Holiday Events

Santa is at River Park Square Nov 17th through Dec 24th. Paws and Claus: bring your cat, dog or other domestic pet to tell Santa their Christmas wishes and have their
picture taken! For more information about photos with Santa, please call Concierge at (509) 363-0304.

We help to provide 11,000 meal boxes to those in need this Thanksgiving. Your donation provides a turkey meal box to
feed a family of four or more, with a turkey and all the fixings. Visit area Rosauers stores Nov 17 & 18 and purchase a pre-packed Tom’s Turkey Drive bag for $20 or donate online at  2-harvest.org/turkeydrive

Please join us for the 18th Annual Spokane Humane Society FurrBall.
It’s one of Spokane’s premiere events! This year FurrBall will be held at the Davenport Grand Hotel on Saturday, Nov 18th, 2017.
Doors open at 5:30PM. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served starting at 6:00PM while you peruse our silent auction items. As the night progresses, we’ll have a live auction that includes multiple beautifully decorated Christmas trees. Dinner will be served at 7:30PM.
Tickets are $125 per person and seats are limited! Get your tickets now as FurrBall is known to sell out!

A Thanksgiving morning tradition continues with the annual Turkey Trot. The race starts at 9:00am at the Manito Park Duck Pond and there is no cost to run/walk, but we ask that all participants sign a waiver.  Please bring your cash and canned food donations for the Second Harvest Food Bank. 
The unofficial race distance is approx. 3 miles, but you can run/walk whatever distance you want and there is no timing for the race.

Take a horse-drawn sleigh ride across Green Bluff to cut down your own Christmas tree, do some wine tasting, eat lunch & shop our beautiful gift shop all decorated for Christmas! Tickets sold online NOW only at www.HighCountryOrchard.com

Christmas Tree Elegance is a raffle of 18 themed custom-decorated trees with prizes which include gift certificates, items and cash valued up to $5,000 and a Father Christmas sculpture. The chance to win one of the decorated trees and all its themed gifts has been a Spokane holiday tradition for 35 years. Purchase the $1 raffle tickets for a chance to win!

A cherished holiday event delighting children of all ages in our historic theater. E.T.A. Hoffman’s story of Clara and her nutcracker prince is performed by the Santa Barbara based State Street Ballet and more than 75 local dancers. Experience Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score performed live by the Spokane Symphony. View website for ticket times and prices.

The grand opening event will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5:00 PM with festivities continuing until 10:00 PM. Attendees of the event can enjoy fire pits, an ice lounge, live DJ, photo booth, food trucks, face painting and more!
There will be a dog Christmas costume show starting at 6 p.m. All dog participants are entered in a drawing for a gift card to River Park Square. There is no preregistration. If you want to strut your dog in his Christmas sweater then you just show up at 6 and sign a little release form and give some info about their dog and the costume. The whole thing is a pet food and donation driver for the Spokane Humane Society.

The 12th Annual Bing Crosby Holiday Film Festival features some of the best loved films of Spokane’s own Bing Crosby, along with a gallery of photos of the famous entertainer and a special live musical performance by Howard Crosby (son of Bing Crosby’s brother Ted) and Spokane’s own Hot Club of Spokane, featuring music from the Crosby era.
This years films include: White Christmas, Riding High and Holiday Inn. There will also be live music by Howard Crosby and Hot Club of Spokane.