The week in Seattle kicks off with Smashing Pumpkins and an evening featuring local urban wineries. The schedule also includes the Baba Obscura festival, a craft fair, a free Diwali celebration, and Sea-Meow cat convention. Families may enjoy the fall foliage festival in Federal Way and free Día de los Muertos events, while those looking for something unusual can check out the immersive show Queen of the Sky or a paranormal investigation tour in Port Gamble. The city also has the Ghost Stories ballet, candlelight concerts, and theater productions. Find details and more ideas for things to do at Events12: https://www.events12.com/seattle/
Events in Seattle and the surrounding area
| Dates | Location | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6 | Lynnwood | Funk and soul concert. | — |
| Nov 6 | Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle | Smashing Pumpkins concert. | — |
| Nov 6 | SoDo, Seattle | Wine tasting featuring 20 urban wineries, live music, and food. For ages 21 and up. | Tickets, map, photos |
| Nov 6–7 | Seattle and Tacoma | Free Día de los Muertos events with food, costumes, and entertainment. On Nov. 6 at Burien Community Center; on Nov. 7 at Phinney Center. | — |
| Nov 6–7 | 12th Avenue Arts, Capitol Hill, Seattle | Queen of the Sky: Demon Ballet — an immersive show with acrobatic and aerial performances about a famous aviator caught in a nuclear storm. | Tickets and information, map, video |
| Nov 6–7 | Georgetown Morgue, Georgetown, Seattle | Haunted house at Georgetown Morgue; recommended for ages 12 and up. Free parking available. | Website, map, photos, video |
| Nov 6–8 | Belltown and Pioneer Square, Seattle | Baba Obscura festival: artists perform across six stages at four venues. Headliners include The Black Angels and Provoker. | Website, venue map, tickets |
| Nov 6–8 | Hangar 30, Magnuson Park, Seattle | Best of the Northwest fall show and sale: 115 artists and makers will present jewelry, clothing, paintings, glasswork, and sculpture. Food trucks will be on site. | Information, map, tickets, photos |
| Nov 6–8 | Port Gamble, starting at Port Gamble Theater | Ghost conference featuring paranormal investigations, talks, classes, and tours of the historic town. Advance registration required. | Information, map, photos, video |
| Nov 6–9 | DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport, SeaTac | Sea to Sky Seattle dance convention, with professional workshops and dancing to DJ music. | Website, map |
| Nov 6–15 | Various venues in Seattle, Everett, and Greenwood | Theater lineup featuring the satire Eureka Day, dark comedy Oh, Mary!, musical Ragtime, play Smoke on the Mountain, and comedy Neha & Neel. | — |
| Nov 6–15 | McCaw Hall, Seattle | Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Ghost Stories: four works, including George Balanchine’s La Sonnambula, the story of a beautiful sleepwalker. | Information, map, video |
| Nov 6–28 | 15 venues in western Washington | Seattle International Comedy Competition: comedians compete for prizes. No shows on Mondays or Tuesdays. | Website, schedule and tickets, video |
| Nov 6–29 | Seattle and Woodinville | Candlelight concerts: a string quartet performs familiar music by the light of artificial candles. The program features Dolly Parton (Nov. 6), Joe Hisaishi and Ariana Grande (Nov. 7), Led Zeppelin (Nov. 8), The Beatles and Queen (Nov. 14), The Beatles (Nov. 15), Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift (Nov. 22), Coldplay (Nov. 27–28), ABBA and Queen (Nov. 29). | Concerts, video |
| Nov 6–Dec 26 | Seattle | Walking food tours: tastings at Pike Place Market, a chocolate tour downtown, a coffee tour on Capitol Hill, and a wine, cheese, and chocolate tour. | Tasting tours |
| Nov 6–Dec 31 | Pioneer Square, Seattle | Underground Seattle tour: explore the original street level, buried after the Great Fire of 1889. | Tickets and information, map, other tours, photos |
