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SUMMARY:WildLanterns at Woodland Park Zoo
DESCRIPTION: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. It runs from mid-November well past the holidays\, into mid-January\, which makes it one of the few big light shows still glowing after New Year's. Gates open at 4 p.m. with last entry at 8:30\, and select Night Owls evenings are 21-and-over with ID checks at the door. Tickets are sold online\, separate from daytime zoo admission\, and members get 20 percent off when logged in.
URL:https://pnwacquainted.com/event/wildlanterns-at-woodland-park-zoo/
LOCATION:Woodland Park Zoo\, 5500 Phinney Ave N\, Seattle\, WA\, 98103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Seattle Area
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SUMMARY:Gingerbread Village at the Sheraton Grand Seattle
DESCRIPTION: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 a new theme you only learn when you visit. Last year's was a toy shop time machine. The display benefits Breakthrough T1D and type 1 diabetes research\, and the charity's volunteer 'elves' help shape the designs\, some drawing on their own families and cultures. Stop in between downtown shopping and the Westlake carousel; up close\, the pastry work is remarkable.
URL:https://pnwacquainted.com/event/gingerbread-village-at-the-sheraton-grand-seattle/
LOCATION:Sheraton Grand Seattle\, 1400 6th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Seattle Area
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SUMMARY:Seattle Christmas Market
DESCRIPTION: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 tree\, daily snow showers and Santa visits. The heated Alpen Haus inside Fisher Pavilion has tables for warming up with food and festive drinks. Tickets are timed and cheapest in the opening weeks of late November\, roughly a third of peak December prices. Tuesday and Thursday nights are Date Nights with a Lovers' Lane\, and kids 6 and under get in free. The market is cashless.
URL:https://pnwacquainted.com/event/seattle-christmas-market/
LOCATION:Seattle Center (South Fountain Lawn & Fisher Pavilion)\, 305 Harrison St\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Seattle Area
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261120T163000
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SUMMARY:ZooLights at the Oregon Zoo
DESCRIPTION: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 at 4:30 p.m. each night\, with timed tickets sold online in advance and priced by date\, so the Value Nights in late November\, early December and January 3 are the budget pick. Most animals aren't on view\, which is fine: you're here for the glow\, a hot drink and a walk with the kids. Take MAX to Washington Park and skip the parking lot.
URL:https://pnwacquainted.com/event/zoolights-at-the-oregon-zoo/
LOCATION:Oregon Zoo\, 4001 SW Canyon Rd\, Portland\, OR\, 97221\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Portland Area
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261127
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SUMMARY:The Lights of Christmas at Warm Beach Camp
DESCRIPTION: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 at their own pace past more than a million lights\, with a Christmas market\, food\, costumed characters\, mini-golf\, a light maze and train rides along the way. It runs on select nights only\, and every ticket must be bought online ahead with limited entries per hour. Three Thursdays are kept as drive-thru nights for anyone who'd rather stay warm in the car\, though those skip the activity stops.
URL:https://pnwacquainted.com/event/the-lights-of-christmas-at-warm-beach-camp/
LOCATION:Warm Beach Camp & Conference Center\, 20800 Marine Dr\, Stanwood\, WA\, 98292\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Seattle Area
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SUMMARY:Argosy Cruises Christmas Ship Festival
DESCRIPTION: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 concerts piped to shore. You can ride the Spirit of Seattle itself\, join the 21-and-over Follow Boat\, or just show up at a beach with a thermos. Shore stops marked on Argosy's schedule have bonfires or community gatherings. The 2026 route opens Nov. 27 from Pier 55 with a stop off Alki\, then visits Kirkland\, Everett\, Edmonds\, Lake Washington\, Shilshole and Des Moines before a Lake Union finale on Dec. 23.
