{"id":12868,"date":"2024-12-22T11:30:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T18:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=12868"},"modified":"2025-01-01T15:29:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T22:29:43","slug":"events-around-portland-at-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=12868","title":{"rendered":"Events Around Portland at Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you want to know all the things going on around Portland for Christmas, here&#8217;s the best guides:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelportland.com\/events\/holidays\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.travelportland.com\/events\/holidays\/\">TravelPortland Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-official-guide-to-portland wp-block-embed-the-official-guide-to-portland\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"i0VqqKphkV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelportland.com\/events\/holidays\/\">Portland Holiday Events<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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&#8212; PDX Pipeline\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pdxpipeline.com\/portland-shopping-information-christmas-holidays-local-goods-events\/embed\/#?secret=bxprtn7cPx#?secret=IKs8lraKUi\" data-secret=\"IKs8lraKUi\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PDX Monthly&#8217;s list of holiday and light displays and events in and near Portland: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdxmonthly.com\/arts-and-culture\/best-holiday-lights-displays-near-portland\">https:\/\/www.pdxmonthly.com\/arts-and-culture\/best-holiday-lights-displays-near-portland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starts late Nov:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nov. 29 to Dec. 30 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thegrotto.org\/christmas-festival-of-lights\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thegrotto.org\/christmas-festival-of-lights\/\">Christmas Festival of Lights at the Grotto<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nov. 22 to Jan. 5 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonzoo.org\/lights\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.oregonzoo.org\/lights\">Portland Zoolights\/Brewlights<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.winterwonderlandportland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Winter Wonderland<\/a> &#8211; Christmas lights at Portland International Raceway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hillsboro-oregon.gov\/our-city\/departments\/parks-recreation\/events\/festivals-celebrations\/winter-events\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hillsboro-oregon.gov\/our-city\/departments\/parks-recreation\/events\/festivals-celebrations\/winter-events\">Hillsboro activities<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Downtown tree lighting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ice Skating and winter village at Orenco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lightopia at Hillsboro stadium &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koin.com\/local\/washington-county\/spectacular-displays-lightopia-begins-in-hillsboro\/amp\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.koin.com\/local\/washington-county\/spectacular-displays-lightopia-begins-in-hillsboro\/amp\/\">KOIN<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesquarepdx.org\/event\/40th-annual-tree-lighting-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pioneer Courthouse Square Tree Lighting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hfgf.com\/project\/portland-oregon-november-9-11-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Holiday Food &amp; Gift Festival<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vancouver\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holidaysonfranklin.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.holidaysonfranklin.com\/\">Holidays on Franklin <\/a>&#8211; complete with live entertainment, Santa, and blowing snow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dec:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dec. 15\u201331 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelportland.com\/event\/1100712\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.travelportland.com\/event\/1100712\/\">Peacock Lane Christmas Lights<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tubachristmas.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tubachristmas.com\/\">TUBA Christmas Concert<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christmasships.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christmas Ship Parade<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saunaglo.com\/calendar\/wintersolstice\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.saunaglo.com\/calendar\/wintersolstice\">Tualatin Ship Parade<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milwaukieoregon.gov\/events\/wintersolsticeevent\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.milwaukieoregon.gov\/events\/wintersolsticeevent\">Sauna+Solstice party<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milwaukieoregon.gov\/events\/wintersolsticeevent\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.milwaukieoregon.gov\/events\/wintersolsticeevent\">Milwaukie Solstice and Ship viewing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdxsantacon.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pdxsantacon.com\/\">SantaCon<\/a> &#8211; though now there are multiple competing groups and none are even remotely as interesting as the original <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cacophony_Society\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cacophony_Society\">Cacophony Society<\/a> ones late 90&#8217;s early 2000&#8217;s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pittockmansion.org\/events\/a-very-portland-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pittock Mansion Holiday Display<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bensonhotel.com\/hotel-press\/news\/gingerbread-masterpiece-2024\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bensonhotel.com\/hotel-press\/news\/gingerbread-masterpiece-2024\/\">Benson Hotel Gingerbread Masterpiece<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7wn0zFbqF80?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Allen Harrison\u2019s \u2018Christmas at the Old Church\u2019 30th anniversary show\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gN919OK62Jo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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