December Events for Siouxland Families

Every month I try to bring you the best things to do in Sioux City and Siouxland with your family, from storytimes and crafts to music festivals, streaming concerts, and holidays from silly to serious. This month, some of the highlights include Christmas and New Year's Eve events. It's also a great month to visit a local Christmas tree farm. I hope this event list inspires you to go make some happy memories with your family this month!

Things to do in Sioux City and Siouxland the first week of December

Sun 12/1

1pm: Holiday Movie Series: Elf at the Re/MAX City Centre on 4th Street. $5 includes movie admission and a box of popcorn. Santa will be in attendance!
6 to 8:30pm: 12 Nights of Christmas at the Sioux City Railroad Museum. FREE with a freewill donation option. More details here.

Mon 12/2

1pm: Monday Matinee movie at the Morningside branch of the Sioux City Public Library. Call the reference to find out ahead of time what movie to expect.
6 to 8:30pm: 12 Nights of Christmas at the Sioux City Railroad Museum. FREE with a freewill donation option. More details here.

Tues 12/3

11am: Library Storytime at the Perry Creek branch of the Sioux City Public Library
6 to 8:30pm: 12 Nights of Christmas at the Sioux City Railroad Museum. FREE with a freewill donation option. More details here.

Weds 12/4

NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship Tournament at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information available here.
10:30am: Library Storytime at the Morningside branch of the Sioux City Public Library
6 to 8:30pm: 12 Nights of Christmas at the Sioux City Railroad Museum. FREE with a freewill donation option. More details here.
6:30pm: Botanical Gifts Workshop at Joie Floral in Orange City, IA. More details here.
7:30pm: Dear Evan Hansen at the Sioux City Orpheum Theater. Tickets and more information available here.

Thurs 12/5

NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship Tournament at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information available here.
5:30pm: Holiday Parade of Lights in North Sioux City, SD, hosted by North Sioux City Parks & Recreation
6 to 8:30pm: 12 Nights of Christmas at the Sioux City Railroad Museum. FREE with a freewill donation option. More details here.
6pm: Standstill Parade of Lights in Vermillion, SD followed by community tree lighting
7:30pm: Christmas at Morningside concert at Morningside University's Eppley Auditorium, tickets starting at $11.50. More information here.

Fri 12/6

Rural Route Ramble throughout rural Siouxland. More details here.
NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship Tournament at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information available here.
6 to 8:30pm: 12 Nights of Christmas at the Sioux City Railroad Museum. FREE with a freewill donation option. More details here.
7pm: The Happy Elf presented by REACH Youth and Family Theatre at Briar Cliff University. More information here.
7:30pm: Christmas at Morningside concert at Morningside University's Eppley Auditorium, tickets starting at $11.50. More information here.
7:30pm: Closed for the Holidays presented by the Sioux City Community Theatre. Tickets and more information available here.
8pm: Becky Robinson "She Gone" Tour live comedy show at the Sioux City Orpheum Theater. Tickets and more information available here.

Sat 12/7

Rural Route Ramble throughout rural Siouxland. More details here.
Sinterklaas Day in Orange City, IA with traditional Dutch-inspired holiday celebrations in town including a modern take on a European-style Christmas market at Gezellig.
NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship Tournament at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information available here.
9am to noon: Kids' Workshop: Holiday Snow Globes at Home Depot. Sign up FREE here.
10am to 2pm: Tour of Steeples at various Sioux City churches. More details here.
10am and 12:30pm: Holiday Gift-Making Workshops at the Sioux City Art Center. FREE, but space is limited so registration is required. Sign-up or get more information here.
11am: First Saturday Storytime at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library
noon to 4pm: Santa's Whistlestop Tour at the Sioux City Railroad Museum
6 to 8:30pm: 12 Nights of Christmas at the Sioux City Railroad Museum. FREE with a freewill donation option. More details here.
7pm: The Happy Elf presented by REACH Youth and Family Theatre at Briar Cliff University. More information here.
7:30pm: Closed for the Holidays presented by the Sioux City Community Theatre. Tickets and more information available here.

Things to do in Sioux City and Siouxland the second week of December

Sun 12/8

1pm: Holiday Movie Series: the Grinch at the Re/MAX City Centre on 4th Street. $5 includes movie admission and a box of popcorn. The Grinch himself will be in attendance!
1 to 4pm: Peirce Mansion Open House at the historic Peirce Mansion, with live music and refreshments, FREE
1 to 4pm: Christmas Festival at the W.H. Over Museum in Vermillion, SD. More information here.
2pm: The Happy Elf presented by REACH Youth and Family Theatre at Briar Cliff University. More information here.
2pm: Closed for the Holidays presented by the Sioux City Community Theatre. Tickets and more information available here.
6 to 8:30pm: 12 Nights of Christmas at the Sioux City Railroad Museum. FREE with a freewill donation option. More details here.

