Nearby Events this Holiday Season If you didn’t get enough holiday fun at our Hometown Holiday event last weekend, don’t fret! Ten Trails residents still have plenty of activities to choose from to celebrate this magical time of year!

December 14^th Hometown Christmas in Black Diamond

From 10 am until 3 pm on December 14^th, head to historic downtown Black Diamond for the Black Diamond Historical Society’s annual Hometown Christmas event! Meet Santa and Mrs. Claus as well as Frosty the Snowman and take part in a ton of activities like cookie-decorating, face-painting, and more! All are welcome, and the kids’ activities are free.

December 14^th Christmas Rush Fun Run and Walk                  

Before heading to Hometown Christmas, bring the family to nearby Kent for the Christmas Rush Fun Run/Walk at Hogan Park. Registration begins at 8 am, the 10k runners start at 9:50 am and the 5K at 10 am. Registration is open until the day of the event and costs $25 per participant.

Now through January 5^th: Zoolights at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium 

Take a quick drive to nearby Tacoma for their annual Zoolights holiday display! 700,000 LED lights transform the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium into a winter wonderland complete with 3D animal light displays sure to dazzle the youngest members of your family.

Holiday Lights at Ten Trails 

Bundle up and take a stroll or family drive through Ten Trails during any given evening this holiday season to check out our spectacular holiday lights display! Our common areas, Welcome Center, and many of our residential homes are lit up with holiday cheer. For even more holiday events in the Puget Sound area check out Seattle Times’ Winter Guide! www.TenTrails.com 360.469.4043    

Thanks to everyone who came out for our second annual Hometown Holiday event yesterday and a BIG congratulations to our winners of the Light Up Your Hometown Contest: Clark Griswold Family Christmas – Jose Enciso Classical Christmas – John Hoyt See it from the Moon- Shellyn Moore Tis the Reason for the Season – Denise and Chris Mackey The fun never stops at Ten Trails! Follow us on Hometown Social for updates on our next event!

Nearby Halloween Events

Kick off the fall/winter holiday season by celebrating with the family at some local Halloween events. Ten Trails residents have their pick of local activities to celebrate the holiday! Check out the list below for just a few of the activities you and your family can do this upcoming week.

Wild Waves Fright Fest 2019 

Head to nearby Wild Waves Theme and Water Park in Federal Way for their first annual Fright Fest! Weekends now through November 2^nd, the park has family day activities from noon until 6 pm, and scary activities and haunted attractions for children 13 and over from 6 pm to 7pm.

Halloween Harvest Festival

This coming Saturday in Auburn, Ten Trails families can take part in the city’s Halloween Harvest Festival featuring games, crafts, rides and trunk-or-treating! The event is held at the Auburn Parks Arts and Recreation Building at 910 9^th Street SE from 1 to 5 pm.

The Haunted Woods at Maris Farm 

Maris Farm in Buckley will hold one final weekend of their Haunted Woods attraction this coming weekend! Take a 35-40 minute tour of terror through an abandoned barn on the farm property followed by a trip through a twisty corn maze and a final walk (or run) through the haunted woods. Due to the graphic nature of this tour, it is not recommended for children under the age of ten.

Haunted Forest of Maple Valley

The Haunted Forest of Maple Valley has activities for kids of all ages including a trick-or-treat event this coming Saturday, October 26^th, from 5 to 6 pm. More mature residents who are looking for a scare can check out Terror on the Cedar River, a haunted tour that takes place this Friday, October 25^th and Saturday, October 26^th from 7 to 11 pm.

Halloween Craft Party

Residents looking for a quieter Halloween experience can check out the Halloween Craft Party at the Renton History Museum this Saturday, October 26^th from 11 am to 1 pm. Art supplies will be provided, however supplies are limited, so call ahead to reserve your spot. 360-469-4043 www.TenTrails.com    

Head to Ten Trails for our Annual Hometown Harvest Event!

