Your Holiday guide for family events around the Olympic Peninsula
There are so many amazing events over the next 33 days, yes that’s right 33 days until Christmas morning. How is that even possible? We have compiled a list with one event every day your family is sure to enjoy.
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What events are you most looking forward to over the next month? Our family LOVES Teddy Bear Tea, but then Lake Crescent Lodge is amazing this time of year too with all the lights. We are going to take the Polar Express Train for the first time this year and couldn’t be more excited! Your event not on the list? Leave a comment so that others looking for family-friendly events will be able to find them in one concise spot this season. Happy Holidays!!
| November 22, 2019 | Kick off the holidays in downtown Port Angeles celebrating the 2nd year of the Winter Village! There will be a ribbon cutting to officially open the skating rink for the season, thank some of the folks who made the skating rink possible, and a couple of seasonal celebrities might just stop by! | 5:00-6:00 pm Check out their facebook page to check our all their info this season: https://www.facebook.com/pawintericevillage/ |
| November 23, 2019 | The official of the holiday season wouldn’t be complete without the the Lighting of Lake Crescent Lodge! Carolers, festive drinks & holiday delights and a visit from Santa. Bring a toy or food donation to support Toys for Tots or the Port Angeles Food Bank. | 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm For more information or dinner reservations (highly recommended) please call 360.928.3211. Learn more and see the schedule of events at http://bit.ly/2MjeZ7N |
| November 24, 2019 | I mean what doesn’t sound more like getting in the Christmas spirit than listening to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra @ the Tacoma Dome. | 3:30 pm Learn more about the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/487986622001516/. Tickets for sale on Ticketmaster |
| November 25, 2019 | This is the time to be giving! Windermere Real Estate offices in both Sequim and Port Angeles are collecting Toys for Tots . The mission of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is to ensure that every less fortunate child in Clallam County knows there is hope for the future, and receives a shiny new toy this Christmas Season. | To donate, bring a new, unwrapped toy between 9am-5pm to either location More info: www.port-angeles-wa.toysfortots.org |
| November 26, 2019 | Kiddos out of school? Family from out of town visiting? Take them to story time at the Port Angeles Library. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in an interactive storytime specially designed for preschoolers. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Preschool Storytime is designed to help caregivers and parents develop tools to help the children in their lives build early literacy skills and to better prepare for kindergarten. For children ages 3-6 and their caregivers | 10:30am Port Angeles Main Library For more information: www.nols.org/storytimes |
| November 27, 2019 | Unwrap new holiday traditions at the ballpark! A world of Christmas wonder awaits as Enchant Christmas Seattle, The World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze & Market moves inside T-Mobile Park. Surrounded by millions of dazzling lights, the memories you make will last well beyond the holiday season. Get lost in the world’s largest light maze. Take photos around the largest Christmas tree the surrounding area. Glide around the ice-skating trail or waltz through the Enchant Christmas Market. | 4:00 pm https://www.facebook.com/events/3595428070482674/?event_time_id=3595428110482670 |
| November 28, 2019 | Don’t want to cook this Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving @ Lake Crescent Lodge is delish and an ideal setting to spend time with family relaxing. Continuing their tradition of hosting special holiday feasts, Olympic National Park’s Lake Crescent Lodge is where families have gathered for generations to share gratitude and create wonderful memories. | 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm Advanced reservations required by calling 360.928.3211. Pricing and details @ http://bit.ly/2VTWp9v |
| November 29, 2019 | Teddy Bear Tea is an adorable event the whole family is sure to love. You will enjoy photos with Santa, a chance to meet many of your favorite movie and holiday characters, cookies, tree viewing, a chance to win a raffle tree and fun entertainment. | 10 am or 12 pm sittings Ticket sales will open on November 2nd in person at the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce at 9 AM. If tickets remain, they will then go on sale online on Wednesday, November 6th at 9:00 AM at https://2019teddybeartea.brownpapertickets.com https://www.facebook.com/events/535414310369660/ |
| November 30, 2019 | Head to downtown Port Angeles for the annual festive holiday celebration of lighting the Christmas Tree downtown. The fun kicks off at 3:30 pm with live entertainment that includes dancing by Studio 360 and singing by Vocal Harmony and the Hamilton Choir. Santa will arrive to direct the lighting of the tree between 4:45 – 5:00 pm and drop the first dollar into the Salvation Army bucket to kick off their bell-ringing season. There will be time to mingle with Santa, take photos and enjoy some festive refreshments. Santa goodie bags will be provided by Odyssey Bookshop, hot chocolate to warm you up will be provided by Brown’s Outdoor, and holiday cookies will be provided by Downtown Port Angeles. | 3:30 pm https://www.visitportangeles.com/event/downtown-port-angeles-tree-lighting/ |
