Arts & Entertainment

The downtown Gig Harbor Hanukkah celebration starts at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29.

The Lighted Car Parade leaves Uptown at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21. Earlier in the day, hear musicians celebrate the Winter Solstice.

The Key Peninsula resident and labor organizer murdered his mistress near Horseshoe Lake on Christmas Eve 1941.

The Lighted Boat Parade delighted the hundreds who crowded the Gig Harbor waterfront on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.

The Holiday Village, with six Christmas scenes for photos, is now open at Donkey Creek Park in Gig Harbor.

If there’s one holiday tradition that feels straight out of a snow globe, it’s “The Nutcracker” ballet held at The Washington Center For The Performing Arts in downtown Olympia. 

Holiday activities shift into high gear this week, with the lighting of the city’s holiday tree in Skansie Park and the opening of the Holiday Village in Donkey Creek Park. The tree lighting starts at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, and includes live music, complimentary cookies and cocoa and a visit from the jolly old

Our last column noted that in the early decades of the 20th century, athletic meets between Peninsula elementary schools often included non-athletic competitions. What non-athletic contests were frequently included at inter-school sports meets? A good variety of answers were posted to the Gig Harbor Now Facebook page — especially the Nerf War — but no

Mel Brazley will lead Harbor Winds in a performance of music from Cait Nishimura, Percey Grainger, Katahj Copley, Nubia Donjuan and others on Dec. 15.

Find all the top Gig Harbor holiday events here, from WinterFest to the Lighted Car Parade.