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Gingerbread Village at the Sheraton Grand Seattle

Sheraton Grand Seattle 1400 6th Ave, Seattle

For 32 years, architects have teamed with the Sheraton's chefs to build a village of six-foot gingerbread structures in the downtown hotel, each season built around…

The Lights of Christmas at Warm Beach Camp

Warm Beach Camp & Conference Center 20800 Marine Dr, Stanwood

For its 30th season, the Northwest's big Christmas light festival at Warm Beach Camp, north of Marysville near Stanwood, becomes mainly a walking event. Guests stroll…

$16 – $35

Argosy Cruises Christmas Ship Festival

Pier 55, Seattle Waterfront (plus Lake Union, Kirkland, Lake Washington, Edmonds, Everett and Des Moines departures) 1101 Alaskan Way, Seattle

Since 1949, a decorated Christmas Ship has sailed around Puget Sound and Lake Washington with a live choir on board, stopping off waterfront parks for 20-minute…

Ongoing

WildLanterns at Woodland Park Zoo

Woodland Park Zoo 5500 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

Woodland Park Zoo's winter light festival swaps strings of bulbs for large illuminated lanterns shaped like animals and habitats, set along the zoo's paths after dark.…

Seattle Christmas Market

Seattle Center (South Fountain Lawn & Fisher Pavilion) 305 Harrison St, Seattle

Seattle Center's South Fountain Lawn turns into a European-style Christmas village for five weeks, with wooden stalls from local and European vendors, a carousel, a walk-through…

$6.99 – $21.99

ZooLights at the Oregon Zoo

Oregon Zoo 4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland

The Oregon Zoo trades daytime animal-watching for a nighttime walk through grounds wrapped in light displays, from the main paths to the hillside trees. Gates open…

$13 – $35

Holiday Weekends at Portland Japanese Garden

Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland

For three weekends starting the day after Thanksgiving, the Japanese Garden in Washington Park dresses for the season with traditional winter decorations. Visitors can shop Japanese…

$22.50

Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium 5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma

Tacoma's long-running holiday light show takes over Point Defiance Zoo after dark, with light displays strung along the zoo's paths above Commencement Bay. It's a walking…

Christmas Festival of Lights at The Grotto

The Grotto (National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother) 8840 NE Skidmore St, Portland

The Grotto's wooded sanctuary in Northeast Portland turns into a quarter-mile walk of lights each evening from November 27 to December 30. The music is the…

$8.95 – $19.95

Winter Wonderland at Portland International Raceway

Portland International Raceway 1940 N Victory Blvd, Portland

A drive-through light show on the racetrack at Portland International Raceway, and the single largest fundraiser for the Sunshine Division's hunger-relief work. Tickets are priced per…

$38 – $55

Snowflake Lane at The Bellevue Collection

Bellevue Way between Bellevue Square and Lincoln Square Bellevue Way NE from NE 4th St to NE 8th St, Bellevue

Every night at 7 p.m. from the day after Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve, Bellevue Way between NE 4th and NE 8th turns into a short holiday…

Free

Garden d’Lights

Bellevue Botanical Garden 12001 Main St, Bellevue

Bellevue Botanical Garden's holiday display shapes its lights into the garden itself: glowing flowers, plants and small critters tucked into the beds along the paths, with…

$5 – $10