Date and Time
Saturday Dec 6, 2014
11:00 AM - 7:30 PM PST
10:00AM - 6:00PM: Nautical Ornament Crafts for kids, cookies, and live music!
11:00AM - 4:00PM: Jingle Bell Run/Walk. Registration ends at 12:30PM.
12:00PM - 7:00PM: FRE showings of "A Christmas Story" ever hour. Last showing begins at 7:00PM.
3:00PM - 4:00PM: Bushwick Book Club Musical Group performs original music inspired by "A Christmas Carol."
3:30PM - 5:30PM: FREE popcorn and hot cider at Kitsap Bank
4:00PM - 4:30PM: Holiday Pooch and Purr Parade & Costume Contest Registration
4:00PM - 7:00PM: FREE hot chocolate at City Hall, provided by Knigihts of Pythias
4:00PM - 7:30PM: FREE hayrides from City Hall and Peninsula Feed!
4:15PM - 5:00PM: Holiday dance performances and cheer by the Dance Gallery
4:30PM - 4:50PM: Kitsap Community Chorale performs at the City Hall main stage
4:30PM - 5:00PM: Holiday Pooch and Purr Pet Parade & Costume Contest, down Bay Street and back toward City Hall.
4:30PM - 7:30PM: Refreshments at Marina Park provided by Calvary Church of Port Orchard
4:50PM - 5:10PM: East Port Orchard Elemetary School choir performs!
5:00PM - 7:00PM: Port Orchard Marina open house. Enjoy cookies, coffee, and cider!
5:00PM - 7:00PM: Sinclair Inlet Yacht Club's "Christmas Lane" lighted boat contest! Vote for your favorite! Free moorage all weekend for decorated boats!
5:10PM - 5:20:PM: City Hall Main Stage will announce winners of Pooch and Purr Holiday Pet Parade!
5:20PM - 5:30PM: Christmas Tree lighting and the ringing of the chimes.
5:30PM - 6:30PM: Chili provided by Heritage Foursquare Church at Marina Park.
5:35PM - 5:40PM: Santa Claus arrives on a vintage fire truck, escorted by the South Kitsap High School Marching Band!
5;40PM - 6:00PM: South Kitsap High School Marching Band performs.
6:00PM - 6:45PM: The Dance Gallery performs holiday dance performances and holiday cheer.
6:00PM - 7:45PM: Visit Santa and take photos on his sleigh at Marina Park!
Location
Downtown Port Orchard: Bay Street
Fees/Admission
Jingle Bell Run and Holiday Pooch and Purr Parade both have registration fees. Everything else free or for donations only.
Website
Contact Information
Elizabeth Doll, Matt Murphy, or Desiree Steffens | (360) 876-3505
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Description
Join the Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce, the City of Port Orchard, Fathoms O'Fun, Kitsap Bank, the Port Orchard Independent, and so many others as we kick off the holiday season with the sights and sounds we all know and love. All day long, cheery events will be going strong! Run off some of the calories you consumed on Thanksgiving at the 4th Annual Jingle Bell Run (or walk)! Watch the classic "A Christmas Story" at the historic downtown Dragonfly Cinema, then head to the Port Orchard library for a special musical performance inspired by "A Christmas Carol." Following that, pick up your pet, treats for them, and limited edition sweets from The Candy Shoppe for yourself, and parade your dogs and cats along Bay Street in costume! Best costumes win prizes! Listen to the Kitsap Community Chorale, the children's choir from East Port Orchard Elementary, and the South Kitsap High School band, while walking along the Port Orchard Marina boardwalk, gazing at the myriad array of boats lit up for a holiday decoration contest. Finally, bring your kids back to City Hall via free hayride for crafts, hot chocolate and cider, and watch Santa Clause arrive on a fire truck! Don't miss the official tree lighting ceremony at 5:30!