| Nov 6, 2026–Dec 31, 2027 | Various locations in Seattle, Bellevue, and the surrounding area | Free activities and places to visit: Bellevue Botanical Garden, classical music concerts, Frye and Gold Rush museums, Henry Art Gallery, Kubota Garden, Olympic Sculpture Park, and walking trails. | — |
| Nov 7 | Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle | Seattle Kraken home hockey game against the New York Rangers. | Schedule, map, tickets |
| Nov 7 | Seattle Center, Seattle | Free Diwali festival featuring classical and folk dance, mehndi, face painting, Indian food, an art gallery, and workshops. | Information, map, video |
| Nov 7 | Lumen Field, Seattle | Seattle Sounders home soccer match against LAFC. | Schedule, map, tickets |
| Nov 7 | Seattle, Capitol Hill and Ravenna neighborhoods | Walking architecture tours: Capitol Hill mansions and mid-20th-century buildings in Ravenna. | Tours, video |
| Nov 7 | Polish Cultural Center, Capitol Hill, Seattle | Free Polish fall bazaar featuring pierogi, sausages, cabbage rolls, borscht, beer, coffee, baked goods, and Polish crafts. | Event, map |
| Nov 7 | Pacific Tower, Beacon Hill, Seattle | Green Building Slam: ten short talks by architects and builders about sustainable construction, plus snacks and conversation. | Information, map, photos, video |
| Nov 7 | Seattle Design Center, Georgetown, Seattle | Free Short Run Comix festival featuring books, zines, comics, and animation by independent creators. | Website, map, photos |
| Nov 7 | Husky Stadium, University District, Seattle | University of Washington Huskies home football game against Penn State. | Schedule, map, tickets |
| Nov 7–8 | Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Seattle | Sea-Meow convention: cat products from 100 vendors, workshops, special guests, cat performances, a costume contest, and pet adoptions. | Website, map, show map, photos, video |
| Nov 7–8 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, Seattle | Turkish Film Festival featuring feature films and short films. A party at KEXP follows the Saturday evening screening. | Website, map, photos |
| Nov 7–8 | Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way | Free fall foliage festival featuring tours, craft vendors, food trucks, and a kids’ scavenger hunt. | Information, map, photos |
| Nov 7–8 | Spanaway Lake High School, Spanaway | Handmade craft fair with 150 local vendors. | Event, admission information, map |
| Nov 7–9 | Hotel Sorrento, First Hill, Seattle | Holiday tea on Saturdays and Sundays, with tea and a tiered stand of sandwiches and sweets. Ugly sweater contests on Dec. 19 and 20. | Tickets and information, map |
| Nov 7–28 | Hot Stove Society, Belltown, Seattle | Cooking classes with tastings, featuring Eastern European brunch, a Middle Eastern lunch, pasta, pies, ramen, and bao buns. | Schedule and tickets, map, video |
| Nov 7–Apr 3 | Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle | Seattle Kraken home hockey season. The next game is against the New York Rangers on Nov. 7. | Schedule, map, tickets |
| Nov 8–Dec 27 | Waterways Cruises, Fishermen’s Terminal, Seattle | Weekend brunch cruise featuring a buffet and two hours on the lake, with a private table. | Cruise and tickets, map, video |
| Nov 8–Jan 3 | Lumen Field, Seattle | Seattle Seahawks home games. The next game is against the Arizona Cardinals on Nov. 8. | Team website, map, tickets, photos |
| Nov 9–Mar 6 | Alaska Airlines Arena, University District, Seattle | Washington Huskies basketball season. The first home game in this period is against Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 9. | Schedule, map, tickets, photos |
| Nov 10–Dec 27 | Village Theatre, Issaquah | The musical Come from Away tells the story of Newfoundland residents who took in thousands of passengers stranded after Sept. 11. | Information, map |
