• Holiday Express at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center

    Oregon Rail Heritage Center 2250 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    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…

    $25 – $35
  • International Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker

    Meydenbauer Center Theatre 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA, United States

    If McCaw Hall feels far from the Eastside, Bellevue's own Nutcracker plays the Meydenbauer Center Theatre for two weeks before Christmas. International Ballet Theatre roots its…

  • Holiday Weekends at Portland Japanese Garden

    Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    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
  • Sips & S’mores at Bell Street Park

    Bell Street Park Bell St between 1st Ave and 5th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States

    Belltown's shared street becomes a small holiday block party for an evening, with free hot drinks, sweet treats and s'mores, plus live music. It's an easy…

    Free
  • Portland Holiday Brew Fest

    Pioneer Courthouse Square 701 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    More than 40 winter beers and ciders from around the region pour under the 75-foot city tree in Pioneer Courthouse Square. Holiday releases are the point…

  • Tacoma City Ballet: The Nutcracker

    Pantages Theater 901 Broadway, Tacoma, WA, United States

    Tacoma City Ballet has danced The Nutcracker for 71 years, and its home is the 1918 Pantages Theater on Broadway, an ornate vaudeville house that suits…

  • Christmas Ships Parade

    Willamette and Columbia rivers (riverfront parks and restaurants) Portland, OR, United States

    Volunteer skippers have strung their boats with lights and cruised the rivers every December for about seven decades, and the fleets sail most nights from December…

    Free
  • Christmas Ship Parade of Boats Viewing Party in Fremont

    Evanston Plaza Evanston Ave N & N 34th St, Seattle, WA, United States

    For the 11th Parade of Boats, privately owned boats strung with lights fall in around the Christmas Ship as it leaves Lake Union Park, and the…

    Free
  • Hollywood Farmers Market

    NE Hancock St between 44th & 45th Aves 4420 NE Hancock St, Portland, OR, United States

    A Saturday market on NE Hancock between 44th and 45th in Northeast Portland's Hollywood district. It keeps its weekly schedule right up to December 19, which…

    Free
  • University District Farmers Market

    University Way NE (the Ave) University Way NE between NE 50th St & NE 52nd St, Seattle, WA, United States

    Every Saturday, year-round, farmers take over University Way NE between 50th and 52nd, two blocks from the U District light rail station. Winter is the season…

    Free
  • Edmonds Museum Holiday Market

    Edmonds Historical Museum (5th Ave N & Bell St) 118 5th Ave N, Edmonds, WA, United States

    The Edmonds Historical Museum's street market moves into holiday mode on six Saturdays in November and December, filling 5th Avenue North and Bell Street just outside…

    Free
  • Proctor Farmers’ Market

    Proctor District N 27th St & N Proctor St, Tacoma, WA, United States

    Tacoma's only year-round farmers market sets up every Saturday in the Proctor District through Dec. 19. Shoppers come from across the city for local vegetables and…

    Free