ALKI HOLIDAY LIGHTS: Organizers want your opinions

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That’s part of the colorful display – also including seawall luminarias – the Alki Community Council created as part of its first-ever Alki Holiday Lights celebration Saturday night, before and after the Christmas Ship’s visit to the beach (WSB coverage here). The event also included business participation, plus the Log House Museum, and a food drive. One of the ACC organizers, Zak, tells WSB, “I made a survey to gather feedback on this first annual event. Hoping to have 2025 be bigger and better. Would love to have more attendees fill it out and hear what we did well or could improve on.” If you were there and can offer some feedback, here’s how!

PeterT November 25, 2024 (8:18 pm)

I miss them coming a couple of miles further south to anchor off of Lowman Beach, which they haven’t done for a couple of years, now. Still, I’m grateful they still sail at all. It’s a lovely tradition.

HD November 26, 2024 (9:16 am)

I know Thanksgiving is later on the calendar this year, but was frankly surprised to see this event before Thanksgiving. I find it easier to get into the Christmas spirit and enjoy such events after Thanksgiving.

WSB November 26, 2024 (11:51 am)

Important to mention that on the ACC survey too, but the Christmas Ship dates were set by Argosy Cruises, so that’s what the ACC had to work with.

Christmas Ship Lover November 26, 2024 (7:08 pm)

The explanation that I received from Argosy when I asked why the WS stops here were so early this year was that the Christmas sailings are based around the Locks closures. This years is, 12/2/24 thru 12/31/24. Because of the size of the boat, they need the large locks to get into Lake Washington for the rest of the ships, departures. Thats why they started a week earlier than usual so that they could make at least a couple of sailings here in WS. I also inquired why they no longer stop at Lowman and the response was they made two stops. One at Alki and one at Seacrest Park.

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