| Nov 11 | Various locations across the region | Veterans Day events in Ballard, Bellevue, Des Moines, Gig Harbor, Lynnwood, Olympia, SeaTac, Seattle, and Tacoma. | Auburn parade |
| Nov 11 | Mill Creek | Free Veterans Day ceremony at Library Park, with a flag-raising and speakers. At 11 a.m., a parade featuring military and school bands, color guards, and equipment. | Information, Poulsbo parade, map, video |
| Nov 11 | Washington State Parks | Free admission to state parks in honor of Veterans Day. | Information, parks with dog restrictions |
| Nov 11 | U.S. national parks | Free admission to national parks in honor of Veterans Day; U.S. citizens and residents get free entry. | Free entrance days |
| Nov 12 | Seattle Aquarium, waterfront, Seattle | After Hours: Gill & Chill, an adults-only evening featuring themed activities, a scavenger hunt, aquarium exhibits, a bar, and food. For ages 21 and up. | Information, map |
| Nov 12 | DeLille Cellars, Woodinville | Winemaker dinner: five courses paired with wines from prestigious Washington vineyards. | Information, map |
| Nov 12–14 | The Triple Door, downtown Seattle | Misfit Cabaret: Ghosted — a variety show featuring characters from the worlds of burlesque, drag, and circus sideshow. | Tickets, map, photos, video |
| Nov 12–14 | Washington State Fair Events Center, Puyallup | Quilting, craft, and sewing festival featuring workshops, seminars, fabrics, and sewing supplies. Free parking. | Information, map, discount coupon, photos |
| Nov 12–19 | Various locations in Seattle and Edmonds | Free art walks at galleries and venues: Capitol Hill and West Seattle (Nov. 12), Belltown (Nov. 13), Ballard and Georgetown (Nov. 14), and Edmonds (Nov. 19). | Schedule |
| Nov 13 | Emerald City Music, South Lake Union, Seattle | Pianist performs five piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven. | Information, map, photos |
| Nov 13–14 | Hangar 30, Magnuson Park, Seattle | Gobble Up food fair featuring around 80 local food and drink producers, food trucks, sauces, tea, and kitchenware. Admission is $11 on Nov. 13 and $3 on Nov. 14. | Information and tickets, map, photos |
| Nov 13–14 | Newport High School, Bellevue | Free used winter sports gear sale featuring skis, snowboards, snowshoes, and winter clothing. Admission is charged during the first hour on Friday. | Website, map, photos, video |
| Nov 13–15 | Lumen Field Event Center, Seattle | International Auto Show featuring 300 new cars and trucks, including electric and hybrid vehicles, with test drives available. | Website, map, video |
| Nov 13–15 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, Seattle | Romanian Film Festival featuring darkly comic films with English subtitles. Actors and directors will attend some screenings. | Program, map, photos, video |
| Nov 13–15 | Poulsbo | Free Art in the Woods tour: visit 14 studios featuring work by 53 artists. | Information, venue map |
| Nov 13–15 | Woodland Park Zoo, Phinney Ridge, Seattle | WildLanterns festival: large-scale illuminated displays of animals and natural landscapes from around the world, plus treats and a show. | Information, map, photos, video |
| Nov 14 | Phinney Center, Seattle | Winter Beer Taste: sample ten drinks from 25 breweries and cideries, with snacks and DJ music. For ages 21 and up. | Information, tickets, map, photos |
| Nov 14 | Children’s Business Fair, Waterfront Market at Ruston, Tacoma | Free fair with 61 booths where young entrepreneurs ages 5 to 17 sell food, art, toys, and other goods. | Information, map, photos, video |
| Nov 14–15 | Broadway Performance Hall, Capitol Hill, Seattle | O-Jak Bridge Festival brings Korean and Chinese traditions together with taekwondo, K-pop, ballet, and contemporary dance. Art vendors will also be there. | Website, map, photos |
