We’re a week into December and there are tons of great Portland holiday and Christmas events taking place including local markets, lights, concerts, festivals, shows, and more. You can keep up with our updates on our Holiday calendar here.
Related: Portland Holiday Gifts: New Hoodies & T-shirts From PDX Pipeline
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2014 December Portland Holiday Events:
- All Month: Portland Holiday Gifts: New Hoodies & T-shirts From PDX Pipeline
- All Month: Discover Portland’s Hidden Mysteries Over the Holidays on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure! | Give the Gift of Adventure! + Discount / Promo Code (Win a Quest, $49)
- All Month: PeteyX T-Shirt Timbers / Trail Blazers by Grafletics| Portlandia’s Put a Bird on It, Holiday Gift Idea (Win T-Shirts, $56)
- All Month: Portland: A Food Biography Launches This Week | Perfect Holiday / Christmas Gift for Foodies & History Buffs (Win A Book, $38)
- All Month: Holidays in the Pearl 2014 | Explore the City’s Best Window Displays & Enter to WIN Holiday Prize Package!
- All Month: Holiday / Christmas Party w/ BeerQuest PDX | Award-Winning Beer, Interactive Games
- All Month: The PDX Carpet (R.I.P. City Edition) Tee by Grafletics | Holiday / Christmas Gift Idea, Trail Blazers (Win T-Shirt)
- All Month: Romantic Dinner Cruise w/ Portland Spirit | Entertainment, Amazing Views & Fantastic Cuisine
- All Month: The PDX Carpet (Timber Edition) Tee by Grafletics | Holiday / Christmas Gift Idea, Portland Timbers (Win T-Shirt)
- All Month: BeerQuest Haunted Pub Tour – BeerQuest Brewery Tour | Ghosts & Award-Winning Beer
- All Month: Portland Trivia Nights With ShanRock’s Triviology All Over Portland – Fun & Free, Prizes!
- All Month: Play Trivia For Free in Portland w/ Last Call Trivia | Prizes, Trivia, Pub Quiz, Name-That-Tune & Feud
- All Month: Portland Trivia Nights With Geeks Who Drink | Great Hosts + Fun Questions + Cold Beer
- All Month: Lighting of Maddax Woods in West Linn | FREE, Magical Christmas / Holiday Lights Trail
- Saturdays & Sundays: Escapism Portland | Live Interactive Game, Unravel the Mysteries to Escape! (Win Tickets, $60)
- Saturdays & Sundays: Buy Local this Holiday Season @ Portland Saturday Market | Exotic Foods, Handcrafted Gifts, Festive Atmosphere & More!
- Saturdays: Portland State University Farmers Market | 100 Farmers + Food Vendors, Saturdays through December 20
- December 2-8: A Week Tue Give | #GivingTuesday, Nonprofit Fundraiser / Benefit
- December 3-7: Holiday Ale Festival @ Pioneer Courthouse Square | Four Dozen Rare Winter Beers, 15,000+ Attendees, Heated Tents (Win Tickets, $210)
- December 4-6: Golden Girls: Live Christmas Special @ Funhouse Lounge | All Male Cast, w/ Honey Bea Hart (Win Tickets, $160)
- December 4-6: BodyVox Dance Company presents Firewall | Technology & Illusion Meet, Lasers & Lights
- December 4-7: Bag&Baggage Productions Presents A Miracle on 43rd Street: A Holiday Radio Massacre @ The Venetian Theatre | 1940 Radio Show Comedy Spoof
- December 4-7: Holiday Hoes & Hosers w/ Canadian Art-Pop Chanteuse Jane Siberry @ Secret Society | Featuring Grammy-nominee Peter Kiesewalter, Rebecca Jenkins & More!
