PHOTO: Sequim kicks off the holidays

By Michael Dashiell • November 29, 2023 1:30 am
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / from left, Destiny, 7, Seth, 4, and Nora Summers, 6, of Sequim enjoy a moment with Santa Claus — who looks suspiciously like Stephen Rosales — at the Sequim Hometown Holidays event on Nov. 25.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / from left, Destiny, 7, Seth, 4, and Nora Summers, 6, of Sequim enjoy a moment with Santa Claus — who looks suspiciously like Stephen Rosales — at the Sequim Hometown Holidays event on Nov. 25.

Locals celebrated the unofficial kickoff to the holiday season with Hometown Holidays events on Nov. 25 in downtown Sequim.

Events included musical and seasonal appearances by local musicians and “North Pole residents” along with continuing traditions of the downtown tree lighting and tractor cruise. Events coincided with Small Business Saturday.

The Sequim City Band, Juan de Fuca Harmony and Peninsula Singers performed, and Santa Claus rode into Sequim for photos with two members of the Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty.

The Sequim Museum & Arts’ ninth-annual Tractor Cruise lit up downtown Sequim.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Community members line the streets to enjoy Sequim Museum & Arts’ ninth-annual Tractor Cruise on Washington Street on Nov. 25.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Community members line the streets to enjoy Sequim Museum & Arts’ ninth-annual Tractor Cruise on Washington Street on Nov. 25.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim Irrigation Festival princess Skylar Krzyworz and Santa help Sebastian Cary, 2, of Sequim, blow some bubbles at Saturday’s Hometown Holidays event.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim Irrigation Festival princess Skylar Krzyworz and Santa help Sebastian Cary, 2, of Sequim, blow some bubbles at Saturday’s Hometown Holidays event.