| Nov 14–Dec 13 | Chehalis-Central Railroad & Museum, Chehalis | Ride the Polar Express to the North Pole: a 75-minute trip with cocoa, cookies, a bell, a storybook reading, and a visit with Santa. | Tickets and information, map, photos, video |
| Nov 15–26 | Various locations across the region | Thanksgiving charity runs and walks in Kirkland (Nov. 15), Renton (Nov. 21), Green Lake (Nov. 22 and 26), Gig Harbor, Issaquah, Magnuson Park, Montlake, and Tacoma (Nov. 26). | — |
| Nov 18–22 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, Seattle | Italian Film Festival featuring 12 Italian-language films with English subtitles. There may be a party at KEXP on opening night. | Website, map |
| Nov 18–Jan 3 | White River Valley Museum, Auburn | Festival of Trees featuring around a dozen Christmas trees decorated by local businesses. The museum is closed Mondays and Tuesdays, as well as some holidays. | Information, opening-day event, map, video |
| Nov 19 | Central Cinema, Seattle | Sing along to 1980s music videos: 30 videos with subtitles will be projected on screen. | Tickets, map, video |
| Nov 19 | Tacoma museums | Free evening at Tacoma museums: Foss Waterway Seaport, Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, and Washington State History Museum. | — |
| Nov 19–22 | Yaw Theater, Georgetown, Seattle | Butoh festival: dancers with white-painted faces perform unusual dances, from playful to grotesque. Thursday’s cabaret is free. | Information, tickets, map |
| Nov 19–Jan 1 | Sheraton Grand Seattle, downtown Seattle | Free Gingerbread Village display featuring four creations, most made from edible materials. | Information, map, photos, video |
| Nov 19–Jan 3 | Various venues across the region | Seasonal shows: romantic comedy The Flight Before Xmas, musical Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, A Christmas Story, parody A Very Die Hard Christmas, comedy Sorry Wrong Chimney, and more. | — |
| Nov 20 | Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle | Night Owls at the zoo: WildLanterns displays, animal encounters, a carousel, and holiday lounges with fireplaces, drinks, and food. For ages 21 and up. | Information and tickets, map, photos, video |
| Nov 20–22 | National Nordic Museum, Ballard, Seattle | Julefest, an outdoor Christmas market featuring Nordic food, craft stalls, children’s activities, music, and a beer garden. | Information, map, photos |
| Nov 20–22 | Hangar 30, Magnuson Park, Seattle | Renegade Craft Fair featuring handmade goods from 180 independent vendors and food trucks. | Information, map, photos |
| Nov 20–28 | Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue | Sumo + Sushi tournament: six bouts featuring three sumo stars, with sushi and drinks available for purchase. Most sessions are for ages 21 and up. | Information, map, photos, video |
| Nov 20–Dec 26 | Fisher Pavilion and Seattle Center lawn, Seattle | German-style Christmas market featuring decorations, gifts from 80 artisans, food and drinks—including beer and mulled wine—and family activities. | Website, map, photos, video 1, video 2 |
| Nov 21 | Pacific Science Center, Seattle | Brewology: taste beer, cider, and wine, talk with brewers, enjoy tacos, and visit the museum after hours. For ages 21 and up. | Information and tickets, map, photos, video |
| Nov 21 | Byrd Barr Place, Central District, Seattle | Cranksgiving, a Thanksgiving grocery scavenger hunt by bike. Donated food goes to a food bank. Prizes and an after-ride party. | Information, map |
| Nov 21 | Columbia City, Seattle | Free monthly night market featuring eight food trucks, around 20 makers and vendors, live music, and a beer garden. | Information, map, photos, video |
| Nov 21 | Southgate Roller Rink, White Center, Seattle | Rat City Roller Derby game. Snacks will be available at the venue. | Information, map, photos |
