Christmas Events for Kids in Palm Beach (2026)

Christmas Events for Kids
Written by Kelsey Cecil

Updated 4 min read

Rally the corgi has sniffed out the best Christmas events for kids in Palm Beach for 2026, and here is what he found: 3 family events, 2 of them free. They are Carols on the Lawn with the Palm Beach Atlantic University Concert Choir (December 13), Anthony Nunziata: My Italian Christmas (December 18) and Santa Claus Is Coming to Town at Preschool Story Time (December 21). We check every date on the host’s own website, and each listing links straight there. For the rest of the state, see our Florida Christmas events for kids guide.

What Rally found in Palm Beach

  • 3 Christmas events for kids in Palm Beach
  • 2 free events, including Carols on the Lawn with the Palm Beach Atlantic University Concert Choir and Santa Claus Is Coming to Town at Preschool Story Time
  • Meet Santa: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town at Preschool Story Time (December 21)
  • Also on the list: 2 Christmas shows, 1 story time and 1 craft workshop
  • Season: December 13 (Carols on the Lawn with the Palm Beach Atlantic University Concert Choir) to December 21 (Santa Claus Is Coming to Town at Preschool Story Time)
  • Every date checked on the host’s own site on Nov 10

Free Christmas events for kids in Palm Beach

Holiday showFree

Carols on the Lawn with the Palm Beach Atlantic University Concert Choir

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Singers from Palm Beach Atlantic University perform Christmas carols and holiday classics outdoors in the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden at The Society of the Four Arts. The Four Arts bills it as a family-friendly outdoor presentation, and the audience settles in on the lawn with its own chairs and blankets.

The concert is Sunday, December 13, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. There is no charge and no reservations are required. The Four Arts recommends bringing lawn chairs or blankets, and the garden is at 100 Four Arts Plaza.

Parent tip: Seating is whatever you carry in, so pack a blanket big enough for kids to sprawl on and arrive ahead of the 4:00 p.m. start to settle on a patch of lawn. The page lists no end time, so keep dinner plans loose.

Host
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Address
Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden, The Society of the Four Arts, 100 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach, FL 33480 (opens in maps)
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Santa Claus Is Coming to Town at Preschool Story Time

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Santa Claus is the invited guest at the Children's Library's Preschool Story Time, held outdoors in the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden. Four Arts story times follow a theme with stories, shared songs and an arts and crafts project, and this one is all Christmas.

It starts at 9:15 a.m. on Monday, December 21, 2026, and is meant for children 4 and younger. There is no charge and no reservation; seating is general admission, first come, first served. The gardens open to story time families from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., and the page asks you to bring a blanket or towel.

Parent tip: Parking is the hard part: the Four Arts warns that its lots fill during program times while the campus is under renovation and suggests carpooling, ride share or drop-off. Bring the blanket or towel the page asks for, since families sit in the garden.

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Ticketed and paid Christmas events for kids in Palm Beach

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Holiday show

Anthony Nunziata: My Italian Christmas

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Tenor Anthony Nunziata sings a holiday concert at Glazer Hall that mixes Christmas standards with Italian classics, Broadway tunes and the Great American Songbook. The venue's page lists songs such as O Holy Night, Ave Maria, Santa Lucia and It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, and also mentions Eight Bright Candles of Hanukkah.

The show is Friday, December 18, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., with doors at 7:00 p.m., and runs about 90 minutes with no intermission. Orchestra seats are $110 and cabaret seats are $125. Cabaret seating opens at 6:00 p.m. for an optional three-course dinner that costs an extra $150 per person and is ordered through the box office at 561-576-7860.

Parent tip: This is an evening concert with no intermission that ends around 9:00 p.m., so it suits older children who can sit through 90 minutes of music. Orchestra seating is the lower-priced option and does not involve the dinner service.

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Glazer Hall, 70 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach, FL 33480 (opens in maps)
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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 Florida Christmas train rides page.

