Hanukkah Events 2024
This year, Hanukkah begins on the evening of December 25th. We’ve rounded up a short list of events to help build community, learn something new, shop for gifts, or enjoy some delicious bites.
DECEMBER 25
Chanukah 1800
4-5:30pm, Free
First Night in Pioneer Square Join for Portland’s premier Chanukah celebration, First Night in Pioneer Square. Enjoy an evening filled with joy, warmth, and connection, featuringlive music, hot latkes, and the glow of the Chanukah candles. Registration is required at Chanukah1800.com.
Celebrate Hanuka’s First Night with Chinese Dinner, Latkes and Light: A Community Celebration at Gesher
4:00 PM, Suggested donation, $18 per adult, $45 max per family. No one is turned away for inability to make this contribution.
Bundle up and come to our heated tent, and we’ll have a feast of latkes and homemade Chinese food. We will fire up the pizza oven for latkes and cook latkes in it and build a bonfire, weather permitting.. After all, this is the celebration of light in a season of darkness.
Gesher is always celebrating the miracle of the Jewish people that has been transmitted from generation to generation with angst and joy all the way to us. Now, that’s really a miracle, when you think about it! Come prepared for the weather. We welcome you to bring your own Hanukiya.
RSVP NECESSARY! More information and Gesher’s address at www.ourjewishhome.org
Vancouver Hanukkah Celebration
4-5pm at the Vancouver Waterfront
Chabad Jewish Center invites the community to celebrate the first night of Chanukah with the lighting of the 19-foot Grand Menorah. Free donuts will be served and attendees will also enjoy music and a fire dancer.
PJC’s Chinese Dinner and a Movie: The Dumpling Strikes Back
PJC invites you to our second annual Chinese Dinner and a Movie event on 12/25/24 at Xing Ding Dumpling House in Downtown Portland, 6-10:30 pm, $19 per ticket.
We will be watching Mufasa: The Lion King, where orphaned cub Mufasa meets Taka, a sympathetic heir to a royal bloodline, sparking a journey with a group of misfits searching for their destinies.
To attend, you must fill out this Google form AND Venmo PJC by 12/15/24.
https://forms.gle/FRg6v1SNy4u6QJ6L9
DECEMBER 26
Live Chanukkah Concert
at Rose Schnitzer Manor: 6140 SW Boundary St
- Doors open at 4 PM
- Menorah Lighting at 4:30 PM
- Concert featuring Eli Levin begins at 5 PM
Latkes and Doughnuts, Kids crafts for all ages
Sponsor: Cedar Sinai Park, Jewish Federation, Robison Foundation
Hanukkah Party at The People’s Courts Benefitting EJC
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM @ The People’s Courts, $26
🎉 Done with Chinese takeout and a movie? Try something new this Hanukkah! 🕎
Swap the couch for courts and soy sauce for soft-serve—we’re throwing a Hanukkah bash at The People’s Courts, and you’re invited! Indulge in pizza, appetizers, crispy latkes, and soft-serve ice cream with unlimited toppings (yes, really!) PLUS bottomless soda to keep the energy high.
🎾 What’s Happening:
Pickleball, cornhole, ping pong, and bocce
A spirited dreidel tournament
A fun, festive vibe perfect for all ages
Bring your family, friends, and appetite for a night of games, good food, and great memories. And the best part? 18% of ticket sales support the Eastside Jewish Commons.
DECEMBER 27
Kabbalat Shabbat in Chanukah: a SHIR Joy! Event
6-8pm at Congregation Beth Israel
An evening of music and light featuring musical virtuosi organist Bruce Neswick and trumpeter Aaron Kahn. Celebrate the radiance and resonance of the holiday as we light the third candle together.
This program is part of SHIR Joy!, our yearlong music and cultural celebration of Cantor Ida Rae Cahana in her retirement year.
SHIR Joy is made possible through the generosity of our sponsors, led by Presenting Sponsor Marci Tonkin.
DECEMBER 28
P’nai Or Chanukah Party
5pm – 8 pm at Hillsdale Community Church, FREE
Everyone is invited to the P’nai Or Chanukah party Enjoy latkes, an all-ages dreidel tournament, menorah lighting, music, a member art auction, and storytelling for the little ones. Please send your name and number of attendees to admin@pnaiorpdx.org.
