Whatcom County Holiday Season Kickoff Events, December 2-4, 2011

Festival of Trees Winter Wonderland Walk, Dec. 2-3 Holiday Port Festival & Gingerbread House Contest 2011 :This year’s Holiday Port Festival will be Friday , Saturday, and Sunday, December 2-4, 2011 at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave. Bellingham. Bellingham Yacht Club Lighted Boat Parade: Saturday, Dec. 3 Lynden Sinterklaas Arrival and Lighted Christmas Parade, [...]

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Port of Bellingham Gingerbread House Contest 2008

There’s a great turnout for this contest every year, and some awesome creativity to admire. The port festival runs today at the Alaska Ferry Terminal, from 11:00am-5:00pm, so there’s still an opportunity to go and  have a look for yourselves!

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Festival of Trees, Leopold Crystal Ballroom, Bellingham, Dec. 5-6, 2008

What: Twenty elegant Christmas trees will be on display for public viewing and presented for auction (see below) on Saturday, Dec. 6 in the Leopold’s Crystal Ballroom. Live music on Friday. Where: 1224 Cornwall, Bellingham, Washington [map] When: PUBLIC VIEWING TIMES: Fri, December 5: 11:00am – 10:00pm | Sat, December 6: 10:00 am – 1:00 [...]

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Bellingham Holiday Port Festival & Lighted Boat Parade

What: Live Christmas Music, Gingerbread House Contest, horse drawn wagon rides, children’s art activities, free hot cider and cookies, visits w/Santa (photographer available), Lighted Boat Parade (4:30pm-6:00pm, Saturday). Bring a non-perishable food item for the Bellingham Food Bank and receive a FREE photo keychain from Artiem Photography. Where: Bellingham Cruise Terminal (Alaska Ferry), 355 Harris [...]

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“Magic in the Market,” @ Pike Place, Seattle, Nov. 29, 2008

Even the piggies get dressed up for Christmas at Pike Place Public Market What: Beginning @ 12:00pm, Santa will be by the Market’s vintage truck. Come by and take your own photos of your family with Santa. In the afternoon there will be a Food drive for the Pike Market Senior Center. Contribute 5 cans [...]

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Tacoma Holiday Food and Gift Festival, October 22-26, 2008

What: One of largest holiday gift shows in the United States, with more than 600 displays and exhibits: arts and crafts, gifts, gourmet food and live entertainment. Limited daycare  is available, courtesy of Child’s Time, Inc., daily at no charge. Convenient, on-site parking at the Tacoma Dome. Where: Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA [map] When: Wednesday, [...]

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Zoolights

Where: Point Defiance Zoo, Tacoma (map and directions) When: Now until Jan. 1st, 5:00-9:00 PM. Closed Christmas Eve. Open Christmas night, for the first time. What: 70 displays and over half a million lights. Every holiday season, we transform the Zoo into a winter wonderland. This year is extra-special because we’re celebrating the 20th Anniversary [...]

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Ferndale Library: Winter Festival for Kids

Where: Ferndale Public Library, 2222 Main St. (map and directions) When: Friday, Dec. 21, 3:30 PM; Puppet Show at 4:30 What: Decorate cookies, make ornaments and see “Troll Trouble,” a puppet show. (puppet show at 4:30) Cost: Free For more information: 360-384-3647

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REMINDER: Christmas in Bellingham

There’s more going on locally today, tomorrow, and Sunday, than on any other weekend in December, including the Port of Bellingham Holiday Festival (free), the Lighted Boat Parade on Bellingham Bay, and a free concert by the Bellingham Bagpipe Band at Whatcom Museum. For a complete listing of this weekend’s events,  see the Christmas Calendar.

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Burlington: Annual Christmas Tree Lighting/Santa Claus Arrival

Where: Alpha Park, Fairhaven Ave at Cherry Street, Burlington (map and directions) When: Friday, Dec. 7, 6:00-7:30 PM What: The Burlington Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Arrival of Santa Claus festival at Alpha Park. Santa will arrive at 6 p.m. aboard a Burlington fire engine. Mayor Tjeerdsma and Santa will light the [...]

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