Mon 12/9

NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship Tournament at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information available here.
1pm: Monday Matinee movie at the Morningside branch of the Sioux City Public Library. Call the reference to find out ahead of time what movie to expect.
6 to 8:30pm: 12 Nights of Christmas at the Sioux City Railroad Museum. FREE with a freewill donation option. More details here.

Tues 12/10

NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship Tournament at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information available here.
10am: Nature Tales at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center for preschoolers with a parent or other adult caregiver
11am: Library Storytime at the Perry Creek branch of the Sioux City Public Library
6 to 8:30pm: 12 Nights of Christmas at the Sioux City Railroad Museum. FREE with a freewill donation option. More details here.

Weds 12/11

10:30am: Library Storytime at the Morningside branch of the Sioux City Public Library
6 to 8:30pm: 12 Nights of Christmas at the Sioux City Railroad Museum. FREE with a freewill donation option. More details here.
7pm: Free Movie: A Christmas Story at the Coyote Twin Theater in Vermillion, SD

Thurs 12/12

National Gingerbread House Day, make or eat some gingerbread to celebrate!
6 to 8:30pm: 12 Nights of Christmas at the Sioux City Railroad Museum. FREE with a freewill donation option. More details here.
7:30pm: Closed for the Holidays presented by the Sioux City Community Theatre. Tickets and more information available here.

Fri 12/13

7pm: The Happy Elf presented by REACH Youth and Family Theatre at Briar Cliff University. More information here.
7:30pm: Closed for the Holidays presented by the Sioux City Community Theatre. Tickets and more information available here.

Sat 12/14

Wreaths Across America at various cemeteries around Siouxland and across the nation
Breakfast with Santa at Cone Park, hosted by Sioux City Parks and Recreation. Registration required, several time slots available. More information here.
9:30am: Baby Storytime at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library
10am to 3pm: Winter Fun Day and Artist Open House at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, FREE admission, kids crafts, and activities. Local artists will have gifts available for purchase.
10am: Spinning Snowflake DIY-U at Lowe's. Sign-up FREE here.
6:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers hockey vs Omaha Lancers home game at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information available here.
7pm: The Happy Elf presented by REACH Youth and Family Theatre at Briar Cliff University. More information here.
7:30pm: Closed for the Holidays presented by the Sioux City Community Theatre. Tickets and more information available here.

Things to do in Sioux City and Siouxland the third week of December

Sun 12/15

Breakfast with Santa at Cone Park, hosted by Sioux City Parks and Recreation. Registration required, several time slots available. More information here.
1pm: Holiday Movie Series: Polar Express at the Re/MAX City Centre on 4th Street. $5 includes movie admission and a box of popcorn. Pajamas encouraged!
2pm: Closed for the Holidays presented by the Sioux City Community Theatre. Tickets and more information available here.
2pm: Classic Langley Songs and Holiday Favorites live musical performance from Jack and Mike Langley at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, FREE admission, with reception to follow
2pm: The Happy Elf presented by REACH Youth and Family Theatre at Briar Cliff University. More information here.
3pm: Home for the Holidays presented by the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra. Tickets and more information available here.

Mon 12/16

1pm: Monday Matinee movie at the Morningside branch of the Sioux City Public Library. Call the reference to find out ahead of time what movie to expect.

Tues 12/17

11am: Library Storytime at the Perry Creek branch of the Sioux City Public Library

Weds 12/18

10:30am: Library Storytime at the Morningside branch of the Sioux City Public Library

Thurs 12/19

7pm: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer stage musical version of the classic stop-motion TV special, presented live at the Sioux City Orpheum Theatre. Tickets and more information available here.

Fri 12/20

5:30pm: Solstice Yoga at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, pre-registration requested

Sat 12/21

11am: Storytime en Espanol at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library
Winter Solstice

Things to do in Sioux City and Siouxland the fourth week of December

Sun 12/22
Mon 12/23

1pm: Monday Matinee movie at the Morningside branch of the Sioux City Public Library. Call the reference to find out ahead of time what movie to expect.

Tues 12/24

Christmas Eve

Weds 12/25

Christmas

Thurs 12/26
Fri 12/27

7:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers hockey vs Sioux Falls Stampede home game at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information available here.

Sat 12/28

9:30am: Baby Storytime at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library
11am: Coding Storytime at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library, for ages 3-7
11am: Robo Wunderkind at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library, for ages 8-12

Things to do in Sioux City and Siouxland the fifth week of December

Sun 12/29
Monday 12/30

National Bacon Day, eat some bacon to celebrate (bonus points if it's from a Siouxland farmer!)

Tuesday 12/31

New Year's Eve
7:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers hockey vs Fargo Force home game at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information available here.

I do not run any of these events and encourage you to call or visit the websites of the hosting locations, organizations, or stores with any questions and to confirm details. Many paid events and some free events require tickets or registration in advance, and some may sell out or fill up quickly or very far in advance. Age and other recommendations are general guidelines provided by the event or activity organizer and should not be considered legal or medical advice and may not apply well to all children.

Know of something fun I should add to this list? Email Me!

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