Light Up The Night: A Hanukkah Dance Party!
5:30-11pm at Leikam Brewing
Get ready to dance the night away as we kick off an unforgettable evening featuring a talk on the dreidel’s mysterious history, facilitated dreidel games, communal Havdalah and Menorah lighting, followed by an epic dance party with DJs fCD and Bambi spinning global beats from Mediterranean disco to electro-klezmer. Don your festive jumpsuit/ugly sweater, bring your light-up accessories, and enjoy specialty Hanukkah cocktails. Come immerse in a celebratory evening where tradition meets groove, sacred meets silly, and ritual and revelry unite under the glow of holiday candles! Bartenders will be standing by with specialty Hanukkah-themed cocktails and mocktails for purchase.
DECEMBER 29
CNS Chanukah Party: Light the Night, Be a Blessing
3-5pm at Congregation Neveh Shalom, $15 per person
Let’s gelt together for a lively afternoon of Chanukah celebration! Don’t miss the fun as our CNS kehillah comes together for an afternoon brimming with joy, connection, and festive spirit for all ages.
There’s something for everyone: Latke bar, games, crafts, cookie-decorating, music, community candle-lighting, and more! $15/person
Chanukah in Multnomah Village
Join us in Portland’s magical Multnomah Village for a Chanukah celebration!
Pottery Painting! Klezmer Music!
3:00 PM Music and Ceramic decorating at The Butterfly Effect Art Space
3:45 PM Menorah Lighting in the heart of Multnomah Village
Sponsor: Chabad SW Portland, The Butterfly Effect, MV Bussiness Association
Gresham Chanukah Festival
4-6 PM @ Gresham Arts Plaza, Free Event. All are welcome!
Celebrate Chanukah with lighting of the Giant Menorah, a joyous Klezmer concert, hot Latka’s and face painting and crafts for the kids.
Learn more at: www.jewishgresham.com/light
Hosted by Gresham Chabad Jewish Center | Gresham Center of the Arts
OUTDOOR Hanukah Extravaganza for the Family
4-6pm, $ 25 donation requested per family; nobody is turned away for inability to contribute. RSVP Necessary.
Bring your children or grandchildren for Wood fired Pizza and Latkes! Making Hanukiyot (Menorahs), Gelt, Hanukah Cookies, Hanuka theatre and story telling
Details, address and RSVP at www.ourjewishhome.org
Please dress for the weather. Bring masks in case you go indoors.
Glow-in-the-Dark Menorah Lighting and Chanukah Celebration
5-630pm at Millennium Plaza Park
Mega Chanukah celebration in Lake Oswego
DECEMBER 30
Sandy Menorah Lighting
5-6:30pm Centennial Plaza, Free event. All are welcome!
Join us for what has become a yearly Sandy tradition.
Watch the lighting of the Giant Menorah lighting, enjoy Chanukah treats and music and greetings from local dignitaries and community members.
For more information visit: www.jewishgresham.com/light
Klezmer and Chanukah Music at Mississippi Pizza
5:30-8pm @ Mississippi Pizza
Jack (Yankl) Falk is a Klezmer and Eastern European scholar and performer, well known to local audiences as vocalist/clarinetist with the Carpathian-Pacific Express. For this, the 6th evening of Chanukah, Yankl and his friends present Hanukkah and Klezmer songs for adults and children. Tonight’s ensemble includes Andrew Ehrlich (violin), Eric Stern (accordion/oud), and Ross Fish (bass).
https://www.facebook.com/adlaialex/videos/3211867445494421/
Light Up Wilsonville Chanukah Celebration!
5-6:30pm @ Murase Plaza at Memorial Park
Music, Latkes, Donuts
Israeli Dancing Hanukkah Party
7:30-10pm @ Leedy Grange Hall, $10
https://hanukkah.israelidanceportland.com
Join the Portland Israeli Dance community for a night of music, dance, celebration and sufganiyot (jelly donuts). As we head into the darkest time of the year, we will light Chanukah candles, sing songs, and dance together. During the evening, Donna will lead us in classic and current dances that bring light into our lives.
All are welcome: beginners through advanced, kids and adults of all ages. Not a dancer? No worries, we will teach you a few basic steps at 7:30pm.
“A Great Miracle Happened There”—let’s dance together and hope for more miracles to come.
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