• Christmas Festival of Lights at The Grotto

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

    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, OR, United States

    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, WA, United States

    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, WA, United States

    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
  • Redmond Lights

    Redmond Downtown Park (also Esterra Park) 16101 NE 85th St, Redmond, WA, United States

    Redmond's winter festival is more art show than Christmas display: a month of illuminated installations by local and regional artists in Downtown Park and Overlake's Esterra…

    Free
  • 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…

  • Peacock Lane Holiday Lights

    Peacock Lane (between SE Belmont & SE Stark) SE Peacock Ln, Portland, OR, United States

    One block of Tudor-style houses in Southeast Portland has gone all-out for the holidays for generations, and the whole city still turns up to walk it.…

    Free
  • 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
  • Oregon Ballet Theatre: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

    Keller Auditorium 222 SW Clay St, Portland, OR, United States

    Oregon Ballet Theatre's Balanchine Nutcracker is Portland's big-stage holiday ballet, with Tchaikovsky's score played live by the OBT Orchestra at the Keller Auditorium. Marie's trip to…

  • Christmas Ship Grand Finale Bonfire at Gas Works Park

    Gas Works Park 2101 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA, United States

    The Christmas Ship season ends on Lake Union, and the last shoreline concert of the year lands at Gas Works Park. The final sailing's follow boats…

    Free
  • Free Thursday Nights at Tacoma Art Museum

    Tacoma Art Museum 1701 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, United States

    Tacoma Art Museum stays open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays, and admission is free from 5 o'clock on. That's three hours to see Northwest and Western…

    Free