Join us Christmas Festival of Lights

Choirs in the Chapel

Enjoy the amazing sounds of local schools, churches and civic groups as they perform inside the Chapel of Mary, with its cathedral-like acoustics.

Fun for Everyone

Continuous entertainment for all ages is offered in The Grotto’s plaza area, including outdoor caroling, puppet shows, and an assortment of musical guests.

Puppet Show & Storytimes

At the top of each hour in the plaza tent, enjoy our puppet shows and storytimes.

Caroling

The Grotto Carolers perform every hour at the bottom of the hour in the plaza tent. Sing along to your favorite Christmas songs.

Snacks and Drinks

Find snacks and drinks available for purchase inside the Interpretive Center, next to the Chapel.
Hot Chocolate
Donuts
Bottled Water
Assorted bagged salty snacks

A few details

The Festival of Lights is a walk-through event and visitors can expect to walk approximately one-quarter mile.
All entertainment areas are either indoors or tented, but visitors should dress for the weather. Rubber-soled shoes, warm socks, gloves, and ear coverings are recommended, especially on colder nights.
Average festival visitation times are between 60 and 90 minutes. Visitors wishing to hear a specific concert should arrive at least 30 to 45 minutes in advance of the scheduled concert time.

Schedule:

Friday November 29,2024

5:15 PM Christmas Organ Music
6:00 PM The Grotto Carolers
7:00 PM Pride of Portland Chorus
8:00 PM Portland Nordic Chorus
9:00 PM Crystal Lariza

Saturday November 30,2024

5:15 PM Christmas Song Sing-a-Long
6:00 PM Guitarist Avery Bergstrom
7:00 PM Rose City Flute Choir
8:00 PM Columbia River Chorus
9:00 PM Trillium FC

Sunday December 1,2024

5:15 PM Portland Interfaith Choir
6:00 PM North Clackamas Christian School
7:00 PM Clark College Treble and Concert Choir
8:00 PM The Grotto Carolers Quartet
9:00 PM Wilsonville HS

Monday December 2,2024

5:15 PM Trini-Tones
6:00 PM Battle Ground High School Choir
7:00 PM Gresham Community Choir
8:00 PM Clackamas Community College Chamber Choir
9:00 PM Shahala MS Choir

Tuesday December 3,2024

5:15 PM Good Shepherd School Morning Choir
6:00 PM Heritage HS Chamber Orchestra
7:00 PM Aurora Chorus
8:00 PM VSAA Vocal Style & Tech
9:00 PM Canby Cantalinas

Wednesday December 4,2024

5:15 PM North Albany Middle School Choirs
6:00 PM Oregon Repertory Singers Youth Choir
7:00 PM PCC Choirs
8:00 PM Tigard High School Concert and Chamber Choirs
9:00 PM Westside Christian High School

Thursday December 5,2024

5:15 PM Resurrection Catholic Parish Choir
6:00 PM Holy Redeemer Choirs
7:00 PM Catlin Gabel Upper and Lower School Choir
8:00 PM VSAA Repertory
9:00 PM The Grotto Carolers Quartet

Friday December 6,2024

5:15 PM Heart of the Valley Children’s Choir
6:00 PM Seton Catholic Concert Choir
7:00 PM Sunset High School
8:00 PM Bellarmine Preparatory School
9:00 PM Bushnell Chorale

Saturday December 7,2024

5:15 PM Voices Unlimited
6:00 PM Sunnyside Adventist Choir
7:00 PM Fifth Sunday
8:00 PM Rebekah, Tyson and Barton
9:00 PM Voices of Priase & Timeless Quartet

Sunday December 8,2024

5:15 PM The HoneyBees
6:00 PM Portland Christian High School
7:00 PM Parkrose High School
8:00 PM Clark College Chorale
9:00 PM PLC

Monday December 9,2024

5:15 PM Trinity Lutheran School Choir
6:00 PM Sandy High School
7:00 PM Liberty High School Concert Choir
8:00 PM La Salle Prep Choir
9:00 PM La Center High School Choirs

Tuesday December 10,2024

5:15 PM Portland Adventist Academy Choir & Alegria
6:00 PM West Linn HS Choir
7:00 PM Rex Putnam A Cappella and Vocal Point
8:00 PM Mt. Hood Community College Choirs
9:00 PM Bridgetown Singers

Wednesday December 11,2024

5:15 PM King’s Way Christian School
6:00 PM Silverton High School Serenity, Zorro, Bellissima
7:00 PM Silverton High School Concert Choir and Choraliares
8:00 PM Camas High School Bass Choir & Treble Choir
9:00 PM Camas High School Select Vocal Ensemble