| December 1, 2019 | Have you taken your Santa picture yet this year? Now is the time so you can include a copy in your holiday cards this year. Family Day @ Festival of the Trees gives children a chance to have their picture with Santa. This year you will have the opportunity to take your photo with Santa and take home your photos that day! | Family Days 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Santa pictures 12:00 pm- 2:00pm https://www.facebook.com/events/955418874827556/?event_time_id=955418881494222 |
| December 2, 2019 | Are you ready for some football? Smugglers Landing is hosting Monday Night Football, food and friends on Monday, December 2nd from A portion of the night’s proceeds to benefit United Way. | 4:30-8:00 PM https://www.facebook.com/events/2490366997908885/ |
| December 3, 2019 | Santa’s Toy and Food Fire Brigade will be collecting toys and food throughout downtown Sequim for the Sequim Food Bank and Sequim Community Aid. | 5:30 PM https://www.facebook.com/events/3305629826146256/?event_time_id=3305629832812922 |
| December 4, 2019 | Get merry in downtown Port Angeles during Downtown Holiday Nights. Many businesses in downtown stay open until 8pm offering special holiday treats and promotions. | 10:00 am – 8:00pm https://www.visitportangeles.com/event/downtown-holiday-nights/2019-12-04/ |
| December 5, 2019 | Ready for some Christmas music? Park View Villas is bringing in a Tacoma based duo to sing some holiday music to get the whole family in the spirit. | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm https://www.facebook.com/events/1166392753523808/ |
| December 6, 2019 | Family Fun Night @ the YMCA. Family Night is a FREE night of family, activities, bounce house, and lots of winter excitement! | 5:30 PM – 7 PM https://www.facebook.com/events/701644586993292/ |
| December 7, 2019 | “The Nutcracker” returns to Port Angeles as the annual family event of the holidays! This “Nutcracker’s” all-original staging is set in the great depression of Clallam County in 1895. Get ready to follow the adventure of young Marie and her brother, Frank, who are given a magical gift of a Nutcracker by their wealthy godfather, business tycoon Gregers M. Lauridsen, at their family’s Christmas Eve barn dance. Set to Tchaikovsky’s traditional Nutcracker score, this home-grown production will capture your heart as it pays tribute to the rich history of life on the Olympic Peninsula at the turn of the Civil War era. | 7:00 pm The tickets are available at the link above or at Port Book and News in Port Angeles, and Dungeness Kids Co. in Sequim. https://www.facebook.com/events/1374686292684691/ |
| December 8, 2019 | Don’t miss the 2019 Vern Burton Christmas Fair! More than 40 local vendors will be selling their handcrafted items; including holiday gifts, jewelry, home decor, yummy treats & so much more! | 10am-4pm https://www.facebook.com/events/1374686292684691/ |
| December 9, 2019 | Come see Santa diving in the 120,000-gallon Window on Washington Waters exhibit @ The Seattle Aquarium. Bring your camera, take your picture with Diving Santa and stay perfectly dry! Or have your photo taken by our professional photographer so the whole family can be in the picture. | 12:00 PM For more information and a list of musical performances, visit: http://bit.ly/AquariumDivingSanta https://www.facebook.com/events/437665773611047/ |
| December 10, 2019 | The holiday season isn’t complete without taking in a production of A Christmas Carol @ Port Angeles Community Playhouse. This is a wonderfully funny British farce in the tradition of Fawlty Towers and Monty Python – updated with a mostly female driven cast. Their unique version of the Dickens’ classic includes audience participation, two original songs, a PA system that continually intrudes with outsiders, and creative character juxtaposition as the cast of five takes on performing all of the parts in a flurry of costume changes, sniping, and slapstick as everything that can go wrong … does. | 7:30 pm https://pacp.ludus.com/index.php |
| December 11, 2019 | Time for a little holiday shopping @ the Holiday Makers Market. The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center is connecting shoppers with locally-produced handmade gift items for holiday giving. Enjoy shopping in a peaceful natural setting with art all around. | 10:00 am -4:00 pm https://www.visitportangeles.com/event/holiday-makers-market/ |
| December 12, 2019 | Jingle Jazz is coming! Jingle Jazz wows audiences of all ages with smooth harmonies and spirited tunes perfect for the holiday season. It offers a mix of instrumental, ensemble and solo performances, and for the first time, will feature students and guests singing together. ‘Tis the season…with a new twist on a holiday favorite. some of the area’s most popular performers share in the holiday fun at Peninsula College’s Little Theater. | 7:00 pm General admission tickets are on sale now: https://bpt.me/4440557, or at the door (if still available) the night of the show. Additional information located here: https://pencol.edu/foundation/news/jingle-jazz https://www.facebook.com/events/817245482023082/ |
| December 13, 2019 | Warm up with Cocoa with Critters @ the Fiero Marine Center. Swing and sway to jellyfish stories, and have a fun time with finger paints, followed by exhibit time. Includes cocoa! | 10:00 AM https://www.facebook.com/events/566532587436976/?event_time_id=566532594103642 |
