# Thanksgiving break with kids in Seattle

> 54 Thanksgiving parades, turkey trots, break camps and things to do with kids in the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue area over Thanksgiving break 2026, each linked to the organizer’s own page with the date we last checked it.

Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about
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Towns with listings: Seattle (17), Tacoma (6), Bellevue (5), Issaquah (3), Duvall (2), Everett (2), Black Diamond (1), Burien (1), Carnation (1), Gig Harbor (1), Kirkland (1), Lynnwood (1), Maple Valley (1), Marysville (1), Mercer Island (1), Mill Creek (1), Monroe (1), Mukilteo (1), North Bend (1), Puyallup (1), Snohomish (1), Spanaway (1), Stanwood (1), Woodinville (1).

## Quick answers

### Where is there a turkey trot for kids near Seattle?

15 listings, the soonest 4: [Kirkland Turkey Trot with Lil' Gobbler Run](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/kirkland-turkey-trot-with-lil-gobbler-run--listing-2196ee166dfd243cd296b020) (Sun, Nov 15, From $20); [Carnation Turkey Trot with Kids Gobble Dash at Remlinger Farms](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/carnation-turkey-trot-with-kids-gobble-dash-at-remlinger-farms--listing-4a6905787eb5bd4172d8240f) (Sat, Nov 21, From $10); [Gobbler 5K, 10K & 13.1M at Everett](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/gobbler-5k-10k-and-13-1m-at-everett--listing-c03eb0b433968c75307c57d6) (Sat, Nov 21, From $30); [8th Annual Maple Valley Turkey Trot: Thanksgiving Day 5K](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/8th-annual-maple-valley-turkey-trot-thanksgiving-day-5k--listing-28f97d4c5f766d8c8df5d73a) (Thu, Nov 26).

### What free Thanksgiving break events are there for kids in Seattle?

6 listings, the soonest 4: [Snowflake Lane](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/snowflake-lane--listing-6ceb481b467bae8ddcbda91e) (Fri, Nov 27, Free); [Tree Lighting Celebration at Westlake Park](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/tree-lighting-celebration-at-westlake-park--listing-0a385f213c3fdfe2087f462c) (Fri, Nov 27, Free); [Westlake Park Holiday Carousel](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/westlake-park-holiday-carousel--listing-fabfd970efcdb74b3904488b) (Fri, Nov 27, Free); [Snohomish Tree Lighting at the Carnegie](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/snohomish-tree-lighting-at-the-carnegie--listing-0814a15a1816272aeb38257e) (Sat, Nov 28, Free).

## Ongoing programs

### Around the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue area (1)

- [Seattle - Northgate November Break Camp (Steve & Kate's Camp)](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/seattle-northgate-november-break-camp-steve-and-kate-s-camp--listing-494559b7928277f151416077) — Ongoing · Billings Middle School · Ages 4–12 · Paid · checked Oct 30. Thanksgiving-week day camp where campers choose their own activities all day: sewing, coding and stop-motion animation, making, sports and free play. Buy day passes for any days…

