Yakima Parks and Recreation is offering its 6th annual drive-thru Letters to Santa event at the City’s Public Works facility, 2301 Fruitvale Boulevard, on Saturday, December 13th, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. The free event features music, Yakima Christmas Trucks and a special mailbox for letters to Santa. Lighted features will include Christmas-themed inflatable
Yakima Transit will again provide free shuttle bus service to the Yakima Area Arboretum Luminaria Candle-Lit Walk event on Friday, December 12th and Saturday, December 13th. Shuttles will run 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm both nights. The Luminaria Walk is 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm both evenings. Shuttle buses will run continuously from the Kiwanis Park
The holiday season in Yakima again kicks off this year with the 26th annual Holiday Lighted Parade at 6:00 pm on Sunday, December 7th. The procession begins at 6th Avenue and continues down Yakima Avenue to 3rd Street, ending on 3rd Street in front of the Capitol Theatre. No on-street parking will be allowed along
Road repairs will require intermittent lane closures on First Street between Walnut Street and Pacific Avenue this week. Drivers will experience intermittent lane closures 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, Tuesday through Friday, December 2-5. Traffic delays in the project area are likely to occur. Drivers should use alternate routes if possible until the project is
Click the following link for the December 2025 Issues Brief – Issues Brief is published monthly by the City of Yakima Community Relations Office.
The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025. Some of the agenda items for the Dec. 2nd regular meeting include: Click the following link for the entire Dec. 2nd meeting agenda packet – Agenda – Default Click Agendas and Minutes | City Council (yakimawa.gov) to sign up
Many of the City of Yakima’s facilities will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27th and 28th, for the Thanksgiving holiday. That includes City Hall, Y-PAC, and Parks and Recreation offices. Yakima Municipal Court as well as business offices for the Police and Fire Departments will be closed. Emergency services will remain available. In addition, the
Preparations are under way for the arrival of Yakima’s Community Christmas Tree on Tuesday, November 25th. “The Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY) crew in partnership with the City of Yakima Public Works Division would like to thank our partners Russell Crane and Carrell Crane & Heavy Hauling, Inc. for generously donating their services to our
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18th. Actions during the Nov. 18th regular meeting agenda included: Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the meeting – videos.yakimawa.gov/internetchannel/show/14464?channel=2 The Nov. 18th Yakima City Council meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter Spectrum channel 194, beginning at 7:00
Drivers will experience intermittent lane closures on First Street between Walnut Street and Pacific Avenue from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday, Nov. 17-21. Intermittent lane closures are required while City of Yakima crews work on filling cracks in the roadway. Traffic delays in the project area are likely to occur. Drivers should
