Gig Harbor Uptown Lighted Car Parade

LIGHTED CAR PARADE  On December 21st 2024, grab your favorite spot along Harborview Drive in the waterfront district and save your seat for the 5th Annual Lighted Car Parade. The parade leaves Uptown around 5pm and goes through the downtown waterfront district. It’s a sight to see and fun for the entire family. Uptown Gig […]

Dance Theatre Northwest’s THE NUTCRACKER

Dance Theatre Northwest's THE NUTCRACKER Saturday, December 21,2024 7:00PM Sunday, December 22, 2024 4:00PM Lakes High School Performing Arts Center 10320 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498 Presented as a bedtime story and staged to Peter Tchaikovsky’s unforgettable classical score, DTNW’s ballet is updated yearly, keeping this holiday favorite fresh and exciting. Guided by a […]

Gnome Hunt

GNOME HUNT | DEC 1-31 Enjoy this 2nd Annual Event for the whole family! Find at least 15 gnomes hidden in and around businesses in the waterfront district and be entered to win a $100 gift card to a waterfront business of your choice! Would your kiddo love to make a Gnome to donate to […]

27th Annual Model Train Festival

27th Annual Model Train Festival December 22 – January 1, closed Sundays & Mondays The Model Train Festival brings railroad clubs from around Puget Sound to share their incredible, room-sized layouts in the History Museum! Every floor of the museum comes alive with trains, from the Kitsap Live Steamers 7.5-inch gauge railroad engines to the […]

Messiah Sing Along

Messiah Sing Along Monday December 23. 7pm Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia Come to sing or come to listen to Handel's glorious masterpiece! A true community event with guest soloists. Cameron May, Music Director, will conduct the SOGO Conservatory Orchestra, and the audience will be featured as the chorus. Come and join us for […]

Winter Break Camps 2024

Winter Break Camps 2024 Join us for a Winter break packed with thrilling adventures, engaging activities, and interactive learning! Half-day Winter break camps are available mornings and afternoons for children aged 3–9. New one-day or two-day camp options, December 23 to January 3.

Spotlight on Chihuly

s Now– January 2025 Dale Chihuly’s boundless artistic vision has elevated the Pacific Northwest to an internationally acclaimed center for glassmaking. A native of Tacoma, Chihuly was one of the first Studio Glass artists to travel to the island of Murano, Italy to observe the secretive processes of Venetian glass factories. Spotlight on Chihuly celebrates […]

Holiday Music Week

Holiday Music Week December 26–31 Spend some of your holiday week at Museum of Glass, where we will host performances in the Grand Hall every day at 1pm. Additionally, the Museum is offering By the Furnace: Hot Shop Experience workshops throughout the week, as well as educational activities in conjunction to the new installation Wild […]

Zoolights

Zoolights November 29 – January 5, 4:30 – 10pm Magical lights and a classic holiday tradition dazzling our community for 35 years. Online timed tickets required. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium 5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma pdza.org