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PERFORMANCE
Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Every Wednesday–Sunday, through December 27
The 5th Avenue Theatre
A Very Die Hard Christmas
Every Wednesday–Sunday, through December 23
Seattle Public Theater
Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley
Every Wednesday–Saturday, through December 30
Taproot Theatre
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Multiple dates between December 1 - December 23
Taproot Theatre
Snowed In
Every day, through December 23
ArtsWest
Little Women
Multiple dates through December 17
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Hotdish
Multiple dates through December 2
12th Avenue Arts
A Christmas Carol
Multiple dates through December 24
ACT - A Contemporary Theatre
BEAUTIFUL: The Carole King Musical
Multiple dates through January 28, 2024
Village Theatre
A Very Die Hard Christmas
Every Wednesday–Sunday, through December 23
Seattle Public Theater
Sleeping Beauty, a Holiday Panto
Every Friday–Sunday, through December 17
Centerstage
A Christmas Carol
Multiple dates through December 24
ACT - A Contemporary Theatre
MJ The Musical
Multiple dates between December 7 - December 17
Paramount Theatre
Jingle All the Gay
Multiple dates between December 8 - December 24
West Hall (Oddfellows Building)
BEAUTIFUL: The Carole King Musical
Multiple dates between January 6 - January 28, 2024
Village Theatre
The Book of Mormon
Multiple dates between January 9 - January 14, 2024
Paramount Theatre
The Eric Andre Explosion
Wednesday, December 13
Showbox SoDo
Joe Gatto
Thursday, December 14
Moore Theatre
Nikki Glaser: The Good Girl Tour
Saturday, December 16
Moore Theatre
Dee's Nuts: A comedy show for us
Third Wednesday of every month
Here-After at the Crocodile
Roy Wood Jr.
Sunday, December 31
Moore Theatre
ISMO: Watch Your Language Tour
Friday, January 12, 2024
Neptune Theatre
Mike Birbiglia Live!
Multiple dates between January 20 - January 21, 2024
Moore Theatre
Bruce McCulloch: Tales of Bravery and Stupidity
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Washington Hall
Anna Luisa Petrisko: All Time Stop Now
Fri Dec 1
& other dates
at On the Boards
at On the Boards
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
Fri Dec 1
& other dates
at McCaw Hall
at McCaw Hall
Girl in Late August
Fri Dec 1
& other dates
at Yaw Theater
at Yaw Theater
Grand Kyiv Ballet: Snow White
Wed Dec 20
& other dates
at Paramount Theatre
at Paramount Theatre
Compañía Nacional de Danza
Thu Jan 25
& other dates
at Meany Center for the Performing Arts
at Meany Center for the Performing Arts
Swan Lake
Fri Feb 2
& other dates
at McCaw Hall
at McCaw Hall
Monsters A-List Dance Competition and Convention
Fri Mar 8
& other dates
at Hyatt Regency Lake Washington
at Hyatt Regency Lake Washington
Dancing with the Stars: Live!
Mon Mar 11
at Paramount Theatre
at Paramount Theatre
One Thousand Pieces
Fri Mar 15
& other dates
at McCaw Hall
at McCaw Hall
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Fri Mar 15
& other dates
at Paramount Theatre
at Paramount Theatre
Blues To Do podcast with Marlee Walker, Sundays 1pm
Sun Dec 3
& other dates
at The SLAB: Seattle Drum School Georgetown
at The SLAB: Seattle Drum School Georgetown
Burnt Toast Live Podcast Recording, with Virginia Sole-Smith and Angela Garbes
Sun Dec 3
at Town Hall Seattle
at Town Hall Seattle
Poog: The Road to Christmas
Thu Dec 7
at Neptune Theatre
at Neptune Theatre
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Show
Fri Dec 8
& other dates
at Kenyon Hall
at Kenyon Hall
Leo Skepi: Confidence Unleashed
