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Classical Boom
November 15, 2018 (7:30 p.m.)
Watch a duo play viola and violin at Black Violin as they combine “their classical training and hip-hop influences to create a distinctive multi-genre sound” in The Paramount Theatre. Ticket deal $25 to $40
Hip Nutcracker
November 15 & 17, 2018 (7:30 p.m.)
The Hip Hop Nutcracker gives Tchaikovsky’s score a modern twist with 12 hip-hop dancers (including “King of Rap” Kurtis Blow), an on-stage DJ, an electric violinist, and a digital background with an urban vibe. Nov. 15 - Pantages Theater in Tacoma
Nov. 17 - Paramount Theatre in Seattle
Kirkland Wine Tasting
November 16, 2018
Drink local wine in shops during Kirkland Wine Walk, which begins at the Heathman Hotel for age 21+.
Ghost Conference
November 16 - 18, 2018
The Port Gamble Ghost Conference features paranormal investigations, guest speakers, and ghost tours in the historic town of Port Gamble. Pre-register.
A Festival of Hope: 40th Annual Alternative Christmas Fair
Sat. Nov. 17 (10am-4pm) & Sun. Nov. 18: Noon-3pm)
Fair Trade handcrafts, gifts, books, decorations, vintage treasures, quilt auction, deli lunch & bake sale to benefit hunger, poverty & homeless programs.
Keystone Congregational UCC. 5019 Keystone Pl. N. Wallingford. 206-632-6021
Russian Community Center Holiday Bazaar
Saturday, Nov. 17 & Sunday, Nov.18 (Noon to 5pm)
Food, Entertainment, Crafts. Russian Community Center. 704-19th Ave. E., Seattle, 98112
www.RussianCommunityCenterSeattle.org
Empty Bowls Fund-raiser
November 17, 2018 (1 to 3 p.m.)
Buy a handmade bowl, and then get another bowl full of soup at Empty Bowls at Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma.
Nordic Holiday
November 17 - 18, 2018
Julefest [formerly Yulefest] brings Christmas to the Nordic Heritage Museum in Ballard, with Scandinavian food, craft booths, fiddlers, folk dancers, a beverage garden, and access to the museum. Kids 12 and younger are free.
Bainbridge Film Festival
November 17 - 18, 2018
The Celluloid Bainbridge Film Festival screens films with a local connection and offers discussions plus an opening-night party. Free.
Pre-Thanksgiving Run/ Walk
November 18, 2018
Green Lake Gobble & Mashed Potato Munch Off is a 5K and 10K run/walk and free kids’ dash on the partially closed road around Green Lake, with post-race beer garden and mashedpotato-eating contest.
Gingerbread Art
November 20, 2018 - Jan. 1, 2019 (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.)
See elaborate displays made mostly of food at the Gingerbread Village at Sheraton Seattle Hotel, where it returns after being at City Centre last year. Free.
Christmas Cirque + Magic Show
November 21, 2018 (7:30 p.m.)
A Magical Cirque Christmas promises “dazzling illusions and breathtaking cirque artists, performing to your favorite holiday music” for all ages at The Paramount Theatre.
Ticket deal $20 to $25
Thanksgiving Run/Walk
November 22, 2018
Multiple cities
• Bellevue Beat the Bird 5K/1K
• Issaquah Turkey Trot 5K
Seattle Turkey Trot 5K in Ballard
• Snohomish Wattle
Waddle marathon/half
• Tacoma City Turkey
Trot 5K/1K in Proctor district
• Tacoma Norpoint Turkey Trot 5K/2-mile kids
Free State Park Day
November 23, 2018 statewide
On State Parks Free Days,
Holiday Guide 2018 Events
you can picnic and play at any of the 140 Washington State Parks for free.
Holiday Parade
November 23, 2018 (9 to 10 a.m.)
See marching bands, costumed characters, floats, and Santa Claus at the Macy’s Holiday Parade. It follows Pine Street from 7th to 5th, 5th Avenue to University, University Street to 4th, and 4th Avenue to Pine. Free.
Tree & Star Lighting
November 23, 2018 (5 p.m.)
• Macy’s Downtown Seattle Starlighting ends with a fireworks show if weather permits.
• Westlake Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration includes a countdown to the lighting of the outdoor Christmas tree at Wes lake Center. [They have not yet posted details on their website.]
Native Craft Fair
November 23 - 25, 2018
Shop for fine art, native crafts, cards, jewelry, and smoked salmon at the Native Holiday Gift Fair at the Duwamish Longhouse in West Seattle. Free.
Christmas Tree Lighting
November 23 - 30, 2018
Multiple locations
See a free tree-lighting ceremony, usually with music.
