Holidays & Seasonal
42nd Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
A joyful community sing-along led by Portland’s own Thomas Lauderdale of Pink Martini with many of Portland’s finest musical artists and chorale singers. Portland’s Tree Lighting Ceremony is the highlight of the holiday season in downtown. Join in this holiday tradition as Santa Claus ‘flips the switch’ to illuminate nearly 10,000 colorful lights on our City’s Tree that will shine bright throughout the holiday season.
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The Vancouver Master Chorale will perform holiday music spanning five centuries in The Most Wonderful Time, at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 and 3 p.m. Dec. 6 at First Presbyterian Church, 4300 Main St., Vancouver. Tickets $30 for adults and $10 for students, and free for children 12 and younger. Available at https://vancouvermasterchorale.org/
Multi-day events
Black Nativity
Hometown Holidays 2026–Hosted by Camas Parks & Rec
CHANT ENCOUNTERS: OLD SAINT NICK
Conductor: John Michael Boyer Long before gift-giving and reindeer, there was St. Nicholas of Myra—the 4th-century bishop whose deep compassion made him one of Christianity’s most beloved saints. From the medieval West, we’ll sing the remarkable isometric motet O Gemma lux by Guillaume Dufay. From the Byzantine tradition an exquisite Kalophonic (“beautiful sounding”) chant for his feast day by Manuel Chrysaphes (15th c.). We finish with Arvo Pärt’s “O Holy Saint Nicholas,” featured on Cappella Romana’s acclaimed recording Odes of Repentance, a contemporary meditation that bridges ancient tradition and modern spirituality.