At 7 p.m. on Friday, December 4, Beaverton City Park lights its tree with thousands of lights. The Chamber's Winter Market is still running in the farmers market parking lot next door. On the other side of downtown, The Reser has been open for its free First Friday Art Walk since 6 and keeps going until 9. Both ends of downtown are busy on the same evening, and the hours line up well enough to do both.
That overlap shows up all season. Downtown Beaverton's holiday calendar has two anchors. One is the cluster around City Park and the Beaverton Library on SW 4th and 5th. The other is the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts at 12625 SW Crescent Street. This year their biggest days fall on the same two dates, Saturday, November 28 and Friday, December 4. Treat the season as a route between the two and you'll get a lot more out of it than you would picking one event per weekend.
The Season Opens on SW 1st, Then Moves to the Library Lot
The holiday stretch actually starts with Halloween. Booverton, run by the Beaverton Downtown Association, is Sunday, October 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cedar Mill News reports a free Boo Bus looping through downtown and trick-or-treating at participating businesses. There's also live music at the 1st Street Dining Commons at SW Washington Avenue and SW 1st Street. From 4 to 5 p.m., a costume contest and family dance party follows at Breakside Brewery.
After that, most of the season happens on one block. The Beaverton Library and the Beaverton Farmers Market share an address, 12375 SW 5th Street, and that lot stays busy all fall.
- Saturday, November 14: The Everything Funky Neighborhood Night Market runs its Harvest & Holiday edition at the library from 5 to 9:30 p.m. It's free, with local vendors, food trucks, live music and family activities.
- Saturday, November 21: The Beaverton Farmers Market holds its last regular Saturday of 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Its winter market doesn't start until February.
- Friday, December 4: The Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce sets up its Winter Market in the farmers market parking lot from 4 to 8 p.m. Vendors will be selling locally made gifts.
The November 21 date matters for the rest of the season. After it, Saturday mornings downtown don't have a market anymore, so the first Saturday without one is the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
November 28 Moves Saturday to Crescent Street
That Saturday, The Reser picks up where the market leaves off. Its Shop Local Saturday runs from noon to 6 p.m. on November 28. It's free and open to anyone shopping for gifts.
The shopping happens in The Curio, The Reser's exhibition and sale. It runs from November 6, 2026 to January 10, 2027 and features handmade art and crafts from regional artists. The Reser says nearly 40 local and regional artists are taking part. The free Curio Artist Reception opens the show on Friday, November 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. The reception is the time to meet the artists. Shop Local Saturday falls three weeks later, closer to when gift shopping actually happens.
The same afternoon, at 3 p.m., The Reser hosts Campana Sobre Campana: Christmas in México, with Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar and Ballet Folklorico del Rio Grande. The show needs tickets and Shop Local Saturday doesn't, but they're in the same building on the same day. A 3 p.m. curtain leaves time to browse The Curio before the show and again after it, until the sale closes at 6.
If you want lunch on the way in, Salami Mammi opened on July 16 at 12500 SW Broadway, Eater Portland reported. It's an Italian deli built around parm sandwiches and cold cuts. Check their hours before you go.
December 4 Is the Night Both Ends Are Lit
The first Friday of December is the busiest night on downtown Beaverton's calendar this year. The Chamber's listing says to expect "more than 3000 visitors" at its Winter Market, which runs during the City of Beaverton's Winter Lights & Tree Lighting. Winter Lights runs from 4 to 8 p.m. at Beaverton City Park. The Chamber lists the venue as Beaverton City Fountain Park at 12500 SW 4th Street. The evening includes local musicians, crafts and activities for all ages.
The Reser's First Friday Art Walk runs that same night from 6 to 9 p.m., with The Curio open for browsing and buying. Admission is free. Since the schedules overlap, here's one way to see all of it:
- 4 p.m. Start at the Chamber's Winter Market in the farmers market lot. Vendors sell locally made gifts, and food carts are part of the setup.
- 5 to 7 p.m. Spend time in City Park with the live music and activities while the crowd builds.
- 7 p.m. Watch the tree and park light up at the Lighting Ceremony.
- After 7 p.m. Head over to The Reser on Crescent Street. The Art Walk runs until 9, which gives you most of two hours in The Curio once the tree is lit.
You can also flip it. Start at The Reser at 6 and walk back for the 7 p.m. lighting. That's a tight hour, though, and the Winter Lights event wraps up at 8.
After December 4, the Season Settles at The Reser
Once the tree is lit, the downtown calendar moves indoors. Through the rest of December, most holiday events on the calendar are at The Reser, and many of its shows celebrate the season through a specific musical tradition.
| Date | Show | Start time |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, Dec. 2 | Tomáseen Foley's A Celtic Christmas | 7:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Dec. 9 | Meow Meow Trio's Feline Festive | 7:30 p.m. |
| Friday, Dec. 11 | Kalani Pe'a: Hawaiian Christmas | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Dec. 13 | Haley Johnsen: Home for the Holidays | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, Dec. 20 | Cedric Watson Creole Christmas | 7:00 p.m. |
| Thursday, Dec. 31 | Kids' New Year's Eve! | 11:00 a.m. |
A few of these stand out. A Celtic Christmas recreates a night before Christmas in a remote farmhouse. Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole draw on French and Spanish contra dance and bourré. The Reser describes Haley Johnsen as an Oregon-born singer-songwriter. Kids' New Year's Eve is back for its fourth year. It's a morning show with live music, timed so families can ring in the new year early.
The Curio stays open through January 10, so you can pick up a gift on any of these show nights.
Getting Between Them While the Transit Center Is Rebuilt
The Reser's visit page puts the Beaverton Transit Center about a quarter mile east of the building, connected by the Crescent Connection path. That makes MAX or WES an easy way to reach The Reser, and TriMet is giving the station what it calls a major makeover after nearly 40 years of daily use.
TriMet says construction started in spring 2026 and should continue through spring 2027. The work includes high-capacity shelters, new lighting, security cameras, more room for buses, two pantograph bus chargers and accessibility upgrades. According to TriMet's September 23 announcement, MAX, WES and buses keep running during construction. Some bus stops may move temporarily, so riders should follow the signs on site and allow extra time for connections. Cedar Mill News gave riders the same guidance in its October 5 roundup.
On the two busy dates, plan around that. A bus stop that's moved, on a Friday evening when the Chamber expects more than 3,000 people downtown, can eat into the short gap between the 7 p.m. lighting and the end of the Art Walk at 9. On November 28, give yourself extra time to reach a 3 p.m. curtain on Crescent Street.
When we plan a client's listing photos or a move date, we keep the same kind of calendar, because the busiest weekends in town shape everything from parking to who's around to see an open door. If you're thinking about how your own plans fit Beaverton's year, Shelley Lucas would be glad to talk it through. Right-Size Your Life and book a free consultation.