URL:https://pnwacquainted.com/event/argosy-cruises-christmas-ship-festival/
LOCATION:Pier 55\, Seattle Waterfront (plus Lake Union\, Kirkland\, Lake Washington\, Edmonds\, Everett and Des Moines departures)\, 1101 Alaskan Way\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Seattle Area
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SUMMARY:Holiday Weekends at Portland Japanese Garden
DESCRIPTION: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 and Japanese-inspired gifts\, have them wrapped in furoshiki cloth\, and leave with a take-home origami ornament. Seasonal teas and treats are on at the Umami Café\, and garden tours are free with admission. Late-autumn maples and moss make the walk itself worth the trip\, and it's all included with regular admission.
URL:https://pnwacquainted.com/event/holiday-weekends-at-portland-japanese-garden/
LOCATION:Portland Japanese Garden\, 611 SW Kingston Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Portland Area
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261127T163000
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SUMMARY:Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
DESCRIPTION: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 show rather than an animal visit\, since the exhibits close for the evening\, so come for the lights\, a hot drink and a loop of the grounds. Tickets are timed and sold online in advance\, and Zoolights isn't included with regular admission or zoo membership. Weeknights early in the season tend to be the calmest\, and parking at the zoo is free.
URL:https://pnwacquainted.com/event/zoolights-at-point-defiance-zoo-aquarium/
LOCATION:Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium\, 5400 N Pearl St\, Tacoma\, WA\, 98407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Seattle Area
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261127T170000
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SUMMARY:Christmas Festival of Lights at The Grotto
DESCRIPTION: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 draw: school\, church and civic choirs sing in the Chapel of Mary's acoustics\, the Grotto Carolers perform at the bottom of each hour\, and a puppet show plays in the plaza tent at the top of each hour. Plan 60 to 90 minutes\, and grab cocoa and snacks in the Interpretive Center. Value nights save a couple of dollars.
URL:https://pnwacquainted.com/event/christmas-festival-of-lights-at-the-grotto/
LOCATION:The Grotto (National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother)\, 8840 NE Skidmore St\, Portland\, OR\, 97220\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Portland Area
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SUMMARY:Winter Wonderland at Portland International Raceway
DESCRIPTION: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 carload\, so pile in the grandparents and cousins and tune the radio while you roll the course. Weeknights are cheaper and calmer than weekends or the December 16 to 25 peak. Two special nights swap cars for people: Bike the Lights on November 29 and the Lights & Leashes dog walk to start December.
URL:https://pnwacquainted.com/event/winter-wonderland-at-portland-international-raceway/
LOCATION:Portland International Raceway\, 1940 N Victory Blvd\, Portland\, OR\, 97217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Portland Area
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261127T190000
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SUMMARY:Snowflake Lane at The Bellevue Collection
DESCRIPTION: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 parade: toy drummers\, dancers\, lighted floats\, music and machine-made snow drifting down over the crowd. With free admission and free parking in the Bellevue Collection garages\, it makes an easy weeknight outing with kids. Claim a curb spot early on weekends\, when the sidewalks fill. Santa holds court for photos inside Bellevue Square during the same run\, and the Downtown Park ice rink is a few blocks away.
URL:https://pnwacquainted.com/event/snowflake-lane-at-the-bellevue-collection/
LOCATION:Bellevue Way between Bellevue Square and Lincoln Square\, Bellevue Way NE from NE 4th St to NE 8th St\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Seattle Area
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261128T163000
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UID:4532-1795883400-1799011800@pnwacquainted.com
SUMMARY:Garden d'Lights
DESCRIPTION: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 a scavenger-hunt map for kids who want to find them all. Entry is by half-hour timed ticket\, starting at 4:30 p.m. The first two weeks have $5 Monday-through-Thursday nights\, and Dec. 8 is a sensory-friendly night with no live music and half the usual crowd. The garden lot is small and costs $5\, so many visitors park free at Wilburton Hill Park\, a quarter mile east.
URL:https://pnwacquainted.com/event/garden-dlights/
LOCATION:Bellevue Botanical Garden\, 12001 Main St\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Seattle Area
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