The annual celebration provides an abundance of family-friendly holiday events, including complimentary photos with Santa and elves, as well as gingerbread cookie decorating. The Figgy Pudding Caroling Teams and STRUM ukulele band will fill the air with holiday melodies and Santa will lead a countdown to the lighting of a 20-foot holiday tree and lights throughout the Market.
As visitors peruse the Market, hot chocolate from indi chocolate, MarketSpice tea and Tiny’s Organic hot apple cider will be provided to keep them warm. Pike Place Market mascots Carrot and Strawberry will also be passing out souvenir pins made by craftsperson Graig Anderson and stickers for kids.
This year Pike Place Market is expanding their holiday celebrations, spreading cheer every Saturday in December with festive activities such as free holiday themed cooking demos, Sasquatch photo booth, and music from local high school jazz band quartets. Sasquatch will also be roaming around the Market to take pictures and selfies with visitors.
Pike Place Market will offer complimentary one-hour parking beginning Saturday, November 28 to Sunday, December 27 at the Public Market Garage on Western Avenue. Visitwww.pikeplacemarket.org/directions-parking for more details.