Join us for Hometown Harvest at Ten Trails featuring fun activities for the entire family on Saturday, September 14^th from 12 to 6 pm. Throughout the day, we will have bouncy houses, pumpkin painting, a beer garden, game truck, more than 30 craft vendors, face painting, balloon animals, food trucks, dessert trucks and a petting farm! All these activities will take place in our Civic Park and Village Green.

Tasting Tour at Our Ten Trails Model Homes

In addition to all the fun activities at our parks, we will also have a tasting tour at our model homes! There will but a shuttle service bringing guests to seven different stops at our models and Welcome Center with sample items to eat or drink at each stop! Featured vendor samples are from Farm Shed Wines, Bordeaux Wine Bar, Schilling Cider, Café Pacific Catering, Gracene’s Cupcakes and more!

Hometown Harvest Event Giveaways 

The Hometown Harvest event will feature a number of great giveaways including a Yeti Tundra 35 cooler, Mariner’s tickets, and a trip to Friday Harbor with a ride aboard the Victoria Clipper! To be entered to win any of our giveaways, grab a passport from our Ten Trails Welcome Center, get your passport stamped at our other six tasting tour locations, and turn in your completed passport to our Welcome Center or Ten Trails event tent at the Civic Park.

Relay Races, Live Music and Hot Air Balloon Rides 

From 3 to 4 pm in our Civic Park, we will have relay races with prizes and the Seahawks’ Blitz will be signing autographs and taking photos with guests! Stay at the Civic Park from 4 to 6 pm to watch a comedic dueling piano performance on our park stage. The event will conclude with hot air balloon rides, weather permitting. Don’t miss this day of fun at Ten Trails! www.TenTrails.com 360-469-4043  

It was another fun and festive Labor Days event weekend in historic Black Diamond, WA. Ten Trails was happy to see a lot of familiar faces and new resident stopping by our booth. We hope to see everyone at next year’s event!  

Black Diamond Labor Days Festival 2019 

Residents of Ten Trails enjoy living in the historic City of Black Diamond—a city rich in coal-mining history and steeped in traditions like their annual Labor Days festival. This good, old-fashioned, small-town celebration epitomizes the strong sense of local community that Ten Trails proudly fosters. This three-day weekend event offers something for everyone – kids, adults, dogs, pie-bakers, music lovers, Black Diamond residents, and visitors from afar! Join attendees for a parade, games, vendors, music, movie, and more! The festivities run August 31^st – September 2^nd and are free of charge.

Movie Night at the School Field 

A showing of the popular movie Captain Marvel will kick off Labor Days at dusk on Saturday, August 31^st at the field behind Black Diamond Elementary School. Sunday, September 1^st  event highlights include vendor booths, live music, doggie day, games, and a pie-baking contest.

Labor Days Parade 

The Labor Days parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 2^nd. The parade route goes along a portion of Hwy 169, where families line up to watch and children eagerly await the arrival of candy handed out by members of the parade procession. Following the parade, there will be more games, vendors, refreshments, and entertainment at the school field. Labor Days official buttons, designed by a local student contest winner Ayden Washington, are sold for $1.00. Every button purchase comes with a raffle ticket for a grand prize drawing held on Monday, September 2^nd.

Stop by the Ten Trails Booth 

Ten Trails is a proud participant and sponsor of Black Diamond Labor Days. Stop by our booth for some Ten Trails giveaways! For more information on this festival and a schedule of events go to www.blackdiamondlabordays.org/ 360.469.4043 www.TenTrails.com      

Join us for Our Hometown Social Event at Ten Trails July 26^th 

It’s time for another Hometown Social at Ten Trails! Meet your friends and neighbors in our Civic Park for an evening of fun, food, and entertainment!

Hometown Social with Sunset Market Friday, July 26

Our Hometown Social on July 26^th  features music by the Blue Wave Band, delicious food from local food trucks, a vendor market with more than 30 vendor booths, a beer garden, and bouncy houses.  Join us from 6 to 9 pm in our Civic Park!

