Doghill Christmas is celebrated this year:
Fri–Sun, 11–13 Dec 2025, 3 PM–7 PM Fri–Sun, 18–20 Dec 2025, 3 PM–7 PM
Tickets on sale now!
Buy TicketsGet into the Christmas spirit at the charming Doghill Fairytale Farm! Come meet real animals and Santa Claus, and step into an enchanting Christmas fairytale. Enjoy fun activities in the workshops, play, and indulge in delicious treats!
You can experience Christmas at Doghill with a Doghill Ticket, Ride Wristband, or Season Card.
Edenred and Epassi cultural benefits can be used to purchase Doghill Tickets and Ride Wristbands. Cultural benefits can only be used as a payment method on-site at Särkänniemi. Cultural benefits are personal and cannot be transferred to another person.
Christmas Activities and Entertainment
The Christmas event at Doghill is packed with fun activities and entertainment for the whole family!
At Doghill House, Santa Claus himself will be listening to children's Christmas wishes. At the Dr. Oetker Gingerbread Workshop, you can decorate gingerbread cookies. At the Purina Gift-Wrapping Workshop, you can wrap a present for your furry dog or cat friend. The Paw Theatre (Tassuteatteri) will feature a delightful performance, and you can watch the animals celebrate Christmas at their enclosures. Each event day ends with Fire Lady's spectacular Christmas-themed fire show.
You can do some Christmas shopping at Gunnas Bookshop and Troppi and Nekku's Candy Store. The delicious treats at Café Von Guggelböö, along with marshmallow roasting over an open fire, included in the admission price, will keep you warm even on frosty winter days. Don't forget to take part in the magical Winter Magic Trail!
New this year is a delicious porridge bar, offering something to suit every taste!
Please note that a limited number of supplies are available each day at the gingerbread workshop, gift-wrapping workshop, and marshmallow roasting station, all of which are included in the admission price.
You can also enjoy pony rides for an additional fee (7 €).
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star – Theatre Performance
The long-awaited winter has finally arrived, and it's time for the Star to shine! But this year, the Star's light hasn't come on – what can be done? This music- and dance-filled performance for the whole family invites everyone to come together and bring light to the Paw Theatre. Duration: approx. 10 minutes. The play is in Finnish.
Winter Magic Trail
Embark on a magical adventure along an interactive trail featuring five activity stations filled with winter wonder! Along the way, you'll also meet some new characters from Christmas at Doghill. You can find the Winter Magic Trail stations on the map, and once you've completed all five, you'll have the chance to enter a prize draw to win admission tickets and wristbands.
NEW: Dancing Christmas Parade
The event's beloved characters burst into dance, bringing a magical winter atmosphere to Doghill. The parade dances its way through Doghill twice a day.
Daily Programme 2026:
15:00 Characters Welcome Guests, Doghill Gate
15:30 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star – Theatre Performance, Paw Theatre
16:00 Reindeer Feeding Time, Reindeer Enclosure
16:30 Dancing Christmas Parade, Around Doghill
17:00 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star – Theatre Performance, Paw Theatre
17:30 Dancing Christmas Parade, Around Doghill
18:00 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star – Theatre Performance, Paw Theatre
18:30 Fire Lady's Christmas Fire Show, Duck Pond
18:45–19:00 Characters Say Goodbye to Guests, Doghill Gate
19:00 Doghill Gates Close
Non-stop programme:
15:00–18:30 Meet Santa Claus, Doghill House
15:00–18:30 Marshmallow Roasting, Rakkimäki Square
15:00–19:00 Magical Winter Trail, Around Doghill
15:00–19:00 Purina Workshop, Town Hall: Wrap a Christmas present for your feline or canine friend!
15:00–19:00 Gingerbread Workshop, Prännäri
15:00–19:00 Christmas Crafts Workshop, Grandma's House
Don't forget the play areas in the stable and barn, the Ironworks Patron Von Tötterman's Stable, Tropin & Nekun Pharmacy Candy Storey, filled with delightful gifts and goodies, and the charming Café Von Guggelböö!
Doghill's Animal Residents in Winter 2026
During Christmas at Doghill 2026, visitors can meet the following animal residents, who come from nearby farms:
Reindeer (Henrietta Hievanen)
Sheep (Huitu Farm)
Goats (Mari Syvänen)
Chickens (Minna Mäkinen)
Ponies (Viitaniemi Riding Farm)
Rabbits (Viitaniemi Riding Farm)
Shetland Ponies (Melville Shetland Ponies)
You can also host your own private event at Doghill or enquire about discounted group tickets for larger parties. Get in touch with our Sales Team!