Sat Jan 6
at Neptune Theatre
at Neptune Theatre
Welcome to Night Vale
Fri Jan 19
& other dates
at Neptune Theatre
at Neptune Theatre
Stuff You Should Know
Wed Jan 24
at Paramount Theatre
at Paramount Theatre
Criminal - A Podcast About Crime 10th Anniversary Tour
Mon Feb 5
at Moore Theatre
at Moore Theatre
READINGS & TALKS
Meet the Author: Hanna Pylväinen, The End of Drum-Time
Sun Dec 3
at National Nordic Museum
at National Nordic Museum
Bushwick Book Club: Aesop's Fables
Sat Jan 13
at Town Hall Seattle
at Town Hall Seattle
Kristin Hannah
Tue Feb 6
at Benaroya Hall
at Benaroya Hall
Bushwick Book Club: Dav Pilkey’s "Dogman"
Sat Feb 10
at The Rabbit Box Theatre
at The Rabbit Box Theatre
Bushwick Book Club: Rena Priest’s "I Sing the Salmon Home"
Sat Mar 16
at Town Hall Seattle
at Town Hall Seattle
Gabrielle Zevin
Thu Apr 25
at Town Hall Seattle
at Town Hall Seattle
Bushwick Book Club: Tess Uriza Holthe’s "When the Elephants Dance"
Sat May 11
at The Rabbit Box Theatre
at The Rabbit Box Theatre
Luis Alberto Urrea
Mon May 20
at Town Hall Seattle
at Town Hall Seattle
Mercury Stardust—Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair
Monday, December 4
Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
A Conversation with Tamara Payne
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Town Hall Seattle
Matthew Desmond
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Town Hall Seattle
Seattle Arts and Lectures Youth Poetry Fellowship Reading
Fri Dec 8
at Elliott Bay Book Company
at Elliott Bay Book Company
unpoetry
Sat Dec 9
& other dates
at Bulldog News
at Bulldog News
Inspiration to Order: Cedar Sigo and Simon Wolf read Occasional Objects
Wed Dec 20
at Common AREA Maintenance
at Common AREA Maintenance
unpoetry
Wed Dec 27
& other dates
at Underbelly
at Underbelly
Writing as Liberation with Washington State Poet Laureate Arianne True
Thu Jan 25
at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Joy Harjo
Tue Feb 27
at Town Hall Seattle
at Town Hall Seattle
Roger Reeves & Anastacia‑Reneé
Mon Mar 4
at Rainier Arts Center
at Rainier Arts Center
UW Public Lectures: From Artistic Joy to Collective Wellness
Tue Mar 5
at Town Hall Seattle
at Town Hall Seattle
Victoria Chang
Tue Apr 2
at Rainier Arts Center
at Rainier Arts Center
VISUAL ART
Rafael Soldi: Soft Boy
Every Wednesday–Sunday, through January 7, 2024
Frye Art Museum
Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge. Shared Science.
Every day, through March 3, 2024
Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)
Satpreet Kahlon: the inscrutable shape of longing
Every Wednesday–Sunday, through December 31
Bellevue Arts Museum
Elizabeth Malaska: All Be Your Mirror
Every Wednesday–Sunday, through June 16, 2024
Seattle Art Museum
Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence, from the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Every Wednesday–Sunday, through January 21, 2024
Seattle Art Museum
Renegade Edo and Paris: Japanese Prints
Every Wednesday–Sunday, through December 3
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop
Every Thursday–Tuesday, through January 7, 2024
Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)
Positive Fragmentation
Every Wednesday–Sunday, through March 10, 2024
Bellevue Arts Museum
Guma’ Gela’: Part Land, Part Sea, All Ancestry
Every Wednesday–Monday, through May 12, 2024
Wing Luke Museum
Remember the Rain
Every Wednesday–Sunday, through February 1, 2024
Seattle Art Museum
We Are Puget Sound
Every Tuesday–Sunday, through December 31
Burke Museum
Clarissa Tossin: to take root among the stars
