It’s a holly jolly time of year!  Dash through the snow (maybe the rain?) and see about…

• Christmas Lighting Festival, Leavenworth, Dec 1,8,9,15,16
• Holiday Barrel Tasting, Walla Walla, Dec 7-9
• Winterfest, Seattle Center, through Jan 6
• Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis,various WA state locations/dates
• Wildlights, Woodland Park Zoo, through Dec 23
• Head to your favorite nursery – Wight’s, Molbaks, Squak Mt., Swansons, Emery’s and more…  The Dept. 56 display at Wight’s Garden & Home is nicely displayed this year (fabulous actually) – check out the props!
• Winter Beer Festival, Hale’s/Seattle, Dec 7-8 http://www.washingtonbeer.com
• Bellevue Magic Season, Bellevue, through Jan 13
• Holiday Ale Festival, Portland OR, Nov 28 – Dec 2
• Downtown Rockin’ New Year’s Eve, Yakima, Dec 31
• Saint Nick’s Winter in Woodinville, Nov 30 – Dec 2
• Green Lake Pathway of Lights, Green Lake Park, Dec 8
• Great Figgy Pudding Street Corner Caroling Competition, Seattle, Dec 7
• End of the World Party, search it out, Dec 20
• How about a holiday craft show?
• Winter Solstice Lantern Festival, Vancouver BC, Dec 21
• Seattle Men’s Chorus, “Baby It’s Cold Outside”, Puget Sound Area, through Dec 22
• Argosy Christmas Ship Festival, Lake Union/Washington, through Dec 23
• Garden d’Lights, Bellevue Botanical Garden, through Dec 31
• Zoolights, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma, through Jan 1
• Toy Train Christmas, Northern Pacific Railway Museum, Toppenish, Dec 1-2, 8-9, 15-16
• Have you started your Christmas cards yet?
• Choose a bit of culture… Black Nativity, The Nutcracker, The SantaLand Diaries, Fiddler on the Roof, etc…
• and fa la la …more