Christmas Activities in Southern Utah 2019
36th Annual Jubilee of Trees
Thursday, November 21 - Monday, November 25, 2019
Together Every Step of the Way. Supporting the advancement of Neuroscience Services at Dixie Regional Medical Center. Join each day for a special event in celebration of the holidays and the hospital. General admission is $5 for adults and $1 for children 15 and under.
Dixie Convention Center
1835 S Convention Center Drive, St. George
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Christmas in the Canyon
Friday, November 29 - Monday, December 23, 2019
Come celebrate Christmas at Tuacahn this holiday season! With over 250,000 twinkling lights, a live nativity show, train rides, and a visit with Santa Claus, you don’t want to miss Tuacahn’s Christmas in the Canyon event!
Tuacahn Amphitheatre
1100 Tuacahn Drive, Ivins
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Elf the Musical
Friday, November 29 - Saturday, December 21, 2019
Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh realities that his father is on the naughty list and his half-brother doesn't even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.
Tuacahn Amphitheatre
1100 Tuacahn Drive Ivins
Lisa Seegmiller: Home for the Holidays
Saturday, November 30, 2019 from 7-8pm
Lisa Hopkins Seegmiller, a Tony Award Winner and Grammy Award Nominee, is a nationally acclaimed singer, actress and professor. Lisa Hopkins Seegmiller, a Tony Award Winner and Grammy Award Nominee, is a nationally acclaimed singer, actress, and professor, Juilliard and Curtis. Lisa made her Broadway debut and won her Tony Award singing the leading role of Mimi in La Bohème.
St. George Tabernacle
18 S. Main Street, St. George
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Santa Dash
Monday, December 2, 2019
Kick off the Christmas season by joining St. George Races, the City of St. George, and Cherry Creek Media for the SANTA DASH! Bring your own Santa outfit or register to get one at the event--- the more Santa's the better!!! This untimed fun run will take runners throughout Town Square offering spectacular views of the newly lit Christmas Lights! The race will start and end at the Christmas Tree in the middle of the park and will be run entirely in the park! This event is being held in conjunction with the other Christmas Events on Monday, December 2, 2019 at Town Square with the City of St. George, St. George Children's Museum, and Cherry Creek Media including the tree lighting ceremony, Christmas Carols, Ginger Bread Tour, hot cocoa and carousel rides.
Town Square, St. George
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St. George Gingerbread Parade
Monday, December 2 - Saturday, December 14, 2019
“Follow Gingerbread Parade tour through shops and community centers and end with silent auction to benefit St George Children's Museum.”
Holiday Market & Gingerbread House Auction
Saturday, December 14, 2019 from 1-4pm
“This is sure to be a holiday event you don't want to miss! Join us for an afternoon of local produce, food, and handmade goods for every holiday occasion. We'll also be hosting the Gingerbread House Parade Auction which benefits the St. George Children's Museum. DiversiTeach will be hosting a free kids activity. There will be live music ensembles, dance numbers, and MORE. Come celebrate community and the season with us. WE CAN'T WAIT!!!”
Fundraiser - St George Gingerbread House Parade
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Fundraiser: silent auction, raffle and bake sale to benefit the St George Children's Museum
Downtown Farmers' Market
2 West Saint George Boulevard, St. George
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The 2019 St. George Christmas Light Spectacular
Now - January 1, 2020 (for last entry)
HedgeHog Electric annual St. George Christmas Map make it easy to check out the best Christmas light displays around town! Click the website below to download a map or choose a turn by turn google direction map. HedgeHog Electric is also donating $1 to the local non-profit, Root for Kids, for every Facebook like and Instagram follower, from now until Jan 1st. AND they are also doing a $500 Amazon Gift Card giveaway! Check the link below for more details on how you can win!
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Ryan Shupe Christmas
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 7:30 – 9:30 PM
With the same light-hearted energy that brightens their popular live concerts throughout the year, Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand tailor their rocking, acoustic sound to fit their most favoritest time of the year – Christmas! Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand are performing in St. George, UT at Desert Hills Hight School on Dec 4th. It is great for the whole family and a fun Christmas tradition!
Desert Hills High School
5301 S Mcclintock, St. George
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The Piano Guys
December 4, 2019 from 7:30-10:30pm
SUU Alumni & Community Relations presents The Piano Guys Christmas Together on December 4th at 7:30pm in the America First Event Center! Come hear your favorite The Piano Guys songs mixed with holiday classics!
SUU Alumni, 351 W University Blvd, Cedar City
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Christmas Big Band Jazz
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 7:30-9pm
Come see Southern Utah’s own Rebel Jazz Band’s Holiday Concert!
Eccles Fine Arts Center at Dixie State University
100 S. 700 E., St. George
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A Kurt Bestor Christmas: Peace on Earth
Thursday, December 5-6, 2019
This December, Kurt Bestor Brings “Peace on Earth”—His Suite of Beloved Holiday Arrangements—To the Center for the Arts at Kayenta. He’s a household name for most Utahns, but Kurt Bestor is also world–renowned for the multifaceted body of award–winning music he has composed and performed during his prolific career. This December, Bestor returns to Kayenta to perform “Peace on Earth,” an intimate concert series that seeks to instill peace into hearts at Christmastime. His holiday songs are beloved for their beauty, richness and uniqueness. Bestor loves performing at the Center because, as he puts it, “The 200–seat theatre creates a special, familial energy. It’s as if close friends have joined me in my living room to listen to the Christmas arrangements that I hold dear.”
