Holiday lights · WA

Christmas lights & holiday events in Washington

Washington's holidays range from a snowy Bavarian village in the Cascades to Puget Sound gardens glowing through the misty Pacific Northwest rain.

Village of Lights

Holiday village Leavenworth, WA

Leavenworth's Bavarian-style mountain town is covered in lights, with weekend lighting celebrations, carolers and roasted chestnuts. Snow on the surrounding Cascades often makes it feel like a German Christmas market town.

Visiting: Free; lights stay up through the winter, and holiday weekends fill up early, so book lodging ahead.

Garden d'Lights at Bellevue Botanical Garden

Botanical garden lights Bellevue, WA

Volunteers build more than half a million lights into shapes of plants, animals and waterfalls at Bellevue Botanical Garden. The 2025 season was the 31st.

Visiting: Runs nightly from late November through December; tickets are sold online for specific dates and times.Official site →

Seasons, hours, tickets and prices change every year — always check the official site before you go.

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