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When each Palm Beach Christmas event for kids happens

The first is Carols on the Lawn with the Palm Beach Atlantic University Concert Choir in Palm Beach on December 13; the last runs to December 21. Each bar spans an event’s dates, not every hour in them, so check the host’s page for times.

Looking further afield? Our Florida Christmas events for kids guide lists every event we have found in the state, and we have city guides for West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Wellington, FL and Boynton Beach. The national search sorts every event by distance from your town.

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2026 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 Palm Beach

Palm Beach owes its name to a shipwreck: the Providencia ran aground in January 1878 with 20,000 coconuts aboard, and the coconuts were quickly planted along the island. Nearly 150 years later, Christmas on the barrier island means carols sung under the open sky and Santa at story time in a sculpture garden.

How Palm Beach celebrates

Christmas for families in Palm Beach centers on The Society of the Four Arts, which residents founded in 1936. Its Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden hosts Carols on the Lawn, a free outdoor concert by the Palm Beach Atlantic University choir on December 13, where the audience brings lawn chairs and blankets. On December 21 the Four Arts Children's Library invites Santa Claus to its Preschool Story Time in the same garden, also at no charge. On Royal Poinciana Way, Glazer Hall adds a ticketed evening concert, Anthony Nunziata's My Italian Christmas, on December 18.

Fun facts about Christmas in Palm Beach

Palm Beach is an incorporated town on a barrier island, separated from West Palm Beach by the Intracoastal Waterway, with 9,245 year-round residents in the 2020 census. Property owners signed the charter that incorporated the town on April 17, 1911. Henry Flagler opened the Royal Poinciana Hotel in February 1894 and extended his Florida East Coast Railway to West Palm Beach the following month, then opened the hotel that became The Breakers in 1896. The Palm Beach Town Hall opened on December 18, 1925, and still hosts town council meetings.

Traditions today

  • Carols on the Lawn: The Palm Beach Atlantic University choir sings Christmas carols in the Four Arts sculpture garden while families listen from lawn chairs and blankets.
  • Santa at Preschool Story Time: The Four Arts Children's Library invites Santa Claus to a Christmas story time for children 4 and younger.
  • The Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden: Both Four Arts holiday events for families take place outdoors in this garden at 100 Four Arts Plaza.
  • My Italian Christmas at Glazer Hall: Tenor Anthony Nunziata sings holiday classics and Italian songs in an evening concert on Royal Poinciana Way.

A fact for kids

A ship called the Providencia wrecked off the island in 1878 while carrying 20,000 coconuts. People planted the coconuts, and that shipwreck is credited with giving Palm Beach its name.

Questions about Christmas in Palm Beach

How did Palm Beach get its name?

The wreck of the Providencia in January 1878 is credited with the name. The ship was sailing from Havana toward Cadiz, Spain, with a cargo of 20,000 coconuts when it wrecked along the coast, and the coconuts were quickly planted on the island.

When was Palm Beach incorporated?

The town was incorporated on April 17, 1911. Residents acted after learning that West Palm Beach intended to annex the island, and 33 property owners signed the charter. Elisha Newton Dimick, known as Cap, became the first mayor.

Who turned Palm Beach into a winter resort?

Standard Oil tycoon Henry Flagler first visited in 1893. He opened the Royal Poinciana Hotel in February 1894, brought the Florida East Coast Railway to West Palm Beach the next month, and opened the hotel that became The Breakers in 1896. His mansion, Whitehall, followed in 1902.

Is Palm Beach an island?

Yes. The town sits on a barrier island, separated from West Palm Beach and Lake Worth Beach by the Intracoastal Waterway. Three bridges link it to West Palm Beach, including the Flagler Memorial Bridge, completed in 1938, and the Southern Boulevard Bridge, opened in 1950.

How many people live in Palm Beach?

