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Health Ice ArenaThe shining star of the Bellevue Magic Season! Skate your cares away under the winter sky in the covered, partially open-air arena and enjoy refreshments in the warming hut!
Open daily, November 23 through January 6. Closed Christmas Day. $9 (includes skate rental). Food concessions available on-site. Located in Bellevue's Downtown Park, one block south of Bellevue Square, at the cross street of NE 1st St. and 102nd Ave. NE. Visit Group Health Ice Arena or call 425.453.1223.
Downtown Bellevue’s architectural mosaic of lights! The city shines with breathtaking displays of light designed by regional architecture and engineering firms. The exhibits will light up the NE 6th Street Pedestrian Corridor.
Daily, November 24 - January 1. For details, visit Sound Transit Design in Light or call 425.453.1223.
Celebrate the holidays with family and friends watching great performances such as the Magical Strings-A Celtic Yuletide, The Nutcracker and the Magic of Mistletoe.
Meydenbauer Center is located at 11100 NE 6th Street. For more information on performances, visit Theatre at Meydenbauer Center. For tickets, visit Ticket Window or call 206.325.6500.
More than 400,000 lights will illuminate the Bellevue Botanical Garden for this nationally recognized, popular annual holiday display. Look for Willie the slug and Charlotte in her web — along with some exciting new additions this year.
Open starting Saturday, November 24 through December 31 from 5:00 to 9:30 PM, daily. Donations are encouraged and gratefully accepted to support the Botanical Garden's many educational programs, special events and light display.
For more information, visit Bellevue Botanical Garden or call 425.451.3755.
Experience Snowflake Lane along the sidewalks at The Bellevue Collection where it snows every night on Bellevue Way. Sixty Live toy soldiers, music, carolers and a dazzling light show will brighten the night and warm hearts, beginning November 23. Snowflake Lane premiers the day after Thanksgiving when Santa makes his grand arrival for the season at Bellevue Square. For more information, visit bellevuesquare.com or call 425.454.8096. The Bellevue Collection features Bellevue Square, Bellevue Place and Lincoln Square in the heart of Bellevue.
Overlake Service League will again be coordinating the Adopt-a-Family Program that matches up community sponsors with families in need in the Bellevue area for the upcoming holidays. The first program will take place on November 20. Participating sponsors will bring boxes of food to feed each family for a week. The second program will distribute food and gifts to families over a three-day period, December 11, 12, and 13.
Additional sponsors are still needed! If you’d like to become a sponsor or would like more information, please contact Overlake Service League at 425.451.1175.
Downtown will glow with an aura of its own as property owners and merchants illuminate buildings, trees, plazas and construction sites in the downtown area.