GET OUT: Local tree lighting ceremonies, Festival of Trees and 19th Century Christmas this weekend
Saturday—Sunday
Celebrate the holidays in Old Town Tacoma at its tree lighting and Santa visit from 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday. There will be refreshments and photos with Santa plus a food drive for St. Leo Food Connection. It will be at the Job Carr Cabin Museum, 2350 N. 30th St.
Winter Fest in University Place is Saturday from 2-6 p.m. at the Civic Building, 3609 Market Square. Santa will arrive at 2 p.m. There will be live entertainment, crafts, food, an outdoor fireplace and holiday spirit.
Head out to Skansie Brothers Park in downtown Gig Harbor for its tree lighting fun from 5-7 p.m. Sunday. Santa will arrive to light the tree. There will be entertainment provided by the Dickens Carolers and refreshments.
The city of Fircrest is hosting its tree lighting at 7 p.m. Sunday. There will be entertainment by the Whittier fourth-grade choir and recorder group and Truman Middle School cheer, along with refreshments. It is at Alice Peers Park, Regents and Electron and at the Roy H. Murphy Community Center, 555 Contra Costra Ave.
Annual tradition of Festival of Trees that supports Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital with more than 60 beautifully decorated trees, created by local designers at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, 1500 Broadway, Tacoma. It also features live community entertainment, games in the lobby and pictures with Santa. Public viewing is 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $6, $2 students, free for children 11 and younger.
Saturday
Step into an old-fashioned holiday at 19th Century Christmas at Fort Nisqually Living History Museum in Point Defiance Park. Join in the arrival of the Yule log, parlor games, make ornaments and create pomanders in the tradition of an old-fashioned holiday. The event runs 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the park, 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma. Admission is $5-$8, children 4 and younger free. For more information, go to bit.ly/21wfxY3
manderson@thenewstribune.com
This story was originally published December 4, 2015 at 10:00 PM with the headline "GET OUT: Local tree lighting ceremonies, Festival of Trees and 19th Century Christmas this weekend."