Water Center Garden Clean-up

City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center 4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver

The Water Resources Education Center is hosting a volunteer garden clean-up from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 27. Tasks include weeding, mulching, trimming and raking pathways. Tools will be provided. Bring garden gloves. Register at cityofvancouver.us/events/water-center-garden-cleanup-3/. For more details, contact water center staff at vanwrec@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-7111.

free
Event Series New Beginnings Grief Support Group

New Beginnings Grief Support Group

Bridgeview Resource Center 505 Omaha Way, Vancouver

New Beginnings is a monthly grief support group for individuals who have lost a loved one to dementia. Meetings will be held on every fourth Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon at Bridgeview Resource Center 505 Omaha Way, Vancouver WA 98661 Please call HOPE Dementia Support 360-513-5754 to register.

Free
Event Series HOPE Dementia Support Group

HOPE Dementia Support Group

The Hampton and Ashley Inn 1617 S.E. Talton Ave., Vancouver

HOPE Dementia Support Group is a weekly support group for those caring for individuals living with all types of dementia. Held on Wednesday mornings at The Hampton and Ashley Inn, 1617 S.E. Talton Ave., from 10 a.m. to noon.

Free
Event Series Fort Vancouver Kiwanis Meeting

Fort Vancouver Kiwanis Meeting

Brothers Cascadia Brewing Evergreen Pub 108 W Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver

The Fort Vancouver Kiwanis meet every Wednesday at Brothers Cascadia Brewing Evergreen Pub, located at 108 West Evergreen Blvd., from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch service starts at 11:30 a.m., meeting starts at noon. For more information, call 760-612-3297 or email ftvankiwanis@gmail.com.

Event Series Single Seniors

Single Seniors

Vancouver Mall Food Court 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr, Vancouver

Single Seniors bi-weekly food and cards meeting in the Vancouver Mall food court, starting at noon. For more information, call 360-892-8944

Event Series Single Seniors

Single Seniors

Vancouver Mall Food Court 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr, Vancouver

Single Seniors bi-weekly food and cards meeting in the Vancouver Mall food court, starting at noon. For more information, call 360-892-8944.

Event Series Single Seniors

Single Seniors

Vancouver Mall Food Court 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr, Vancouver

Single Seniors bi-weekly food and cards meeting in the Vancouver Mall food court, starting at noon. For more information, call 360-892-8944.

Event Series Single Seniors

Single Seniors

Vancouver Mall Food Court 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr, Vancouver

Single Seniors bi-weekly food and cards meeting in the Vancouver Mall food court, starting at noon. For more information, call 360-892-8944.

Event Series HOPE Dementia Support Group

HOPE Dementia Support Group

Camas Community Center 1718 S.E. Seventh Ave., Camas

HOPE Dementia Support Group is a weekly support group for those caring for individuals living with all types of dementia. Held on Wednesday afternoons at The Camas Community Center, 1718 S.E. Seventh Ave., from 3 to 5 p.m.

Free
Event Series Zoo Lights

Zoo Lights

Oregon Zoo 4001 S.W. Canyon Road, Portland

Zoo Lights is the Oregon Zoo's annual nighttime display of millions of dazzling lights, open from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 19 through Jan. 7. Purchase Zoo Lights Any Night tickets, available at oregonzoo.org/lights, which can be bought in advance and used spontaneously for any night and time throughout the season. Adult tickets range from […]

$12 – $26

Winter Wonderland at Portland International Raceway

Portland International Raceway 1940 N. Victory Blvd., Portland

See the Winter Wonderland drive-through light show at Portland International Raceway, 1940 N. Victory Blvd., Nov. 24-Dec. 31. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 4:30 to 11 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. The light show is open from 4:30 to 11 p.m. Dec. 15-25, Christmas Day. Recognized as the largest holiday light show […]

$32 – $85
Event Series Christmas Festival of Lights at The Grotto

Christmas Festival of Lights at The Grotto

The Grotto 8840 N.E. Skidmore St., Portland

The Grotto's Christmas Festival of Lights is Nov. 25 through Dec. 30 (except Christmas day) at 8840 N.E. Skidmore St., Portland. This walk-through event features millions of lights and about a quarter-mile of footpaths. Guests can also enjoy choir concerts in the chapel, outdoor caroling, puppet shows and live music. Visitors should dress for the […]

$5 – $18
Event Series Christmas on Franklin

Christmas on Franklin

Franklin Street Christmas 4616 N.W. Franklin St., Vancouver

Christmas on Franklin features 200,000 lights stretched across 10 properties that will glow from 5 to 10 p.m. every night until Dec. 31, with a centerpiece display at 4616 N.W. Franklin St., Vancouver. See a life-sized Nativity scene with a 24-foot-tall star, a 60-foot lighted cedar tree, a 15-foot snowman, characters from “Frozen,” lifelike reindeer, […]

free
Event Series Knit and Natter

Knit and Natter at the Vancouver Mall Library

Vancouver Mall Library 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Drive #285, Vancouver

Knit and Natter is a weekly drop-in program for knitters, crocheters and other fiber artists. Meetings are held on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at the Vancouver Mall Library, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive #285. All ages are welcome. For more information, contact Judy Turner at 360-896-7135.

free

“Geeks Who Drink” Weekly Trivia Night at 54°40′ Brewing

54-40 Brewing Company 3801 S. Truman Road, Washougal

54°40' Brewing, 3801 S. Truman St. #1, Washougal, will host a weekly "Geeks Who Drink" trivia night from 6 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday. Modeled after pub quizzes in Ireland and the U.K., Geeks Who Drink is an authentic homegrown trivia quiz where useless knowledge means everything. Questions cover everything from Hungary to "The Hunger […]

Event Series Peacock Lane Light Display

Peacock Lane Light Display

Peacock Lane S.E. Peacock Lane, Portland

Peacock Lane in Portland’s Sunnyside neighborhood will be open for free viewing from 6-11 p.m. daily from Dec. 15 to 31. Pedestrian-only nights are Dec. 15, 16 and 17, when the street is blocked to vehicle traffic. Cars will be allowed on the street Dec. 18-31. If viewing on foot, parking is available on surrounding […]

free