Are you checking your list? Whether it’s meal ideas for a holiday party, a festive recipe for a warm cocktail, or shopping ideas that support small business, let ThurstonTalk make sure you have everything covered. Our writers have pulled together outstanding articles to keep your spirits high, bellies full, and agendas packed.
Read on for our highlights from our extensive event calendar.
- Drive our Christmas light tour. Stop in to visit our friends at Oly Lightstravaganza or Lights at Ken Lake.
- Spot Santa on a fire truck throughout Thurston County this weekend. Get the details here.
- Find “the tree” at a local Christmas tree farm in Thurston County. Get the list of locally owned tree farms here.
- Kick off the last 12 days of Christmas with free parking in downtown Olympia.
- Skip giving a “thing” and pick an “experience” instead. Get our ideas here.
- Add a festive highlight to your front porch with a wreath making class at The Barn Nursery.
- Shop small businesses for holiday gifts. Great ideas are included in this article.
- Check out the historical Christmas Island in Maytown throughout the weekend.
- Enjoy a performance of Ballet Northwest’s Nutcracker at The Washington Center. Tickets can be purchased here.
- Watch the Dancing Lights boat every evening from Percival Landing. Get more information here.
- Attend one of five concerts by the Olympia Choral Society throughout the weekend.
- Tap your feet to SOGO’s Brass Choir event on Saturday afternoon. Find concert information in this article.
- Cruise with Santa aboard the Lady Alderbrook on Saturday. Reserve tickets by calling 360-898-5500.
- Take your neighbor to a performance of Harlequin’s Stardust. Get a full story here.
- Purchase a handmade treasure at a bazaar. Find our list of this weekend’s bazaars here.
- Step into “Duck the Malls” arts and craft sale at the Capitol Theater on Saturday.
- Sample loads of goodies at Bayview Thriftway‘s Taste the Holiday Spirit event on Saturday.
- Attend the tree lighting festival in Tumwater on Saturday beginning at 2:00 p.m.
- Celebrate the opening of the final Chehalis Western Trail overpass on Saturday afternoon. Get info here.
- Visit Donedei Wines on Sunday. The locally owned Tenino winery is only open two days per year.
- Share your favorite ideas for a Thrifty Thurston article and be entered to win a family pack of tickets to the Hands On Children’s Museum Noon Year’s Eve party.
- Visit an open house event this weekend. Click here to see the list of VanDorm Realty’s open houses.
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