• Nov. 23 - Bellevue at Bellevue Place
• Nov. 23 - Seattle at Westlake Center
• Nov. 24 - Edmonds at Centennial Plaza
• Nov. 24 - Seattle at Pike Place Market
• Nov. 24 - Tacoma at the Broadway Center
• Nov. 25 - Olympia at Sylvester Park
• Nov. 28 - Puyallup at Washington State Fair Center
• Nov. 30 - Renton at Coulon Park
Christmas Ships Parade
November 23 - Dec. 23, 2018
Lake Washington & Puget Sound Ride onboard with the choir, or listen from shore during the Christmas Ship Festival.
Christmas Plays
November 23 - Dec. 24, 2018
• Nov. 23 to Dec. 24 -
Christmastown: A Holiday
Noir is an adult detective comedy at Bathhouse Theater. Ticket deal $17
• Nov. 30 to Dec. 23Twist of the Magi is a comedy staged as a 1940s radio broadcast in Edmonds. Ticket deal $13
• Dec. 7 to 22It’s a Wonderful Life is a feel-good classic about how much a life matters in Renton. Ticket deal $13
Christmas Play
November 23 - Dec. 28, 2018
A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’ holiday classic about the amazing transformation of miserly Scrooge at ACT Theatre. Ticket deal $23 - $40 (Nov. 27, 28, 29)
Nutcracker Ballet
November 23 - Dec. 28, 2018
Pacific Northwest Ballet performs The Nutcracker by George Balanchine, with a live orchestra, magnificent sets and costumes, and a huge cast in McCaw Hall. Ticket deal $40 to $112
Christmas LightsSeattle Zoo
November 23, 2018 - Jan. 5, 2019
WildLights has 600,000 lights in animal shapes, real reindeer, night animals, carolers, and Santa some nights at Woodland Park Zoo. Closed Dec. 24 & 25.
Winter at Seattle Center
November 23, 2018 - Jan. 6, 2019
Enjoy holiday lights, skating at Fisher Pavilion (cost), folk dancers, carolers, dancers, ice sculptors, model trains, and entertainment during Winterfest at the Seattle Center. See schedule. Closed Dec. 25. Free.
Christmas LightsTacoma Zoo
November 23, 2018 - Jan. 6, 2019 (5 to 9 p.m.)
Bundle up to admire half a million holiday lights and displays at Zoolights in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo from 5 to 9 p.m. Closed Dec. 24.
Christkindlmarkt
Nov 23-25
Christkindlemarkt is an Annual Bavarian-style Christmas Market for the whole family and is held in Front Street Park and also
in the Leavenworth Festhalle. This annual celebration happens every year on Thanksgiving weekend. This popular and celebrated northwest tradition features delicious and authentic Bavarian foods, handmade arts & crafts and other gifts, and family-friendly, Bavarianand Christmas-themed entertainment!
• Fri: 11 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
• Sat: 10 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. • Sun: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pike Place Holiday
November 24, 2018
Magic in the Market includes a choir, musicians, Santa, and a 5 p.m. Christmas tree lighting at Pike Place Market. Free.
Christmas Lighting Festival 2018
Nov 30, dec 1-2, 7-9, 14-16
Join us for the most wonderful time of the year, when our quaint Bavarian town becomes a Village of Lights (over half a million)! On Friday evenings the lights are all on! Live musical performances of your favorite Christmas songs fill the streets, St. Nicholas arrives at 4:30pm at the Front Street Gazebo, who welcomes children young and old with the story of his legacy and “gold” for the good boys and girls! Please note: There is no Lighting Ceremony on Friday’s; lights remain lit. On Saturdays and Sundays the festivities kick into full gear at 12:00pm with the Arrival of Santa and costumed holiday characters in a march from the Festhalle to the Gazebo!
Nerdy Holiday Market
November 24 - 25, 2018
GeekCraft Expo Seattle Holiday Market promises “gifts for the geeks on your holiday shopping list” handmade by 70 vendors in Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park. Free.
Drawing Day
December 1, 2018
Get creative with drawing materials, open studios, live models, live music, and food trucks at family-friendly Drawing Jam at Gage Academy of Art.
QUEEN ANNE HOLIDAY MAGIC
Cranberry Brie Bites
Ingredients
1. 1 (8-oz.) tube crescent dough
2. Cooking spray, for pan
3. Flour, for surface
4. 1 oz. (8-oz.) wheel brie
5. 1/2 c. whole berry cranberry sauce
6. 1/4 c. chopped pecans
7. 6 sprigs of rosemary, cut into 1” pieces.
