• Capitol Hill Farmers Market

    E Barbara Bailey Way E Denny Way between Broadway & 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA, United States

    The Denny Way entrance to Capitol Hill Station opens straight onto this market, which sets up on E Barbara Bailey Way between Broadway and 10th every Sunday of the year. […]

    Free
  • Garden Tea Tastings at Lan Su Chinese Garden

    Lan Su Chinese Garden 239 NW Everett St, Portland, OR, United States

    A tea master from Lan Su's Yun Shui Teahouse pours three seasonal Chinese and Taiwanese teas for a group of no more than eight, in one of the garden's pavilions. Over an hour you'll hear where each tea comes from, how it's processed and brewed, and what it means culturally, then take home a porcelain […]

    $37 – $56
  • Shemanski Park Harvest Market

    Shemanski Park, South Park Blocks SW Park Ave & SW Main St, Portland, OR, United States

    Downtown's Wednesday market wrapped its regular season in October, then returns for one day on the eve of Thanksgiving. The annual Harvest Market sets up in Shemanski Park in the […]

    Free
  • ORRC Turkey Trot at the Zoo

    Oregon Zoo / Washington Park (start on SW Knights Blvd) 4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR, United States

    Thanksgiving morning in Washington Park: the Oregon Road Runners Club's 5K starts on SW Knights Boulevard between the zoo lot and the forestry center, winds toward the road down to […]

    $30 – $45
  • 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 OMSI on the east […]

    $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 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 […]

    $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 cars. Morning departures are […]

    $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 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 […]

  • 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 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 […]

    $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, a late-19th-century-style model railway […]

    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 a.m. there are craft tables, costumed characters and sweets for kids, and at 5 p.m. the giant tree and star are lit, followed right away by fireworks. Last year's […]

    Free