REMINDER: This could be one of the busiest weekends of events of the year, with theater, holiday bazaars, a Cookie Crawl, Tree Lightings, tree planting and more set to run from Friday, Dec. 1 through Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023.
Here are our recommendations for the South King County region:
Friday, Dec. 1, 2023:
- 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.: ‘Culture on Tour’ featuring students from Kennedy & Evergreen High Schools at Burien Community Center
- 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.: Destination Des Moines’ Holiday Tree Lighting
- 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.: BAT Theatre’s ‘The Twelve Dates of Christmas’ continues
Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023:
- 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Breakfast with Santa at Auburn Community and Event Center
- 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Kennedy Catholic’s Annual Arts and Crafts Fair
- 9:00 am – 12:00 p.m.: Burien Elks #2143 holding Hoop Shoot free throw contest
- 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Normandy Park Community Club Bazaar
- 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Buy Local, Buy Handmade – Moshier Holiday Pottery Sale
- 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Discover Burien’s Holiday Cookie Crawl
- 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Port of Seattle Community Tree Planting
- 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Pop-Up Book Sale at Kent Library
- 1:00 p.m. & 6 p.m.: ‘The Nutcracker’ at Highline Performing Arts Center
- 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.: Kent’s Winterfest, Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting
- 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.: Free Santa hats, toys, music, real Llamas & more will brighten the holidays at ‘WINTERFEST’
- 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.: Lighted Santa Parade & Tree Lighting in Auburn
- 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.: SeaTac’s Holiday Tree Lighting at Community Center
- 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.: Des Moines Yacht Club’s Lighted Boat Parade
- 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.: ‘An Innkeeper’s Christmas’ at Normandy Park United Church of Christ
- 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.: BAT Theatre’s ‘The Twelve Dates of Christmas‘ continues
Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023:
- 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.: Storytelling Workshop with Paul Currington of Fresh Ground Stories at Highline Heritage Museum
- 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.: Walk-n-Talk around Lake Burien with WABI Burien
- 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.: BAT Theatre’s ‘The Twelve Dates of Christmas‘ continues
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