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Fox Cities Holiday Guide - Light Displays & Santa Sightings

Sarah Rathsack

From incredible light displays to Santa sightings…get out and capture the Holiday spirit this season!

Christmas Light Displays

APPLETON

  • 2421 W. Seneca Dr., Appleton

  • 2139 W. Capitol Drive, Appleton

  • 711 East Tallgrass Drive, Appleton

  • 1628 W Pershing St, Appleton

  • 1801 W. Rogers Ave, Appleton

  • 609 West College Avenue, Downtown Appleton

  • 1509 East Cass Street, Appleton

  • Fox Cities Festival of Lights Darboy Community Park, N9334 Noe Rd, Appleton

  • Ben’s Wish, N255 Rogers Lane, Appleton

  • N9348 Mulholland Ln, Appleton (music)

  • N179 Alex Dr, Appleton

  • N172 Crooked Pine Court, Appleton (music)

  • N9599 Clover Ridge Tr. Appleton

  • N251 Hank Drive, Appleton

  • N9455 Sara Lane, Appleton

COMBINED LOCKS

KAUKAUNA

BLACK CREEK

  • 308 N Beech St., Black Creek

SEYMOUR

  • 706 N Main St, Seymour (music)

KIMBERLY

  • 115 S. Louise St., Kimberly (near Kimberly Public Library)

  • 1215 W 4th St, Kimberly (music)

  • 126 S. Birch St., Kimberly (music)

  • Memorial Park Light Display, 218 E. Kimberly Avenue, Kimberly

  • 1215 West 4th St, Kimberly

  • 1420 W Kimberly Ave, Kimberly (music)

GREENVILLE

  • A Very Bright Ryan Family Christmas, W7277 Sunfield Drive, Greenville

  • W6780 Marcy Ct, Greenville (music)

  • N1798 Baileys Harbor Road, Greenville

HORTONVILLE

  • 121 E Main St, Hortonville

  • Main Street Lights, 258 E Main St, Hortonville (music)

  • 1690 County Road T, Hortonville

  • W7340 Earl Lane, Hortonville

NEENAH/MENASHA/FOX CROSSING

  • 1301 Nature Trail Drive, Neenah

  • 6217 Woodenshoe Rd, Neenah

  • 218 Carriage Dr, Neenah

OSHKOSH

GREEN BAY/DE PERE/HOWARD

Santa Sightings

  • Green Bay Children’s Musuem and Mackinaws Grill & Spirits host multiple seatings on December 10 this year, starting at 7:30 am.

  • Not Santa or breakfast, but you can count on the Ground Round in Neenah to host a Lunch with the Grinch each year! This year join the grumpy fave on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 11 am. BYOCamera for photos!

  • Events Everlasting in New London hosts a by-donation evening with Santa that includes photos and cookie decorating on Thursday, December 8, 2022.

  • The Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac hosts a Pancake Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus to benefit the Fond du Lac Foster Care Program on Saturday, December 10, 2022, with a sensory-friendly time to follow.

  • Representation matters always, and can feel especially important during the holidays. This holiday event is unique in Northeast Wisconsin in many ways, but the most obvious is that they feature Black Santa. African Heritage Inc.’s Soulful Holiday Village event on December 10, 2022, at Fox Cities Exhibition Center in Appleton.

  • If your child would love to visit Santa but needs sensory accommodations, a VIP visit at Journey Chiropractic Center in Green Bay might be the perfect solution. Sign up in advance to have a private visit with Santa without bright lights or crowds and a sensory smart Santa and elves on Sunday, December 11, 2022.

  • At Green Bay Botanical Garden’s WPS Garden of Lights, Mrs. Claus hosts a story time each Saturday in December leading up to the big day from 5 – 8 pm. You can also find her here on Family Night, when kids under 12 can enter the garden for free!

  • The classic Santa visits at the Fox River Mall and Bay Park Square but did you know you can also make reservations to see Santa at Cabela’s (for FREE). 

  • Santa also makes appearances at many of our Downtown Tree Lights and Community Light Displays like Oshkosh’s Celebration of Lights or the Fox Cities Festival of Lights in Darboy.