33 Christmas Activities OPEN after Christmas in Utah!

What do you do that week between Christmas and New Year’s? We still love to enjoy Christmas activities, especially since we usually can’t fit everything in to the calendar that we want to do before Christmas. This list has 33 amazing Christmas activities that are still open after Christmas here in Utah. Enjoy!

1. Gingerbread House Scavenger Hunt (Logan): through December 31. Gingerbread houses located along Main Street. Map here.

2. Zootah Christmas Lights (Logan): through Jan 3. select days from 4:30-8:00 pm. More info.

3. Sleigh Rides on the Farm (Wellsville): American West Heritage Center through Dec. 27. Select days and times: Check here.

4. Hardware Ranch Sleigh Rides (Hyrum): Fridays through Sundays from 10:00 am-4:30 pm through Feb. 15. Sleigh rides through the elk herd that winters here.

5. Tremonton Lights (Tremonton): every day 5:30-midnight through Jan. 1. Park in the Food Pantry parking lot. More details here. Light show timed to music.

6. Brigham City About the Town Scavenger Hunt Complete the Scavenger Hunt by Dec 30.

7. Ogden Christmas Village (Ogden): lights on every day from 5-10 pm (until midnight on Friday and Saturday) through Jan. 1. Walk through village and lights.

8. Christmas in Color (South Jordan and American Fork): Monday-Saturday through Dec. 30. Drive-thru light show. use code “Adventure15” to save 15% off tickets!

Christmas in Color light tunnels are amazing!

9. World of Illumination (Salt Lake City): Open every day through Jan. 4. Drive-thru light show.

10. Tree of Light (Draper): Every day from 5-8 AM and 5-10 pm through Jan 1. Huge tree covered in lights.

11. Temple Square: Every day from lights from 3:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m until Jan. 1. Check our post for what is available during construction.

12. Grand America Holiday Windows (SLC): Dec. 21 – Jan. 3  from 12 pm – 10 pm. Decorated holiday windows and a giant gingerbread house.

13. Macy’s Candy Windows (SLC): Windows viewable through Jan. 1. See the large ornaments made entirely from candy on the west side of Macy’s in City Creek Center.

14. Gardner Village Elves (West Jordan): See what the elves are up to through Dec. 31st. Make sure to participate in the scavenger hunt for a free piece of salt water taffy.

15. Aquarium Lantern Festival (Draper): Check out this new light display at Loveland Living Planet Aquarium until Jan 10. You also get admission into the aquarium until 9:00 pm.

16. South Jordan Candy Windows (South Jordan): Stroll down Towne Center Blvd in South Jordan to enjoy the candy windows (Plus a few in other places). Locations here. On display until Jan. 1.

17. Park City Snow Globes (Park City): Main Street in Park City is decorated for the holidays and you can see the large snow globes. Snow Globe Stroll on display through January 3.

18. Layton City Lights (Layton): Layton City puts on a fabulous light display. You can drive through or walk through. Our boys love the focus on animals. Runs through Dec 31.

19. Roy City Lights (Roy): Another great city light show. This one is best if you get out and walk around. Lights are on through Dec. 31.

20. Luminaria (Lehi): Thanksgiving Point puts on a stunning light show. This is one of our absolute favorite Christmas adventures. You can enjoy Luminaria through January 10.

21. Orchard Lights (Orem): The lights at the Orchard (University Place Mall) will be on until January 3. More details here.

22. Salem Pond Town Christmas (Salem): We love the trees on the pond and how the lights reflect. This is a unique Christmas lights display and you can see it until Jan. 1.

23. Riverwoods Lights (Provo): The lights at the Riverwoods are always awesome. You can walk through these lights until Dec. 31.

24. Festival of Lights (Spanish Fork): Spanish Fork puts on a great drive-thru light show. The lights aren’t timed to music, but some do move. We enjoy this one every year. Lights on until Jan. 1.

25. Gordo’s Winter Wonderland (Spanish Fork): New Event this year at Gordo’s Fun Farm. They have fun lights, a sledding hill, and a trolley ride. And it’s super affordable. You can visit Gordo’s Winter Wonderland until Dec. 27.

26. Traverse Mountain Outlets Grand Gingerbread Display: Walk through this cute little village through Dec. 31

27. Rocky Mountain Outfitters Carriage Rides (Wasatch Mountain State Park): These wagon rides through the lights are so much fun. The jingle of the bells from the horses make this adventure so unique and fun. There are rides through Dec. 31.

28. ZooLights (SLC): Visit the ZooLights at Hogle Zoo through January 4. We love spotting a few animals at night, and the lights are super neat.

29.Red Hills Desert Garden Lights (St. George): We love the desert garden, and the lights are so beautiful. Walk through this display until Dec. 31.

30. Delta City Office Lights (Delta): Delta City has a fun light display on their city building that runs through Jan. 1.

31. Clas Ropes Christmas Cruise: They are extending their cruise for just a few days after Christmas. You can ride the cruise and enjoy the lights through December 27.

32. Lightwalk SLC: We are so excited that they are extending their opening days until January 4. This is a fun light adventure at Tracy Aviary!

33. SLC Bus Tours Christmas Lights Tour: Enjoy this new double decker bus tour through downtown Salt Lake with two fun stops and lots of Christmas lights. Use our code UAF10 to save 10% off your ride.

Bonus: Local Christmas Lights (all over): Most family homes will leave their Christmas lights up through the end of the year. We don’t have schedules for each individual home, so we cannot guarantee that they will be on. Here are some of our favorites:

There are probably other activities open after Christmas in Utah that we missed, but we hope this list gives you plenty of of ideas to help make your Christmas break a ton of fun. Utah is full of so many awesome Christmas adventures. If you want to see the full list, check out our Christmas Activities in Utah post.