The festive season is here and if you’re staying in Portland during the holidays, you might want to check out these events for December 2023! Here are Shawn Realty’s top picks for this month.
1. ZooLights
📅 Nov 19 – Jan 7 | 💵 $12-26
A colorful display of luminous bulbs will dazzle Oregon Zoo from November 19th to January 7th. Enjoy a night of a million lights with your loved ones!
Location
Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR 97221
2. Christmas Ships Parade
📅 Dec 1-17 | 💵 Free
This Christmas tradition features festive and well-lit boats parading through the waters of Willamette and Columbia Rivers. Watch the spectacle unfold from December 1-17 for a nautical and magical Christmas this year!
Location
Willamette & Columbia Rivers
3. It’s a Wonderful Life
📅 Dec 1-23 | 💵 Cost Varies
It’s A Wonderful Life is an award-winning musical adaptation that’s surely a holiday favorite. It tells the story of an angel who takes a compassionate but depressed businessman facing financial ruin on a journey to an alternate reality where he was never born. If you’ve never seen the musical, head down to Winningstad Theatre from December 1-23 to know how it all ends!
Location
Winningstad Theatre
1111 SW Bdwy, Portland, OR 97205
4. The Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition
📅 Dec 8 | 💵 Free
We wish you a merry carol-off when you join the Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition! Sing your way to the Pioneer Courthouse Square on December 8 and you just might bring home $1,000 (and perhaps some figgy pudding?)!
Location
Pioneer Courthouse Square
701 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204
5. Peacock Lane
📅 Dec 14-31 | 💵 Free
For decades, every residence in this charming neighborhood has embraced the tradition of adorning their homes for Christmas. Walk through Peacock Lane from December 14-31 to see the stunning lights, nativity scenes, rotating Christmas trees, and realistic replicas of Santa and Frosty!
Location
Peacock Lane
SE Peacock Ln, Portland, OR 97214
6. Whale Watching Week
📅 Dec 27-31 | 💵 Free
Visitors from various places flock to the Oregon Coast during Whale Watching Week, an event dedicated to educating people about the annual migration of gray whales along the Oregon coast. For over three decades, volunteers have assisted tourists in whale-watching activities at 24 locations spanning three states along the Pacific Northwest coast. I guess these migrating whales also know it’s the end of a whole year.
Location
Sites Along the Oregon Coast
Source: travelportland.com
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