- December 5: Fremont Holiday Fest @ Beaumont Village | Photos w/ Santa, Santa Paws, Golden Ticket Gifts & Discounts, Holiday Crafts
- December 5: Camas Hometown Holidays | Free, Tree Lighting, Photos w/ Santa, Hay Rides, Food Vendors
- December 5: Hood River Tree Lighting & Kick-off Celebration | Shopping, Decorations, Santa, Parade, Wine, Beer & Food
- December 5: Beaverton 2014 Tree Lighting & Holiday Open House | Free, Frozen Princesses, Santa Claus, Scavenger Hunt & More!
- December 5-21: Christmas Ships Parade 2014 Schedule + Viewing Locations | Pictures, 60+ Boats, Columbia & Willamette Rivers
- December 5-7: Christmas in Dairyville & Storybook Lane @ Alpenrose Dairy | Live Animals, Holiday Gift Shop, Bakery, Trains & More (more info)
- December 5-7: Christmas in the Garden @ Oregon Garden | Christmas Market, Lights, Live Music, Santa Claus & Live Reindeer (Win Tickets, $20)
- December 5-7: The Friends of the Multnomah County Library’s Give Twice Holiday Sale | Toys, Jewelry, Art, Used Books w/ Newer Titles
- December 5-7: America’s Largest Christmas Bazaar @ Portland Expo | Black Friday, 900+ Booths, Holiday Tradition
- December 6: North Portland Santacon (NoPdx Anticon) Pictures, Video, & 2014 Info, Location, Rules
- December 6: Historic Parkrose Holiday Market | Santa, Choirs, Warm Drinks & Refreshments, Gifts
- December 6: Holiday Market @ French American International School | Wine & Cheese Samples, 45+ Local Vendors, Crafts, Locally Made Gifts
- December 6: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 50th Anniversary Sing-a-Long Bike Ride | Lights, Sing Along, Santa’s Magic Glasses
- December 6-7: Da Vinci Arts Middle School Arts Fair | 70+ Juried Artists, Fundraiser, Holiday Market, Live Music
- December 6-7: Wreath Sale and Forest Market | Holiday /Christmas Gifts, Crafts, Art, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (more info)
- December 6-7: Artisan Faire and Bake Sale @ West Hills Friends Church | Handmade Crafts & Gifts, Paintings, Photography, Stoneware, Textiles, Baked Goods & More!
- December 6-7: Tree Sale & Pancake Breakfast @ Bridlemile Elementary | Sale 9 a.m. – 3p.m., Pancakes 9 a.m. – Noon, School Fundraiser (more inf0)
- December 7: Holiday Ale Festival Sunday Brunch @ Pioneer Courthouse Square | Pastries,Liege Style Waffle, Draft & Winter Beers
- December 7: Staver Locomotive presents Holiday Steam Up @ Friendly House | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Live Music, Free, Model Train Set Decorated for the Holidays (more info)
- December 7: Christmas Market @ Cornelius Pass Roadhouse | 60+ Vendors, Arts & Crafts Market, Mulled Wine, Holiday Gifts & Shopping
- December 7: Put A Goat On It – Portland’s Lents 2014 Holiday / Christmas Bazaar | Live Music, Food & Beer, Dancing, Handcrafted Gifts, Farmers Market & More!