Every Wednesday–Sunday, through January 7, 2024
Frye Art Museum
Hiro Yokose: Tributary
Every Tuesday–Saturday, through December 23
Winston Wächter Fine Art
Fine Art in the Season of Light
Every day, through December 31
Rob Schouten Gallery
SAM Gallery Presents: 50 Years
Every day, through December 3
SAM Gallery
Tim Roda: Vantage Points
Every Tuesday–Saturday, through December 23
Greg Kucera Gallery
A/political Rocks
Every Thursday–Sunday, through January 14, 2024
Henry Art Gallery
Kelly Akashi: Encounters
Every Thursday–Sunday, through May 5, 2024
Henry Art Gallery
Raúl de Nieves: a window to the see, a spirit star chiming in the wind of wonder…
Every Thursday–Sunday, through August 25, 2024
Henry Art Gallery
Sophia Al-Maria: Not My Bag
Every Thursday–Sunday, through January 14, 2024
Henry Art Gallery
Chloë Bass: Soft Services
Every day, through August 1, 2024
Volunteer Park
Cris Bruch: Garden Variety
Every Tuesday–Saturday, through December 23
Greg Kucera Gallery
Antonio M. Gómez: LINEAJES
Every day, through March 10, 2024
Frye Art Museum
Talismán: Elizabeth Calvillo Dueñas, Camilio Gonzalez Barragán, Hugo Ivan Juarez (Alatorre)
Every Friday–Sunday, through December 2
SOIL
MadArt Mural
Fri Dec 1
& other dates
at MadArt
at MadArt
Bainbridge Island Winter Studio Tour
Fri Dec 1
& other dates
at Bainbridge Island
at Bainbridge Island
Fremont First Friday
Fri Dec 1
& other dates
at Various locations
at Various locations
Wind is in the Cane, Come Along
Fri Dec 1
at Wa Na Wari
at Wa Na Wari
Vashon Island Holiday Art Studio Tour 2023
Sat Dec 2
& other dates
at Vashon Island
at Vashon Island
Building 30 West Open Art Studios
Sat Dec 2
at Sand Point Arts and Cultural Exchange
at Sand Point Arts and Cultural Exchange
The Jennings Family 2D Artist Journey
Sat Dec 2
at Wa Na Wari
at Wa Na Wari
Inscape Arts Winter Open Studios
Sun Dec 3
at Inscape
at Inscape
Clarissa Tossin and Leslie Dick in Conversation
Sun Dec 3
at Frye Art Museum
at Frye Art Museum
Mindfulness Meditation
Wed Dec 6
& other dates
at Frye Art Museum
at Frye Art Museum
FILM
Saltburn
Every day, through December 7
SIFF Cinema Uptown
Dream Scenario
Every day, through December 7
SIFF Cinema Uptown
Unstreamable: Drop Dead Gorgeous
Every day, from December 1–3
Northwest Film Forum
The Holdovers
Every day, through December 5
SIFF Cinema Uptown
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Every day, through December 3
Anatomy of a Fall
Every day, through December 7
SIFF Cinema Uptown
50 Years of SIFF
Every day, through December 3
SIFF Cinema Egyptian
Winter Night Market
Multiple dates between December 1 - December 2
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Film & Fika: Without Them I Am Lost (World Premiere)
Sat Dec 2
at National Nordic Museum
at National Nordic Museum
Scarecrow Academy Presents Women in Trouble Part 2
Sat Dec 2
& other dates
Online via Scarecrow Video
Online via Scarecrow Video
16mm Centennial: A Year-Long Series
Tue Dec 5
& other dates
at Grand Illusion
at Grand Illusion
Seattle Film Critics Society PNW Award Nominees
Tue Dec 5
& other dates
at SIFF Cinema Egyptian
at SIFF Cinema Egyptian
Elf In Concert
Fri Dec 29
at McCaw Hall
at McCaw Hall
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1 in Concert with the Seattle Symphony
Thu Jun 27
& other dates
at Benaroya Hall S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
at Benaroya Hall S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
MUSIC
Hania Rani
Tuesday, December 5
Neptune Theatre
Seattle Opera: Holiday Chorus Concert
Multiple dates between December 8 - December 10
Opera Center
Grow, Pine, Grow!
