SANTA PARADE
Hear live music at 4 p.m., and at 4:30 p.m. watch lighted vehicles, floats, cars, and walkers go down Main Street from Auburn High School to city hall in the Santa Parade, followed by a tree lighting at city hall.
JULEFEST
JuleFest has a market of Scandinavian arts and crafts plus food vendors at Sons of Norway.
ENCHANT CHRISTMAS
Enchant Christmas features a maze where you look for Santa’s timepiece, an ice-skating rink, Christmas shops, food vendors, music, Santa, and photo opportunities at T-Mobile Park.
HOLIDAY MAGIC
Holiday Magic promises “breathtaking lights, interactive displays, festive food and drink, and fun for the whole family” including ice skating, a laser light show, a free train ride, and a holiday market at Washington State Fair Events Center.
SANTACON
Buy a ticket online, and then wear a Santa suit or holiday costume and visit a dozen city bars from noon to closing time at SantaCon.
VILLAGE OF LIGHTS
Lights twinkle on snow at Village of Lights, with carolers, musicians, and Santa (Sat. & Sun. noon) at the gazebo in Front Street Park.
ZOOLIGHTS
Bundle up to admire 800,000 holiday lights and displays at Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo.
JINGLE BELL RUN
Wear a costume or tie on bells for the morning Jingle Bell Run 12K, 5K, 1 mile, or kids’ run at Gas Works Park.
GIVING MARKETPLACE
Support great causes by shopping for unique gifts from 36 vendors at Giving Marketplace, with craft-making and live music at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center.
WINTER SOLSTICE NIGHT MARKET
Winter Solstice Night Market promises 125 vendors, 15 food trucks, cocktail bars, and DJ music inside Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park.
POPULAR ON NETFLIX/HULU/DISNEY+
‘TWAS THE TEXT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Addie is a New York City chiropractor mistakenly receives a text from “Nana.” The accidental text turns into a loving friendship between the matronly Nana and Addie who now communicate regularly. Nana invites Addie to spend the holiday in Vermont. It is picture-postcard perfect and exactly as Nana described except for one surprise. Nana’s single son, James, a traveling doctor is also home for the holidays. Over three consecutive years, James and Addie are together during the holidays, though it isn’t until they are both single that they begin to see each other in a different light. (Netflix)
NUTCRACKERS
Just as Mike is on the heels of closing the biggest deal of his career, he’s pulled away from his bachelor life in the big city to a farm in rural Ohio in order to help his recently orphaned nephews find a new home. (Hulu)
HOME ALONE
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin’s house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his territory. By planting booby traps galore, adorably mischievous Kevin stands his ground as his frantic mother attempts to race home before Christmas Day. (Disney+)
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