4th Grade Student Holiday Ornament Project 2025

Holiday Tree Decorating

Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Sequim Civic Center


December 4, 2026, from 5-6:30pm


Please join the City of Sequim and the Sequim Arts Commission for the annual Civic Center Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony and Open House on Friday, December 4, 2026, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., at 152 West Cedar Street.  The tree will be decorated with ornaments created by local 4th grade or 9-year-old students.  The theme for this year’s ornaments was “What Brings You Joy?”  The student artists and their families are invited to attend the celebration.  Students are requested to write a message about what brings them joy, which will be read by the Mayor & Deputy Mayor during the tree lighting ceremony.  The Tree Lighting will take place at 5:30pm. 

Live holiday music and light refreshments will be provided.

Following the lighting of the tree, enjoy a reception while you view the “Flora & Fauna” exhibition in the Karen Kuznek-Reese Gallery.

For more information, please contact Arts Coordinator Sarah Hurt at (360) 582-2477 or shurt@sequimwa.gov.