Holidays

It’s hard to miss the Lower Valley Christmas Trucks. Picture dozens of vehicles each covered in festive lights, often honking holiday tunes.

Tons of ingredients from the Northwest can be found on your Thanksgiving table.

Inside the storefront of Johnson Candy Company, there are hundreds of heart-shaped boxes of chocolates. Gift-wrapped boxes are stacked up on a table behind display cases. Open boxes show off sweet concoctions, propped up on shelves or set out below hanging red and pink decorations. Cellophane-wrapped goodies sit on top of glass windows displaying squares of chocolate deliciousness.

(Runtime 1:05)Drive down Walla Walla’s Wallula Avenue on a December evening, and Chris Long’s place — known as the “Christmas house” to some — is hard to…

(Runtime 1:00)Fresh white powder falling onto Northwest mountaintops last month created the perfect conditions for several ski resorts to open early this…

Washington state workers and perhaps many others could get an extra day off in honor of women getting the right to vote. The idea for a Women's Suffrage Day holiday got a friendly reception on the opening day of Washington's 2022 legislative session.

The holiday season has always been popular for introducing new works, including many perennial favorites. In Italy, the day after Christmas became especially meaningful to composers and impresarios.

The holiday season inspires all kinds of thoughts, often having to do with reflection, celebration and renewal. For musicians and concert presenters, this time of year has long served as a period for introducing new works, whether specifically related to the season or not. Classical music offers a wealth of examples.

Turkey Confidential, Giving Thanks, and Every Good Thing are back for Thanksgiving this year! They examine different aspects of the quintessential American holiday: from scientific to culinary, from literary to musical. Special guests include Stanley Tucci, Naomi Shihab Nye, and cookbook authors, David Chang and Priya Krishna.

List of some Northwest Fourth of July events in 2021.