Center for the Arts at Kayenta
881 Coyote Gulch Court, Ivins
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Sand Hollow Resort: Light the Night Charity Event
Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 10 AM – 7:30 PM
Sand Hallow Resort Charity event includes a Charity Golf Tournament (10am shotgun) on their championship golf course and family Light the Night event full of all kinds of activities like rock bowling, horse-drawn hayrides, caroling, Santa & Mrs. Clause, bonfires, s’mores, hot chocolate, doughnuts, holiday entertainment and fireworks! All net proceeds are going to be donated to help local families in need to celebrate Christmas.
Sand Hollow Resort
5662 W Clubhouse Dr, Hurricane
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Hungry Hustle 5k - Hustle to Fight Childhood Hunger
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Each of the 5 kilometers will be marked with some fun activities including tinsel, Christmas trees, snowballs, candy canes, a selfie with Santa (the real one!) and much more! So, find your ugliest sweater, put on your running shoes and be prepared for a fun run filled with Christmas joy (and a whole lot of happy, non-hungry kids)! 8:00am – Food Drive begins at Confluence Park. Food drop off is available until 1:00pm. 9:00am – Packet pick-up and festivities begin. 10:30am – Hungry Hustle 5k begins.
City of St. George Crosby Family Confluence Park
1850 S Convention Center Dr
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Dickens Christmas Festival
Wednesday, December 4 - Saturday, December 7, 2019
The Dickens' Festival is not just another craft show, but a unique and unusual entertainment and shopping experience. Olde English shops, hundreds of period costumes, fortune tellers, orphans, royalty, and the REAL Father Christmas all combine to offer our guests a Christmas experience like no other!
Dixie Convention Center
1835 S Convention Center Drive, St. George
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Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 7:30 – 9:30 PM
This Christmas give your family the gift of Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker in Hayward! Step into a simpler time filled with sweet dreams and Christmas magic. With world-class artists, over 200 dazzling costumes, stunning sets, towering puppets and soaring birds, don’t miss your chance to ring in the holidays with this acclaimed Christmas extravaganza. The New York Times, “Hot Ticket!” Celebrate this cherished holiday tradition and relive the dream with Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. Get tickets for the whole family now!
Heritage Center Theater
105 N 100 E, Cedar City
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Vintage Market Days Presents - Home for the Holidays
Thursday, December 12 - Saturday, December 14, 2019
Vintage Market Days® is an upscale vintage and vintage-inspired indoor/outdoor market featuring original art, antiques, clothing, jewelry, handmade treasures, home décor, outdoor furnishings, consumable yummies, seasonal plantings and a little more. Vintage Market Days® events are so much more than a flea market. Each Vintage Market Days® event is a unique opportunity for vendors to display their talents and passions in creative venues.
Dixie Convention Center
1835 S Convention Center Drive, St. George
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Baker's Dozen Half Marathon, Relay, & 5K
Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 8 – 11 AM
A race where you gain weight 😮 Yep, this race combines running, friends, and sugar! You have the choice of a 5K, Half Marathon, or join up with some buddies and do a Relay. Each pass by the sugar shack you must have a sweet treat. There are cookies, doughnuts, and other fun sweet stuff.
Hurricane, UT
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“The Joy of Christmas” with St. George Children’s Choir
Saturday, December 14, 2019, 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Cox Performing Arts Center at Dixie State University
325 S 700 E, St. George
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The Forgotten Carols
Monday, December 16, 2019
The Forgotten Carols musical theater stage performance tells the story of Connie Lou, a nurse whose empty life is changed when Uncle John, a new patient she is attending, recounts the story of Christ’s birth as told by little known characters in the nativity story. The accounts from the Innkeeper, the Shepherd and others help the nurse discover what the world has forgotten about Christmas, ultimately encouraging her to open her heart to the joy of this special season. There will be two showings, one at 4pm and another at 7:30pm.
Cox Auditorium
225 S 700 E, St. George
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Christmas with the Bar J Wranglers
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Celebrate Christmas with The Bar J Wranglers, world famous singing cowboys from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, who will entertain the entire family with western harmonies straight from the range, cowboy stories and jokes that will have you laughing in the aisles, and an evening of inspiration that will continue to lift your spirits long after the holidays.
Dixie State University
225 South University Ave, St. George
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Laughing All the Way Matinee
Saturday, December 21, 2019 from 1-4pm
Laughing All the Way is a Christ-centered Christmas celebration for the whole family featuring John Bytheway, Hank Smith, and Meg Johnson. Music will be performed by Carmen Rasmusen Herbert. You’ll laugh (a lot), you’ll cry, and you’ll feel the Spirit of the season at this spirited ha-ha-holiday event.
Dixie Convection Center Ballroom
1835 S Convention Center Dr., St. George
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