Dig out those reindeer antlers, elf shoes and Santa suits and join your family and friends in Lincoln City for the annual Jingle Bell Jog 5K this Saturday, Dec. 10.

Newport School of Artistic Movement and Pacific Dance Ensemble alumni Phoebe Berglund is returning to Newport to head a dance composition workshop at the school’s studio in Newport on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

The Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble will present its annual Seasonal Celebration Concert at the Yachats Commons this Saturday, Dec. 10.

There will be three opportunities to enjoy the Central Coast Chorale’s holiday concert, “Winter Wonder, Celebrating the Season of Light,” with music celebrating Kwanzaa, Chanukah, Winter Solstice and Christmas in Yachats on Thursday, Dec. 15, Lincoln City on Saturday, Dec. 17, and Newport on Sunday, Dec. 18.

There was a heavenly scent filling the air and a buzz of activity at the Seal Rock Garden Club as club members gathered to create the wreaths, swags, centerpieces, small decorated live trees and gifts that will be on offer at the Holiday Greens Sale this Saturday, Dec. 3.

The Lincoln City Playhouse for Youth will present an iconic holiday classic with a musical twist when “A Christmas Story: The Musical” takes to the stage from Thursday, Dec. 8, through Sunday, Dec. 11, at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.

"A Song of Joy" is being presented by the Community Christmas Choir of Lincoln City on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10 and 11.

You’ll be wrecked if you miss the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center’s Holiday Open House and Artisans Market this Saturday, Dec. 3, in Newport.

For the second year in a row, the hillside behind Trollers Lodge in Depoe Bay has been transformed into a visual extravaganza by some very committed neighbors.

The holiday season will be in full swing in Lincoln City this weekend when the Festival of Trees opens for public viewing at Chinook Winds Casino Resort.

If you are one of the few who has not yet made it to Ginger Roots, one of the newest and loveliest additions to the Lincoln City Outlets, then this holiday season is the perfect time to do so. Some advice: run, don’t walk.

In a two-week Spotlight Pedestal Show starting this Saturday, Dec. 3, the Yaquina Art Association will be featuring the artwork of Sarah Hawklyn and Gloria Romanelli.

Pacific City’s Kiawanda Community Center will magically transform into the North Pole for the annual Holiday Bazaar this Saturday, Dec. 3.

The Sea of Lights is back, illuminating Newport’s Oregon Coast Aquarium designs inspired by coastal flora and fauna, like joyous jellies, caroling crabs and sparkling starfish every Friday and Saturday evening from Dec. 2 through Dec. 17.

Explore the “Painted Stories” of Maria Esther Sund at the Newport Visual Arts Center, opening with an artist’s talk in the Upstairs Gallery this Saturday, Dec. 3.

Follow the bouncing ball to the Newport Performing Arts Center for a lyric assisted sing-along with members of the Central Coast Chorale during Holly Jolly — A Festive Family Affair, this Friday, Dec. 2.

‘Twas the month before winter term, when all through the county
Every creature was waiting for non-credit bounty.
The non-credit classes had been planned with great care
And mailboxes knew the ‘Catch’ soon would be there.

Winter in Toledo has an inspired quality to it — lights and decorations shine from the streets, while the soft glow of lights from the mill seems to take on a holiday spirit of its own.

Even during the roughest parts of the pandemic, holiday lights created a bright spot, giving people the opportunity to celebrate the season, while still socially isolating, with self-designed driving tours.

If the potpourri of objects had voices, they would narrate a colorful anthology of stories around the various arts and artists featured at Local Faire, the handmade crafts and gifts shop tucked away among the mega-brand stores at Lincoln City Outlets.