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Saturday, December 6
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Monday, December 8

Sunday, December 7, 2025

2025 Gingerbread Masterpiece

All Day | FREE | The Benson Hotel

Christmas Tree Permits

All Day | $5.00 | Various locations

Regal Classic Holiday Movie Series

All Day | $4.99-8.99 | Various locations

Holiday Drink Week

All Day | $10.00 | Various locations

Free Photos with Santa

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s Tualatin

Free Admission to Portland Museums

All Day | FREE | Various locations

Visit Portland's Urban Parks

All Day

Oaks Park Roller Skating

All Day | $13.00 | Oaks Park

Christmas Tree Farms and Lots

All Day | Various locations

Holiday Light Display Map

All Day | Various locations

Sunday Funday Discount at TopGolf

All Day | $40.00 | Topgolf

Portland Drive-Through Christmas Lights

Various locations

PDX Estate Marketplace

8:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | PDX Estate Marketplace

Chelatchie Prairie Railroad Santa Train Ride

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $22.00 | Chelatchie Prairie Railroad

Visit Vista House

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Vista House

A Pittock Mansion Christmas: Home for the Holidays

9:30 am to 4:30 pm | $17.00 | Pittock Mansion

Discount Day at OMSI

9:30 am to 5:30 pm | $5.00 | OMSI

Free Photos with Black Santa

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Various locations

Free Photos with Black Santa

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Various locations

Photos with Portland's Krampus

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Oblique Coffee Roasters

Bird Alliance of Oregon’s Wild Arts Festival

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | $13.00 | Westside Commons

Winterfest at Leach Botanical Garden

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Leach Botanical Garden

NW Marine Art Works Open Studio

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | NW Marine Art Works

Visit Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden

10:00 am to 5:30 pm | $9.00 | Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden

OMSI on Ice: Indoor Skating at the Museum

10:00 am to 5:30 pm | $10.00 | OMSI

Holiday Express Train Ride

10:00 am to 7:00 pm | $34.00 | Oregon Rail Heritage Center

Winter Village Skating at Orenco Station

10:00 am to 8:00 pm | $19.00 | Jerry Willey Plaza at Orenco Station

Wonderwood Mini Golf

10:00 am to 8:00 pm | $12.00 | St. John’s Old Bank of America Building

Portland Night Market

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Alder Block

Krampus Market

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Black Cat Frozen Custard

Krampus Bazaar

11:00 am to 5:00 pm | $5.00 | DEVIL – ish Little Things Museum

Food Court 5000: Retro Mall Walking

11:00 am to 12:30 pm | FREE | Lloyd Center

Free First Sunday

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Japanese American Museum of Oregon

Free First Sunday

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education

The Portland Aquarium: Mike Bennett’s Imaginative Ocean Adventure

11:00 am to 8:00 pm | $14.00 | Portland Aquarium

Free Community Screenings

11:30 am to 10:30 pm | FREE | Movie Madness

Topaz Farm Winter Wonderland

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Topaz Farm

Troutdale Windy Wonderland

12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Mayor’s Square City Park

Portland Holiday Brew Fest

12:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $35.00 | Pioneer Courthouse Square

Christmas at the Museum

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $5.00 | Gresham Historical Society

Portland Wind Symphony presents "Sounds of the Season"

3:00 pm | FREE | Gresham High School

Fungi Film Festival

3:30 pm to 6:00 pm | $14.00 | Cinema 21 Theater

Portland Haunted Tunnels Tour

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $38.00 | Old Town Brewing (Downtown)

Beaverton Winter Lights

4:00 pm to 11:59 pm | FREE | Beaverton City Park

Christmas on the Campground Lights

4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Apostolic Faith Church

Oregon ZooLights

4:30 pm to 9:00 pm | $25.00-35.00 | Oregon Zoo

Winter Wonderland

4:30 pm to 11:00 pm | $45.00-53.00 | Portland International Raceway

Troutdale Tree Lighting

5:00 pm | FREE | Mayor’s Square City Park

Holiday Sparkles

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Powerland Heritage Park

Silverton Christmas Market

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $15.00-25.00 | Oregon Garden Resort

Skamania Lodge Holiday Light Walk

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Skamania Lodge

Christmas Festival of Lights

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $16.95-18.95 | The Grotto

Christmas on Franklin Holiday Light Display

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Holidays on Franklin

Holiday Lights

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Meinig Park

Saturday, December 6
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