• Carkeek Park Salmon Celebration

    Carkeek Park 950 NW Carkeek Park Rd, Seattle, WA, United States

    From late October into early December, chum salmon, and a few coho, push up Piper's Creek in Carkeek Park to spawn, right inside city limits. The annual celebration on the […]

    Free
  • Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon

    Seattle Center (start) to Pier 66 (finish) 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA, United States

    The Sunday after Thanksgiving belongs to Seattle's hometown marathon, now the UW Medicine Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon. Thousands of runners and walkers work off the holiday meal on a course through downtown and along the water, with a finish on the waterfront. Even if you aren't registered, it's a fun morning to stand on […]

  • Free Parking Day at Metro Parks

    Oxbow and Blue Lake regional parks, Broughton Beach and Metro boat ramps Gresham/Fairview/Portland, OR, United States

    Metro waives parking fees at the regional parks that normally charge on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Oxbow and Blue Lake regional parks, Broughton Beach, and the M. James Gleason and Chinook Landing boat ramps. Oxbow's old-growth forest along the Sandy River is a fine place for a winter walk, and Broughton Beach puts you […]

    Free