Rally the corgi has sniffed out the best Christmas events for kids in Jamestown for 2026, and here is what he found: 2 family events. They are Try It Tuesday Family Night: Santa Plates (December 1) and Try It Tuesday: Cookies for Santa (December 8). We check every date on the host’s own website, and each listing links straight there. For the rest of the state, see our New York Christmas events for kids guide.
What Rally found in Jamestown
- 2 Christmas events for kids in Jamestown
- Season: December 1 (Try It Tuesday Family Night: Santa Plates) to December 8 (Try It Tuesday: Cookies for Santa)
- Every date checked on the host’s own site on Nov 10
What are you looking for?
All 2 events
Nothing matches yet. Try another kind of event, or .
Rally’s Christmas research
Rally the corgi has 1 more Jamestown event researched for you.
- New events every week We research new events daily and send you one email a week with the new ones we find in Jamestown.
- Exclusive access to free events Find the free Christmas events in Jamestown before they fill up.
- Start your magical Christmas season now Every event appears the moment you enter your email.
- Rally’s Christmas Eve Express and a free advent calendar Get early access to Rally the corgi’s Christmas Eve tracker, plus a free digital advent calendar to count down to Christmas.
- One-tap add to calendar Save any event to your Google, Apple or Outlook calendar so you never miss it.
Waiting inside
- 2 Crafts
Enter your email and all will appear instantly.
The Christmas magic awaits
Enter your email to get Christmas event notifications all season long and unlock the details on 1 Christmas event in Jamestown.
- New events in Jamestown every week
- Exclusive access to free events
- Your magical Christmas season starts now
- Christmas Eve Express and free advent calendar
- One-tap add to calendar
Ticketed and paid Christmas events for kids in Jamestown
Admission, tickets or a fee apply. Where a host has not posted a price yet, the listing says so.
Holiday crafts
Try It Tuesday Family Night: Santa Plates
- When: Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 5:30 to 7 pm
- Where: Pearl City Clay House, 220 East 2nd St, Jamestown, NY 14701 (opens in maps)
- Cost: Charged per plate painted; the price is not listed on the event page
Expand to see the parent tip
Families sit down together at Pearl City Clay House to decorate a custom plate for Santa's cookies, one the studio says you can keep using for years to come. One plate can be a shared family project, or each person can paint a plate of their own.
The class runs Tuesday, December 1, 2026, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at 220 East 2nd St. Seats are booked ahead, and the class cost is charged for each plate painted, so extra plates mean extra tickets. The event page does not show the price.
Parent tip: Decide before you book whether siblings will share, since one ticket covers one plate and children who would squabble over a single design each need their own. Agree on a design at home so the 90 minutes go to painting.
- Host
- Pearl City Clay House (opens in a new tab)
- Address
- Pearl City Clay House, 220 East 2nd St, Jamestown, NY 14701 (opens in maps)
- Confirmed
- On the host’s page, checked
New Jamestown events every week
Rally researches Christmas events in Jamestown daily and updates this page with new events. Enter your email to get a weekly update with new events in Jamestown.
Free. Unsubscribe anytime. Privacy policy (opens in a new tab)
Rally’s Christmas research
Rally the corgi has 1 more Jamestown event researched for you.
- New events every week We research new events daily and send you one email a week with the new ones we find in Jamestown.
- Exclusive access to free events Find the free Christmas events in Jamestown before they fill up.
- Unlock the filters Find Santa visits, free events and weekend plans in one tap.
- Rally’s Christmas Eve Express and a free advent calendar Get early access to Rally the corgi’s Christmas Eve tracker, plus a free digital advent calendar to count down to Christmas.
- One-tap add to calendar Save any event to your Google, Apple or Outlook calendar so you never miss it.
Coming up on this page
- 2 Crafts
Enter your email to get new Christmas events in Jamestown every week.
Holiday crafts
Try It Tuesday: Cookies for Santa
- When: Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 5:30 to 7 pm
- Where: Pearl City Clay House, 220 East 2nd St, Jamestown, NY 14701 (opens in maps)
- Cost: No price listed on the event page; seats are booked ahead
Expand to see the parent tip
Instructor Ash P leads this session on making a custom plate for the cookies left out for Santa. The studio sets out a range of stencils and design ideas, and you are welcome to bring a picture you found on Pinterest or social media to work from.
It runs Tuesday, December 8, 2026, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM and is filed under crafts for all skill levels. Seats need to be booked in advance. The page shows no price and no age guidance.
