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Hilltop Holiday Craft Show
November 28-December 1
Phone: (425) 452-4106
Hilltop Holiday Craft Show at the Northwest Arts Center. Browse, shop and enjoy thousands of quality hand-crafted gifts from Northwest artists and designers.


Zoo Lights
November 28-January 4
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Phone: 253-591-5337
Admission: Tickets are $5.50 at Bartell Drugs and $7 at pdza.org and the Zoo's front gate.
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Don't miss the Northwest's wildest holiday light display, now in its 21st year! The Zoo comes aglow with more than a half-million lights! Bundle up and stroll the Zoo, enjoying live entertainment, animal visits, holiday shopping and more. Warm up with hot chocolate or a visit to the steamy South Pacific Aquarium!


Fantasy Lights
November 27 - January 4
530-930PM
Spanaway Park
Phone: (253) 798-4177
Admission: $13 per vehicle; $28 per mini-bus (16-24 passengers); $45 for each bus (25+ passengers)
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Pierce County Parks and Recreation is pleased to present the 14th annual 'Fantasy Lights at Spanaway Park' the largest holiday drive-through display in the Northwest, featuring nearly 300 elaborate displays and thousands of sparkling lights. The beautiful two-mile drive along Spanaway Lake has become a memorable lakeside tradition for the entire family. Visitors of all ages will be treated to the magical world of animation and imagination. See bears flying kites, penguins sliding off an igloo, Santa snowboarding down a slope, frogs jumping in and out of trees, and reindeer leaping over your car. You will also marvel at several new attractions including rambunctious raccoons, a Model-T Ford, fantasy train and depot, winter wonderland, and musical bears.

As you drive, tune your car radio to FM 93.7 to enjoy special holiday music performed by a local high school to add to the festive atmosphere of the park.





A Victorian Country Christmas Festival
December 3-7
Wednesday-Saturday 10AM to 9PM; Sunday 10AM-6PM
Puyallup Fairgrounds
Phone: (253) 770-0777
Admission: $9.00 General Admission; $7.50 senior citizens & students kindergarten through 12th grade; Children five and under are free
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Are you ready to make wonderful Christmas memories with your family and friends? Then mark your calendar for the 21st annual A Victorian Country Christmas Festival. Step back in time as the Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup are transformed into a Victorian village featuring old-fashioned streets lined with over 530 Victorian stores, tended by shopkeepers in Victorian attire.

Entertainment abounds at A Victorian Country Christmas! Visit the beautiful KMPS Holiday Jubilee Theater and see elaborate stage shows and concerts every hour on the hour including: Stardust Follies, The Silver Spurs Country Western Revue, the Singing Nativity and more. Check back soon for other exciting concert and entertainment updates.





Scrooge
December 5-28
Fridays & Saturdays - 8PM, Sundays 2PM
Lakewood Playhouse
5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd SW, Lakewood
Phone: (253) 588-0042
Admission: $21.50 Adult, $18.50 Military, $15.50 Senior, $13.50 Student, $15.50 Child
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An original adaptation of the Dicken's classic created just for the Lakewood Playhouse stage. Like all his Christmas Eves, Ebenezar Scrooge spends this night alone, but unlike other Christmas Eves past, this one proves to be a life changing experience. The perfect holiday show for the whole family!





19th Century Christmas
December 6
11AM-4PM
9601 Steilacoom Blvd SW
Lakewood (on the grounds of Western State Hospital)
Phone: (253) 591-5339
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Admission: $4/adults, $3/seniors and students (ages 13-17) and $2/children (ages 5-12).
Experience a real "old-fashioned" Christmas. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of modern holidays and step back in time to savor the lilting sounds of penny whistles, the aroma of ginger biscuits, Christmas dances and the slower pace of the Christmas season in 1855. Within our gates, December 25, 1855 will come alive! Inside the fort, re-enactors portray the daily life of the workers from many cultures who lived at this historic site. They happily share stories, cookies, dancing and the carrying in of the Yule log as they engage in friendly conversation. Just remember they are "living" in 1855 and may not recognize the name of your hometown or other modern conveniences that are familiar to you!

Located in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, Fort Nisqually is a restoration of the Hudson's Bay Company outpost on the Puget Sound where visitors can travel back in time to the year 1855 and experience life in Washington Territory during the Fur Trade era.


Snowball Express Christmas Train
December 6-28
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Mineral, WA
Phone: (888) 783-2611
Ride with Santa and Mrs Claus in the Mount Rainier foothills.


Annual Hometown Santa Parade and Tree Lighting
December 6
4PM
Downtown Puyallup and Pioneer Pavilion
Phone: (253) 840-2631
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What better way to kick off the holiday season. The parade starts at 4 p.m. and usually lasts about an hour. You'll want to stay to help countdown the lighting of the Children's Tree, and afterwards grab some cookies and listen to the entertainment at the community reception at the Pavilion. For more information or to register for the Santa Parade contact the Puyallup Main Street Association.





Fox Island Annual Tree Lighting and Wickline Music Concert
December 7
6PM
Location: Nichols Community Center, 690 9th Ave, Fox Island
Phone: (253) 549-2701
Admission: Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the Peninsula FISH Food Bank
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Join your Island neighbors and friends for a festive evening of fun! Sing carols around a bonfire, meet our 2008 tree lighter, visit with Santa Claus, enjoy delicious refreshments and listen to a Wickline's Downhome Family Christmas Concert! Bring a log for our outdoor bonfire and a waterproof ornament to hang on our outdoor Christmas tree. Tree Lighting Ceremony begins at 6:00pm, with The Wickline concert immediately following.





A Visit from Santa's Reindeer
December 12-13
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Main Street & Meridian, Puyallup, WA
Phone: (253) 840-2631
PMSA will again bring Santa's Reindeer to Downtown Puyallup for two days. Located on Main Street and Meridian. They will be joined by arts, crafts and food vendors, along with live music and dance, to create a Holiday street festival. Kids can learn to make a Gingerbread House from Santas elves on Saturday afternoon.





Holiday Film Festival
December 13
Liberty Theater, downtown Puyallup
Phone: (253) 840-2631
Admission: $10 entry fee
Take in showings of your favorite Holiday films at the Liberty Theater. Enjoy food, refreshments and fun you won't find at the multi-cinemas.


Santa Claus at the Museum
December 13
1-4PM
Fox Island Historical Society, 1017 9th Ave., Fox Island
Phone: 253-549-2461
Admission: Free
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Children, young and old, are invited to visit with Santa Claus at the Fox Island Historical Museum.


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