Seattle Events Calendar
1:30pm
Theater
ELF - THE MUSICAL
Based on the New Line Cinema film written by David BerenbaumBook by Thomas Meehan and Bob MartinMusic by Matthew SklarLyrics by Chad BeguelinDirected and Choreographed by Denis JonesSon of a Nutcracker! Buddy's back!Buddy the Elf has spent his life fulfilling…
2:00pm
Dance | Music
The Nutcracker 2025
The nutcracker is a cherished holiday tradition for all of Vashon, a ballet that tells a story filled with holiday magic. It’s Christmas Eve, and young Clara is gifted a Nutcracker from her Uncle Drosselmeyer. That night as she slumbers, she…
2:00pm
Theater
A Klingon Christmas Carol
Center Theatre at Seattle Center Armory
Scrooge has no honor, nor any courage. Can three ghosts help him to become the true warrior he ought to be in time to save Tiny Tim from a horrible fate? Performed in the original Klingon with English supertitles, and…
2:30pm
Music
Holiday Favorites
Geoffrey Boers, conductorSymphony Tacoma Voices (Geoffrey Boers, director)Tacoma Youth Chorus (Judith Herrington, director)Get into the holiday spirit with our lively Holiday Favorites featuring timeless classics, cherished Christmas movie scores, and some unique pieces you may never have heard! Over two hundred…
3:00pm
Dance
Localities/An Odyssey Pt. 2
Localities/An Odyssey is inspired by Donald Byrd’s unpublished memoir and charts a deeply personal and poetic journey through memory, identity, and artistic formation. More impressionistic than narrative, the work unfolds as a series of choreographic vignettes—“islands” in a sea of recollection—that…
7:00pm
Music
Kalani Pe’a’s Hawaiian Christmas
Kalani Pe‘a’s Hawaiian Christmas show is a celebration of the warmth and special “aloha” of the Holiday Season, sharing much-loved songs from both western and Hawaiian roots. A four-time Grammy winner, Kalani is a charismatic performer with a gorgeous voice, powerful presence, and…
7:30pm
Music
Christmas with Cantus: Three Tales of Christmas
Meany Hall (Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater)
The a cappella vocal ensemble Cantus weaves together three holiday stories with time-honored carols and new classics in Three Tales of Christmas. Blending narration and song, the program features Margery Williams’ The Velveteen Rabbit and The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg, alongside…
7:30pm
Theater
Come From Away
When a tragic attack shuts down the skies on September 11, 2001, a small Newfoundland town finds itself hosting thousands of stranded air travelers from around the globe. In a moment filled with fear and uncertainty, joy and resilience prevail…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
A Room for Animal Intelligence
We, the animals of the world, invite you to meet with us at SAM. One hundred representatives are waiting to talk about what we see happening on our planet. A few of us share your couch, while others of us…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Almost Live! (Almost an Exhibit)
The sketch comedy show Almost Live! aired on KING 5 from 1984 to 1999. It poked fun at regional stereotypes, gave us memorable characters and sketches, and launched local celebrities and national careers. It was a renowned success at a…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Charlene Liu: Scallion
Charlene Liu (b. 1975, Taiwan; based in Eugene, OR) creates paintings, prints, and mixed media installations that blend family histories, cultural references, and decorative patterns. Liu incorporates wide-ranging traditions into her imagery, drawing from nature, food, still life painting, and…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Christine Sun Kim: Ghost(ed) Notes
Christine Sun Kim (b. 1980, Orange County, California; based in Berlin, Germany) is a groundbreaking artist exploring sound's social and political dimensions. In her first Seattle exhibition at the Henry, Kim presents Ghost(ed) Notes, a mural animating the museum’s east…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Diego Cibelli: Fiori dei Miei Habiti / La Montagne Enchantée
SAM’s ornate Porcelain Room features an evocative ceiling fresco, The Triumph of Valor over Time (ca. 1757) by the greatest Venetian artist of the eighteenth century, Giovanni Tiepolo. Contemporary artist Diego Cibelli presents a site-specific response to the famous painting…
All Day
Film
Free Films For Tacoma Students @ The Grand Cinema!
The Grand Cinema is pleased to participate in a pilot program funded by Tacoma Creates. Students and EBT/Quest card holders living within Tacoma city limits may now attend most* public showings at The Grand Cinema. Any student of any age…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Hello Auntie, Hello Uncle: Conversations with Our Elders
Hello Auntie, Hello Uncle explores the many roles Elders play in our communities, celebrates their lives and achievements, and honors the wisdom gained with time. This exhibit elaborates on who an Elder can be and what a society that values…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Kameelah Janan Rasheed: we leak, we exceed
Kameelah Janan Rasheed (b. 1985, East Palo Alto, CA; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) is a self-described “learner” who creates multi-media works that explore the poetics-pleasures-politics of Black knowledge production, information technologies, [un]learning, and belief formation. She often integrates…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Lessons from the Institute of Empathy
Three Empathics have moved into Seattle Art Museum and are a central feature to the latest installation imagined in our African art galleries. The popular and immersive ChimaTEK: Virtual Chimeric Space by contemporary artist Saya Woolfalk was first shown in…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Lost & Found: Searching For Home
This exhibition explores the complex relationship between place and belonging through the lens of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) identity. In this exhibit, artists unpack attempts to reconnect with their cultural homelands, through both physical and emotional…
All Day
Visual Arts | Museum Tour
Permanent Collection: Nordic Journeys
The National Nordic Museum’s core exhibition, Nordic Journeys, spans centuries, from prehistoric migrations to Viking adventures to modern-day challenges and triumphs. Go on a journey across 1.3 million square miles and twelve thousand years to explore the Nordic region. Then…
All Day
Visual Arts | Exhibit
Rodney McMillian: Neighbors
Rodney McMillian (b. 1969, Columbia, South Carolina; based in Los Angeles, California) works with the social and political histories of the United States and how they shape our daily lives. Using existing texts and domestic materials—such as house paint on…
All Day
Visual Arts | Museum Tour | Exhibit
The MiG-21 Project
The Museum of Flight’s dazzling new exhibit is the world premiere of The MiG-21 Project, SouthAfrican artist Ralph Ziman’s 5-year, multidisciplinary project transforming a decommissionedCold War-era, Soviet-designed MiG-21 fighter jet into a stunning work of art entirely covered intens of…