Parent tip: This session does not carry the Family Night label that the December 1 class has, so ask the studio about bringing young children before you book. Have your child choose a design at home and save it on your phone, since outside inspiration is welcome.
- Host
- Pearl City Clay House (opens in a new tab)
- Address
- Pearl City Clay House, 220 East 2nd St, Jamestown, NY 14701 (opens in maps)
- Confirmed
- On the host’s page, checked
New Jamestown events every week
Rally researches Christmas events in Jamestown daily and updates this page with new events. Enter your email to get a weekly update with new events in Jamestown.
Free. Unsubscribe anytime. Privacy policy (opens in a new tab)
We check every event above on the host’s own page for the date, time and cost, plus the things parents ask about, like sign-ups and ages. Looking for a Santa train instead? Those are on our New York Christmas train rides page.
See every event on a December calendar
Plan your December
When each Jamestown Christmas event for kids happens
The first is Try It Tuesday Family Night: Santa Plates in Jamestown on December 1; the last runs to December 8. Each bar spans an event’s dates, not every hour in them, so check the host’s page for times.
- Try It Tuesday Family Night: Santa PlatesJamestown · Dec 1
- Try It Tuesday: Cookies for SantaJamestown · Dec 8
Looking further afield? Our New York Christmas events for kids guide lists every event we have found in the state, and we have city guides for Buffalo, Dansville, Rochester, NY and Endicott. The national search sorts every event by distance from your town.
A story for the drive home
A morning with Santa or an evening of holiday stories tends to end the same way: tired kids, a long drive and one more book before bed. Our picture book follows Rally the corgi on his first train ride to see his grand-paw-rents, and every page is painted by hand. If your family is spending December missing someone, it was written for that too. For the car, print our free corgi and train coloring pages.
A bedtime story after seeing SantaRally Takes the Train is a five-minute rhyming picture book about a corgi’s first ride on a California train, hand-painted in watercolor. $16.99 on Amazon, ages 0 to 8.
Buy on Amazon2026 Christmas events are coming in late November
More Christmas events arrive in late November. We add them here as soon as we confirm them.
The story of Christmas in Jamestown
Jamestown is nicknamed the Pearl City, and it is where Lucille Ball was born on August 6, 1911. In December a studio that borrows the nickname, Pearl City Clay House, invites families in to decorate plates for Santa's cookies.
How Jamestown celebrates
The Christmas events confirmed for this guide are both at Pearl City Clay House, 220 East 2nd St, as part of its Try It Tuesday evenings. On December 1, 2026, the studio holds a Family Night where families make a custom plate for Santa's cookies, sharing one plate or making one each. On December 8 an instructor leads Cookies for Santa, another cookie plate session with stencils and design ideas on hand. The studio's calendar also lists a Stained Glass Ornaments class on November 22. These are small classes booked ahead, not large public festivals.
Fun facts about Christmas in Jamestown
Jamestown is named after James Prendergast, who built its first log cabin in the fall of 1809 with an employee, John Blowers. It was incorporated as a village in 1827 and as a city on April 19, 1886. The city was once called the Furniture Capital of the World, and the National Comedy Center opened here on August 1, 2018. The 2020 census counted 28,712 residents.
Traditions today
- Santa Plates Family Night: Families decorate a plate for Santa's cookies together at Pearl City Clay House on December 1, 2026.
- Cookies for Santa: A second cookie plate class, led by an instructor with stencils and ideas, follows on December 8, 2026.
- Try It Tuesday: The family night belongs to the studio's Try It Tuesday series of Tuesday evening classes.
- A snowy lakeside setting: Jamestown sits at the eastern tip of Chautauqua Lake, and its winters are described as cold and snowy.
A fact for kids
The very first building in Jamestown was a log cabin built in 1809. In 1890 the city's first electric trolley car made its appearance.
Questions about Christmas in Jamestown
When was Jamestown, New York founded?
James Prendergast and an employee, John Blowers, built a log cabin in the fall of 1809, the first building in what became Jamestown. The settlement was incorporated as a village in 1827 and as a city on April 19, 1886.
How did Jamestown get its name?
Jamestown is named after James Prendergast, an early Chautauqua County settler. His family bought 3,500 acres in the area in 1806, and after exploring the site of the future city he bought another 1,000 acres there in 1808.
What is Jamestown's nickname?