## Dated events

### Seattle (16)

- [School's Out Camp at Arena Sports Magnuson (Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Week, Winter Break and MLK Day)](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/school-s-out-camp-at-arena-sports-magnuson-veterans-day-thanksgiving-w--listing-6e9528d6921ab01ce315f63f) — Wed, Nov 11 (+11 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Arena Sports Magnuson · Ages 3–12 · checked Oct 27. Arena Sports runs its School's Out Camp at the Magnuson facility in Seattle on school-break days: Nov 11, Nov 23–25, Dec 21–23 and 28–31, 2026, and Jan 18, 2027, which covers…
- [School's Out Camp at Arena Sports SODO (Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Week, Winter Break and MLK Day)](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/school-s-out-camp-at-arena-sports-sodo-veterans-day-thanksgiving-week--listing-b7ccdf88706a40bf35df9323) — Wed, Nov 11 (+11 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Arena Sports SODO · Ages 3–12 · checked Oct 27. Arena Sports runs its School's Out Camp at the SODO facility in Seattle on school-break days: Nov 11, Nov 23–25, Dec 21–23 and 28–31, 2026, and Jan 18, 2027, which covers…
- [Tacky Turkey Sweater 5k at Green Lake](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/tacky-turkey-sweater-5k-at-green-lake--listing-243eafb4fbac0908ed308cd3) — Sun, Nov 22 · 10:00 AM · Green Lake Park · All ages · From $39 · checked Oct 30. A silly pre-Thanksgiving 5K around Green Lake where everyone wears their tackiest turkey or holiday sweater. Kids 14 and under have a reduced entry, and there is a free untimed…
- [Learn to Skate Thanksgiving Youth Camp](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/learn-to-skate-thanksgiving-youth-camp--listing-1d419bc45b5e4a67f2f597c1) — Mon, Nov 23 (+1 more date) · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Kraken Community Iceplex · Ages 3–17 · From $100 · checked Oct 13. The Kraken Skating Academy offers a two-day Thanksgiving Week Youth Camp with one hour of on-ice instruction each day: Monday, November 23 from 6:00 to 7:00pm and Tuesday…
- [Thanksgiving and Winter Break Gymnastics Camp – SGA Ballard](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/thanksgiving-and-winter-break-gymnastics-camp-sga-ballard--listing-9ca38862487f8361af433510) — Mon, Nov 23 (+11 more dates) · 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM · Seattle Gymnastics Academy – Ballard · Ages 3–10 · From $95 · checked Oct 16. Seattle Gymnastics Academy's Ballard gym runs single-day school-break camps over both Thanksgiving week and winter break, with the widest winter calendar of SGA's locations…
- [Magnuson Turkey Trot with 400-Meter Kids Dash](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/magnuson-turkey-trot-with-400-meter-kids-dash--listing-4e085e8bb2b216f699c2d241) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:15 AM · Magnuson Park · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 27. The Magnuson Series' Turkey Trot calls 'runners, waddlers and trotters' to Magnuson Park on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 26. Families can choose the 400-meter Kids…
- [Thanksgiving Day Apple Cup 5K at Green Lake](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/thanksgiving-day-apple-cup-5k-at-green-lake--listing-57971b40d8a6f411d27b1ba9) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM · Green Lake Park (start/finish at the Green Lake Community Center basketball courts) · Ages 1+ · From $30 · checked Oct 30. A flat Thanksgiving morning 5K on the paved inner loop around Green Lake, starting and finishing at the Green Lake Community Center basketball courts. Open to all ages and…
- [A Christmas Carol at Union Arts Center (formerly ACT Theatre)](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/a-christmas-carol-at-union-arts-center-formerly-act-theatre--listing-08a902c0c5c409706019195b) — Nov 27 – Dec 27 · Union Arts Center – Allen Theatre · Paid · checked Oct 16. Seattle's long-running stage version of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol returns for its 51st season in the Allen Theatre at Union Arts Center (the downtown theater formerly…
- [Christmas Ship Opening Night at Pier 55](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/christmas-ship-opening-night-at-pier-55--listing-b23df9c1a36743faa36b31d9) — Fri, Nov 27 · 4:15 PM – 9:30 PM · Argosy Cruises Pier 55 – Seattle Waterfront · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 16. The Argosy Christmas Ship Festival opens on the Seattle waterfront. Before the 5:00 pm sailing, Santa leads a countdown from the Pier 55 dock at about 4:15 pm and lights up the…
- [Diving Santa at the Seattle Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/diving-santa-at-the-seattle-aquarium--listing-b0bd4731685790ad7e94dbef) — Fri, Nov 27 (+8 more dates) · 11:30 AM · Seattle Aquarium (Pier 59) · All ages · checked Oct 30. Santa scuba-dives in the Window on Washington Waters habitat on weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas, with kick-off dives on Friday, Nov. 27; families take photos with him…
- [George Balanchine's The Nutcracker – Pacific Northwest Ballet](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/george-balanchine-s-the-nutcracker-pacific-northwest-ballet--listing-07da8e13ab1be234ef5a7d30) — Nov 27 – Dec 27 · McCaw Hall (Seattle Center) · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 16. Pacific Northwest Ballet's holiday production of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker runs at McCaw Hall from November 27 to December 27, 2026, with Tchaikovsky's score played by…
- [Holiday Train Window Display at Pacific Place](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/holiday-train-window-display-at-pacific-place--listing-71f90f58117a198588838323) — Nov 27 – Jan 3 · Pacific Place (window at 6th Ave and Pine St) · checked Oct 27. For the holiday season the Downtown Seattle Association and Sound Transit are putting in an all-new interactive train window display at Pacific Place, on the corner of Sixth…
- [Seattle Center Winterfest 2026](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/seattle-center-winterfest-2026--listing-ec3ecc663190ceb5af9da29a) — Nov 27 – Dec 31 · 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Seattle Center (Armory Food & Event Hall and grounds) · All ages · checked Oct 13. Seattle Center's annual Winterfest, presented by Symetra, runs Nov. 27 through Dec. 31, 2026 on the Seattle Center grounds. The Winter Train & Village, a late-19th-century model…
- [Tree Lighting Celebration at Westlake Park](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/tree-lighting-celebration-at-westlake-park--listing-0a385f213c3fdfe2087f462c) — Fri, Nov 27 · 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Westlake Park · Free · checked Oct 24. The Downtown Seattle Association's annual Tree Lighting Celebration fills Westlake Park on the day after Thanksgiving. From 11 a.m. there is family-friendly craft making…
- [Westlake Park Holiday Carousel](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/westlake-park-holiday-carousel--listing-fabfd970efcdb74b3904488b) — Nov 27 – Jan 3 · 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM · Westlake Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 30. After a six-year hiatus, the holiday carousel returns to Westlake Park in downtown Seattle for the season, presented by Nordstrom. Children and grown-ups can take a spin from…
- [Thanksgiving Gobble Trot Run 5K/10K/13.1 with Family Fun Run (Magnuson Park)](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/thanksgiving-gobble-trot-run-5k-10k-13-1-with-family-fun-run-magnuson--listing-4264a3f561582cf0a095efa3) — Sat, Nov 28 · 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM · Magnuson Park · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 30. A Saturday-after-Thanksgiving run at Magnuson Park with a 1-mile Family Fun Run alongside 5K, 10K and half-marathon distances. The course map is emailed to registrants before…

