Christmas Cocktails: 19 Holiday Parties Near University Place

UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA - With all the shopping, caroling, decorating, wrapping, and eating during the holidays, make sure to save some time for drinking. Wineries, bars, distillers, and breweries around Puget Sound are holding special events in the lead-up to Christmas.

Check out these holiday parties happening around Puget Sound this week:

Wednesday

Twelve Days of Whiskey Christmas - Weds, 5 PM · Triangle Spirits Fremont · Seattle

Holiday Bunchin' - Weds 7 PM · Unicorn · Seattle

Ugly Sweater Toy Drive - Weds 8:30 PM · The Triple Knock · Tacoma

Thursday

Holiday Sake Tasting with Kai Market - Thu 5:30 PM · Kai Market SLU · Seattle

Holiday Open House - Thu 3 PM · The Lodge At Mallard's Landing · Gig Harbor

Friday

Holiday Wine Tasting with Emily & Amber - Fri 5:30 PM · Newsroom Mill Creek

Emeritus Holiday Party - Fri 5:30 PM · Tavern Hall · Bellevue

Flycaster Holiday aka Ugly Sweater Party - Fri 6 PM · FlyCaster Brewing Co. · Kirkland

Saturday

16mm Vintage Holiday Short Films Screening - Sat 1 PM · Naked City Brewery & Taphouse · Seattle

The "Holiday's Are Here!" Wine Tasting & Gift Basket Making - Sat 11 AM · Champion Wine Cellars · Seattle

Winter Wonderland Wine Tasting - Sat 12 PM · Ambrosia Wine Group · Kent

Annual UGLY Sweater Contest & Party - Sat 9 PM · Steel Creek Tacoma · Tacoma

Cougar Gold and Mistletoe - Sat 6 PM · Davenport Cellars · Woodinville

Make a Holiday Candle Centerpiece (wine & crafting) - Sat 1 PM · Engels Pub · Edmonds

12 Beers of Christmas! - Sat 11 AM · Harmon Brewery & Restaurant · Tacoma

Ugly Sweater Party - Sat 2 PM · Off Camber Brewing · North Puyallup

Sunday

Glittering Reindeer Paint & Sip - Sun 3 PM · Uncorked Canvas · Tacoma

Sully’s Holiday party - Sun 6 PM · Sully's Queen Anne · Seattle

Winter Wreath Making at Kelly's Mercantile - Sun 12 PM · Kelly's Mercantile · Enumclaw

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