Jamestown is nicknamed the Pearl City, a name shared by Pearl City Clay House, which hosts the Santa plate classes. The city was also once called the Furniture Capital of the World for its furniture industry and the expositions held at the Furniture Mart.
Who are some famous people from Jamestown?
Lucille Ball was born in Jamestown on August 6, 1911. Others from the city include Supreme Court justice Robert H. Jackson, naturalist Roger Tory Peterson and musician Natalie Merchant. The National Comedy Center opened in Jamestown on August 1, 2018.
Did Jamestown have trolleys and trains?
The first electric trolley car appeared in Jamestown in 1890, and the Erie Railroad station was dedicated in 1932. The Wikipedia article also notes that passenger rail service to the city was later discontinued by the Erie-Lackawanna Railway.
What Christmas events are there for kids in Jamestown?
Two were confirmed for 2026, both at Pearl City Clay House: Try It Tuesday Family Night: Santa Plates on December 1 and Try It Tuesday: Cookies for Santa on December 8. Each runs from 5:30 to 7:00 PM and involves decorating a plate for Santa's cookies.
Where are the Santa plate classes held?
Pearl City Clay House is at 220 East 2nd St in Jamestown. The studio lists the Santa Plates family night at that address, and its calendar files both sessions under crafts for all skill levels.
Is anything free at Christmas in Jamestown?
No free events were confirmed for this guide. The Santa Plates class is charged per plate painted, and both sessions ask you to book a seat in advance. A family can keep the cost down on December 1 by working together on one shared plate.
Where is Jamestown and how many people live there?
The 2020 census counted 28,712 residents. Jamestown is in Chautauqua County at the eastern tip of Chautauqua Lake, with the Chadakoin River running through the city, about 71 miles southwest of Buffalo.
Sources
- Jamestown, New York, Wikipedia
- Try It Tuesday Family Night: Santa Plates, Pearl City Clay House
- Try It Tuesday: Cookies for Santa, Pearl City Clay House
Keep the Christmas magic going: track Rally the corgi on Christmas Eve, print free Christmas coloring pages, learn how to say Merry Christmas in 100+ languages, find train museums to visit with kids, or browse Christmas events in every New York city.
Jamestown Christmas events for kids: questions parents ask
What are the best Christmas events for kids in Jamestown, New York?
Pearl City Clay House has two hands-on evenings built around Santa's cookie plate. Try It Tuesday Family Night: Santa Plates is on Tuesday, December 1, 2026, and Try It Tuesday: Cookies for Santa follows on December 8. Both run 5:30 to 7:00 PM, and the December 1 session is the one billed as a family night.
Where can kids meet Santa in Jamestown?
Neither of the events confirmed here includes a visit from Santa. They are craft classes at Pearl City Clay House where families decorate a plate to leave out for Santa's cookies, on December 1 and December 8, 2026. Check other local listings if a Santa photo is on your list.
Are there free Christmas events for kids in Jamestown?
The two events confirmed here are paid classes. Pearl City Clay House says the cost of the Santa Plates night on December 1, 2026 is charged per plate painted, and a family may share one plate. The price itself appears at booking, not on the event page.
Do the Jamestown Santa plate classes need sign-up?
Yes. Both Try It Tuesday sessions at Pearl City Clay House, on December 1 and December 8, 2026, ask you to book your seat ahead. For the family night, one ticket covers one plate, so buy more than one if each child wants their own.
Can a whole family share one plate?
At Family Night: Santa Plates on December 1, 2026, yes. The studio says a family can work together on one shared plate, or buy multiple tickets so each person makes their own. The class runs from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at 220 East 2nd St.
What happens at Cookies for Santa?
On Tuesday, December 8, 2026, instructor Ash P leads a class in creating a custom cookie plate for Santa. The studio supplies stencils and ideas, and you can bring a design you found on Pinterest or social media. It runs from 5:30 to 7:00 PM.
Are there Christmas train rides for kids near Jamestown?
Santa trains and holiday train rides have their own guide: Rally Takes the Train’s New York Christmas train rides guide. This Jamestown guide covers Santa visits, story times, light shows and other events off the rails.
How do you confirm these events?
We list an event only after we find this season’s date on the host’s own website or an official city or tourism calendar. We last checked every listing on November 10, 2026. Hosts change details, so always confirm on the host’s page before you go.
Event names belong to their hosts. Rally Takes the Train is a family picture book and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any host listed here. Confirm dates, times and prices on each host’s own site before you go.