### Tacoma (6)

- [All-Day Sports and Play Camp (Thanksgiving week no-school day)](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/all-day-sports-and-play-camp-thanksgiving-week-no-school-day--listing-ad7874561d5ab23e84e5bf64) — Wed, Nov 25 · 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM · Bryant Montessori School, Tacoma · Ages 5–12 · From $60 · checked Oct 30. Metro Parks Tacoma's no-school-day camp on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving for kindergarten through 6th grade: multi-sport games, sport-themed crafts and active group play…
- [Norpoint Turkey Trot](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/norpoint-turkey-trot--listing-18df6a9b24e9a1e09a1d84dd) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Center at Norpoint, Tacoma · All ages · From $35 · checked Oct 20. Tacoma's original Thanksgiving fun run, billed as a family tradition: a chip-timed 5k and a 3k run or walk through northeast Tacoma, starting and finishing at the Center at…
- [Tacoma City Turkey Trot 5K and Kids 1K](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/tacoma-city-turkey-trot-5k-and-kids-1k--listing-26639757e9244885c5dfca28) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Fleet Feet Tacoma (Proctor District) · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 27. The Tacoma City Marathon Association calls its Tacoma City Turkey Trot a family affair: a 5K run/walk and a 1K kids run on Thanksgiving morning in Tacoma's Proctor District…
- [Ice Lights Holiday Ice Skating at Sprinker Recreation Center](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/ice-lights-holiday-ice-skating-at-sprinker-recreation-center--listing-d747525ab24b2cbf8dbb1aaa) — Nov 27 – Jan 2 · Sprinker Recreation Center ice rink, Tacoma · All ages · From $5.50 · checked Oct 27. Pierce County Parks turns the ice rink at Sprinker Recreation Center near Spanaway Park into Ice Lights from November 27 to January 2, with skating sessions every day under more…
- [Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/zoolights-at-point-defiance-zoo-and-aquarium--listing-da71163839aa9f26800107f7) — Nov 27 – Jan 3 · 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM · Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma · All ages · From $16 · checked Oct 16. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium turns its grounds into a walk-through winter display of more than 1.5 million lights for the 39th year of Zoolights. Families stroll past light…
- [Gingerbread Jamboree 2026](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/gingerbread-jamboree-2026--listing-0b96ea26c2175d6664fd7c2e) — Sat, Nov 28 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Hotel Murano, Pavilion, Tacoma · Paid · checked Oct 13. Greentrike's annual holiday gingerbread-house-building fundraiser benefiting the Children's Museum of Tacoma, held in the Pavilion at Hotel Murano. Family sessions: Saturday…

