The festivities continue this weekend in Snoqualmie and North Bend with more fun ways to celebrate the season.
Check out our events calendar for all things jingly, and please send an email to storyideas@livingsnoqualmie.com if you have an event you would like to have included in a future article.
November 27-28th, 2021 9:00 am – 4:00 pm North Fork Farm Events 43010 SE 79TH PL Snoqualmie.
Have a jolly, holly holiday season in our market! Support small business Saturday & Sunday at The Farm! Food, gifts, crafts and more! Admission is completely free, so bring your entire family!
Salish Lodge & Spa Holiday Tree Lighting
Sunday, November 28, 2021
Enjoy the magical tree lighting ceremony as well as hot chocolate, cider and cookies, carolers, kid’s activities, and more!
Santa and his reindeer will be on-site for a photo op and to hear what is on your wish list this year. Do a little holiday shopping at The Country Store, and 10% of the proceeds will go to Encompass NW! They look forward to sharing this time-honored tradition with you.
Valley Center Stage-Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol
Valley Center Stage’s annual presentation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol will take place live and in person at the newly renovated Sallal Grange on December 3rd – 19th, 2021.
The North Bend holiday tradition is returning to live theater in a new and exciting location. Still, it brings back to life the heartwarming classic that is part of so many families’ special time together. Telling the story of second chances, transformation, forgiveness, and compassion, this adaptation of Dickens’s classic is faithful to the original version.
The new Valley Center Stage location is an improvement all around. It is handicap accessible and has dedicated parking allowing greater access for the community it serves. It’s been renovated to provide an intimate theater room with more raised seating, upgraded sound quality, and new heat/air conditioning. The new spacious foyer/lounge and concessions area are the perfect settings for beverages and mingling before the show.
Saturday, December 4, 9 am-4 pm at Si View Community Center
The Holiday Bazaar is back! Join Si View for this indoor fair, featuring talented artisans with locally handmade goods, perfect for gift giving.
They’ve taken safety precautions by spacing out vendor booths to minimize crowding, and while live entertainment won’t be a part of the program this year, you can count on cheery holiday tunes throughout the day.
They’ll also be raffling off gorgeous gift baskets with items donated by vendors.
Admission to this event is free. Statewide mask mandate and King County vaccine verification order are in effect for indoor programs and at Si View facilities. Learn more here.
Join your friends and neighbors to ring in the holiday season on Saturday, December 4, 2021, from 5 to 8 pm as Holly Days returns to downtown North Bend.
This old-fashioned holiday festival includes a live stage, firepits with marshmallow roasting and smores fixings, visits with Santa, and of course, the lighting of the community tree with Mayor Rob.
Holly Days provides the perfect opportunity to shop and dine locally and support your favorite North Bend businesses.
Learn more about this fun annual event here.
Mark your calendars for Snoqualmie Winter Lights, an annual holiday tradition in Historic Downtown Snoqualmie.
On Saturday, December 4, the event will be from 5–7 pm. Santa will arrive at 6:30 pm for the holiday tree lighting countdown in Railroad Park, 7971 Railroad Ave SE.
Take selfies with Santa while telling him your wish list. Watch an ice-carving demo in action. Warm-up with cocoa, cider, and cookies. After the festival, stay downtown and dine, drink, and delight in the lights. Learn more here.
Light up North Bend-A Holiday Spirit Contest
The City of North Bend invites residents and businesses to make the City shine bright this holiday season as the 2nd Annual Light up North Bend holiday lighting contest returns.
Enter the City’s 2nd annual lighting contest: LIGHT UP NORTH BEND – A HOLIDAY SPIRIT CONTEST.
There are 4 Divisions: Single-family home; Multi-family home (apartment, condo, townhome); Business; Neighborhood. There are three categories within the Single-family, Multi-family and Business Divisions:
- VMA: Best Use of Music
- Hollywood: Best Theme
- Griswold: Best Overuse of Lights (channel your inner Clark)
The Neighborhood Division winner will be chosen based on the largest number of homes decked out for the season.
The registration deadline is Wednesday, December 8. Participating homes and businesses must be decorated and ready by December 10 at 5 pm Judging will occur December 10 – 12 with the help of members of the North Bend Downtown Foundation. Learn more here.
Selfies with Santa
Simpson Group Real Estate, a community-minded team of real estate professionals who aspire to provide concierge-level customer service, has opened its doors in downtown North Bend on the corner of Bendigo Boulevard and North Bend Way. To celebrate the Simpson Group Real Estate office grand opening, a public ribbon-cutting is scheduled for noon on Saturday, November 27 at 202 W. North Bend Way.
With deep roots in the Valley, the Simpson Group looks forward to hosting various community events throughout the year. “Selfies with Santa” will be complimentary on Saturdays in December (December 4 from 5 pm – 8 pm and Dec. 11 & 18 from 10 am – 3 pm). Beginning in January, Simpson Group Real Estate will host local wineries in its office space.
Mounted Caroling on the Ridge
2–4 pm-ish on December 18 (pending no giant wind/rainstorm). The riders welcome folks to walk with them, bring dogs and kids along, or even bring your horse to ride too!
Be warned… they don’t sing but do look vaguely festive…
Specifics on the route to come later, but generally from the U-Haul to Azalea/Tanner Jeans Park on Douglas and then Muir to Fairway to Ridge and up Center Street where we cross the Parkway again.
