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Halloween to New Year's
Trunk or treats, tree lightings, parades, Santa, lights and Christmas Eve services around Kirkland. When an organizer hasn't posted this year's date, we show last year's and say so.
Halloween
Christmas: lights, parades and Santa
Kirkland Turkey Trot
9:00a, Juanita Beach Park, Kirkland, $20 to $50. 5K, 10K and the Lil Gobbler kids run, with a post-race party at Moss Bay Hall. Prices go up after Nov 8.
Letters to Santa mailboxes
Kirkland Ave and Lake St, and Urban Plaza, Kirkland, Free. Two Kirkland Downtown Association mailboxes for kids' letters to Santa. Add a return address so Santa can write back.
Santa's Arrival Party at The Village at Totem Lake
10:30a, Village Green, The Village at Totem Lake, Kirkland. Welcome Santa to Totem Lake. Photos with Santa start at 11:00a.
Holiday Art Market at Kirkland Arts Center
Tue to Fri 11:00a to 4:00p, Sat 11:00a to 2:00p, Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St, Kirkland, Free. Local artists' work for holiday gifts in the free gallery. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
WinterFest at Kirkland Urban
3:00p to 7:00p, Kirkland Urban plaza, 425 Urban Plaza, Kirkland, Free. Photos with Santa in his sleigh, kids' holiday crafts, ice sculpting, carolers, alpacas and snowfall on the promenade. Minors must be with an adult.
Kirkland Tree Lighting
6:15p, Peter Kirk Park, Kirkland. The Kirkland Downtown Association's annual tree lighting, steps from WinterFest at Kirkland Urban.
Christmas Ship bonfire at O.O. Denny Park
2:35p, O.O. Denny Park, 12302 Holmes Point Dr NE, Kirkland. City bonfire for about 20 minutes while Argosy's Christmas Ship stops offshore. Can be canceled for weather or burn bans; hotline 425-587-3345.
Argosy Christmas Ship sailings from Carillon Point
2:00p, 5:00p, 8:00p, Carillon Point Marina, Kirkland. Ticketed holiday cruise with an onboard choir. The 2:00p sailings include cookies with Santa for kids.
Google Lights at Feriton Spur Park
4:00p to 6:00p, Feriton Spur Park, 509 6th St S, Kirkland. More than 10,000 lights, holiday music, a petting area at the pickleball court and a special guest.
Juanita Elementary Holiday Bazaar
10:00a to 4:00p, Juanita Elementary, Kirkland. More than 50 vendors, a student choir, food, a silent auction and a raffle. Supports 5th grade camp.
Geoffrey Castle's Celtic Christmas
14:00 and 7:00p, Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, $50 to $60. Electric fiddle, the Seattle Irish Dance Company and a Celtic band, 20th anniversary tour.
Christmas with the Carpenters
7:00p, Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, $32 to $43. Sue Nixon and Carpenters Once More sing the Carpenters' holiday songbook.
Reindeer and Reels
5:30p to 8:30p, Peter Kirk Park, Kirkland. City holiday night with kids' crafts, food trucks, real reindeer and an outdoor screening of Frozen.
Argosy Christmas Ship sailings from Kirkland City Dock
2:00p, 5:00p, 8:00p, Kirkland City Dock, Marina Park, Kirkland. Ticketed holiday cruise with an onboard choir. The 2:00p sailings include cookies with Santa for kids.
Christmas Ship bonfire at Juanita Beach Park
5:35p, Juanita Beach Park, 9703 NE Juanita Dr, Kirkland. City bonfire for about 20 minutes while the Christmas Ship stops offshore. Can be canceled for weather or burn bans; hotline 425-587-3345.
The Nutcracker: Symphony of Lights
7:00p, Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, $74 adults, $64 youth. Grand Kyiv Ballet's Nutcracker with glowing costumes. Three nights, 7:00p each.
Christmas Ship bonfire at Marina Park
5:10p, Marina Park, 25 Lakeshore Plaza, Kirkland. City bonfire for about 20 minutes while the Christmas Ship stops offshore. Can be canceled for weather or burn bans; hotline 425-587-3345.
Amazing Bubble Man
11:30 and 2:00p, Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, $34 adults, $24 youth. Winter break family show: giant bubbles, fog bubbles and people inside bubbles. Prices include taxes and fees.
Christmas Eve services
Holy Family Parish
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
King's Cross Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Kirkland Church of Christ
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Kirkland Congregational United Church of Christ
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Kirkland Seventh-day Adventist Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Lake Washington United Methodist Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Lakeside Christian Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Life Community Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Pursuit Kirkland
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Salt House Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
St. John Vianney
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
St. John's Episcopal Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
The lights map
Opens the day after Thanksgiving
A map of the best-lit houses and streets, added by the people who live there. We show the street address you give us and nothing about who lives there. You can take it down any time.