101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in and around Seattle - 2025
Seattle's big holiday list of events for 2025: Santa sightings, Christmas concerts, lights, trees, nativities, and more. . . plus activities for Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Eve.
The activities we've listed here are confirmed for this year, but many require reserving ahead of time, so click through to make arrangements.
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Santa Sightings
Old-Time Christmas
| Nov 21 - 23, 2025 | Julefest: A Nordic Holiday Celebration - National Nordic Museum |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 28, 2025 | Winter Train & Village - Seattle Center |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Christmas Regale - Fort Nisqually |
Light Displays
| Multiple dates starting Nov 14, 2025 | WildLanterns 2025 - Woodland Park Zoo |
| Dec 8, 2025 & Jan 8, 2026 | Sensory Friendly Nights at WildLanterns - Woodland Park Zoo |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 28, 2025 | Christmas Ship™ Festival - Argosy Cruises |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 28, 2025 | Zoolights 2025 - Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 28, 2025 | The Lights of Christmas 2025 - Warm Beach Camp and Conference Center |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Winterfest Tree Lighting - Kirkland Downtown Association |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2025 | Evergreen Christmas Lights - Evergreen Church |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Winterfest Holiday Fair & Tree Lighting - Celebrate Woodinville |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Hometown Holidays Tree Lighting, Night Market, and more! - West Seattle Junction |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Holiday Barn Lighting - Kelsey Creek Farm |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Battle of the Badges: Holiday Lights! - Renton Technical College |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Winter Bonsai Solstice - Pacific Bonsai Museum |
Holiday Theatre
| Multiple dates starting Nov 16, 2025 | Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet - Seattle Theatre Group |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 10, 2025 | Intiman Theatre presents Black Nativity - Broadway Performance Hall |
| Dec 12 - 14, 2025 | Jingle All The Gay - Seattle Theatre Group |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 23, 2025 | Tacoma City Ballet's The Nutcracker |
Holiday Concerts
Christmas Tree Experience
| Multiple dates starting Nov 21, 2025 | Craven Farm Christmas |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2025 | 2025 Christmas Trees - Stocker Farms |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2025 | Christmas Tree Season 2025 - Trinity Tree Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2025 | Fresh Christmas Trees & Wreaths - Pike Place |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 2025 Family Preview - The Westin Seattle |
Ice Skating
| Multiple dates starting Nov 21, 2025 | Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink - Bellevue Downtown Park |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 21, 2025 | Oly on Ice - Isthmus Park |
Hanukkah
| Multiple dates starting Nov 10, 2025 | Menorah Making Contest - Stroum JCC |
| Nov 23, 2025 | Hands on Hanukkah - Mercer Island Harvest Market |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Hands on Hanukkah - Redmond Lights |
| Dec 7, 2025 | Festival of (Laser) Lights: Family Hanukkah Show |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 7, 2025 | Hanukkah Light Lab |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Hanukkah Tot Shabbat - Dreidels |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Hanukkah Cookie + Dreidel Decorating - Stroum JCC |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Hanukkah Tot Shabbat - Menorahs |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Family Hanukkah Celebration - Stroum JCC |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2025 | New Year's Eve Countdown - KidsQuest Children's Museum |
| Dec 31, 2025 | New Year's Celebration - My Gym Kent |
Holiday Fun Runs
| Nov 27, 2025 | Turkey Trot - Magnuson Series |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Christmas Rush Fun Run and Walk - Kent Parks |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Holiday Fun Run - Magnuson Park |
| Dec 24, 2025 | 2025 Jingle Bell Run - Arthritis Foundation |
Miscellaneous
| Nov 22, 2025 | Nutcracker Ballet & Story Time - My Gym Kent |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Classic Gingerbread Workshops - KidsQuest Children's Museum |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Holiday in Volunteer Park! |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Holiday Workshops during Redmond Lights! - VALA Eastside |
| Dec 7, 2025 | Children's Winter Craft Workshop - Bellevue Botanical Garden |
| Dec 7, 2025 | Community Holiday Drive-Through |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 22, 2025 | Winter Camps 2025 - My Gym Bellevue |
| Dec 26-28, 2025 | Winter Wildland - Northwest Trek Wildlife |
Below are even more upcoming holiday events that have been posted to our calendar by local organizations. If you are affiliated with a business hosting a holiday event that should be on our calendar, we'd love to see it there... it's free to post! Click here for instructions about how to add your organization to our list and easily post your events to our calendar!
Christmas Tree Farms
Do you cut your own Christmas tree? Here's our big list of farms where you can cut your own Christmas tree in the Seattle area.
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