The city of Kent has partnered with the the Kent Lions, Kent Downtown Partnership and Kent Station to present a month full of holiday fun known as Kent Winterfest.<\/p>\n
• Santa Photos and Giving Tree at Kent Station <\/p>\n
Nov. 27 to Dec. 24, times vary, 417 Ramsay Way<\/p>\n
Located inside the vacant space next to Gentle Dental (near Panera on northwest corner of shopping center)<\/p>\n
Santa is back at Kent Station. Reservations for your holiday photos are now open. Appointments are available Monday through Saturday. Sundays are walk-in (no appointment necessary)<\/p>\n
Plexiglass will separate Santa and visitors to keep everyone safe, similar to what was used in 2020<\/p>\n
To register, times and more details go online to kentstation.com\/santa-photos<\/a><\/p>\n • Small Business Saturday in Downtown Kent<\/p>\n 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 27<\/p>\n When you Shop Small, you’re not just supporting neighborhood favorites – you’re investing in a community. Whether you’re a local or in town for the holidays, explore small businesses near you.<\/p>\n • Holiday Tree Lighting & Parade at Town Square Plaza<\/p>\n Saturday, Dec. 4, 3 to 6 p.m.; tree lighting at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n Town Square Plaza, 115 Second Ave. N.<\/p>\n Bring your camera to take a picture with Santa. Drop your wish list off in his mailbox (include your address to receive a return letter!)<\/p>\n Holiday Parade through Kent Station and historic downtown Kent at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n Community booths and entertainment<\/p>\n • Magical Strings Yuletide Concert at Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center<\/p>\n Sunday, Dec. 5 at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center, 10020 SE 256th St.<\/p>\n Ticket Prices: $26 general, $24 senior, $15 youth<\/a><\/p>\n The Boulding family’s musical celebration of the holiday season is a treasured tradition in Kent and part of the city’s Spotlight Series. Once again, Pam and Philip Boulding are joined on the Kent-Meridian Performance Arts Center stage by their children, grandchildren, and guests for an afternoon of enchanting Yuletide music.<\/p>\n • Christmas Rush Fun Run & Walk<\/p>\n Saturday, Dec. 11 at 8 a.m.<\/p>\n Hogan Park at Russell Road<\/p>\n 24400 Russell Road<\/p>\n Day-of Race Registration: 8 a.m.<\/p>\n 10k Start: 9:50 a.m.<\/p>\n 5k Start: 10 a.m.<\/p>\n The Christmas Rush 5k\/10k Fun Run and Walk is back in-person this year. Registration is now <\/a>open on the city’s website<\/a>. Children 12 and under run free courtesy of Tab Wizard and Kent Bowl<\/p>\n The deadline to order a shirt is Nov. 18, so be sure to register for the event on the website and reserve your shirt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Santa photos, tree lighting, parade, concert, fun run <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":538,"featured_media":52766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,7],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-52765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52765"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/538"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52765"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=52765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}