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Markets, music, holiday lights and ways to pitch in across Portland, the metro area and Vancouver, WA, checked against official sources and updated every month.
December 2026 Portland area
›Running this month
- Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at Lakewood Theatre Nov 6 – Dec 20
- Little Shop of Horrors at Portland Center Stage Nov 15 – Dec 24
- ZooLights at the Oregon Zoo Nov 20 – Jan 3
- A Christmas Carol at Portland Playhouse Nov 22 – Dec 31
- Winter Wonderland at Portland International Raceway Nov 27 – Dec 31
- Christmas Festival of Lights at The Grotto Nov 27 – Dec 30
- Portland’s Public Menorah at The Square Dec 4 – Dec 13
- Peacock Lane Holiday Lights Dec 15 – Dec 31
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- Holiday Express at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center
- Oregon Ballet Theatre: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
- 8am Hollywood Farmers Market
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- 9am Portland Farmers Market at PSU
- 10am Crafty Wonderland Holiday Art + Craft Market
- 10am Holiday Weekends at Portland Japanese Garden
- 10am Portland Saturday Market
- 10am ScanFair Old World Nordic Christmas Market
- 10am Vancouver Farmers Market (Downtown)
- 11am Portland Bazaar Holiday Market
- 2pm Oregon Symphony Holiday Pops Spectacular
- 5:30pm Portland Holiday Brew Fest
- 6pm Christmas Ships Parade
- 7pm Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops
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