- December 7: St Johns Winterfest @ St Johns Plaza | Food, Live Music, Costumes, Tree Lighting & More
- December 8: Wine Showcase @ Santa Fe Taqueria | Case & Bottle Sales, Gifts, Tasting
- December 8-9: Pacifica Quartet @ Lincoln Performance Hall | One of the Finest String Quartets Performing Today
- December 8-21: Sleigh Rides on the Water w/ Portland Spirit | Join the Christmas Ships Parade Holiday Lights
- December 9: PDX Pedicab Christmas Ships Tour & Meal | Romantic Holiday Date, Beautiful Sights, Lights
- December 9: PCC Small Business Development Center and OSU Food Innovation Center Host the 2014 Time to Market Holiday Bazaar | Samples, Gifts, Innovative Products
- December 11: PICA 2014 Precipice Fund Awards + Year-end Winter Fete | Free, Music, Dancing, Beer + Holiday Cocktails (more info)
- December 11: PDX Pedicab Christmas Ships Tour & Meal | Romantic Holiday Date, Beautiful Sights, Lights
- December 11-13: Golden Girls: Live Christmas Special @ Funhouse Lounge | All Male Cast, w/ Honey Bea Hart
- December 11-13: BodyVox Dance Company presents Firewall | Technology & Illusion Meet, Lasers & Lights
- December 11-14: Bag&Baggage Productions Presents A Miracle on 43rd Street: A Holiday Radio Massacre @ The Venetian Theatre | 1940 Radio Show Comedy Spoof
- December 11-14: Stumptown Stages presents It’s a Wonderful Life Musical @ Brunish Theatre | Award Winning Adaptation of Classic Film (Win Tickets, $123)
- December 12: Julbord All-You-Can-Eat Christmas Smörgåsbord @ IKEA | Fish, Meatballs, Desserts & Sweets, Glögg
- December 12: Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition @ Pioneer Courthouse Square | Free, Cash Prize to Best Group
- December 12-14: Christmas in the Garden @ Oregon Garden | Christmas Market, Lights, Live Music, Santa Claus & Live Reindeer (Win Tickets, $20)
- December 12-14: Gospel Christmas @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Celebrate the True Spirit of the Season w/ Oregon Symphony Orchestra
- December 12-14: Christmas in Dairyville & Storybook Lane @ Alpenrose Dairy | Live Animals, Holiday Gift Shop, Bakery, Trains & More (more info)
- December 12-24: Christmas at The Old Church w/ Michael Allen Harrison | Featuring Vocals by Julianne Johnson + Many Musical Guests
- December 13: Portland Masquerade Ball | Portland Holiday / Christmas, Featuring RJD2, Bird of Prey, NW Fresh All Stars & More! (Win Tickets, $68)
- December 13: Season’s Eatings @ New Deal Distillery | Specialty Cocktails, Bottle Sales, Food & Spirits Samples, Gift Ideas
- December 13: EastBurn Ciderfest | Music by Fruition and New Solution, Benefit for Toys for Tots
- December 13: Tuba Christmas Concert In Pioneer Courthouse Square | Free, 250+ Tubas, Sing-A-Long Carols
- December 13: 2014 Portland SantaCon @ Skidmore Fountain | Noon (more info)
- December 13-14: Oregon Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker @ Portland’s Keller Auditorium | Christmas / Holiday Classic
- December 13-14: Holiday Artisan & Wine Market @ Hip Chicks Do Wine | Local Gifts, Samples, Discounts & Specials
- December 14: A Bubbly Spectacular @ Bar Vivant | Raffle, Best Dressed Prizes, Oyster Raw Bar, Learn to Saber! 60+ Sparking Wines to Sample
- December 15: FestiBus Lights Bus Tour w/ Portland Short Bus | Peacock Lane, Crale House, Gift Exchange
- December 15-31: Peacock Lane Holiday / Christmas Lights Viewing Event Information
- December 16: PDX Pedicab Christmas Ships Tour & Meal | Romantic Holiday Date, Beautiful Sights, Lights
- December 16-23: Menorah Lighting @ Director Park | Free, Children’s Activities, Dancing, Latkes, Music & More!
