Oregon Christmas EventsPut these Oregon Christmas events on your calendar now. Some require advance tickets. Some are activities your children will enjoy and some are for adults.
Oregon Christmas Events--General
To get to the mansion, drive west on W Burnside Street. Turn right onto NW Barnes Road. Turn right onto Nw Pittock Drive. The address is 3229 NW Pittock Drive, Portland. Opening hours are 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Pittock Mansion will be closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Admission: $7-Adult, $6-Senior, $4-Child.
Pioneer Square hosts the Holiday Ale Festival November 29th, 30th and December 1st and 2nd. Thirty-six winter ales will be featured. Don't worry about the weather. A huge clear tent houses the event with gas heaters keeping the cold out. You will need to purchase a souvenir mug for $5. You can purchase script in $1 increments. One $1 script buys a taste. Four $1 scripts buys a full mug. The Providence Festival of the Trees presents over 100 trees and wreaths in a festive village with live music, a Teddy Bear Hospital, and Santa's Workshop. This event at the Oregon Convention Center is on November 30th and December 1st. Hours on Friday are 10 am to 9 pm. Hours on Saturday are 10 am to 6 pm. Admission: $5-adult, $4-senior, $3-child 3 to 12 years old.
One of the Christmas events with an international theme--enjoy the traditions of a Scandanavian Christmas at ScanFair at Portland State University, 3rd Floor, Smith Memorial Center (1825 SW Broadway). Saturday, December 1, 10 am to 5 pm; ScanFair Dance, December 1, 7:00 pm to 11 pm; Sunday, December 2, 11 am to 4 pm. Tickets: $6-adult, $5-seniors and students, $3-child, children 5 and under free.
Oregon Christmas Events--Christmas Light Displays
The Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Pioneer Courthouse Square on November 23rd at 5:30 pm. The 75-foot tree will be lit and there will be Christmas music by the Portland Jazz Orchestra. The Queen Anne Victorian Mansion will be presenting its "Miracle of a Million Lights" starting November 23rd. See the spectacular display of two and half million lights decorating the grounds. Then visit the inside of the mansion for more Christmas decor. You can have a hot beverage and pastry while enjoying live Christmas music. Santa Claus will be there and the gift shop will be open where you can find unique Christmas ornaments and stocking stuffers. Opening hours are 6 pm to 10 pm. Admission: $5.00-adults, $3.00-children 10 and under.
This is one of the Christmas events with a long tradition in Portland--The Grotto's Christmas Festival of Lights. The 62-acre National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother is decked out with millions of lights. You can also enjoy indoor music concerts. There will also be hand-puppet shows and a live petting zoo. Be sure to dress warmly. Free parking is available. This year's festival begins on November 23rd and runs through December 30, 2007. Entrance fees are: $7-adults, $3-children ages 3-12. Gates are open from 5 pm to 9:30 pm. The grounds close at 10 pm.
The Grotto is located at NE 85th and Sandy Blvd., Portland
The kids will love Oregon Zoo Zoolights at the Oregon Zoo and they can even ride the Zoo Train. See dozens of zoo animals done in lights--more than 200 animated animals. Hours are: Sunday through Thursday--5 pm to 8 pm, Friday and Saturday--5pm to 8:30 pm. Admission: $8.50-adult, $7.00-senior, $5.50-children 3 to 11. Train ride is extra ($2.50-$2.00). The entire zoo is not open but some animals will be visible. This is one of the Christmas events that families attend year after year. The Oregon Zoo is located in Washington Park. Don't forget, you can get there on MAX.
Oregon Christmas Events--ParadesThe Macy's Christmas Parade is the day after Thanksgiving, November 23, 2007. This year it will follow a new route. It begins at Lincoln High School and travels north on Southwest 14th Avenue, east on Southwest Alder Street, past the soon-to-be re-opened Downtown Portland store, south on Southwest Second Avenue and west up Taylor Street to an ending point near Lincoln High. The parade begins at 8:45 am. Oregon Christmas Events--MusicAnother Portland traditions is The Singing Christmas Tree. Over 300 singers, a full orchestra, local actors, and soloists join together in a musical celebration of Christmas. It is held at the Keller Auditorium, SW 3rd & Clay, Portland.
The 2007 Christmas Revels: The Ghosts of Haddon Hall celebrates the winter solstice with music, theater, and dance. The ghosts of Haddon Hall is the story of the Duke of Rutland and his family returning to his ancestral home after the hall had been vacant for 200 years. Performance dates are:
Admission tickets: $18 to $32. $7-$24 for children/students/seniors
Performed at Scottish Rite Theatre, S.W. 15th and Morrison, Portland, OR
The Oregon Symphony performs a Gospel Christmas on December 7th, 8th, and 9th at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR. The concert begins at 7:30 pm. Phone: 503-228-4294 Admission/Tickets: www.orsymphony.org
The Portland Gay Men's Chorus will perform Brass, Bells, and Wassail on December 14th, 15th, and 16th at Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Portland. Performance dates and times are:
Tickets: $15, $20, $25
Phone: 503-226-2588
On December 15th over 200 tuba players will gather at Pioneer Courthouse Square to play A Tuba Christmas from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Admission is free. On December 15th the Oregon Symphoney will perform Yuletide Spectacular at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR. The concert begins at 3:00 pm. Phone: 503-228-4294 Admission/Tickets: www.orsymphony.org
I hope this Oregon Christmas Events Page helps you plan your Holiday Festivities. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!Return to Great Oregon Vacations from Oregon Christmas Events
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