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| 10/15/2025 | Updated | Christmas, Halloween, Holiday, Holiday Market |   

2025 Holiday Happenings in Bellingham & Whatcom County

As the year starts to come to a close, Whatcom County lights up with holiday happenings! Spend this 2025 holiday season supporting the incredible local businesses around Whatcom County while filling up on holiday cheer. 

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Celebrate the Holidays
Friday, Dec 5, 2025
Bloedel Donovan Field House
2214 Electric Ave., Bellingham, WA 98229
Fabulously Festive Holiday Art Market
Friday, Dec 5, 2025
5 - 9 p.m.
FAB Artist Studios
314 E. Holly St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Ferndale's Holiday Tree Lighting
Friday, Dec 5, 2025
6 - 8 p.m.
Centennial Riverwalk Park, Ferndale, WA 98248
Festive First Friday
Friday, Dec 5, 2025
6 - 10 p.m.
Downtown Bellingham
Bellingham, WA 98225
Free First Friday
Friday, Dec 5, 2025
12 - 9 p.m.
Whatcom Museum
121 Prospect St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Holiday Tea
Friday, Dec 5, 2025
11 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Willowbrook Manor English Teahouse and Farm Stay
27420 Minkler Rd., Sedro Woolley, WA 98284
How the (Blank) Stole (Blank)mas
Friday, Dec 5, 2025
7:30 p.m.
The Upfront Theatre
203 Prospect St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Lights and Animals of Christmas
Friday, Dec 5, 2025
12 to 4 p.m.
Blossom Farm
379 West Wiser Lake Rd., Ferndale, WA 98248
Make.Sale Holiday Craft Market
Friday, Dec 5, 2025
Various Times
Make.Shift Art Space
306 Flora St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Olde Fashioned Christmas
Friday, Dec 5, 2025
4 - 9 p.m.
Ferndale Pioneer Park
2000 Cherry St., Ferndale, WA 98248

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GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Attempt: Largest Polar Bear Dip
Thursday, Jan 1, 2026
8 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Plunge at NOON!
Birch Bay 7930 Birch Bay Dr., Birch Bay, WA 98230
New Years Day - Family Ice Skate
Thursday, Jan 1, 2026
1 -3 p.m.
Bellingham Sportsplex 1225 Civic Field Way, , Bellingham, WA 98229
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Show your local love--and score rewards--with the Think Local First Holiday Passport! At each stop, you can check in and collect points to earn prizes – all for shopping at the finest local retailers in Bellingham and Whatcom County.  

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        We acknowledge that Whatcom County is located on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. They cared for the lands that included what we’d call the Puget Sound region, Vancouver Island and British Columbia since time immemorial. This gives us the great obligation and opportunity to learn how to care for our surrounding areas and all the natural and human resources we require to live. We express our deepest respect and gratitude for our indigenous neighbors, the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe, for their enduring care and protection of our shared lands and waterways.
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