• Tofurky Trot 5K

    OMSI 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    Northwest VEG's Thanksgiving 5K is the relaxed, inclusive option: walkers, strollers and leashed dogs are all welcome on a new course that starts and finishes at…

    $20 – $30
  • The Lights of Christmas at Warm Beach Camp

    Warm Beach Camp & Conference Center 20800 Marine Dr, Stanwood, WA, United States

    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
  • 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
  • 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, WA, United States

    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…

  • 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
  • Seattle Center Winterfest

    Seattle Center (Armory Food & Event Hall and campus) 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA, United States

    Seattle Center's five-week holiday program is mostly free and easy to drop into. The heart of it is the Winter Train & Village in the Armory,…

    Free
  • Tree Lighting Celebration at Westlake Park

    Westlake Park 401 Pine St, Seattle, WA, United States

    Downtown's holiday season officially starts the day after Thanksgiving, back in a renovated Westlake Park after last year's move to Westlake Center during construction. From 11…

    Free
  • Westlake Park Holiday Carousel

    Westlake Park 401 Pine St, Seattle, WA, United States

    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…

    $4
  • Vancouver Holiday Market

    Hilton Vancouver Washington 301 W 6th St, Vancouver, WA, United States

    The Vancouver Farmers Market moves indoors for Thanksgiving weekend, bringing 126 local makers, growers and small businesses under one roof at the Hilton downtown. It opens…

    Free
  • Vancouver Rotary Community Tree Lighting

    Esther Short Park and Vancouver Waterfront 605 Esther St, Vancouver, WA, United States

    Santa arrives in Vancouver by river: he sails down the Columbia with an escort from the Christmas Ships, steps ashore at the waterfront's Terminal 1, then…

    Free
  • Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

    Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium 5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma, WA, United States

    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…