Travel Snoqualmie back roads on Saturday, Dec. 6, for a festive family day trip. A free holiday shuttle between Salish Lodge & Spa and downtown Snoqualmie offers an opportunity to enjoy a variety of holiday-related activities throughout the region.

Drive to Salish Lodge for special events that include the Lodge’s fourth annual fourth annual tree lighting ceremony, 4:30 p.m., and holiday afternoon tea, 2 to 4 p.m. After the festivities at Salish Lodge, you can leave your car behind and catch the shuttle downtown for more season’s greetings in the Merry & Bright Downtown Snoqualmie celebration.

Christmas tree sales on Snoqualmie Parkway fund all activities and equipment for Venturing Crew #115, a Snoqualmie Valley youth group that helps to  enrich young lives through outdoor adventure.

A percentage of sales from the Salish Country Store and the dining room are contributed to Camp Korey at Carnation Farm in support of their mission to provide a safe haven for families challenged by childhood illness. Downtown Snoqualmie Merchants host a holiday dessert auction to help the local American Legion’s Auxiliary send care packages to U.S. troops overseas.

The Merry and Bright open house is 4 to 8 p.m., and includes arts and crafts, shopping specials, wine tasting, horse-drawn wagon rides, a holiday dessert auction, and seasonal dining.

The shuttle departs the Salish for downtown at 3 p.m., downtown for the Salish at 3:45 p.m., the Salish for downtown at 5 p.m., and downtown for the Salish at 6:45 p.m.

For more details about holiday shuttle and Merry & Bright downtown open house, visit snoqualmieartsmarket.com and join #snoqualmieholiday For details about festivities at the Salish Lodge visit salishlodge.com/holiday.