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Bellevue Snowflake Lane & Celebration Lane
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Nightly at 7pm, Nov 27 - Dec 24 & Dec 26 - 31
The Northwest’s Most Enchanting Holiday Show!
Experience the holiday magic with the annual 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 show brighten the night and warm your heart. |
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Snowflake Lane:
shows perform nightly Nov 27 - Dec 24 at 7pm
Bellevue Snowflake Lane premiers at 7pm, November 27, when Santa makes his grand arrival for the holidays 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.
Location: sidewalks
at The Bellevue Collection (Bellevue Square, Bellevue Place and Lincoln
Square).
Parking: free parking at Bellevue Square,
Bellevue Place and Lincoln Square.
Visit
Bellevue Holiday Guide for more information and complete list of holiday & Christmas events. |
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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 27 - Jan 10 (see
ice skating schedule)
$10 incl skate rentals for all ages; $7 with personal skates
Credit card accepted; food concessions available on-site
Be the first to step on the ice this holiday season as 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 holiday attractions
for skaters and spectators alike.
So bring your families, kids and friends and skate away under
the winter sky in the area's only outdoor ice skating arena!
Location: Bellevue Downtown Park,
NE 1st St & 102nd Ave NE
Parking: Free parking is available around the Park off NE
1st St and 100th Ave NE.
Special Events & Schedules
Fridays and Saturdays, November 27 - January 9
Late Skate 'til 11pm. The ice skating rink is open until 11pm every Friday and Saturday night for the late night crowd! Beginning December 19 through January 2, the ice arena is open for holiday hours, from 11am to 11pm all week (except for the closure on Christmas Day and early closure on Christmas Eve).
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. Limit of two passes per person and limited based on branch availability.
See Free
Skate schedule & where to get free passes.
Visit
Bellevue Holiday Guide for more information and complete list of holiday & Christmas events. |
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Bellevue Garden d'Lights
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Daily 5-10pm, Nov 28 - Jan 2
Free admission; donations accepted: $1 per person and $5 per family
The Bellevue Botanical Garden becomes a brilliant winter wonderland, transformed by some 500,000 colorful, tiny |
twinkling lights. 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.
Dogs or other pets and alcohol are not
allowed in the garden.
Location:
Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001
Main St
Parking: $5 fee for parking in the Botanical Garden parking lot; Free parking is available to the east at Wilburton Hill Park. Parking fees will support future Garden d'Lights.
Visit
Bellevue Holiday Guide for more information and complete list of holiday & Christmas events.
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Christmas Ship Festival & Celebration |
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Dec 1 - 23
The Christmas Ship festival is one of the gems of the holiday season. A Northwest tradition for some 60 years, the festival brings communities together to celebrate the holiday season with choirs performing onboard the ship and crowds of people gathering onshore around bonfires to welcome the ship parade through their communities.
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Gather your family, friends and neighbors and stake out a spot on the shore to celebrate the Christmas Ship parade sailing through these
Bellevue
and Eastside waterfront communities.
Visit
Bellevue Holiday Guide for more information and complete list of holiday & Christmas events.
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Season of Wonder at The Bravern |
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Nov 27 - Dec 31
It's the Season of Wonder at The Bravern. Elegant holiday décor transform this European-inspired village into a one-of-a-kind winter wonderland, featuring live garland and thousands of sparkling lights showcasing the fountains, open air piazzas and the newly installed public art.
More than 50 live performances featuring jazz bands, orchestral music, choirs and dance await you at The Bravern. Delight in Roving Runway fashion shows featuring the latest fashions and gifts.
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Experience the Northwest newest holiday
tradition. Complimentary warm drinks will be served
fireside at both the 110th Avenue NE fireplace as well
as the NE Eighth Street fireplace beginning at 4 pm each
Wednesday.
The Season of Wonder is not just for adults. Original,
luxuriously costumed, storybook-inspired characters Jack
Frost and Joy Lynn Bell will delight patrons young and
old throughout the season offering candid and posed
photography along with a complimentary candy stick. You
will find them Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout
The Bravern. You will also catch them reading their
favorite stories fireside in Building Two accompanied by
elf and faerie face painting every Saturday at 1pm.
Visit
Season of Wonder for complete schedule and details.
Visit
Bellevue Holiday Guide for more information and complete list of holiday & Christmas events. |
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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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Bellevue New Year's Guide 2010 |

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Ring in 2010 with Bellevue.com
New Year's Celebration Guide. Whether your perfect celebration consists of dining in high style or dancing the night away, our guide to New Year's events will help you find the perfect way to celebrate 2010 right here in Bellevue and Eastside.
Bellevue Picks:
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Submit a holiday event
Visit our
Bellevue Holiday Guide
page for more holiday events and happenings. |
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more Bellevue Events & Happenings |