Christmas Festival of Lights – The Grotto

If you are having a hard time getting in the holiday spirit, a visit to the Grotto should take care of that!

The Grotto is a 62 acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden located at NE 85th and Sandy Boulevard in Portland and each year hosts an annual Christmas Festival of Lights.  This will be their 22nd year.

The Festival of Lights runs from Nov.27 through Dec. 30th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and the gates close at 10 p.m.  There is an admission fee of $7.50 for adults, children ages 3-12 are $3 with children 2 and under free.

For more information or a group rate check out their website.

The Festival of Lights features over 1/2 a million lights as well as a petting zoo, puppet shows, Grotto Carolers and outdoor theatrical performances.  They are also the host to the largest Choral festival in the Pacific Northwest with over 140 indoor holiday music concerts.  Local choral groups perform nightly in the beautiful Chapel of Mary which has amazing acoustics!

We’ll be there Dec.10th when the Westvew High School choir will be singing at 9 p.m.!

If you have never visited the Grotto at the holidays it is definitely worth the trip and a great way to get in the holiday spirit!