### Bellevue (5)

- [KidsQuest Classic Holiday Gingerbread Workshops](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/kidsquest-classic-holiday-gingerbread-workshops--listing-fbde72970b216f7a2221cad6) — Fri, Nov 27 (+1 more date) · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Hyatt Regency Bellevue · Ages 1+ · From $42 · checked Oct 30. KidsQuest Children's Museum's 18-year holiday tradition: families build and decorate a gingerbread house from a huge candy buffet and endless frosting, and the museum handles the…
- [KidsQuest Nutcracker Holiday Gingerbread Workshop with Flight Feathers Ballet](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/kidsquest-nutcracker-holiday-gingerbread-workshop-with-flight-feathers--listing-9e1990b7904552487386094e) — Fri, Nov 27 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Hyatt Regency Bellevue · Ages 1+ · From $52 · checked Oct 30. An evening gingerbread-house build with KidsQuest's candy buffet plus live excerpts from The Nutcracker performed by Flight Feathers Ballet while families decorate.
- [Photos with Santa at Bellevue Square's Snowflake Lane Factory](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/photos-with-santa-at-bellevue-square-s-snowflake-lane-factory--listing-0afbf1678f5daac4461ec7f9) — Fri, Nov 27 · Snowflake Lane Factory, Bellevue Square (Center Court, Second Level) · checked Oct 27. Bellevue Square's Santa photos take place at the Snowflake Lane Factory in Center Court on the mall's second level, beginning November 27. Children and families can pose for…
- [Snowflake Lane](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/snowflake-lane--listing-6ceb481b467bae8ddcbda91e) — Fri, Nov 27 (+27 more dates) · 7:00 PM · Bellevue Way NE between Bellevue Square and Lincoln Square (NE 4th St to NE 8th St) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 13. Snowflake Lane is The Bellevue Collection's complimentary nightly holiday parade with falling snow, dazzling lights, festive music, toy drummers, dancers and holiday floats. It…
- [Garden d'Lights 2026](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/garden-d-lights-2026--listing-77554201e61d0f83ca187d3e) — Nov 28 – Jan 3 · 4:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Bellevue Botanical Garden · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 13. Bellevue Botanical Garden's annual holiday light display, with hundreds of thousands of lights arranged as plants, flowers, birds and animals through the garden. Runs Saturday…

