Singing Trees and Sweet Holiday Housing Options in Olympia WA

Singing Trees and Sweet Holiday Housing Options in Olympia WA

Downtown Olympia was overflowing with holiday cheer this afternoon. The Olympia Downtown Association officially welcomed the holiday season with its Downtown for the Holidays celebration. Horse drawn wagon rides and photo-ops with Santa set the tone for the day and put everyone in the holiday spirit.

Around 3:00 people began hustling to stake out their spot along Capitol Way to watch the Holiday Parade. After the Capital High marching band completed its turn in front of Sylvester Park, the crowds scattered and made their way inside to escape the cold. My family and I headed inside to the Olympia Hotel ballroom to check out the Gingerbread Holiday Cottages Competition put on by Habitat for Humanity.

Talk about some sweet holiday housing options in Olympia WA!

After we warmed up enough it was back outside to watch the Singing Holiday Tree. Capital Playhouse's Kids in Koncert performed holiday hits from their perch on Legion Way. Then the countdown was on for the lighting of the tree at the center of Sylvester Park. It was a great way to ring in the holiday season and a fun way to support the small businesses in downtown Olympia as well as the organizations who put on the event!

Happy Holidays Olympia, and a special thank you to all the people who put together the event! Be sure to come out for these other great holiday events in Olympia in December:

Saturday, Dec. 4th - Olympia Toy Run

Saturday, Dec. 11th - Duck the Malls - Holiday Arts & Crafts Sale

Saturday, Dec. 11th - Alternative Giving Fair