- December 17: FestiBus Lights Bus Tour w/ Portland Short Bus | Peacock Lane, Crale House, Gift Exchange
- December 17: Portland Chamber Orchestra Presents Handel’s Messiah & Judas Maccabeus | Based on the Story of Chanukah, Christmas / Holiday Classic
- December 18: PDX Pedicab Christmas Ships Tour & Meal | Romantic Holiday Date, Beautiful Sights, Lights
- December 18-20: BodyVox Dance Company presents Firewall | Technology & Illusion Meet, Lasers & Lights
- December 18-20: Golden Girls: Live Christmas Special @ Funhouse Lounge | All Male Cast, w/ Honey Bea Hart
- December 18-21: Oregon Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker @ Portland’s Keller Auditorium | Christmas / Holiday Classic
- December 18-21: Stumptown Stages presents It’s a Wonderful Life Musical @ Brunish Theatre | Award Winning Adaptation of Classic Film
- December 18-23: Bag&Baggage Productions Presents A Miracle on 43rd Street: A Holiday Radio Massacre @ The Venetian Theatre | 1940 Radio Show Comedy Spoof
- December 18-23: The Christmas Revels: Keep Magic @ St. Mary’s Academy | Traditional European Music & Choir, Dance, Costumes (Win Tickets, $32+)
- December 18-24: Portland Saturday Market’s Festival Of The Last Minute | Holiday Gifts, Open Daily Through Christmas Eve
- December 19-21: Christmas in Dairyville & Storybook Lane @ Alpenrose Dairy | Live Animals, Holiday Gift Shop, Bakery, Trains & More (more info)
- December 19 & 20: Cirque Musica @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Dare-Devil Artistry, Cirucus, w/ Oregon Symphony
- December 19-21: Portland Chamber Orchestra Presents Handel’s Messiah & Judas Maccabeus | Based on the Story of Chanukah, Christmas / Holiday Classic
- December 19-21: Christmas in the Garden @ Oregon Garden | Christmas Market, Lights, Live Music, Santa Claus & Live Reindeer (Win Tickets, $20)
- December 19-23: FestiBus Lights Bus Tour w/ Portland Short Bus | Peacock Lane, Crale House, Gift Exchange
- December 20: The Dandy Warhols Pagan Christmas @ Crystal Ballroom | w/ The Upsidedown, All Ages, Rock, Benefit for Ethos Music (Win Tickets, $50)
- December 20: Stumptown SantaCon | FREE, Costumes, 1,000+ Santas, Portland Holiday Pub Crawl
- December 20: Handmade NW, Formal Holiday Artisans Fair 2014 @ Red Rose Ballroom | 50+ Artisans, Gifts, Live Music, Benefit for Schoolhouse Supplies
- December 20: Riders to the Stars FREE Bike Ride | 18 Miles, Over-the-top Holiday / Christmas Lights, Free Blinkie to All Participants
- December 20: The Dandy Warhols Pagan Christmas @ Crystal Ballroom | w/ The Upsidedown, All Ages, Rock, Benefit for Ethos Music
- December 20-21: Red Circle Crafts’ Holiday Market @ Seattle Coffee Gear | Gifts to First 50 Shoppers, Gift Wrapping,
- December 22: Mark O’Connor & Friends – An Appalachian Christmas @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Grammy Award Winning Violinist
- December 23: Free Portland Christmas Party @ EastBurn | Movie Classics, Leg Lamp & BB Gun Giveaway
- December 12-24: Christmas at The Old Church w/ Michael Allen Harrison | Featuring Vocals by Julianne Johnson + Many Musical Guests
- December 23-24: Oregon Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker @ Portland’s Keller Auditorium | Christmas / Holiday Classic
- December 26: Christmas at The Old Church w/ Michael Allen Harrison | Featuring Vocals by Julianne Johnson + Many Musical Guests
- December 26-27: FestiBus Lights Bus Tour w/ Portland Short Bus | Peacock Lane, Crale House, Gift Exchange
- December 26-27: Golden Girls: Live Christmas Special @ Funhouse Lounge | All Male Cast, w/ Honey Bea Hart
- December 26-27: Oregon Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker @ Portland’s Keller Auditorium | Christmas / Holiday Classic
- December 27: Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture @ North Portland Library | Free, Celebrate Ujima, 1-2 p.m. (more info)
- December 26-28: Stumptown Stages presents It’s a Wonderful Life Musical @ Brunish Theatre | Award Winning Adaptation of Classic Film
- December 31: Portland New Years Events, Parties, Champagne Toasts, & More
- January 3: New Year’s Weekend Walking Tour of Portland’s Sinful Past – Shanghaiers, Saloons & Skullduggery | Kick A** Oregon History Historian Doug Kenck-Crispin (Tickets, More info)
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