Free Food Truck Meal Giveaway 

Prior to our event, tour any of our 12 model homes, register your name and email address, and you will receive a coupon for a free meal valued at up to $12 at one of our Hometown Social food trucks! Stop by our Welcome Center to grab a map to the model homes and learn more about the community from our friendly team.

Attend Events all Summer Long at Ten Trails 

Can’t make it this Friday? Save the date for any of our upcoming summer events like our Sunset Market on August 9^th with special performance by country music star, Aaron Crawford! We will have another Hometown Social event on August 23^rd, and our Fall Harvest event on September 14th. In addition to our events, be sure to attend one of our free yoga classes, held in our Village Green every Sunday through August 25^th from 1 to 2 pm. www.TenTrails.com 360-469-4043  

Head to the Black Diamond Miner’s Day Festival this Weekend

Ten Trails families looking for a fun activity to do this weekend can head to nearby downtown, historic Black Diamond on Saturday, July 13^th to take part in their annual Miner’s Day festival! The event kicks off at 9 am with a 5k race that begins with the sound of the historic coal mining siren. Fun activities will be held throughout the day, with entertainment for all ages including a donut-eating contest held at 11:30 am. For a full festival schedule, visit the Black Diamond Miner’s Day festival website.

Women’s Suffrage Theme

The theme of this year’s Miner’s Day is “Women’s Suffrage Centennial” to commemorate the 100-year anniversary that women were given the right to vote. The festival’s traditional fashion show will give a nod to the theme with many examples of women’s attire in the early 1900’s, along with a women’s suffrage skit that will take place at noon.

Stop by our Ten Trails Tent

Don’t forget to visit our Ten Trails tent at Miner’s Day to learn more about the community, meet our friendly team and grab some Ten Trails giveaways! www.TenTrails.com 360-469-4043

Benefits of Living in a Master Planned Community

Living in a master planned community like Ten Trails offers residents many benefits! Careful planning, gorgeous common areas, and world-class amenities are just a few of the reasons you should consider purchasing a home in a master planned community.

Careful Planning 

Ten Trails’ developer, Oakpointe Communities, has been planning the community for nearly 20 years! Careful consideration and thought has been put into every aspect of the community, from landscaping, our partnered builder teams, and local road improvements. Oakpointe has been building communities in the Puget Sound area for the past few decades, and their team’s experience shows in all the small details that make Ten Trails a special place to call home.

Quality Construction 

Ten Trails only partners with the most reputable builders in the business to build new homes in the community. These include national, regional, and local builder partners who provide our homeowners with well-built, and thoughtfully-designed homes. Because we offer so many diverse home options, there’s a home and floorplan to meet every family’s needs.

Community Events 

Ten Trails employs a full-time marketing and events manager to put on large-scale community events in our parks as well as intimate get-togethers for residents. Join us this summer for one of our Hometown Social Events, every second and fourth Friday of the summer, beginning June 28^th. Or, stop by our free Yoga in the Park series, happening at the Village Green every Sunday starting July 7^th through August 25^th from 1-2pm.

Amenities

We have a wide variety of amenities to suit all tastes. Our outdoor firepits provide a great hangout location to get together with friends and neighbors, our one-gig internet makes telecommuting easy from your new Ten Trails home, and our many parks and playgrounds are ideal for families with young children.

Beautiful Landscaping

We partner with Pacific Landscape Management to design and maintain all the gorgeous landscaping that can be found throughout the community. Our community monument, parks, rain gardens and trails are all landscaped with a variety of plants to provide four-season beauty. www.TenTrails.com 360-469-4043        

  Ten Trails premiered its first-ever movie night in the Civic Park this past Friday night with a showing of The Sandlot! Prior to the movie, guests enjoyed food truck fare, music, yard games and bouncy houses More than 25 vendors lined Fir Street by the park, offering up varied goods from pickles to live edge furniture! Join us for our next Sunset Market event on July 13th at 6 pm in our Civic Park! For details, follow us on Facebook @TenTrailsHometownSocial. 360-469-4043 www.TenTrails.com