Thursday December 12,2024

5:15 PM Twality Middle School Concert Choir
6:00 PM Southridge HS Concert Choir
7:00 PM Mark Morris HS
8:00 PM Century High School Choirs
9:00 PM Vocal Summit

Friday December 13,2024

5:15 PM St. Francis Middle School Choir
6:00 PM Glencoe High School Choir
7:00 PM St. Helens HS Chor Leonis
8:00 PM Tualatin High School Concert Choir
9:00 PM Newberg High School Symphonic Choir

Saturday December 14,2024

5:15 PM Phoenix
6:00 PM Carter Suzuki Violin & Fiddling
7:00 PM Touch of Class Chorale
8:00 PM Hillsboro High School
9:00 PM Pueri Cantores Tahoma

Sunday December 15,2024

5:15 PM St. Mary’s Academy Marian Singers
6:00 PM Prince of Peace Lutheran Church/Woodland Presbyterian Church
7:00 PM Portland Symphonic Girlchoir
8:00 PM Westside Singers
9:00 PM The Grotto Carolers Quartet

Monday December 16,2024

5:15 PM Floyd Light Middle School Falconaires
6:00 PM Estacada High School
7:00 PM Evergreen HS Chamber Choir
8:00 PM David Douglas HS Choir
9:00 PM Jesuit High School Combined Choirs

Tuesday December 17,2024

5:15 PM Estacada Middle School
6:00 PM Gladstone High School A-Choir
7:00 PM Union High School Concert Choir
8:00 PM Lake Oswego High School Windjammers
9:00 PM The Grotto Carolers Quartet

Wednesday December 18,2024

5:15 PM RA Long HS Chor Diem
6:00 PM Happy Valley Middle School Choirs
7:00 PM Oregon City High School Master Choir
8:00 PM Nelson HS “A-Choir”
9:00 PM Clackamas HS “A-Choir”

Thursday December 19,2024

5:15 PM Scappoose High School
6:00 PM Blueprint Ensemble Arts’ Luminance Youth Choir with Blueprint Ambassadors
7:00 PM Mountain View Choir
8:00 PM Heritage High School Concert Choir
9:00 PM Westview High School – Cantores

Friday December 20,2024

5:15 PM HeLa Choirs
6:00 PM McKay High School Concert Choir
7:00 PM In Medio
8:00 PM Blueprint Ensemble Arts
9:00 PM Encore Vocal Ensemble

Saturday December 21,2024

5:00 PM FBC Community Choir
6:00 PM Encore Youth Choir
7:00 PM Blueprint Ensemble Arts
8:00 PM Encore Youth Choir
9:00 PM The Grotto Carolers Quartet

Sunday December 22,2024

5:00 PM Gloria Choir
6:00 PM Columbia Chorale of Oregon
7:00 PM Sherwood Renaissance Singers
8:00 PM Unistus Chamber Choir
9:00 PM Dayton Renaissance Choir

Monday December 23,2024

5:00 PM Chintimini Brass
6:00 PM Tyger Bailey, Celtic Harp
7:00 PM Festival Carolers
8:00 PM Reveal Youth Choir
9:00 PM the Rose City Timberliners Chorus, BHS

Tuesday December 24,2024

There are no performances in the Chapel on Christmas Eve.

Thursday December 26,2024

5:15 PM Christmas Organ Music
6:00 PM Ave Maria Chorus
7:00 PM St. Andrew Lutheran Church Chancel Choir
8:00 PM The Grotto Carolers Quartet
9:00 PM The Grotto Carolers Quartet

Friday  December 27,2024

5:15 PM St. Rose of Lima Youth Choir
6:00 PM Isabella and Eva Daltoso
7:00 PM Damascus Christian
8:00 PM St. Thomas Choirs
9:00 PM Coro Ascension

Saturday  December 28,2024

5:15 PM Humanis
6:00 PM Soundstage
7:00 PM Sunshine Trio
8:00 PM Los Grillos Renaissance Consort
9:00 PM The Filipino Choral of Oregon and SW Washington

Sunday December 29,2024

5:15 PM Portland Scottish Fiddle Club and Friends
6:00 PM Parkrose UMC Chancel Choir
7:00 PM Our Lady of the Lake Ensembles
8:00 PM Riona
9:00 PM Sing-a-Long

Monday December 30,2024

5:15 PM St. Francis Children’s/Youth Choir
6:00 PM Northwest Harmony Chorus
7:00 PM Denise Tomasovic
8:00 PM Michael Allen Harrison
9:00 PM The Grotto Carolers

Date:November 29-December 30,2024

Location:The Grotto's Christmas Festival of Lights, 8501 NE Skidmore St Portland, OR 97220

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