### Issaquah (3)

- [School's Out Camp at Arena Sports Issaquah (Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Winter Break)](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/school-s-out-camp-at-arena-sports-issaquah-veterans-day-thanksgiving-a--listing-f95d3e86993e7429e011d375) — Wed, Nov 11 (+9 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Arena Sports Issaquah · Ages 3–12 · checked Oct 27. Arena Sports runs its School's Out Camp at the Issaquah facility on school-break days: Nov 11, Nov 25, Dec 21–23 and 28–31, 2026, and Jan 25, 2027, which covers Veterans Day, the…
- [Issaquah Turkey Trot 5K with Kids' Gobble Wobble](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/issaquah-turkey-trot-5k-with-kids-gobble-wobble--listing-b5769fa3459cdd5f6db3c7a5) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Downtown Issaquah (start/finish at 1st Ave SE and SE Bush St, by the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank) · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 27. The Issaquah Turkey Trot 5K is a casual, all-ages Thanksgiving morning run hosted by and benefiting the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank, which provides food and vital resources in…
- [Issaquah Reindeer Festival at Cougar Mountain Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/issaquah-reindeer-festival-at-cougar-mountain-zoo--listing-50ac449de6c981b032aa9a28) — Nov 27 – Dec 30 · 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM · Cougar Mountain Zoo, Issaquah · Paid · checked Oct 28. Annual holiday festival at Cougar Mountain Zoo featuring Santa's Reindeer Farm (the largest reindeer farm in any US zoo), Santa's House with his workshop, the Reindeer Airfield…