| Nov 21 | PUD Auditorium Theater, Everett | Seattle International Fashion Film Festival featuring a red carpet, fashion film screenings, and an awards ceremony. | Website, tickets, map, photos |
| Nov 21–22 | Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, Discovery Park, Seattle | Free Native art market featuring clothing, jewelry, woodwork, drums, and art prints. | Information, map, photos, video |
| Nov 21–22 | Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe | Free Oddmall Emporium of the Weird fair featuring unusual work by 170 artists and makers, plus food trucks. | Event, map, photos |
| Nov 21–22 | Spanaway Park, Tacoma | Fantasy Lights Walk: a roughly 1.9-mile route through animated light displays, with food trucks. | Information, parking, map |
| Nov 21–Jan 10 | Tulalip Amphitheater, Tulalip | Free Tulalip Lights & Ice holiday display featuring 9.7 million lights, an ice rink, food, and a beer garden. Santa appears on select evenings. | Information, site map, map, photos, video |
| Nov 24 | McMenamins Anderson School, Bothell | UFO Northwest talk on UFO sightings in the Pacific Northwest and the origins of the “Men in Black.” | Information, map |
| Nov 26 | Various locations across the region | Places open on Thanksgiving: Bellevue Botanical Garden, cruises from Pier 55, ice rinks in Bellevue and Tulalip, Kubota Garden, movie theaters, Seattle Aquarium, and walking trails. | — |
| Nov 26 | Various locations across the region | Where to have Thanksgiving dinner: restaurant guides for dine-in and takeout options. | Gayot Guide, OpenTable, Seattle’s Child, Seattle Times, Secret Seattle |
| Nov 26 | Waterways Cruises, Fishermen’s Terminal, Seattle | Thanksgiving cruise featuring a buffet, bar, and 2.5-hour tour of Lake Union and Lake Washington. | Information, map, photos |
| Nov 27 | Westlake Park, downtown Seattle | Free holiday season kickoff: crafts and costumed characters from 11 a.m.; tree and star lighting and fireworks at 5 p.m. | Information, map, video |
| Nov 27–28 | Duwamish Longhouse, North Delridge, Seattle | Free Native arts market featuring art, crafts, cards, jewelry, smoked salmon, and other foods. | Information, map, photos, video |
| Nov 27–28 | Thomas Family Farm, Snohomish | Free country holiday market with 120 tables of handmade goods and food trucks. Meet Santa on Friday. | Event, map, photos |
| Nov 27–29 | Hangar 30, Magnuson Park, Seattle | GeekCraft Expo Holiday Market: handmade pop-culture gifts from 100 vendors. | Website, map, photos, video |
| Nov 27–Dec 2 | Fairmont Olympic Hotel, downtown Seattle | Free display of 20 designer Christmas trees in the hotel lobby. The Teddy Bear Suite on the second floor is also free to visit. | Information, map, photos |
| Nov 27–Dec 5 | Various cities across the region | Free Christmas tree lighting ceremonies in Bellevue, Everett, Seattle, Arlington, Edmonds, Kirkland, Snohomish, Tacoma, Monroe, Olympia, and Lacey. | — |
| Nov 27–Dec 23 | Seattle, Renton, and Kirkland | Christmas Ship Festival: take a ride on the main ship with its choir, follow along on a companion boat, or watch a free short performance from shore. | Festival, tickets, video: bonfire, video: ship |
| Nov 27–Dec 23 | Unexpected Productions Improv, downtown Seattle | An improvised Christmas story: audience suggestions add unexpected twists to the tale of Scrooge and Tiny Tim. | Tickets, map, photos, video |
| Nov 27–Dec 24 | Bellevue Way, Bellevue | Free outdoor Snowflake Lane show featuring music, lights, artificial snow, dancers, and drummers. | Information, route, traffic closures, map, video 1, video 2 |
| Nov 27–Dec 24 | Front Street Park, Leavenworth | Free Village of Lights Christmas celebration with lights, holiday decorations, gingerbread houses, children’s crafts, and cocoa. | Information and schedule, map, photos, video |
