20+ Holiday Activities in and around Seattle
If you’re looking for an easy reference guide to help add some fun and festivity into your holiday season, look no further! Though by no means a comprehensive list, we’ve rounded up some of the best ideas that are fun for all ages, to keep you busy throughout November, December, and beyond. Grab your mittens and dive on in to our ultimate Seattle holiday bucket list!
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All Of the Lights
Make your first mission a stop at one of the many holiday light displays. While there are tons of neighborhoods in and around Seattle to drive around and take in some free community lights, if you’re looking for a little holiday splurge, check out one of these spectacular displays that do charge for admission:
Wild Lanterns at Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle)
Zoo Lights at Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma)
Garden d’Lights at Bellevue Botanical Garden (Bellevue)
The Lights of Christmas at Warm Beach Camp (Stanwood)
Some great options for free community light displays throughout December include:
Redmond Lights at Downtown Redmond Park (Redmond)
Renton Holiday Lights at Gene Coulon Park (Renton)
For the Kiddos
Add some magic for your youngest members of the family! From Snowflake Lane, the FREE nightly parade downtown Bellevue, to plenty of places to “meet the man in red,” check out these fun holiday ideas:
Snowflake Lane (Bellevue)
Reindeer Festival at Cougar Mountain Zoo (Issaquah)
Santa Train at the Northwest Railway Museum (Snoqualmie)
Leavenworth Reindeer Farm (Leavenworth)
Santa Meet and Greets (Locations Vary)
Find Some Holiday Foliage
Make a day of hunting for a pre-cut or u-cut tree, the perfect poinsettia, or other festive foliage at one of our favorite local tree farms or nurseries:
Trinity Tree Farm (Issaquah)
Carnation Tree Farm (Carnation)
Three Tree Farms (Maple Valley)
Molbaks Garden and Home Nursery (Woodinville)
Other can’t miss traditions
There are so many other ways to celebrate the Holidays in Seattle! Consider adding some of these outings to your list as well:
The Nutcracker Ballet (Seattle/Tacoma)
Jingle Bell Dash 5k (Seattle)
Gingerbread Village at The Sheraton (Seattle)
Outdoor Ice Skating Rink (Bellevue)
Snow Tubing at Snoqualmie Pass (Snoqualmie Pass)
Christmas Ship Argosy Cruise (Seattle)
Leavenworth Sleigh Rides (Leavenworth)
Fireworks and Holiday Lights Cruises at Lake Chelan (Chelan)