### Other towns in the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue area (23)

- [School's Out Camp at Arena Sports Mill Creek (Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Winter Break and MLK Day)](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/school-s-out-camp-at-arena-sports-mill-creek-veterans-day-thanksgiving--listing-d0a6fa8c93692f3d51af7a85) — Mon, Nov 2 (+12 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Arena Sports Mill Creek · Ages 3–12 · checked Oct 27. Arena Sports runs its School's Out Camp at the Mill Creek facility on school-break days: Nov 2–3, Nov 11, Nov 25 and 27, Dec 21–23 and 28–31, 2026, and Jan 18, 2027, which covers…
- [School's Out J Camp – Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Winter Break](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/school-s-out-j-camp-veterans-day-thanksgiving-and-winter-break--listing-cb8783efd95ae7f77816752e) — Wed, Nov 11 (+11 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island · From $98 · checked Oct 16. The Stroum JCC runs single-day School's Out J Camp sessions on Mercer Island whenever local schools are closed, bringing the Summer J Camp format indoors for the day: games…
- [Kirkland Turkey Trot with Lil' Gobbler Run](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/kirkland-turkey-trot-with-lil-gobbler-run--listing-2196ee166dfd243cd296b020) — Sun, Nov 15 · 9:00 AM · Juanita Beach Park, Kirkland · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 27. The Kirkland Turkey Trot invites families to kick off the holiday season together on Sunday, November 15, at Juanita Beach Park, with a 5K, a 10K and the Lil' Gobbler Run for…
- [Carnation Turkey Trot with Kids Gobble Dash at Remlinger Farms](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/carnation-turkey-trot-with-kids-gobble-dash-at-remlinger-farms--listing-4a6905787eb5bd4172d8240f) — Sat, Nov 21 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Remlinger Farms, Carnation · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 27. The Carnation Chamber's 4th annual Carnation Turkey Trot is held at Remlinger Farms on Saturday, November 21, ahead of Thanksgiving. The Kids Gobble Dash for ages 7 and under is…
- [Gobbler 5K, 10K & 13.1M at Everett](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/gobbler-5k-10k-and-13-1m-at-everett--listing-c03eb0b433968c75307c57d6) — Sat, Nov 21 · 8:30 AM · Rotary Park (Lowell), Everett · All ages · From $30 · checked Oct 30. A pre-Thanksgiving race at Rotary Park along the Snohomish River in Everett with 5K, 10K and half-marathon distances, all starting at 8:30 am. Kids ages 1-15 register for $5.
- [Thanksgiving Lanterns – Burien Library](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/thanksgiving-lanterns-burien-library--listing-1276aa3a62884630d507a31b) — Sat, Nov 21 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Burien Library (King County Library System) · Ages 3+ · checked Oct 20. A Thanksgiving-weekend program at the Burien Library: children hear a Thanksgiving story, talk together about what they are thankful for, then decorate paper lanterns to take…
- [8th Annual Maple Valley Turkey Trot: Thanksgiving Day 5K](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/8th-annual-maple-valley-turkey-trot-thanksgiving-day-5k--listing-28f97d4c5f766d8c8df5d73a) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM · Lake Wilderness Park (start at the Beach House), Maple Valley · All ages · checked Oct 30. A family-friendly Thanksgiving morning walk or trot through Lake Wilderness Park, starting at the Beach House at 9:00 and benefiting the Maple Valley Food Bank. All ages welcome…
- [Gobble Gobble 5K & 10K (Puyallup Thanksgiving Day)](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/gobble-gobble-5k-and-10k-puyallup-thanksgiving-day--listing-46209efc9ad0f9b06018101d) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 AM – 11:39 AM · Pierce College Puyallup · All ages · From $40 · checked Oct 30. Puyallup's Thanksgiving morning run/walk starts and finishes at Pierce College Puyallup, with a 10K at 8:30 am and a 5K at 8:40 am. Families are invited; the race collects…
- [Holmes Chiropractic Care Gig Harbor Turkey Trot](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/holmes-chiropractic-care-gig-harbor-turkey-trot--listing-61317dcb86cd5cd4573e020f) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM · Judson Street start line, downtown Gig Harbor · All ages · From $30 · checked Oct 30. A Thanksgiving Day 5K run or walk starting on Judson Street in downtown Gig Harbor at 8 am; walkers and strollers start near the back. Bring two cans of food for Backpack for…
- [Mukilteo Turkey Trot 5K and 10K with Kid's Dash](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/mukilteo-turkey-trot-5k-and-10k-with-kid-s-dash--listing-14eaa0dd34fa573eb5eb12ed) — Thu, Nov 26 · 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM · Kamiak High School, Mukilteo · checked Oct 27. Snohomish Running Company hosts the 12th annual Mukilteo Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, at Kamiak High School. Runners and walkers complete a 5K or 10K…
- [Ten Trails Active Club 5k Turkey Trot (Black Diamond)](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/ten-trails-active-club-5k-turkey-trot-black-diamond--listing-5698d8bac4841dcfff446b32) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Ten Trails (Black Diamond) · From $10 · checked Oct 30. A small, volunteer-run Thanksgiving morning 5K in Black Diamond's Ten Trails neighborhood, hand-timed on an open course with walker and runner categories. Registration is capped…
- [Turkey Trot 5k Fun Run – Marysville](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/turkey-trot-5k-fun-run-marysville--listing-0789b4de43aa2ae172080c1c) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Ebey Waterfront Trail, Marysville · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 16. Marysville Parks and Recreation's Thanksgiving-morning 5k on the Ebey Waterfront Trail is open to all ages, and participants can run or walk. Holiday costumes are encouraged…