| Nov 27–Dec 27 | The 5th Avenue Theatre, downtown Seattle | The Wizard of Oz: Dorothy and her dog set off for a magical land. Recommended for ages 4 and up. | Information, map |
| Nov 27–Dec 27 | Union Arts Center, downtown Seattle | Charles Dickens’s Christmas story about Scrooge’s transformation, staged with actors and special effects. | Information, map, photos, video |
| Nov 27–Dec 27 | Seattle Center, Seattle | Free Winterfest featuring holiday lights, music, carols, comedy, dance, model trains, vendors, and ice sculptures. Holiday movies on Fridays. | Schedule, map |
| Nov 27–Dec 27 | McCaw Hall, Seattle Center, Seattle | Pacific Northwest Ballet’s The Nutcracker by George Balanchine, with live orchestra, impressive sets, and costumes. | Information, map, video |
| Nov 27–Dec 28 | The Lights of Christmas, Stanwood | A million lights, illuminated displays, and costumed characters. On some days, visitors can drive through; on others, they can walk the route. | Website, site map, map, video |
| Nov 27–Dec 30 | Cougar Mountain Zoo, Issaquah | Reindeer Festival at a zoo decked out like the North Pole, featuring Santa, his reindeer, and his sleigh. | Information, map, photos, video |
| Nov 27–Jan 3 | Point Defiance Zoo, Tacoma | Zoolights features 1.5 million holiday lights and illuminated displays. Dogs are allowed on select evenings for an additional fee. | Information, site map, map, photos, video |
| Nov 27–Jan 3 | Spanaway Park, Spanaway | Fantasy Lights drive-through show along a roughly 1.9-mile route past hundreds of holiday displays, with music broadcast over the radio. | Information and tickets, walking option, map, video |
| Nov 28 | Pike Place Market, downtown Seattle | Free Magic in the Market celebration featuring holiday choirs, Santa, children’s crafts, a scavenger hunt, and a tree-lighting ceremony with Can Can dancers. | Information, map, photos, video |
| Nov 28 | Neptune Theatre, University District, Seattle | Charity concert featuring dozens of Seattle musicians performing songs from the film The Last Waltz. | Website, map, photos, video |
| Nov 28 | Tacoma Concert Band, Pantages Theater, Tacoma | Sounds of the Season concert featuring holiday music for the whole family. Tacoma’s tree-lighting ceremony begins outside at 5 p.m. | Information, map, video |
| Nov 28 | Pantages Theater, Tacoma | Free holiday tree-lighting ceremony with Santa, treats, and music by a brass quartet. The ceremony starts at 5 p.m.; the tree is lit at 6 p.m. | Information, map, photos |
| Nov 28–29 | University of Puget Sound, Tacoma | Festival of Trees featuring decorated Christmas trees and wreaths, children’s activities, a gift shop, and visits with Santa. | Information, map, photos, video |
| Nov 28–Dec 20 | Northwest Railway Museum, North Bend | Ride the North Pole Limited: a two-hour journey with a gift from Santa, cookies, hot chocolate, and a children’s craft. | Tickets and information, map, photos |
| Nov 28–Dec 31 | Bellevue Botanical Garden, Bellevue | Garden d’Lights features half a million colorful lights and illuminated displays throughout the botanical garden. Timed tickets must be purchased online. | Tickets and information, map, photos, video, video tour |
| Nov 29 | Seattle Center, Seattle | Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon: around 15,000 participants start at the Museum of Pop Culture. | Information and registration, map, video |
| Nov 29 | Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle | Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Christmas rock show, The Ghosts of Christmas Eve, with laser lights, powerful guitar, and violin parts. | Information, tickets, map, video |
| Nov 30 | The Westin Seattle, downtown Seattle | Free family viewing of 12 holiday trees decorated by designers, with Santa, entertainment, and children’s crafts. | Registration, map, photos |
