Holiday Events in the Northwest!

South Sound Holiday Events, Tree Farms
and Bazaars – 2017 

Bazaars: 

• Thurston County Fair Holiday Bazaar – Lacey, WA – Friday November 3rd & 4th Friday 12pm-4pm.  Saturday 9am-4pm.  Free admission & free parking.
• Preloved Threads Consignment Sale – Edgewood, WA ; November 9th-12th. Free admission (Except on first day of sale & half day sale when it will be $5 admission)
• Lake Lawrence Holiday Bazaar – Yelm, WA – November 10th & 11th.  9:30am-5:30pm.  Free admission and free parking.
• The Great Junk Hunt Vintage Market – Puyallup WA Fairgrounds. November 17th-18th 6-9pm $20 early bird admission. Sat  10-4pm $8 admission.
• Roy 8th Annual Holiday Bazaar – Roy, WA – November 18th.  9am-3pm.  Free admission.
• Bearzaar – Olympia High School, WA – Saturday November 18th  9am-4pm.
• Christmas Market – Little Creek Casino, Shelton, WA – November 24th – 26th, 11am – 8pm, free admission for all, pictures with Santa & more.
• Winterfest Arts & Crafts Fair– Gig Harbor, WA – November 25th-26th. Saturday 9am-5pm.  Sunday 11am-4pm.  $5 admission.
• A Victorian Country Christmas – Puyallup, WA – November 27th – December 3rd, 2017. Wednesday-Thursday 10am-8pm.  Friday-Saturday 10am-9pm.  Sunday 10am-6pm.  Free parking.  Tickets are available online or you can buy them at the gate (cash only).  Online Admission for Adults is $10 Wednesday-Friday and $12 Saturday-Sunday, Seniors (62+) $9 Wednesday-Friday and $10 Saturday-Sunday, Students (Ages 6-18) $9 Wednesday-Friday and $10 Saturday-Sunday, Military w/ ID $8 Wednesday-Friday and $9 Saturday-Sunday.  Kids 5 and under are free.

Holiday Events: 

• Fantasy Lights – Spanaway – November 23rd4th – January 1st.  5:30pm-9pm.  Drive through the 2-mile long Christmas lights display.  Tune your radio to 95.3 FM to listen to special holiday music while you drive.  Please anticipate very long waits, especially on Friday and Saturday evenings.  Admission is $14 per vehicle/mini-bus and $45 for each  bus.  Half-price nights are Nov. 28 -30, Dec. 5-7th.  You can also go on Sun 11/20 to walk Fantasy Lights & get discount admission – $3/person if you pre-purchase or $9/family of 4.
• Old Cannery Santa Visits & Horse Drawn Carriage Rides – Get a free picture with Santa and a free carriage ride. November 24th-26th & continues thru the season. Check the site for the dates & times. (There will not be a Bridge Lighting this year in Sumner at the Old Cannery though, as they will be replacing the bridge soon)
• Zoolights – Point Defiance Zoo, Tacoma – November 24th – January 1st.  5pm-9pm. Open every night except 12/24. Admission is $8.50 online for non-members and $10.00 at the gate. Admission for members is $5.  Children 2 and younger are free and parking is also free. Enjoy the zoo animals lit up by 100% LED-bulb Christmas light displays.
• Living Nativity – Gig Harbor, WA at Discovery Baptist Church – December 2nd & 3rd. 5pm-8pm.  Over 200 cast members plus live animals. (We checked this out last year & it was a lot of fun. It does get very crowded between 6-7pm just FYI)

Tree Farms: 

• Riverlook Farm’s Red Barn Tree Farm –  119th & Highway 162, Puyallup – November 25th through mid-December. Weekdays 10am-4pm, Saturdays and Sundays 8am-4pm.  Offering U-Cut and fresh cut Christmas trees, saws, cutting assistance, and baling for tree.Plus a cute little train you can ride
• Snowshoe Evergreen Tree Farm -10716 State Route 162 East, Puyallup
• Double 4 Tree Farm – Tacoma, WA – Pre-selection first 3 weekends in November starting the on the 4th 9am-4pm. Cutting trees begins November 24th – December 16th (closed on Mondays). Weekends 9am-4pm. Tuesdays-Fridays 12pm-4pm.
• Hillside Tree Farm – Sumner, WA – Open November 24th until sold out.  Weekdays 12pm-4pm. Weekends 9am-4pm.
• Ohop Ridge Tree Farm – Eatonville, WA – Open November 24th .  Saturdays and Sundays 9am-dusk.
• Holiday Christmas Trees – Eatonville, WA –  Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays 9am-dusk.
• Hunter’s Christmas Tree Farm – Lacey/Yelm area; 7401 Yelm Hwy. SE – Open Friday, November 24 through December 23rd. Weekdays 10am-6pm.  Weekends 9am-6pm. Yule tree wagons to take you to the fields, free hot chocolate/coffee, reindeer, Santa visits on the first 3 weekends.
• Henry’s Tree Farm – Poulsbo, WA – Opens November 23rd , weekdays 10am-4:30pm and weekends 8am-4:30pm.
• Five Springs Tree Farm – Olalla, WA – Open Friday, November 24th until sold out.  Thursdays and Fridays 12pm-4pm and Saturdays and Sundays 9am-4pm.  Special Black Friday hours of 9am-4pm.

Article Source: Thrifty NW Mom