Pacific Northwest Christmas Family Fun Guide
Ready for some fun this Christmas season? Jen from Thrifty NW Mom and I have teamed up to bring you the most comprehensive list of Christmas Family Fun in the Pacific Northwest. In this post, I have listed Christmas events, kid-friendly outings, bazaars & craft fairs, and concerts in Western Oregon and SW Washington.
Head to Thrifty NW Mom for a list of Puget Sound events.
PORTLAND METRO
- Tree Lighting Ceremony at Pioneer Courthouse Square, November 29, Downtown Portland
- The Magic of Wintertime, Pittock Mansion’s annual holiday exhibit, November 25-January 5, Portland
- Winter Wonderland at PIR, November 29-January 4, Portland
- Zoolights at the Oregon Zoo, November 29-January 5, Portland
- Festival of Lights at the Grotto, November 29-December 30, Portland
- America’s Largest Christmas Bazaar, November 29-December 1 & December 6-8, Portland
- Singing Christmas Tree, November 22-24, 29-30, & December 1, Portland
- OHSU Center For Developmental Health Holiday Bazaar, November 19-21, Portland
- Christmas Fantasy Trail at Wenzel Farms, December 2-28, Oregon City (closed on the 24th & 25th)
- Festival of Trees, December 5-7, Portland
- Christmas Ship Parade, December 5-22, Portland
- Christmas in Dairyville, November 30-December 23, weekends, Portland
- Christmas in the Country at Philip Foster Farm, December 7, Eagle Creek
- Portland Santaland, Not updated for 2019, Cedar Hills Crossing
- Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Holiday Sale @ Oregon Convention Center, December 14-15, Portland
- Aspen Meadows ‘Celebration of Lights’, December 14-26, Colton
- Ugly Holiday Sweater Dash, December 14, West Linn
- The Nutcracker at Oregon Ballet Theater, December 7-26, Portland
- Peacock Lane Lights, December 15-31, Portland
SW WASHINGTON
- Vancouver Community Tree Lighting, November 29, Vancouver
- Holidays at the Beach, November 29-December 1
- Christmas Ship Parade, December 7, Camas/Washougal
- Vancouver Farmers Holiday Market, November 29-December 1, Vancouver
HOOD RIVER AREA
- Mt. Hood RR Train To Chrismas Town, November 24-25, December 1-2, 8-9, & 16, Hood River
- Hood River Holidays Kick-Off Celebration, December 6, Hood River
THE DALLES
- Starlight Parade and Tree Lighting Celebration, November 29, The Dalles
OREGON COAST
- Shore Acres State Park Holiday Lights, November 28-December 31, Coos Bay
- Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad Candy Cane Express, November 30-December 22, weekends, Garibaldi
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
- Holiday Market, November 16-December 22, weekends, December 23-24, Eugene
- Springfield Christmas Parade, December 7, Springfield
SOUTHERN OREGON
- Umpqua Valley Festival of Lights, November 24 – January 1, Roseburg
- Ashland Festival of Lights, November 29, Ashland
- Festival of Trees, December 4-8, Medford
- Timber Town Toyland Light Parade, December 21, Sutherlin
- Timber Truckers Light Parade & Myrtle Creek Winter Festival, December 14, Myrtle Creek
Leave a comment! What are your favorite holiday events and family outings in SW Washington & Western and Southern Oregon?
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Salem Etsy Team Holiday Market, Salem, OR Fairgrounds 10 am – 5 pm December 1st, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/1770519289703925/
Tuba Christmas! December 9th
http://www.tubachristmas.com/readtcloc.php?TCState=OR
The Albany, OR Christmas Storybook Land at the Linn County Fairgrounds is Free and very enjoyable.
For those of us with an EBT card (for SNAP benefits/ “food stamps”), many organizations offer tickets (year round) for just $5 each and you can usually buy 2 tickets for each event per person with an EBT card. From this list, I know Oregon Ballet Theatre and the Portland Baroque Orchestra offer this. See this website for more (or check out each org’s website under ticket information): http://racc.org/artsforall/
We also enjoy the free lights, displays, and hot chocolate and cookies at the Aspen Meadows ‘Celebration of Lights’, in Colton, OR. We go every year – it’s a tradition! They always have a different theme and displays each year. They have a kids’ candy cane lane, a big walk in “snow globe”, live music, and an old fashioned miniature train village. It’s way out in the middle of nowhere, but soooo worth it!
http://www.aspenmeadowlights.com/events/
Another tradition for my family – The Festival of the Nativities in Vancouver, WA. This even is also free, and is a great way to focus on the “true reason for the season”. They have hundreds of nativities from all around the world, concerts, live nativity scenes, and a great kids’ room with crafts and activities, like a station where kids can dress up in nativity costumes and take their picture in a stable scene.
https://www.facebook.com/FestivalofNativities
A must-do free event that is only every other year is Storybook Lane south of Forest grove in Dilley. It’s a family run event every other year on the odd year. A must do this year. It’s been going on for many, many decades. You will be very impressed!!! 🙂 Visit their Facebook page for more details.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Storybook-Lane/236778213046861