There's a farm up in Jarrettsville about 30 minutes north of the city that puts on a pretty good production if you have any interest.

They have a tractor pulled hayride you can ride out from the parking area to where the actual trees are, then a little stand where they sell food and hot chocolate and stuff, and I'm pretty sure they have a Santa there and some activities for kids, too.

I'm pretty sure a bit of the proceeds go towards the local sports teams for the kids and things of that nature, too.

The whole "family activity" angle makes it alot easier to justify the cost IMO.