The November Issue Washington & Oregon
Cover story · Holiday guide
The season of lights, markets and very good reasons to go out
ZooLights in the West Hills, the Christmas Ships on the Willamette, Peacock Lane’s glowing bungalows and makers’ markets in every corner of Portland and Seattle, with every date checked.
Photo by Vaclav Andrs on Unsplash Photo by Cristofer Maximilian on Unsplash
The Weekend · Nov 6–8
What to do this weekend
Markets, music and celebrations across the region, each verified with the organizer or venue.
Saturday, Nov 7
9 am University District Farmers Market University Way NE (the Ave) 9 am Edmonds Museum Holiday Market Edmonds Historical Museum (5th Ave N & Bell St) 9 am Proctor Farmers’ Market Proctor District, Tacoma 10 am Lake City Farmers Market (Fall Saturdays) Lake City Farmers MarketSunday, Nov 8
9 am Ballard Farmers Market Ballard Avenue NW (22nd Ave NW to 20th Ave NW) 10 am West Seattle Farmers Market West Seattle Junction 10 am Fremont Sunday Market Fremont Sunday Market (Fremont Bridge location) 11 am Capitol Hill Farmers Market E Barbara Bailey Way
Saturday, Nov 7
8 am Hollywood Farmers Market NE Hancock St between 44th & 45th Aves 8:30 am Beaverton Farmers Market Beaverton City Library west parking lot (SW Hall Blvd between 3rd & 5th) 9 am Portland Farmers Market at PSU South Park Blocks, Portland State University 10 am Portland Saturday Market Tom McCall Waterfront Park & Ankeny PlazaSunday, Nov 8
9 am Hillsdale Farmers Market Rieke Elementary parking lot 10 am King Farmers Market King Elementary lot, NE 7th & Wygant 10 am Lents International Farmers Market The ZED parking lot, SE 92nd & Reedway 1 pm Garden Tea Tastings at Lan Su Chinese Garden Lan Su Chinese Garden
Vancouver’s calendar is still growing, and Portland is just across the river. Tell us about an event
People
All profiles →Meet the locals
Founders, makers and practitioners from across the Northwest, in their own words.
As a solo business owner, you have more hats to wear than room on your head.
Malia Tippets · Web designer, Bridgetown Marketing · Tigard, OR
Read Malia’s Q&A →
“Birth is forever. You carry the experience with you for the rest of your life.”
Kyra Wijnhausen
Earthside Doula Care · Portland, OR
“For every overnight success that you see, it was 7 years in the making.”
Jen Hope Kellum
Hey Jen Hope · Issaquah, WA
“I first picked up a camera around age 11 and quickly fell in love with photography.”
Becky Fuller
Becky Fuller Photo · Seattle, WA
In season · Thursday, Nov 26
Thanksgiving, sorted
Where to book a table, plus the bakeries and kitchens taking orders for pies, quiche and whole dinners, each checked against the place’s own site.
Order-ahead deadlines
Guides
All guides →Where locals actually go
Best-of guides checked against each place’s own site, dated, and updated when things change.
Neighborhoods
Know your city
Get involved
Ways to help this month
Volunteer shifts, mentoring and small ways to show up for your neighbors, each with a clear first step.
19ways to help across Seattle, Portland and Vancouver, re-checked every month
Portland · Small Business & Jobs
Mentor business owners on both sides of the Columbia
Give small business owners free advice in person, online or by phone, or lend marketing, tech or finance skills to the local…
Vancouver · Animals
Walk dogs and care for cats in Vancouver
Weekly shelter shifts with dogs and cats, thrift-store shifts at ReTails, or fostering large dogs and kitten litters at home. Ages 16…
Seattle · Arts & Culture
Help run Seattle’s listener-supported radio station
Hundreds of volunteers keep KEXP running, in person at Seattle Center or remotely. Openings are competitive.
Newsletter
The Weekend Letter
Every Thursday morning: the weekend’s best events, one new guide and a local worth meeting. Pick Seattle, Portland or both.
Fri, Nov 6This weekend
FRI Portland Holiday Market
SAT Diwali: Lights of India at Seattle Center
SAT Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: Verdi’s Requiem
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