| December 14, 2019 | Holiday favorites and classics by the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra are sure to leave you feeling inspired. | 7:30 pm http://portangelessymphony.org/symphony-2-dec-14-2019/ |
| December 15, 2019 | Who doesn’t want an adorable photo with an alpaca? The Alpaca Festive Christmas Market is going to check all your boxes today. Fabulous Festive items both new and vintage. New and old Christmas ornaments and decorations. Gifts galore from local artists, antique collectors, repurposed and reused, 4 h gift wrapping station, homemade baked good, hot spiced cider, local entertainment, silent auctions, and even alpaca photos for your holiday cards. | 9:00 am- 3:00 pmhttps://www.facebook.com/events/579694599233849/ |
| December 16, 2019 | Winter Tide @ the Pacific Fine Arts Center will be a unique little treat. Multiple light-based outdoor sculptures and installations will temporarily transform the park, lighting up the longest nights of the year and creating a magical nighttime experience for visitors of all ages | 4:00 pm-7:00pm http://www.pafac.org/wintertide.html |
| December 17, 2019 | Every Christmas, The Butchart Gardens are decorated with over 1 million twinkling lights in splendid displays throughout the 55-acre property. Stroll through and see the magnificent Twelve Days of Christmas display. There’s even an 5,000 square foot outdoor skating rink, a merry-go-round and Christmas carollers singing to classic Christmas carols! | 9:00 am – 9:00 pm https://www.butchartgardens.com/christmas/ |
| December 18, 2019 | Come and enjoy the snap in the air as you stroll around the Bloedel Reserve. Stop by the Residence for hot cider, cookies, and the chance to see the Holiday Village. These intricately hand-crafted tiny houses are festively decorated and surrounded by a miniature railroad with a working train. A bit of nostalgia designed to the delight the young and the young-at-heart. | 10:00 am- 4:00 pm https://www.facebook.com/events/498820530703556/?event_time_id=498820547370221 www.bloedelreserve.org |
| December 19, 2019 | Get ready for a playful evening designing and creating original holiday luminarias using cutout and collage techniques. Completed luminarias will be fully weatherproof and appropriate for indoor or outdoor display. This workshop is open to all experience levels, and is appropriate for adults as well as children ages 8+. | 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm https://www.nwpb.org/event/luminaria-making-workshop/ |
| December 20, 2019 | The magic of THE POLAR EXPRESS™ comes to life in Elbe, Washington. This story of a child’s Christmas Eve journey comes alive on-board THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride. All ages can enjoy the warmth and fun of the Christmas season as you depart for a trip to the North Pole. A 90-minute round trip immersive theatrical experience. Passengers will be entertained by Chefs, enjoy Hot Chocolate and Cookies, and listen to a reading of THE POLAR EXPRESS™. Upon arrival at the North Pole, Santa will board the train and give each child the first gift of Christmas (a silver bell). This event will surely become an annual tradition for the whole family. Families are encouraged to wear their pajamas for the ride and join in on the magic of Christmas! | 5:30 pm or 7:30 pm https://mtrainierrailroad.com/polar-express/ |
| December 21, 2019 | Save your appetite this morning for a Pancake Breakfast fundraiser for the Captain Joseph House! Music by Sequim Community Orchestra members, a visit from Mr. & Mrs. Claus, door prizes, and a delicious, homemade breakfast. | 7:30 am- 10:00 am https://www.facebook.com/events/692468157907108/ |
| December 22, 2019 | Written by a local playwright, and staged with local actors, there’s so much for you to enjoy. Come be part of the fun watching the pantomime Hansel, Gretel, and Barbra! | 2:00 pm https://www.visitportangeles.com/event/pa-panto-presents-hansel-gretel-barbra/2019-12-06/ |
| December 23, 2019 | Come see wild animals and wild places recreated in over 800,000 sparkling, energy-efficient, LED lights @ Woodland Park Zoo! Capture the magic and create lasting memories at each of our Instagrammable backdrops, challenge your family and friends to a faux-snowball fight, snack on s’mores around a toasty fire pit in our Winter Warm-Up areas and enjoy many more delights at WildLights! | 5:30 pm https://www.facebook.com/events/959506484405120/?event_time_id=959506541071781 |
| December 24, 2019 | Santa will be stopping by Lake Quinault Lodge on Christmas Eve! If you keep an eye out you may see him and one of his pack llamas coming up from the lake. And you thought Santa only employed Reindeer! Santa will settle in by the fireplace to read the Night Before Christmas, visit with all the good little boys and girls, and hand out presents. After Santa’s visit we’ll be roasting chestnuts over an open fire ’till they pop, pop, pop! What a fun little tradition on the night before Christmas. | 6:00 pm Learn more: http://bit.ly/2nPTfXF |
| December 25, 2019 | Merry Christmas!!! Come celebrate the tradition of spending quality time together this holiday at Olympic National Park’s own Christmas at Lake Crescent Lodge. Exquisite food presentations, action stations and all the fixings. | 9:30 am- 1:30 pm Advanced reservations required by calling 360.928.3211. Learn more at http://bit.ly/35BAoAD https://www.facebook.com/events/551235392289046/ |
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Joan
Sequim lighted tractor parade on Nov. 30th.