For a little over nine weeks, a seasonal rink sets up on the plaza at Bellevue Downtown Park, with the waterfall and the downtown towers as a backdrop. Skate rental is included in every ticket. Regular sessions are $16, rising to $22 on weekends and $24 over the winter break from Dec. 18 to Jan. […]
The Northwest Railway Museum has run Santa trains through the Snoqualmie Valley every year since 1969. Families pick between two rides. The 40-minute Yuletide Express leaves the Snoqualmie Depot, climbs past Snoqualmie Falls, and Santa visits every family on board. The two-hour North Pole Limited leaves North Bend for the museum's decorated Railway History Campus, […]
Heritage rail cars leave the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in the Central Eastside for a short holiday excursion, with Santa and his elves working the heated cars. Morning departures are […]
After a six-year break, the downtown holiday carousel is back in Westlake Park, presented by Nordstrom. It turns daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Jan. 3, a nice reward after a round of holiday shopping on Pine Street. Rides are a suggested $4 donation that goes back into downtown parks, and if that […]
Pioneer Square's tree-lined plaza gets a free pop-up ice rink for nine days in December, presented by Alaska Airlines, with loaner skates included. It's open noon to 6 p.m. daily and welcomes every skill level, so wobbly first-timers are in good company. Opening day, Saturday, Dec. 12, brings the Occidental Square Holiday Bazaar from noon […]
