In nearby Golden, you can take the Polar Express Train Ride, famous for its fairy tales and movies, and have the special experience of singing carols and meeting Santa. Additionally, from Denver’s Union Station, you can take a train to Winter Park ski resort or go skiing to Breckenridge, about 80 miles away. If you visit Breckenridge on December 7th, you can see the Bernese Mountain Dog Christmas Parade.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, you can experience the spectacle of paper lanterns lined up along the square and streets through the Luminaria Tour, a traditional event. Travelers can shop at Santa Fe’s Spanish Market and take a boat ride on Carlsbad’s Pecos River amidst millions of twinkling lights. You can also visit indigenous communities like Taos Pueblo, where they celebrate Christmas Eve with bonfires, processions of the Virgin Mary and gun salutes ringing out from ancient adobe houses.
In California, you can enjoy the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade from December 18th to 22nd and the Festival of Lights at the historic Mission Inn in Riverside. In Los Angeles, you can see the Christmas trees at The Grove, the holiday lights on Rodeo Drive, the ice rink at Pershing Square, and on December 1, the Hollywood Christmas Parade. ) can also be viewed. The Bob Baker Marionette Theater has been staging the ‘Nutcracker’ puppet show since 1969, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall features a Christmas concert, sing-alongs, and the movie ‘Alone’ with a live orchestra. A screening of ‘At Home’ will be held.
At the Universal Studio Hollywood theme park, you can enjoy The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Super Nintendo World, and Grinchmas at Whoville. At Disneyland, you can see the Christmas Fantasy Parade, icicle decorations at Sleeping Beauty Castle, and holiday lights at It’s a Small World.
Christmas fun in Oregon includes Portland’s Holiday Brew Fest for beer lovers, Florence’s Victorian Christmas Open Houses, and Bend’s decorated kayaks, canoes and paddle boards. You can participate in the Waterway Parade, etc. Outdoor activities you can enjoy in winter include truffle collecting, snowshoeing, and eagle watching.
Las Vegas, Nevada, celebrates Christmas and the city is decorated with colorful lights. There’s a Glittering Lights Show at the Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, a light maze and holiday scavenger hunt at Enchant Las Vegas, and a car ride at M Resort in Henderson. Candy Rush, a light show that you can enjoy as you go, will be held. At the Bellagio Conservatory, you can see flower decorations that are difficult to see in winter, and enjoy the fountain that dances to Christmas music and the pool of Fontainebleau that has been transformed into an ice rink.
Hawaii welcomes a tropical Christmas with Christmas luaus and hula shows, and offers exotic experiences such as Santa arriving in an outrigger canoe. Additionally, Christmas is a great time for whale watching.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico celebrates the longest holiday season in the country from December 16 to 24, starting with special Misa de Aguinaldo services in town squares and churches across the island. As the Christmas season begins, festivities continue until Three Kings Day on January 6th and the San Sebastian Festival from January 16th to 20th.
