance across the planetarium dome, bringing holiday tunes to life in a mesmerizing visual experience for the whole family. READ MORE

Shark-Diving Santa at the Maritime Aquarium

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Saturday & Sunday, December 27 - 28, 2025
Santa Claus will be diving with sand tiger sharks in the Aquarium’s during the month of December. See Santa dive on most Saturdays and Sundays. READ MORE

Bald Eagle Viewing at Shepaug Dam

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Saturday & Sunday, December 27 - 28, 2025
The Shepaug Eagle view site will be opening for it's 39th season December 21st, 2024 through March 9th, 2025. View these birds of prey in all their beauty. READ MORE
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Jenny Coe is a longtime Mommy Poppins writer and contributor and full-time mom to three boys. Jenny has also been a contributor at Patch and The Reminder (Hartford Courant). Here at Mommy Poppins, Jenny writes about great things for kids to do in Connecticut and New England, affordable fun, and nature experiences (her favorite!).
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