Welcome to your weekend plans edition!

What to expect every Thursday

I sifted through every kid friendly event this weekend and will only show you the best of the best.

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Friday - November 28

• 🍪 Nutcracker Gingerbread Workshops (Bellevue)

  • hundreds of gingerbread houses, epic candy buffets, and dancers galore at the Hyatt Regency

  • Price: $20 - $50

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  🎭 Winterfest Armory Stage Entertainment (Seattle)

  • live performances on the Armory Stage, providing visitors with fun, seasonal entertainment while they check out our Winterfest Train & Village

  • Price: free

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  💡 Village of Lights Chrismastown (Leavenworth)

  • Leavenworth shines bright with over half a million lights from 6 AM until 11 PM each day starting on Thanksgiving.

  • Price: free

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  🦌 Reindeer at Watson Greenhouse and Nursery (Puyallup)

  • Welcome Donder & Blitzen to Watson’s Puyallup

  • Price: free

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  🚂 Winterfest Train and Village (Seattle)

  • five-week festival held on the grounds of Seattle Center offering live performances, music and activities

  • Price: free

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  🪶 Native Art Market Duwamish (Seattle)

  • Join the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center for their Native Art Market featuring native crafts, gifts, and food

  • Price: free

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  🦌 Issaquah Reindeer Festival at Cougar Mountain Zoo (Issaquah)

  • Take part in the most unique annual holiday celebration in the Northwest, offering excitement and fun for everyone

  • Price: $17.50

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  🎅 Holidays with Santa at the Space Needle (Seattle)

  • Santa Claus returns to the Space Needle this holiday season

  • Price: $44

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Saturday - November 29

• 🎭 SCT Presents ‘The Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza!’ (Seattle)

  • When Mo Willems’ characters get together for the holidays, it’s bound to be the biggest extravaganza ever

  • Price: $28

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  🎄 Seattle Christmas Market (Seattle)

  • European and local vendors, holiday karaoke, Santa meetings, festive drinks and more, there’s a little something for everyone

  • Price: $7

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  🐬 Diving Santa at the Seattle Aquarium (Seattle)

  • Find Santa swimming in a winter wonderland at our Window on Washington Waters habitat in Pier 59

  • Price: $42

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  📍 North Pole at the Fair (Puyallup)

  • The North Pole at the Fair is an immersion experience for all kids and the kid in all of us

  • Price: $60

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  🎄2025 Christmas Trees at Stocker Farms (Snohomish)

  • Cut your own, or take home any one of our hundreds of fresh pre-cut trees

  • Price: $48

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  ⛸️ Holiday Skating at Bellevue Ice Rink (Bellevue)

  • Show off your best "ugly sweater" and skate with other festive skaters every Saturday

  • Price: $22

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Sunday - November 30

• 🎄 Waterfront Park Holiday Market (Seattle)

  • Stop by this open‑air festive holiday market featuring crafts and goods from local vendors

  • Price: Free

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  🎅 Visit Santa at Redmond Town Center (Redmond)

  • Come get your picture taken with Santa

  • Price: Vaires

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  🐙 Zoolights 2025 at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (Seattle)

  • Stroll through a magical world with over 1.5 million sparkling lights

  • Price: Starting at $14

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  🚂 Santa Limited Train Ride (North Bend)

  • Ring in the holidays with a 2-hour excursion that begins out of North Bend Depot with a ride to the Railway History Campus

  • Price: $40

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  🎨 Kringle’s Inventionasium (Seattle)

  • Kringle’s Inventionasium invites families to let their imaginations run wild in the magical world of Mr. Kringle’s top-secret toy lab

  • Price: $24

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  📷 Pictures with Santa Alderwood Mall (Lynnwood)

  • Walk ups welcome every day until closing time

  • Price: $20

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  🎄 Holiday Market for SE Seattle Schools (Seattle)

  • Join the fifth annual Holiday Market to benefit SE Seattle schools

  • Price: free

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  🏃‍♂️ Last Lap of the Seattle Kids Marathon (Seattle)

  • Watch them take their ‘final lap’ (1.2 miles) in person. This event is free for all participants

  • Price: free

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