- [Woodinville Turkey Trot with Kids Parade and Kid's Dash](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/woodinville-turkey-trot-with-kids-parade-and-kid-s-dash--listing-a409b8be019311bba82fb169) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:45 AM – 11:00 AM · Wilmot Gateway Park, Woodinville · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 27. The annual Woodinville Turkey Trot fills Wilmot Gateway Park on Thanksgiving morning, hosted by Woodinville Running Company. The morning opens at 8:45 a.m. with a kids parade led…
- [City of Everett Wintertide Tree Lighting and Kickoff Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/city-of-everett-wintertide-tree-lighting-and-kickoff-celebration--listing-1321f8da16ad4fe371498b16) — Fri, Nov 27 · 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Downtown Everett at Hewitt Avenue and Colby Avenue (and the New Everett Theater) · All ages · checked Oct 13. The City of Everett's Wintertide Tree Lighting and Kickoff Celebration is Friday, November 27, 2026 from 2 to 8pm in downtown Everett at the intersection of Hewitt and Colby…
- [Fantasy Lights Drive-Through at Spanaway Park](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/fantasy-lights-drive-through-at-spanaway-park--listing-b6a81999cd1afb9501b66b42) — Nov 27 – Jan 3 · 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM · Spanaway Park · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 16. Pierce County Parks' Fantasy Lights is a drive-through holiday light show along a two-mile route in Spanaway Park, with more than 300 displays, digital animations and thousands…
- [Novelty Hill Farm Holiday Market and Christmas Trees – Opening Day](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/novelty-hill-farm-holiday-market-and-christmas-trees-opening-day--listing-4dcebc5ed2c955dc7d78316c) — Fri, Nov 27 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Novelty Hill Farm, Duvall · checked Oct 30. The Duvall farm opens for the Christmas season on Black Friday with Christmas trees, decorated wreaths and fresh garland in its historic barns, plus a holiday market of local…
- [The Lights of Christmas at Warm Beach Camp](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/the-lights-of-christmas-at-warm-beach-camp--listing-50f8c1f2bed8e60865c3aacb) — Fri, Nov 27 (+20 more dates) · Warm Beach Camp & Conference Center, Stanwood · From $16 · checked Oct 20. For its 30th season the Lights of Christmas, held on the campus of Warm Beach Camp & Conference Center near Stanwood, becomes mainly a walking event among more than a million…
- [Christmas Ship Festival Cookies with Santa Sailings](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/christmas-ship-festival-cookies-with-santa-sailings--listing-fda66dae525a9d2b05cd611f) — Sat, Nov 28 (+7 more dates) · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Argosy Christmas Ship departure docks (Carillon Point Marina, Hyatt Regency Lake Washington, Kirkland City Dock, Lake Union Park) · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 16. Every 2:00 pm sailing of the Argosy Christmas Ship Festival is the family sailing: children and youth on board get cookies with Santa and a coloring surprise. The Spirit of…
- [Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Sing-A-Long at Novelty Hill Farm](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/christmas-tree-lighting-and-holiday-sing-a-long-at-novelty-hill-farm--listing-c49a292d7e8178aee79ad4e8) — Sat, Nov 28 · 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Novelty Hill Farm, Duvall · All ages · checked Oct 30. Novelty Hill Farm's annual tree lighting: explore the 1930s barns with hot cider and cocoa, roast s'mores at the bonfire and shop the holiday market. Santa leads the countdown…
- [North Pole Limited Santa Train – Northwest Railway Museum](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/north-pole-limited-santa-train-northwest-railway-museum--listing-2b7615b8a0d61de54d760d98) — Sat, Nov 28 (+7 more dates) · North Bend Depot (Northwest Railway Museum) · From $39 · checked Oct 13. The Northwest Railway Museum's Santa train (a tradition since 1969): a 2-hour round-trip excursion from the North Bend Depot to the Railway History Campus, where families have an…
- [Snohomish Tree Lighting at the Carnegie](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/snohomish-tree-lighting-at-the-carnegie--listing-0814a15a1816272aeb38257e) — Sat, Nov 28 · 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Snohomish Carnegie Building and Plaza · All ages · Free · checked Oct 13. The City of Snohomish partners with the Historic Downtown Snohomish Association for a free, family-friendly tree lighting at the Snohomish Carnegie on Saturday, November 28…
- [Cookies with Santa at the Heritage Cottage – Lynnwood](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/cookies-with-santa-at-the-heritage-cottage-lynnwood--listing-1e08de0ad046b0abd61f05d3) — Sun, Nov 29 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Heritage Cottage (Lynnwood Heritage Park) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. The Lynnwood-Alderwood Manor Heritage Association welcomes Santa as a special guest at the Heritage Cottage in Lynnwood for an afternoon of free visits. Families can bring a…
- [Light Up Monroe Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/light-up-monroe-tree-lighting--listing-eb055db3a5ddff25817d62c7) — Sun, Nov 29 · 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Travelers Park, Monroe · Free · checked Oct 16. Monroe's holiday kickoff at Travelers Park, put on by the Monroe Chamber of Commerce and the City of Monroe. The free, family-friendly evening has fireside warm drinks around…

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