Saturday, December 9
Benaroya Hall Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall
Berklee Indian Ensemble Presents: The Shuruaat Tour - Reloaded
Sunday, December 10
Benaroya Hall Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall
Latona Pub Presents: Leif Totusek "Triunity"
Friday, December 1
Latona Pub
Jazz Night and Pointe Dance Show
Every Thursday & Friday
Cannabis City Cultural Center
Jazz First Fridays
First Friday of every month
Couth Buzzard Books Espresso Buono Cafe
Boney James: Detour
Multiple dates between December 1 - December 3
Jazz Alley
alt-J: An Awesome Wave 10th Anniversary Show
Fri Dec 1
& other dates
at Showbox SoDo
at Showbox SoDo
Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, and Pitbull: The Trilogy Tour
Fri Dec 8
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Natalia Lafourcade
Fri Dec 8
at WaMu Theater
at WaMu Theater
Lil Tjay: Beat the Odds Tour
Sat Dec 9
at WaMu Theater
at WaMu Theater
Macklemore: The Ben Tour
Thu Dec 21
& other dates
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Madonna: The Celebration Tour
Sat Feb 17
& other dates
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Playboi Carti: Antagonist Tour
Wed Feb 28
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Fall Out Boy
Fri Mar 1
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Arlo Parks
Fri Mar 8
at Showbox SoDo
at Showbox SoDo
Bad Bunny
Sat Mar 9
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Tim McGraw: Standing Room Only Tour
Fri Mar 29
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Luis Miguel
Thu Apr 4
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
AJR
Fri Apr 26
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Melanie Martinez
Fri May 10
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Rolling Stones
Wed May 15
at Lumen Field
at Lumen Field
Noah Kahan: We'll All Be Here Forever Tour
Sat Jun 29
at Gorge Amphitheatre
at Gorge Amphitheatre
Kenny Chesney: Sun Goes Down Tour
Sat Jul 13
at Lumen Field
at Lumen Field
blink-182
Sun Jul 14
at Gorge Amphitheatre
at Gorge Amphitheatre
Capitol Hill Block Party 2024
Fri Jul 19
& other dates
at Capitol Hill Block Party
at Capitol Hill Block Party
Niall Horan: The Show Live On Tour
Tue Jul 23
at White River Amphitheatre
at White River Amphitheatre
Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show
Sat Jul 27
at T-Mobile Park
at T-Mobile Park
Alanis Morissette
Sat Aug 3
at White River Amphitheatre
at White River Amphitheatre
Olivia Rodrigo
Tue Aug 6
& other dates
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Kane Brown: In The Air Tour
Fri Aug 16
at T-Mobile Park
at T-Mobile Park
Foo Fighters
Sun Aug 18
at T-Mobile Park
at T-Mobile Park
Metallica: M72 World Tour
Fri Aug 30
& other dates
at Lumen Field
at Lumen Field
Chicago And Earth, Wind & Fire: Heart & Soul Tour 2024
Tue Sep 3
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Hozier - Unreal Unearth Tour 2024
Fri Sep 6
at Gorge Amphitheatre
at Gorge Amphitheatre
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Sat Sep 14
at Gorge Amphitheatre
at Gorge Amphitheatre
Green Day - The Saviors Tour
Mon Sep 23
at T-Mobile Park
at T-Mobile Park
SMooCH 2023
Sat Dec 2
at The Showbox
at The Showbox
Sol
Sat Dec 2
at The Crocodile
at The Crocodile
Screwdriver Bar 7 Year Anniversary Party
Wed Dec 6
at Belltown Yacht Club/Screwdriver Bar
at Belltown Yacht Club/Screwdriver Bar
Birth Of K, Salt Lick, M.O.S.S., Teenage Toad, and Scorn Dog
Sat Dec 9
at Sunset Tavern
at Sunset Tavern
Aid for Palestine ft. Wild Powwers, Small Paul, somesurprises, and more
Mon Dec 11
at Sunset Tavern
at Sunset Tavern
Mount Eerie & Black Belt Eagle Scout
Sat Dec 16
& other dates
at Black Lodge
at Black Lodge
50 Years of Music & Ideas of KBCS! Ft. Black Belt Eagle Scout
Wed Dec 20
at Tractor Tavern
at Tractor Tavern
Macklemore: The Ben Tour
Thu Dec 21
& other dates
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
New Year's Eve with Kenny G
Sun Dec 31
at Jazz Alley
at Jazz Alley
Artist Home's 10th Annual New Year's Eve Celebration
Sun Dec 31
at Tractor Tavern
at Tractor Tavern
Ayron Jones
Sun Dec 31
at The Showbox
at The Showbox
Avery Cochrane
Thu Jan 4
at Neumos
at Neumos
Damien Jurado
Thu Jan 11
& other dates
at Fremont Abbey Arts Center
at Fremont Abbey Arts Center
Chastity Belt
Thu Apr 18
at The Crocodile
at The Crocodile
