Celebrate the Holiday season in Ridgefield at the Hometown Celebration on Saturday, December 7!

Visit Downtown Ridgefield on Saturday, December 7 for Ridgefield’s Hometown Celebration where you will find twinkling lights, decorated businesses, gifts, food, and holiday specials.

Check items off your list at vendors in our outdoor marketplace and in Downtown shops. Enjoy decorations and lights throughout Downtown and in our Circle of Trees at Overlook Park. Bring the family to complete winter and holiday inspired crafts and meet Santa. End the day by attending the Tree Lighting in the heart of Downtown and enjoying food and warm drinks in local restaurants and food carts. Event details can be found below and at https://ridgefieldwa.us/356/December-First-Saturday.

Main Ave and Overlook Park

Holiday Food & Gift Vendor Marketplace – Main Ave, 9 AM - 2 PM
Shop from over 60 local vendors at Overlook Park, S Main Avenue and N Main Avenue from 9 AM - 2 PM to pick up holiday food and gifts galore.

Circle of Trees - Overlook Park, 9 AM
Sponsored by Ridgefield Lions Club

The Circle of Trees Decorating Contest returns for another year! Ridgefield businesses and organizations will have the opportunity to decorate a tree for the public to vote on starting at 9 AM on December 7.

Visits with Santa - Old Liberty Theater, 10 AM - 2 PM
Sponsored by Ridgefield Mini Storage

Complimentary visits with Santa - take your own picture with your smartphone or camera!

Main Stage Performances - Overlook Park Stage, 11 AM - 2 PM
Enjoy performances by local school bands and choirs!
11 AM: Ridgefield HS Choir
12 PM: View Ridge and Sunset MS Choir
1 PM: View Ridge MS Band

Tree Lighting Ceremony - Overlook Park, 4:30 PM
Come watch us light up the tree in the center of downtown! Celebrate with a performance from DanceFusion NW, holiday carols, and complimentary hot chocolate and cookies (while supplies last) supplied by Killa Bites!

Celebration Station @ The RACC

YMCA Breakfast with Santa - RACC Commons,
9 AM - 11 AM

Join the YMCA for breakfast catered by Chick Fil A and get your pictures taken with Santa Claus.

Bring a new unwrapped toy for our giving tree or a suggested donation of $15 per family to have breakfast and pictures taken with Santa. All toys will be donated to the Ridgefield Family Resource Center.

Kids Crafts & Activities Stations - RACC Gym, 9 AM - 2 PM
Sponsored by iQ Credit Union

Join several local organizations and the City of Ridgefield with kid friendly activities and crafts, free of charge! Activities include: carnival games, cookie decorating, face painting, card making, cultural crafts and coloring pages, and a softball activity.

RAA Chickadee Bazaar - RACC Gym, 9 AM - 2 PM
Ridgefield Art Association's annual Chickadee Bazaar returns another year! Check out the arts and crafts, handcrafted by local artists. Members Only Registration

More Around Town

Downtown Business Decorating Contest
Take a walk around Downtown Ridgefield and enjoy all of the holiday decorating done by businesses! Stay tuned for voting details.

Holiday Hayride - 10 AM - 2 PM
Hop on board our complimentary holiday hayride, making several stops around town, you'll be able to enjoy activities throughout downtown! Skip the walk and take a ride.

Stops located at:
Waterfront Parking Lot
Overlook Park
Union Ridge Elementary Parking Lot

Union Ridge Holiday Bazaar - UR BLDG B Gym/Cafeteria, 9 AM - 11 AM
Support local students in learning how to make and sell products. CASH ONLY.

Pet Photos with Santa - The Neighborhood Refuge
Stay Tuned for Details

Complimentary Cookies and Hot Cider - Ridgefield Community Library
Sponsored by The Friends of the Ridgefield Community Library

Stay Tuned for Details

Hometown Gingerbread House Festival - Ridgefield Community Gleaners
Enter this Gingerbread House competition, sponsored by Ridgefield Community Gleaners Association and held at the Ridgefield Community Library, December 7 - 14. Learn more about age groups, timing, and prizes. For questions, reach out to Patricia Newhouse.

Winter Market - Ridgefield Church of the Nazarene
Holiday shopping, food trucks, warm drinks around the fire, live music and so much more!
Friday 12/6, 5 PM - 8 PM & Saturday 12/7, 10 AM - 3 PM

Annual Holiday Acoustic Guitar Summit - Old Liberty Theater, 7:30 PM
Join us for our annual, Holiday Acoustic Guitar Summit featuring acclaimed guitarists, Terry Robb, Mark Hanson and Doug Smith. Grammy-winning guitarists come together to create stunning harmonics and mind-bending fingerstyle. Providing a winter inspired soundscape combining a medley of award-winning styles, this incredibly talented trio will provide a night to remember.

Admission: $33. Buy Tickets

Walk & Knock Food Drive
The Walk & Knock Food Drive coordinated by the Ridgefield Lions Club collects approximately 250,000 lbs. of food on this important day. About 8-12,000 lbs. of food are collected right here in our Ridgefield Community. The food collected helps feed the hungry throughout our county until about April of the following year.

Annual Ornament Hunt - Coming Soon!
Following Hometown Celebration, keep an eye on the City's social media for weekly locations of hidden limited edition 2024 ornaments.