Schedule Of Events
IMPORTANT! PLEASE ARRIVE 15 MINUTES EARLY - TICKET REQUIRED FOR EVERY PASSENGER!
Trolley departure times from The Barbey Trolley Depot are: 11:15, 12:00, 12:45, 1:30, 2:15, 3:00, 3:45, 4:30, & 5:15.
Catch any trolley back to Barbey Trolley Depot from the North Pole on Pier 39. Last departure call is at 7:00pm.
Final sweep is 7:30pm.
Saturday, Dec. 14
THE BARBEY TROLLEY DEPOT
2042 Marine Drive, Astoria [next to Columbia River Martitime Museum]
11am: First trolley boards for 11:15am departure.
11-2pm: Professional photographs by Justin Grafton Studios. Take a $5 framed color photo souvenir home & order additional prints through their app!
11-7pm: Spend some time putting a community Christmas puzzle together at the puzzle table.
11-7pm: Enjoy a few scenes or an entire holiday movie. We’ll be streaming classics like Miracle on 34th Street, It’s a Wonderful Life, and Bishop’s Wife.
11-7pm: Create a festive wood ornament at our craft table.
11-7pm: Write a Christmas card to someone you care about at our Card Creation Table. Choose from several designs.
11-7pm: Enjoy beautiful, live musical performances the entire event:
11-1pm: Barbara Anne, Folksinger - Guitar & vocals.
1-3pm: Niall Carroll - Instrumental guitar.
3-5pm: Marian & John - Smallpipes.
5-7pm: Mary Ann Ylipelto - Guitar & vocals.
5:30pm: LAST TROLLEY boarding for the NORTH POLE on PIER 39.
7:45pm: BARBEY TROLLEY DEPOT CLOSES.
NORTH POLE on PIER 39
100 39th Street, Astoria - [extra parking in Hampton Inn lot on 39th]
1:20pm: First trolley arrives at THE NORTH POLE on Pier 39.
11-3pm: THE GRINCH sightings! Ask him to take a picture with you!
11-7pm: Local vendors will be featuring hand-crafted gifts and artisan delights. Plus, face painting and glitter tattoos available too!
1-7pm: Enjoy popcorn, hot cocoa/cider, and the famous reading of Night Before Christmas in our Storytime Theater. If you ride the trolley, your wristband received at boarding will cover these for you—or they can also be purchased ala carte from the Whoville Welcome, Hot Cocoa, and Bakery Booth.
1:30-6:30pm: STORYTIME THEATER with interactive musical sing-along in the Event Space. Approximate showtimes are on the hour, every hour starting at Noon: 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, and last show at 6pm. The Trolley will wait for the last performance to end before departing, if we’re running behind schedule.
7pm: LAST TROLLEY LEAVES THE NORTH POLE, BACK TO THE BARBEY TROLLEY DEPOT (we will wait for the last group if the schedule is behind).
~ FINAL SWEEP is 7:30pm ~
*The NORTH POLE on PIER 39 stays open until 10pm for your enjoyment.
Sunday, Dec. 15
THE BARBEY TROLLEY DEPOT
2042 Marine Drive, Astoria [next to Columbia River Maritime Museum]
11am: First trolley boards for 11:15am departure
11-7pm: Spend some time putting a community Christmas puzzle together at the puzzle table.
11-7pm: Enjoy a few scenes or an entire holiday movie. We’ll be streaming classics like Miracle on 34th Street, It’s a Wonderful Life, and Bishop’s Wife.
11-7pm: Create a festive wood ornament at our craft table.
11-7pm: Write a Christmas card to someone you care about at our Card Creation Table. Choose from several designs.
2-5pm: Professional photographs by Justin Grafton Studios. Take a $5 framed color photo souvenir home & order additional prints through an app!
11-7pm: Enjoy beautiful, live musical performances the entire event:
11-1pm: Barbara Anne, Folksinger - Guitar & vocals.
1-3pm: Jon Tullis - Guitar, harmonica & vocals.
3-5pm: Holly & Chris - Instruments & vocals.
5-7pm: Bryan Teal & The Rogue Trio - Instruments & vocals.
5:30pm: LAST TROLLEY boarding to the NORTH POLE on PIER 39.
7:30pm: BARBEY TROLLEY DEPOT CLOSES.
NORTH POLE on PIER 39
100 39th Street, Astoria - [extra parking in Hampton Inn lot on 39th]
1:20pm: First trolley arrives at THE NORTH POLE on Pier 39.
11-7pm: Local vendors will be featuring hand-crafted gifts and artisan delights. Plus, face painting and glitter tatoos available too!
1-7pm: Enjoy popcorn, hot cocoa/cider, and the famous reading of Night Before Christmas in our Storytime Theater. If you ride the trolley, your wristband received at boarding will cover these for you—or they can also be purchased ala carte from the Whoville Welcome, Hot Cocoa, and Bakery Booth.
3-7pm: THE GRINCH sightings! Ask him to take a picture with you!
1:30-6:30pm: STORYTIME THEATER with interactive musical sing-along in the Event Space. Approximate showtimes are on the hour, every hour starting at Noon: 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, and last show at 6pm. The Trolley will wait for the last performance to end before departing, if we’re running behind schedule.
7pm: LAST TROLLEY LEAVES THE NORTH POLE, BACK TO THE BARBEY CENTER! (we will wait for the last group if the schedule is behind)
~ FINAL SWEEP is 7:30pm ~
*The NORTH POLE on PIER 39 stays open until 10pm for your enjoyment.
LIVE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Barbey TROLLEY DEPOT:
Saturday, December 14
11-1pm: Barbara Anne, Folksinger / Guitar & vocals
1-3pm: Niall Carroll / Instrumental guitar
3-5pm: Marian & John / Smallpipes
5-7pm: Mary Ann Ylipelto / Guitar & vocals
Sunday, December 15
11-1pm: Barbara Anne, Folksinger / Guitar & vocals
1-3pm: Jon Tullis / Guitar, harmonica & vocals
3-5pm: Holly & Chris / Instruments & vocals
5-7pm: Bryan Teal & The Rogue Trio / Instruments & vocals
catch the grinch!
Get your picture with the grinch!
Find him at Pier 39 from 11-3pm sneaking around on Saturday the 14th
and from 3-7pm on Sunday the 15th. Can’t find him? Try the Whoville Welcome, Hot Cocoa & Bakery Booth at the entrance. They’ll know how to locate him for you!
![Erin Lehn [The Joy Warrior] as Kristine Kringle getting ready to read Night Before Christmas. Her Band of Merry Makers are behind the curtain with their sound effect props.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6504ccebe651502c844725d7/bb3b20b5-3005-4cf1-b988-469ad3a524ef/IMG_3006.jpg)
Erin Lehn (The Joy Warrior) aka Kristine Kringle, reading T’was The Night Before Christmas. Her Band of Merry Makers, behind the curtain, offer fun sound effect surprises to delight the audience in this special performance. Erin will be performing her own song entitled, That New Song For Christmas, complete with instruments for the audience to participate. That New Song For Christmas can be found on Spotify here!