Directions
• Preheat oven to 375° and grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray. On a lightly floured surface, roll out crescent dough, and pinch together seams. Cut into 24 squares. Place squares into muffin tin slots.
• Cut brie into small pieces and place inside the crescent dough. Top with a spoonful of cranberry sauce, some chopped pecans, and one little sprig of rosemary.
• Bake until the crescent pastry is golden, about 15 minutes. Yields 24
Snowflake Martini
Ingredients
1. 3 oz. white chocolate liqueur
2. 2 oz. Vanilla Vodka
3. 2 tbsp. heavy cream
4. 1/2 c. ice
5. 1 lemon wedge, for rim
6. 1/3 c. white sanding sugar, for rim
Directions
• Using a lemon wedge, wet the rim of your martini glass. Dip in sanding sugar until rim is coated.
• In a cocktail shaker, combine white chocolate liqueur with vanilla vodka and heavy cream.
• Fill shaker with ice and shake well.
• Strain mixture into prepared glass and serve.
Apple Cider Mules
Ingredients
• 4 oz. vodka
• Ginger beer
• Sparkling cider
• Sliced apple, for garnish
• Cinnamon sticks, for garnish
Directions
1. Fill two copper mugs with ice. Pour 2 oz vodka into each cup. Fill 2/3 full with sparkling cider, then top with ginger beer.
2. Garnish with an apple slice and a cinnamon stick. Serve.
Beer Festival
December 1, 2018 (begins Nov. 30)
A ticket to Winter Beer Fest includes eight fiveounce samples from 50 Washington breweries, a ballot to vote for your favorites, and food truck cuisine for sale at Hangar 30 in Magnuson Park for age 21+.
Craft Show
December 1 - 2, 2018
Shop for hand-crafted clothing, jewelry, toys, stationery, art, candles, housewares, and food at Urban Craft Uprising Winter Show in the Exhibition Hall at Seattle Center. Repeats in June.
Phinney Winter Festival
December 1 - 2, 2018
The Winter Festival & Crafts Fair has 120 arts and crafts vendors, musicians and dancers, and lunch and baked goods at Phinney Center.
Holiday Night In Redmond
December 1 - 2, 2018
Redmond Lights at city hall has an afternoon holiday market, a tree lighting at 5 p.m., and fireworks at 6 p.m. Any time after 5 p.m.,
follow the trail of lanterns from city hall past choirs and performers to Redmond Town Center for entertainment until 8 p.m.
Victorian Christmas Market
December 1 - 2, 2018
A Victorian Country Christmas has 500 booths with vendors in Victorian costumes selling art, jewelry, decorations, clothing, and toys at the Washington State Fair Events Center in Puyallup. Free parking.
Christmas Tree Lighting
December 1 - 7, 2018
Multiple locations
See a free tree-lighting ceremony, usually with music.
• Dec. 1 - Auburn at City Hall
• Dec. 1 - Bothell at Country Village
• Dec. 1 - Gig Harbor at Skansie Brothers Park
• Dec. 1 - Kenmore at City Hall
• Dec. 1 - Kirkland at Peter Kirk Park
• Dec. 1 - Kent at Town Square Plaza
• Dec. 1 - Normandy Park at Towne Center
• Dec. 1 - Redmond at City Hall
The Irish Tenors return to the northwest for an amazing benefit concert to raise funds for Seattle’s Ballard NW Senior Center.
Dec. 18th
Finbar Wright Anthony Kearns Ronan Tynan
• Dec. 1 - West Seattle at Junction Plaza Park
• Dec. 1 - Woodinville at DeYoung Park
• Dec. 7 - Mercer Island at Mercerdale Park
• Dec. 7 - Mountlake Te race at Evergreen Playfield
• Dec. 7 - Sammamish at City Hall
• Dec. 7 - University Place in Market Square
Twilight Zone Theater
December 1 - 15, 2018
Watch four episodes of Rod Serling’s sci-fi TV show live onstage when Theater Schmeater presents The Twilight Zone: Live! in Belltown. Usually sells out early.
Reindeer & Santa
December 1 - 23, 2018
Visit Cougar Mountain Zoo when it’s decorated like the North Pole to welcome Santa with his reindeer and sleigh during the Issaquah Reindeer Festival [sound].
Christmas Improv
December 1 - 24, 2018
Audience suggestions add funny twists to the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim at An Improvised Christmas Carol by Unexpected Productions at Pike Place Market.
Ticket deal $7.50
Christmas LightsWild Waves
December 1 - 30, 2018
See colorful displays with a million lights, and go on rides at Holiday with Lights in Federal Way. Hours.
