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Saturday, December 12, 2026 - August 2027
Exhibit
The Henry Collection At 100
In 1927, the Henry Art Gallery opened as Washington State’s first public art museum, with a founding collection of 178 works of art gifted to the University of Washington by Seattle business and civic leader Horace C. Henry. One hundred…
Saturdays and Sundays, December 12-20, 2026
Miscellaneous
Winter Glow
Experience winter's beauty in a whole new light. For four luminous nights in December, Winter Glow at Lakewold transforms the gardens into a serene, light-filled escape. Softly glowing pathways, artful light displays, and the quiet beauty of the winter landscape…
Friday, December 11, 2026
Musical | Theater
Black Nativity
Langston Hughes’ gospel song-play returns! Featuring 30 performers, a live band, powerful vocals, a citywide gospel choir—and a chance to sing along. The magic and joy of the Christmas story is brought to life with vivid colors, dance and music…
Friday, December 11, 2026
Anita Spritzer's Gay Apparel
A holiday favorite returns! Anita Spritzer returns to celebrate the holidays with humor and plenty of heart. Don your gayest apparel and join one of Seattle's favorite drag queens as she sings holiday favorites and celebrates the glitter and glitz…
Friday, December 11, 2026
Theater
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Hey! Unto you a child is born!Chaos, comedy, and heart collide in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! When the notorious Herdman kids—"the worst children in the history of the world"—crash the town’s annual Christmas pageant, everyone braces for disaster. What…
Fridays and Saturdays, December 11-19, 2026
Improv
Holiday Haus
Welcome to Winterworth, a snow-covered Bavarian-inspired town where holiday cheer meets small-town rivalry. Three over-the-top shop owners are competing for Small Business of the Year, with the winner to be crowned at the town’s beloved Winter Magic Festival.As decorations go…
Thursday, December 10, 2026
Dance | Theater
Becoming Daddy AF
The unforgettable self-portrait of a life lived in motion, told through a vibrant collage of evocative archival imagery, propulsive sound and embodied storytellingCelebrated dance-theater artist David Roussève marks the 40th anniversary of his company REALITY with his most intimate work…
Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Music
Voctave: It Feels Like Christmas
Voctave’s It Feels Like Christmas is a dazzling holiday program from the acclaimed 11-member a cappella ensemble known for its rich harmonies, intricate arrangements, and breathtaking vocal artistry.Founded by producer and arranger Jamey Ray, Voctave brings together world-class vocal talent…
"Holiday Spectacular" on December 7th
Music
Holiday Spectacular
Led by Music Director Wesley Schulz, this family-friendly evening celebrates the warmth and wonder of the season with the full sound of the orchestra. Expect a concert built for all ages, with music that brings back memories, creates new ones…
Sunday, December 6, 2026
Holiday Favorites
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 performers fill the Pantages stage when we are joined by the wonderful…
Sunday, December 6, 2026
Music
Holiday Magic
Shorewood Performing Arts Center
Repertoire to be announced. Check website for further details once available.
Sunday, December 6, 2026
Balourdet Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin
The Balourdet Quartet won the 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant and Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award, and this season performs at Carnegie Hall, Boston’s Celebrity Series, and La Jolla Music Society. The group regularly collaborates with leading chamber musicians…
Saturday, December 5, 2026
OTHER MESSIAHS
William BYRD/Stefano PIERINI Selections of songs for voice and strings (US Premiere)Marco ROSANO Stabat Mater (2011)Frederick FRAHM Concerto N.2 for organ and strings (World Premiere)Antonio VIVALDI Stabat Mater--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jose' Luis MUNOZ countertenorStef PRICE organLorenzo MARASSO conductorSEATTLE CHAMBER ORCHESTRAin collaboration with the UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON…
Friday, December 4, 2026
Music
Disassembly of Sound
What is music? When is sound considered music? This program explores the answers to these obscure questions through works that dissolve the boundaries between silence, gesture, dance, and theater.
Friday, December 4, 2026
Prance & Be Merry
Haul out the merry! The Seattle Men’s Chorus is the PNW’s happiest holiday tradition: festive favorites, Christmas comedy, dancing, prancing, and the gayest sing-along in town!
Most Wednesdays-Saturdays, December 4, 2026 - January 2, 2027
Theater
A Klingon Christmas Carol
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…
Thursday, December 3 - Sunday, December 20, 2026
Theater
A Very Die Hard Christmas
Seattle Public Theater at the Green Lake Bathhouse
Yippie Ki Yay, it's a Christmas miracle! Coming back this holiday season, from the comedy writers that have had Seattle in stitches for decades, comes A Very Die Hard Christmas, a musical parody that is sure to blow the roof…
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Michael Feinstein
Meany Hall (Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater)
Celebrate the season with the legendary Michael Feinstein in a festive evening of song and storytelling. A champion of the Great American Songbook, Feinstein brings signature warmth, wit and impeccable style to beloved holiday classics and timeless standards. Backed by…
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Music
Mark O’Connor’s An Appalachian Christmas
Mark O’Connor’s An Appalachian Christmas is a rich, heartwarming celebration of the season, blending timeless holiday melodies with Appalachian folk traditions, classical virtuosity, and masterful storytelling. Touring and performing with his wife Maggie O’Connor, he brings together spirited fiddle tunes…
Saturday, November 28, 2026 - Sunday, January 3, 2027
Theater
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Going wrong has never felt so right.Someone at Seattle Rep had the brilliant idea to invite the Cornley Drama Society back this season—yes, the same troupe whose legendary disaster, The Murder at Haversham Manor, left audiences crying with laughter and…