With the holiday break just days away, it can be overwhelming to figure out how to keep the kids entertained for all that time… not to mention visiting family! No one wants to hear “I’m bored” 40 times a day! Below you’ll find a list of events, camps and activities to help you plan out your break and keep everyone happy!
Day Camps
JCC Stamford Vacation Days
Grades K – 6
Weekdays (excluding December 25)
Monday, December 23 – Tuesday, December 31
Options: Full Vacation Days, Basketball Vacation Camp & Aquatics Vacation Camp
School Break Camp at Chelsea Piers
Ages 3 – 13
December 23, 26, 27 & 30
Little Athletes, gymnastics, sports academy, soccer, ninja & parkour & ice hockey camps with an after care option for ages 5 – 13
Mill River Vacation Camp
Ages 4 – 14
December 23, 27, 27 & 30
Lunch and snack provided
School Holiday Vacation Program at The Italian Center
Grades K – 5
December 23, 26, 27 & 30
Swimming, dodgeball, basketball, floor hockey, arts & crafts and movies
Stamford YMCA Winter Holiday Vacation Camp
December 23, 26, 27 & 30
Arts & crafts, group fitness & dance, indoor court games & free swim
Tumble Jungle Holiday Camp
Ages 3+
December 23, 26, 27, 30, 31, January 2 & 3
Games, crafts, zip-line, inflatables & more
No School Camp at Happy Hands Art & Pottery in Wilton
Ages 4+
December 23, 26, 27 & 30
Interactive pottery painting, clay hand-building, canvas, mixed media, and more!
December Peak Performance Vacation Camp at Davenport Elementary School
Ages 4 – 12
December 26, 27, 30 & 31
Floor Hockey, Pinball, Battleship, Basketball, Tag Games, Wiffle ball, Soccer, Flag Football, and much, much, more!
December Vacation Fun Club at Recreation Star Center
Grades K – 5
December 26, 27 & 30
Gym games, sports, arts and crafts and more!
TGA Premier Junior Golf Camp at Stillmeadow Elementary School
Grades K – 4
December 26, 27 & 30
Station-based instruction (full swing, chipping and putting), Rules & etiquette and character development lesson & fun games and contests!
Lillie’s Baking Camp at Recreation Star Center
Ages 8 – 14
Monday, December 30
Homemade hot chocolate create snowman pancakes with a bacon scarf, learn to create winter wonderland cookies & cream popcorn, plus the best chicken pot pot pie ever!
My Gym Camp
Ages 2 – 10
December 26, 27 & 30
Potty training not required
Holiday Activities
Cookies & Cocoa with Santa at My Gym Stamford
Monday, December 23
9 a.m. ages 2 & under
10:15 a.m. ages 3 & over
11:30 a.m. all ages
Pancakes with Santa Part II
Mike’s Organic Market
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Photos with Santa at Sam Bridge Nursery & rides
Monday, December 23 & Tuesday, December 24, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Photos with Santa at Stamford Town Center
Monday, December 23, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Tuesday, December 24, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Santa Visits at Stepping Stones Museum
Through December 24, 11:15 a.m. & 1:15 p.m. daily
Come in and snap a photo with Santa and his friends as your children let him know what they want for the holidays.
The Nutcracker at The Westport Country Playhouse
Monday, December 23, 12:30 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.
Hanukkah House Experience – Family Brunch at Chabad of Stamford
Wednesday, December 25, 8 a.m.
Family day brunch, food and fun for the whole family. With special guest Bobbie Doowah who will be performing a concert for the kids
Kwanzaa Celebration at the South End Branch of the Ferguson Library
Thursday, December 26, 2:30 p.m.
Lighting of the first candle, Kwanzaa crafts & refreshments
Kwanzaa Celebration at the Stamford Government Center
Friday, December 27, 2:30 p.m.
Featuring African Drumming and Dancing, poetry & songs
Menorah Parade from Chabad of Stamford to Latham Park
Saturday, December 28, 6 p.m.
Join a parade of cars decked out with menorahs as we drive through Stamford culminating with a Giant Menorah lighting at Latham Park
Noon Years Eve at the Maritime Aquarium
December 31, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Countdown to noon & DJ!
Noon O’Clock Rock at Stepping Stones Museum
December 31, 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Experience different celebrations from around the world, and when the clock strikes noon, the ball drops, the move-and-groove dance party featuring a DJ breaks loose, and the bubble wrap stomping begins.
Noon Years Eve Party at the Main Library
December 31, 11:30 a.m.
Music, crafts, a photo booth & countdown to noon
Noon Day Celebration at the South End Branch
December 31, noon
Family Balloon Drop at My Gym Stamford
December 31, noon
Games, activities, dancing, tumbling and a BALLOON DROP!
Family Activities
The Silly Dilly Musical Holiday Edition at Stepping Stones Museum
Monday, December 23, 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Six performers will share the joys of the season with a selection of songs from Alan Katz’s Silly Dilly Songbooks, this time featuring hilarious tunes from Where Did They Hide My Presents?
Greek Style Grill Food Truck at Wagon Wheel Wine & Spirits
Monday, December 23, noon – 8 p.m.
Cousin’s Maine Lobster at Wagon Wheel Wine & Spirits
Tuesday, December 24, noon – 8 p.m.
Shen Yun 2020 at The Palace Theatre
December 25, 6 p.m.
December 26, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
December 27, 1 p.m.
This epic production immerses you in stories reaching back to the most distant past with the art of classical Chinese dance
Family Film: Toy Story 4 at Harry Bennett Branch
Friday, December 27, 11 a.m.
When Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called “Forky” to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy. Rated G. 100 minutes. Ages 5 and up.
Sound Tigers Hockey Games at Webster Bank Arena
Friday, December 27, 7 p.m.
Saturday, December 28, 7 p.m.
Casey Carle’s Bubblemania at the Palace Theatre
Sunday, December 29, 3 p.m.
Casey Carle returns to the area in his amazing one-man show combining spontaneous comedy, jazzy music and brilliant bubbling
Places To Hang Out!
Camp Stores
The SoNo Collection
(203) 490-6466
The Best Time Ever/The Best Place Ever
633 Hope Street
(203) 614-8511
Maritime Aquarium
Flurry Zone! An Indoor Snow Experience
Every hour on the hour, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily in December!
Mill River Park Skate Center
December 23 & 24: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
December 25: 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.
December 26 – December 31: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
January 1: 11 a.m. – 9 .pm.
Beta Climbing + Fitness
45 Harbor Drive
(203) 580 – 9963
Chelsea Piers Drop in Activities and Little Athletes Zone
1 Blachley Road
(203) 989-1200
Facility has indoor pools
Get Air Trampoline Park
1 Riverbend Drive South
(203) 427-0903
My Three Sons
62 Wall Street, Norwalk
(203) 838-3013
RPM Raceway Stamford
600 West Avenue
(203) 303-7223
Sky Zone
360 Dr. Martin Luther Kind Drive, Norwalk
(203) 939-7222
Tumble Jungle
Norwalk, Trumbull & Fairfield
Lucky Penny Pottery
1012 Hope Street, Stamford