Last updated: November 11, 2024
Plan your festive adventure in Eastmont with our detailed event guide. For those who wake up to Eastmont views and those just dreaming of them, this guide brings holiday wishes to reality.
Popular Events: Begin your holiday festivities at Zoolights, where the local zoo transforms into a vibrant wonderland of twinkling lights and enchanting displays. Experience the magic of the season at Enchant Christmas, featuring an impressive walkthrough light maze and captivating performances. And the A Victorian Country Christmas is something you definitely don't want to miss, with its charming blend of festive crafts and traditional holiday cheer. See more details on these and other fun events and activities below!
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Eastmont Holiday Light Displays
Zoolights
- What to Expect
- Holiday celebration in a zoo setting with elaborate light displays.
- Description
- Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium transforms into a colorful spectacle with over 800,000 LED lights, featuring giant displays like the Pacific octopus and tiger face, as well as festive holiday treats and animal encounters.
- Where
- Tacoma | More Info : Zoolights
Enchant Christmas
- What to Expect
- Interactive holiday light maze with a story-driven quest.
- Description
- Enchant Christmas is an award-winning holiday light maze experience featuring stunning, custom-designed light sculptures and unique ice skating experiences. The event includes a light maze based on an original holiday story, an ice skating trail, seasonal food and drink, visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and a bird's-eye view of the dazzling lights from the Ferris Wheel.
- Where
- Seattle | More Info : Enchant Christmas
Eastmont Holiday Markets and Shopping
A Victorian Country Christmas
- What to Expect
- Interactive vendor list with local businesses offering holiday decor and gifts.
- Description
- A Victorian Country Christmas is a holiday event featuring unique shopping, live musical acts, and festive presentations. Attendees can find handmade crafts, holiday decor, and specialty foods, while children can meet Santa Claus and make their Christmas wishes known.
- Where
- Puyallup | More Info : A Victorian Country Christmas
Eastmont Holiday Shows and Entertainment
Holiday Pops
- What to Expect
- Powerhouse pianist Chloe Flower joins the orchestra for a dazzling holiday program.
- Description
- Join the Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall for a dazzling holiday concert featuring powerhouse pianist Chloe Flower.
- Where
- Seattle | More Info : Holiday Pops
A PLU Christmas
- What to Expect
- World-class musical performance by PLU's ensembles.
- Description
- The Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) Christmas Concerts feature the Choir of the West, University Chorale, and University Symphony Orchestra performing works by renowned composers and traditional carols, celebrating beauty and joy in the Christmas season.
- Where
- Tacoma | More Info : A PLU Christmas
Black Nativity
- What to Expect
- Soulful retelling of the Christmas story with gospel music and community sing-along.
- Description
- Langston Hughes' Gospel Song-Play returns in a newly reimagined production featuring a cast of over 30 actors, dancers, and vocalists, accompanied by a live band and city-wide gospel choir. The Christmas story gets a soulful retelling with gospel renditions of favorite carols, inviting audiences to raise their voices and sing along.
- Where
- Seattle | More Info : Black Nativity
New Year’s at the Needle
- What to Expect
- Extended drone and firework display synchronized to a Pacific Northwest soundtrack.
- Description
- The T-Mobile New Year's at the Needle event features hundreds of lighted drones performing in the Seattle sky, leading into North America's largest structurally launched firework show. The spectacle is choreographed to a soundtrack celebrating the biggest moments of 2023.
- Where
- Seattle | More Info : New Year’s at the Needle
Eastmont Other Holiday Activities
JuleFest
- What to Expect
- Viking boat procession and bonfire ceremony.
- Description
- JuleFest is a Scandinavian festival featuring Norwegian street food, Scandinavian vendors, and a Lucia Bride procession in a Viking boat. The evening culminates with an annual bonfire and the Viking King's Winter Solstice Proclamation.
- Where
- Poulsbo | More Info : JuleFest