Things to do Christmas weekend in western WA

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On Christmas week in Seattle, visitors and residents alike will have many options to get out on the town and enjoy holiday cheer. From light displays, to concerts and shopping, we look at how to ring in this year's holiday. 

Bellevue, WA Christmas week activities

Seattle, WA Christmas week activities

Winterfest at Seattle Center

  • Dec. 26: Frozen (Disney) screening at Armory Stage
  • Dec. 26: Winterfest Train and Village
  • Cost: Free

Woodland Park Zoo 

  • Wildlanters Dec. 26 – Jan. 18
  • Hours: 4 – 9 p.m.
  • Cost varies based on age, membership status, and other special rates. General tickets for adults Friday – Sunday are $40.95, or $32.45 for Monday through Thursday.

George Balanchine's The Nutcracker

Where: Pacific Northwest Ballet at McCaw Hall 

Dates: Dec. 24, 26, 27, 28

Cost: From $39 – $225

Auburn, WA Christmas week activities 

Christmas trees in Auburn 

  • Local businesses have more than a dozen Christmas trees decorated at the White River Valley Museum
  • Cost: Free

Tacoma, WA Christmas week activities

Lights at Tacoma Zoo 

  • Zoolights is a display of more than 1.5 million lights at Point Defiance Zoo.
  • Closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the lights are back on for Dec. 26 and will remain until Jan. 4
  • Cost: 2 and under are free, while nightly rates for all others are $10 for members and $20 for general sale.

A Charlie Brown Christmas 

  • Stage production at Pantages Theater in Tacoma on Dec. 28
  • Taproot Theatre on Dec. 29 – 30

Tulalip, WA Christmas week activities

Tulalip Lights and Ice

Including Christmas Day and Christmas Eve, visitors and residents can hit the ice at Tulalip Amphitheatre

Hours

  • Monday-Thursday 4pm-9pm
  • Friday 4pm-10:30pm
  • Saturday 12pm-10:30pm
  • Sunday 12pm-9pm

Cost

For Monday-Thursday

  • Adult $18 
  • Child $15
  • Tribal Members $10

For Friday-Sunday

  • Adult $21
  • Child $18
  • Tribal Members $10

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