City of Lakewood Holiday Parade of Lights & Tree LightingDecember 9, 4 – 5:30pm Line Gravelly Lake Drive and Main Street in Lakewood Towne Center to cheer on your friends, family, neighbors and local businesses in the annual Holiday Parade of Lights. Enjoy holiday music, visit with Santa and help the City of Lakewood countdown to […]

A Very Merry MarketDecember 9, 2 – 8pmTacoma Arts Live and Black Night Market present A Very Merry Market. This event is free and open to the public and features festive performances, shopping with 80 BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)-owned businesses, and photos with Black Santa.Tacoma Armory1001 S Yakima Ave, Tacomatacomaartslive.org

Turn of the TidesDecember 9, 11 am – 4pmThe Estuarium invite you to enjoy this free, family-friendly event that features arts & crafts, Estuarium touch tank station, warm drinks, environmental and community organizations info tables as well as eco-inspried artist vendors.The Olympia Center222 Columbia St NW, OlympiaPuget Sound Estuariumpugetsoundestuarium.org

Swan Creek Salmon SaturdaysDecember 2 & 9, noon – 2pmFreeCelebrate the return of salmon to our creeks and waterways. Learn about salmon habitat and conservation. Meet at the Pioneer Way entrance to Swan Creek Park, 2820 Pioneer Way E. (Map It)Swan Creek ParkSalmon Saturdays 2023 – Metro Parks Tacoma  

Santa’s BoatShopDecember 9 & 13, 9am – 4pmThe historic Eddon Boatyard will be transformed into Santa’s BoatShop for Children to build and paint model boats at this festive holiday event.Please plan approximately one hour to build and paint your boat. Ages 3 and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult.Fee Per Child: $20 includes […]

Annual Professional Holiday Open HouseDecember 14, 3 – 6pmJoin us for a Holiday Open House to learn about professional opportunities in the memory care field.Enter a raffle drawing with items from the greater Olympia community.Garden Courte Memory Care360.491.4435, gardencourtemc.com

Seymour Winter Music SeriesDecember 14, 6:30 – 8pm, December 17, 1 – 2:30pmFree. $5 donation suggested.Stroll through the holiday display or sit and relax with a cup of tea while listening to local musician, Tim Bertsch, as he strums gently on his harpsichord.W.W. Seymour Conservatory316 S G St, TacomaSeymour Winter Music – Tim Bertsch – […]

HALLEUJAH!Handel:  MessiahDecember 15, 7:30pmSarah Ioannides, conductor, with Symphony Tacoma VoicesPerhaps the world’s most well-known and beloved choral work, Handel’s Messiah has transcended its time and place to become a “work of the people” shared by audiences and musicians around the world.St Charles Borromea Church7112 S 12 St, Tacomasymphonytacoma.org

Wrapping up the Holidays Toy & Fund DriveDecember 15, 6am – 6pmYou can help a family have a happier Christmas!Secure donations can be made online anytime at www.KXXO.com. 100% of what is received in donations (minus any transaction fees) will go to Holiday Connections, a consortium of area non-profits including Family Support Center, Family Education […]

Ballet Northwest’s The NutcrackerDecember 8 – 17, Fridays 7:30pm, Saturdays 2 & 7:30pm, Sundays 2pmBallet Northwest’s Nutcracker has been a South Sound holiday tradition for 40 years! The production features stunning professional sets and costumes and guest artist James Kirby Rogers, Principal Dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet.Washington Center Main Stage512 Washington St SE, Olympia360.753.8586, washingtoncenter.org

Sleeping Beauty, A Holiday PantoNovember 26 – December 17Take a classic fairy tale and stick it in a gift box with pitch-perfect pop music, raucous routines, hysterical humor, and dynamic dances – give it a good shake, and unwrap to reveal a theatre experience unlike anything else.CenterStage Theatre3200 SW Dash Pt Rd, Federal Wat253.661.1444, centerstagetheatre.com

Western Washington Center for the Arts Holiday SpecialNovember 24 – December 17 (no performance on December 2nd), Fridays & Saturdays, 7:30pm, Sundays 3pmDirected by Rebecca Ewen & Katie RichardsonImagine it: an evening at the theatre with your favorite friends and family, being serenaded with comforting yuletides tunes from talented local singers. You’ll be humming along […]