The 2020 census recorded a year-round population of 9,245. The count peaked at 10,468 in the 2000 census and stood at 8,348 in 2010. The town is part of the Miami metropolitan area and lies within Palm Beach County.

When was The Society of the Four Arts founded?

Palm Beach residents established The Society of the Four Arts on January 14, 1936, with Hugh Dillman as its first president. Its own pages place the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden, a Children's Library and the King Library at 100 Four Arts Plaza.

What happens at Christmas for families in Palm Beach?

In 2026 the Four Arts hosts Carols on the Lawn on Sunday, December 13 at 4:00 p.m. and a Preschool Story Time with Santa Claus on Monday, December 21 at 9:15 a.m. Glazer Hall presents Anthony Nunziata: My Italian Christmas on Friday, December 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Which Christmas events in Palm Beach are free?

The Four Arts says there is no charge for Carols on the Lawn and no reservations are required. Its Preschool Story Time with Santa is also free, with general admission seating on a first-come basis. The Glazer Hall concert on December 18 is ticketed.

Where do the Four Arts holiday events take place?

Both are held outdoors in the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden at 100 Four Arts Plaza. The Four Arts recommends lawn chairs or blankets for the carol concert and asks story time families to bring a blanket or towel to sit on.

What was the Barefoot Mailman route?

Starting in 1885, mail carriers on the Star Route, also called the Barefoot Mailman route, delivered mail on foot or by boat from Palm Beach and nearby communities as far south as Miami. A round trip covered 136 miles.

Sources

  1. Palm Beach, Florida, Wikipedia
  2. Outdoor Special Presentation: Carols on the Lawn with the Palm Beach Atlantic University Concert Choir, The Society of the Four Arts
  3. Santa Claus is Coming to Town at Preschool Story Time, The Society of the Four Arts
  4. Anthony Nunziata: My Italian Christmas, Glazer Hall

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What are the best Christmas events for kids in Palm Beach in 2026?

Two free events at The Society of the Four Arts are good places to start: Carols on the Lawn on Sunday, December 13 at 4:00 p.m., and Preschool Story Time with Santa Claus on Monday, December 21 at 9:15 a.m. Both take place in the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden at 100 Four Arts Plaza.

Where can kids meet Santa in Palm Beach?

Santa Claus is the guest at the Four Arts Children's Library Preschool Story Time on Monday, December 21, 2026, at 9:15 a.m. It is held in the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden for children 4 and younger, with stories, songs and a craft. Bring a blanket or towel to sit on.

Are there free Christmas events for kids in Palm Beach?

Yes. The Four Arts states there is no charge for Carols on the Lawn on December 13 and no reservations are required. Its page for the December 21 Preschool Story Time with Santa also says there is no charge and no reservation, with first-come general admission seating.

Are there holiday concerts or shows in Palm Beach?

Carols on the Lawn brings the Palm Beach Atlantic University choir to the Four Arts sculpture garden on December 13 at 4:00 p.m. On Friday, December 18 at 7:30 p.m., tenor Anthony Nunziata performs My Italian Christmas at Glazer Hall, a ticketed evening concert of about 90 minutes without an intermission.

Which Palm Beach Christmas events need tickets?

Only the Glazer Hall concert, Anthony Nunziata: My Italian Christmas on December 18, requires tickets; the venue lists orchestra seats at $110 and cabaret seats at $125. The two Four Arts events, Carols on the Lawn and Preschool Story Time with Santa, need no tickets or reservations.

What should we know about parking at the Four Arts?

The Four Arts says parking is extremely limited during its renovation and that its lots fill during program times, with no additional parking available. For Preschool Story Time on December 21 it strongly recommends carpooling, ride share or drop-off. It is wise to allow extra time for Carols on the Lawn on December 13 as well.

Are there Christmas train rides for kids near Palm Beach?

Santa trains and holiday train rides have their own guide: Rally Takes the Train’s Florida Christmas train rides guide. This Palm Beach 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.

Kelsey Cecil
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