Holiday Magic in Shelton | First weekend in December

Friday Tree Lighting and Shopping

The festivities begin at 12:00 PM on Friday with the Shelton Downtown Merchants opening up for fun and games. Over twenty-five businesses have donated prizes for you to win. As you stroll downtown Shelton on Friday from noon until 8:00 PM, catch up on your holiday shopping and collect codes for your game card. With a downtown contest for the "Best Decorated Window Display" it will be a walk you'll want to take with the whole family!

At 4:00 PM Friday head to the Shelton Cinema for a holiday movie (free with food donation).

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The Christmas Tree Lighting begins at 6:00 PM Enjoy over 250 young singers from schools throughout Mason County (Pioneer, Evergreen, Mt. View, Bordeaux, Oakland Bay, North Mason, Hawkins, and Shelton High). The students sing Christmas classics including Feliz Navidad, White Christmas, Rudolph, Ding Dong Merrily on High, Silent Night and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The Mason County Christian School will also perform a skit while Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive.

Children sing at the Tree Lighting

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After the Christmas Tree lighting head into the center of Railroad Ave for the Shelton Holiday Block Party with marshmallow roasting over open fires, kiddie train rides, games, and community caroling.

Train rides

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Christmas Parade

While Friday's crowds for the Tree Lighting will be large – Saturday's Annual Christmas Parade attracts nearly 5000 attendees to revel in the festive lights of this annual event!

Christmas Parade, Saturday at 5:00 PM

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Sponsored by the Kristmas Town Kiwanis, Little Creek Resort and Casino and Peninsula Credit Union, Shelton's Holiday Magic Christmas Parade is a favorite for generations of Shelton families.

The Christmas Parade is as “home town” as it gets, with custom floats provided by local businesses and organizations as well as visiting communities; multiple marching bands; smiling beauty queens; horses, dogs, goats and alpacas; and a multitude of antique cars and trucks.

The parade begins at 5:00 PM on Railroad Avenue.Come make memories, and take photos, and soak in the festive holiday mood of Shelton's Christmastown USA.

Thank you to the Kristmas Town Kiwanis for tirelessly working to make this magical event a reality each year!

Photo courtesy of Cooper Studios

Photo courtesy of Cooper Studios