Things to do

Today

Corbin Art Center Half-Day Camps - For children 6-11. A variety of camps will be offered. Runs through Wednesday; preregistration required. 1-5:30 p.m., Corbin Art Center, 507 W. Seventh Ave. $21 per camp. (509) 625-6677.

Tuesday

Drop-In Knitting Class - Enjoy knitting and crocheting with others. Bring your own project, or needles and yarn. For age 10 and older. 3:30-5:30 p.m., South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. Free. (509) 444-5385.

Thursday

Free Thanksgiving Dinner - Sponsored by Sodexho Campus Services, Gonzaga University and St. Aloysius Church. Noon-2 p.m., Gonzaga University, Cataldo Hall, 429 E. Boone Ave. Free. (509) 276-7121.

Turkey Trot Fun Run - 2-, 3- or 5-mile runs, sponsored by Bloomsday Road Runners Club, 8 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. start. No pets or strollers on the course. Manito Park at the Duck Pond. Entry fee is donation of cash or food for the Second Harvest Food Bank. (509) 924-3293.

Friday

“Home for the Holidays” - 17th annual event starts at Eighth Street and continues downtown on Sherman Avenue. 5 p.m., downtown Coeur d’Alene. Free. (208) 667-5986.

“Misfit Toyland” Holiday Celebration - Today, noon-5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Entertainment Friday by Cusick School Choir. Featuring Santa’s Workshop, children’s activities, cookie decorating, photos with Santa and more than 10 beautifully decorated trees with many goodies. Saturday evening concludes the event with a festive meal, entertainment provided by Pend Oreille Players, and the raffling of the trees. Proceeds will benefit the Newport Hospital and Health Services Foundation. Sadie Halstead Middle School, 331 S. Calispel Ave., Newport, Wash. Free admission; bring a canned food item for the food bank; $15/Saturday meal and entertainment. (509) 447-7928.

Christkindlemarkt - Leavenworth’s Annual German style Christmas Market for the whole family offering continuous entertainment, 20 vendor booths, children’s activities, lantern decorating and writing letters to Santa. A lantern parade will follow a special welcoming ceremony each evening. Runs through Sunday. Front Street Park, Leavenworth, Wash. (509) 548-5517.

Saturday

A Visit From Father Christmas - Take photos in the new exhibit of vintage toys. Runs through Sunday. 1-3 p.m., Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. (509) 456-3931.

Ongoing

Campbell House Holidays - Visitors can tour the historic house on their own, listen to student pianists live, watch historic cooking demonstrations in the kitchen, and check out the special display of historic artifacts including period dresses, World War I mementos and antique calling card cases. Continues Friday-Sunday, Dec. 20-Jan. 1. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. $7/adults, $5/seniors/students, free/age 5 and younger. (509) 456-3931.

Carriage Rides - Friday-Dec. 24. Rides through downtown Spokane to view lights and holiday decorations. Sponsored by Spokane Teachers Credit Union and Downtown Spokane. Fridays, 3-8 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, noon-5 p.m.; Dec. 24, noon-3 p.m. Corner of Main Avenue at Wall Street. Free. (509) 344-2231.

Christmas Tree Sale - A fundraiser for the nonprofit Hutton Settlement, which houses children. Hours are Tuesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sale begins Saturday and continues until the trees are sold out. Hutton Settlement, 9907 E. Wellesley. $5-$60. (509) 926-1027.

Free Carriage Rides in Coeur d’Alene - Saturdays and Sundays, 1-5 p.m., through Dec. 21. Sponsored by Spokane Teachers Credit Union and Coeur d’Alene Downtown Association. Depart from corner of First and Sherman Avenue, downtown Coeur d’Alene. Free. (208) 415-0116.

“Journey to the North Pole” Holiday Lights Cruises - 40-minute lake cruises to see holiday lights and visit Santa’s North Pole Toy Workshop. Victorian Village is adorned with more than 5,000 lights. Reservations required. Boat leaves daily at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. (boards 30 minutes prior to departure). The Coeur d’Alene Resort, east side of the Boardwalk Marina, Coeur d’Alene. $14.75/adults, $13.75/seniors, free/age 10 and younger (maximum of two children per adult). (208) 664-7268.

“Madeline’s Christmas” - Presented by the Spokane Children’s Theatre. Shows Friday, 1 and 4 p.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m.; Dec. 6, 10 a.m., 1 and 4 p.m.; Dec. 7, 7 p.m.; Dec. 13, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Spokane Community College, Lair Auditorium, 1810 N. Greene St. $10/adults, $8/age 18 and younger. (509) 325-SEAT.

Santa Express - For age 4-12. Kids can find fun, inexpensive gifts with the help of volunteer elves who also will help them wrap the gifts. Prices range from 50 cents to $7.50. Money raised is donated to the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery. Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday-Dec. 23. Crescent Building in the skywalk level at corner of Main and Wall streets, just east of Spokane Teachers Credit Union, downtown Spokane. (509) 535-3155.