Tibet Marketplace
December 2, 2018 (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
The Holiday Sale of Handicrafts and Baked Treats features Himalayan crafts (statues, prayer flags, incense, art prints, books, music, prayer beads, jewelry, calendars, clothing), Tibetan tea, and a noon tour of Sakya Monastery in Greenwood. Free.
Scandinavian Christmas
December 1, 2018
Jule Fest has a Scandinavian bazaar of arts and crafts, folk dancing, Vikings, a Christmas tree lighting, Lucia bride, bonfire, and Santa Claus in Poulsbo. Free.
Pet Friendly Run/Walk
December 2, 2018 (9:15 a.m.)
Join the K9 Candy Cane 5K Fun Run and Walk from Renton Community Center along the beautiful Cedar River Trail, either with or without a leashed dog. Handel’s Messiah
December 2 - 16, 2018
Seattle & Everett
Hearing Handel’s Messiah is a holiday tradition.
• Dec. 2 Federal Way
Performing Arts Center
• Dec. 14 - 16 Seattle Symphony & Chorale at Benaroya Hall
• Dec. 15 - Orchestra Seattle in Seattle.
• Dec. 16 - Orchestra Seattle in Everett.
Technology Party
December 6, 2018 (6 to 10 p.m.)
Wear anything from a T-shirt to a tuxedo to GeekWire Gala and “see familiar faces, make new friends, and enjoy an evening of conversation, tasty treats, and festive cocktails with great
music” at The Showbox for age 21+.
St. James Cathedral: A Service of Readings & Carols
Friday, December 14, 2018 (7:30pm)
St. James adult and youth choirs, organists & Cathedral Brass perform music for the Advent season with traditional readings heralding Christ’s birth.
804 9th Ave. Seattle. Visit www.stjames-cathedral.org/ music or call 206-382-4874.
Northwest Boychoir: 40th Annual Festival of Lessons & Carols
December 14 - 23,2018
A Northwest Holiday tradition. Enjoy an enchanted evening of Christmas music. For dates, locations and tickets call 206-524-3234. or visit www.nwboychoir.org
The Seattle SeaChordsmen’s Holiday Concerts
Saturday, December 15 (2pm-4pm & 7pm-9pm)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church. 7500 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103. Tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets: www. brownpapertickets.com/ event/3779192
Admission: Adults $20, Seniors (over 65) and Kids (6-18) $15, Children under 6 FREE.
Food Truck Festival
December 16, 2018
Shop food trucks (plus the usual 100 market vendors) during Winter Feast at Fremont Sunday Market. Free. St. James Cathedral:
Saturday, December 1, 2018 10am - 4pm
Magnolia Holiday Home Tour
Tickets available at magnoliahometour.org or Magnolia Garden Center (Cash or check only)
Start or end your tour at the Holiday Boutique 9:30am - 4pm
Featuring 20 local vendors
Our Lady of Fatima Parish Center 3218 W. Barrett, Seattle, 98199 $30 pre-sale or $35 day of tour
Sponsored by the Katie McKay Circle Advocacy and Caring for Children (ACC) A non - profit organization
TH E H O LI DAY S EAS O N
T h e S eattle S eaCh ordsm e n ’ s H oliday Co n cert s
Saturday, December 15th at 2pm-4pm & 7pm-9pm
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church
7500 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103
Featuring at 2pm:
Seattle SeaChordsmen Chorus & Quartets
Ballard High School Women’s Chamber Choir
SAI Chorus, Seattle Shores
SAI Chorus, Song of Seattle Northwest Girlchoir—Amabile
Featuring at 7pm:
Seattle SeaChordsmen Chorus & Quartets
Ballard High School Men’s Ensemble
SAI Chorus, Sound Harmony
Northwest Girlchoir—Vivace
Tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3779192
Admission: Adults $20, Seniors (over 65) and Kids (6-18) $15, Children under 6 FREE.
Portion of net proceeds donated to support youth music performance and organizations that help the hungry and homeless in our community.
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New Year’s Eve Gala Monday, December 31, 2018 (11:00pm)
Ring in 2019 with the Cathedral Cantorei (choir & soloists) and the Cathedral Chamber Orchestra in a festive mostly-Mozart program. 804 9th Ave. Seattle. Visit www.stjamescathedral.org/music or call 206-382-4874.
New Year’s Eve at EMP December 31, 2018
Indulgence is billed as Seattle’s biggest New Year’s Eve bash, with 2,000 guests, three performance stages, comedy, live dance music, and access to most exhibits at Museum of Pop Culture for age 21+.
New Year’s Fireworks December 31, 2018
The Space Needle at Seattle Center is the tallest structure on earth to launch fireworks. Wear a winter coat to watch the free show from the ground. The parties upstairs sell out early.
