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Snowflake Lane & Celebration Lane
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Nov 28 - Dec 24; Dec 26 - 31, Nightly at 7pm
The Northwest’s Most Enchanting Holiday Show!
Experience the holiday magic with the annual holiday celebration of Snowflake Lane
along the sidewalks of Bellevue Way & NE 8th at The Bellevue Collection, in the
heart of Downtown Bellevue. Magical snow falls nightly
as live
toy soldiers and winter characters, music, and a dazzling light
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Snowflake Lane
Shows perform nightly Nov 28 - Dec 24 at 7pm
Snowflake Lane premiers at 7pm, Nov 28, when Santa makes
his grand arrival for the season at Bellevue Square.
Celebration Lane
Shows perform nightly Dec 26 - 31 at 7pm
Ring in the New Year in Bellevue with Celebration Lane, featuring
new festive performances and music worth celebrating.
Check out our
Bellevue
New Years Events Guide to help you find the perfect
way to celebrate the New Year in Bellevue.
Location: sidewalks
at The Bellevue Collection (Bellevue Square, Bellevue Place and Lincoln
Square).
Parking: free parking at Bellevue Square,
Bellevue Place and Lincoln Square.
For more information, call 425-454-8096
or visit
Snowflake Lane. |
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Check out our Bellevue Late Night Happy Hours! |
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Bellevue Ice Skating Arena
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Open daily, Nov 28 - Jan 19 (see
ice skating schedule)
$10 incl skate rentals for all ages; $7 with personal skates
Credit card accepted; food concessions available on-site
The ice skating rink returns to Bellevue Downtown Park.
The ice arena will host "Learn How to Skate" nights, family skating, private parties and other exciting attractions for skaters and |
spectators alike. So bring your families, kids
and friends and skate away under the winter sky in the covered,
partially open-air arena and enjoy refreshments in the heated
tent!
The ice arena still features a heated tent so spectators can watch while keeping warm!
The skating season has been extended through Monday, January 19. Free Skate Mondays compliments of Bank of America! Visit a participating Bank of America branch and pick up a free pass to skate on Mondays. *Passes are limited based on branch availability.
Location: Bellevue Downtown Park, NE 1st
St & 102nd Ave NE [map & directions]
Parking: Free parking is available around the Park off NE
1st St and 100th Ave NE.
Special Events & Schedules
Friday, Nov 28: 11am – 11pm, opening night
Opening Day Festivities.
Be the first to step on the ice this Magic Season!
Nov 29 - Dec 19 & Jan 4 - 19
Fri: 3pm – 11pm
Sat: 11am – 11pm
Sun: 11am – 6pm
Mon: Tue, Thu: 3pm – 9pm
Wed: 1pm – 9pm (Kids' Day Wednesdays...early school
closures!)
Fridays and Saturdays, Nov 28 – Jan 17
Late Skate ’til 11pm.
The rink is open until 11 pm every Friday and Saturday night for the late night crowd!
Dec 20 – Jan 3, Holiday Schedule
Mon - Sun: 11am – 11pm
Kids’ Day Wednesdays
In conjunction with early school closures on Wednesdays, the rink will be open from 1 pm to 9 pm on Wednesdays in late November and early December.
For more information and private parties &
group rates, call 425-453-3111,
email or visit
Group Health Ice Arena. |
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Garden d'Lights Festival
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Daily,
Nov 29 - Jan 11, 5pm-10pm
Free admission, donations accepted
The Bellevue Botanical Garden becomes a
brilliant winter wonderland, transformed by some
500,000 colorful, tiny twinkling lights. |
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Garden d’Lights has
become a holiday tradition for families and groups
around the northwest. So come, enjoy the dazzling magic
of Garden d'Lights, bring your aunts and uncles,
grandparents and grandchildren, third cousins and anyone
else you can think of; they will like the lights too.
Location:
Bellevue Botanical
Garden, 12001 Main St [map & directions]
Parking: $5 fee for parking in the Botanical
Garden parking lot; free parking is available to the
east at Wilburton Hill Park and to the North off of
120th at the Bellevue School district offices lot.
Parking fees will support future Garden d’Lights.
Dogs or other pets and alcohol are not
allowed in the garden.
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Bellevue/Eastside Christmas Ship Tour |
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Dec 1 - 23
Gather your family, friends and neighbors and stake out a spot on the shore to watch when the
Christmas Ship parade
sails through these Bellevue/Eastside waterfront
communities.
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Dec 1: 6:30pm-7:20pm
Kirkland Marina Park*,
25 Lake Shore Plaza
Dec 2: 8:50pm-9:10pm
Newcastle Beach Park*,
4400 Lake Washington Blvd SE
Dec 3: 8:30pm-8:50pm
Houghton Beach Park*
Dec 6:
4:10pm-4:30pm
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Medina Beach Park*
5:00pm-5:20pm
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Yarrow Point Park*
8:30pm-8:50pm
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Chism Beach Park
Dec 17: 8:50pm-9:10pm
Newcastle Beach Park*,
4400 Lake Washington Blvd SE
Dec 18:
7:15pm-7:35pm
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Carillon Point
8:35pm-8:55pm -
Meydenbauer Park*
Dec 19: 9:00pm-9:20pm
Juanita Beach Park*,
9703 NE Juanita Drive
Dec 20: 3:55pm-4:15pm
Kirkland Marina Park*,
25 Lake Shore Plaza
Dec 21: 5:50pm-6:10pm
Luther Burbank Park*,
8236 SE 24th St
Dec 23: 5:00pm-5:20pm
Houghton Beach Park*
* Bonfire sites/special lighting (subject to change)
Visit
The Christmas Ship Festival for more information and complete sail
schedule.
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More Bellevue Happenings & Events |
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Tree Lighting Ceremony at
Bellevue Galleria |
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Friday Dec 5, 6pm
Enjoy live musical entertainment from
local children's choirs and take part in the giant elm
lighting ceremony.
Location:
Bellevue Galleria, 550 106th Ave NE |
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Bellevue Square Holiday Entertainment |
Dec 1 - 19, Monday - Friday, 10-11am
Bellevue Square, Center Court Stage
Come support your favorite local school or entertainer
as Bellevue Square packs the stage daily with orchestras, choirs, and instrumental performances.
Dec 1: Eastlake High School and Inglewood Junior High Orchestras
Dec 2: Glacier Peak High School Choir
Dec 3: Sammamish High School Choir and Orchestra
Dec 4: Chinook Middle School 6th Grade Choir
Dec 5: Timbercrest Symphonic Choir
Dec 8: Chinook Middle School 7th/8th Grade Choir
Dec 9: Extreme Strings Orchestra and Maywood Choir
Dec 10: Kenmore Junior High Concert Choir
Dec 11: Bellevue Christian School "Kantorei" Choir
Dec 12: Kent-Meridian Royal Chamber Orchestra and Mill Creek Bulldog Philharmonic
Dec 15: Wolverine Philharmonic from Pine Lake Middle School
Dec 16: The Piano Students of Diane Chattin and Bethany Man
Dec 17: Evergreen Junior High Choir and Orchestra
Dec 18: Redmond High School Choir and Orchestra
Dec 19: Linda Joyce Music School
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More Holiday Season Happenings in Bellevue |
The winter holiday season is one of the most joyous
seasons of the year. Here are some more holiday-themed
performances to help you celebrate and enjoy the magic of the holidays
with family and friends.
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Submit a holiday event
Visit our
local happenings
page for more holiday events and happenings. |
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more Bellevue Events & Happenings |
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