101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Seattle - 2024
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Santa Sightings
| Multiple dates starting Nov 7, 2024 | Santa's in Town! - Alderwood |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 11, 2024 | Pet Nights with Santa - Alderwood |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2024 | Santa Photos - Skagit Acres |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Santa Photos - Town Center at Lake Forest Park |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Santa Photos - Issaquah Commons |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Photos with Santa - The Village at Totem Lake |
| Nov 29 - Dec 30 except Christmas Eve and Christmas | Kringle's Filling Station - 8211 Aurora Avenue North, Seattle |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Pike Place Market Holiday Lighting Ceremony |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 29th Annual Magic in the Market - Pike Place Market |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Santa Visits the Conservatory - W.W. Seymour Conservatory |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Ballard HolidayFest 2024 |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Winterfest Tree Lighting Festival - Kent Town Square Park |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 7, 2024 | Renton Downtown Santa House |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Holiday Barn Lighting - Kelsey Creek Farm |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Hometown Holidays: GLOWS Festival - West Seattle Junction |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Holiday Blast with Santa - The Center at Norpoint |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Hometown Holidays: Art Walk - West Seattle Junction |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Santa Visits - Wing Luke Museum |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Free Santa Photos + Shopping Offer - Pike Place Market |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Holiday Blast with Santa - Eastside Community Center |
Old-Time Christmas
| Nov 22 - 24, 2024 | Julefest: A Nordic Holiday Celebration - National Nordic Museum |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Winter Train & Village - Seattle Center |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Christmas Regale - Fort Nisqually |
Light Displays
| Multiple dates starting Nov 15, 2024 | WildLanterns 2024 - Woodland Park Zoo |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 20, 2024 | Sensory Friendly Nights at WildLanterns - Woodland Park Zoo |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 | Christmas Ship™ Festival - Argosy Cruises |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | Zoolights 2024 - Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2024 | The Lights of Christmas 2024 - Warm Beach Camp and Conference Center |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2024 | Festival of Trees - City of Mill Creek |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2024 | Winter Porch Light Parade 2024 - City of Shoreline Parks & Rec |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2024 | Evergreen Christmas Lights - Evergreen Church |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 6, 2024 | Renton Holiday Lights - Gene Coulon Park |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Winterfest Tree Lighting - Kirkland Downtown Association |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony - City of Mill Creek |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Holiday Barn Lighting - Kelsey Creek Farm |
| Dec 7, 2024 | GLOWS: Glorious Lights of West Seattle - West Seattle Junction |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Christmas Ship™ Parade of Boats - Lake Union Park |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Battle of the Badges: Holiday Lights! - Renton Technical College |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Winter Bonsai Solstice - Pacific Bonsai Museum |
Holiday Theatre
| Multiple dates starting Nov 17, 2024 | Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet - Seattle Theatre Group |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 29, 2024 | A Christmas Carol 2024 - ACT Theatre |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 4, 2024 | Intiman Theatre presents Black Nativity - Broadway Performance Hall |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 5, 2024 | A Charlie Brown Christmas - Taproot Theatre Company |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 14, 2024 | Tacoma City Ballet's The Nutcracker |
| Dec 13-15, 2024 | Jingle All The Gay - Seattle Theatre Group |
Holiday Concerts
| Nov 23, 2024 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Lost Christmas Eve - Climate Pledge Arena |
| Dec 5, 2024 | A Celtic Christmas with the Gothard Sisters |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Kalani Pe'a's Hawaiian Christmas |
| Dec 15 & 16, 2024 | Happy Holidays - Cascade Symphony Orchestra |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Multiple dates starting Nov 21, 2024 | Craven Farm Christmas |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 | 2024 Christmas Trees - Stocker Farms |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 | Christmas Tree Season 2024 - Trinity Tree Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 30, 2024 | Fresh Christmas Trees & Wreaths - Pike Place |
| Dec 2, 2024 | 2024 Family Preview - The Westin Seattle |
| Dec 2-4, 2024 | Providence O'Christmas Trees 2024 |
Ice Skating
| Multiple dates starting Nov 15, 2024 | Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink - Bellevue Downtown Park |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2024 | Oly on Ice - Isthmus Park |
Hanukkah
| Multiple dates starting Nov 21, 2024 | Helping Hands Hanukkah Drive - Stroum JCC |
| Nov 24, 2024 | Hands on Hanukkah - Mercer Island Harvest Market |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Hands on Hanukkah - Redmond Lights |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Hanukkah Cookie Decorating at the J |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Hands on Hanukkah - Bellevue Botanical Garden |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Hanukkah Concert + Celebration: Dan Nichols & Eighteen |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Menorah Workshop - West Seattle Torah Learning Center |
| Jan 1, 2025 | Chanukah Celebration - West Seattle Torah Learning Center |
Kwanzaa
| Nov 9, 2024 | A Royal Reminder of the 7 Principles of Kwanzaa - Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute |
Diwali
| Nov 2, 2024 | Diwali: Lights of India - Seattle Center |
| Nov 3, 2024 | Celebrate Diwali with Ananda |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 1 & 2, 2024 | Fruitful Hill Artisans Handcrafted Market - Calvary Chapel Eastside |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Northwest Handmade Market - Edmonds Masonic Center |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 2, 2024 | The Swedish Club Bazaar |
| Nov 9, 2024 | 2024 Finnish Holiday Market - Leif Erikson Hall |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Saint Brendan Holiday Craft Fair 2024 - St. Brendan Parish School |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Greater Seattle Toy Show |
| Nov 23, 2024 | UnderGround Holiday Market 2024 |
| Nov 22 & 23, 2024 | Holiday Bazaar - Renton Community Center |
| Nov 23 & 24, 2024 | PNW Holiday Market - Kiana Lodge |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 23, 2024 | United Indians Native Art Markets - Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center |
| Nov 24, 2024 | November Holiday Farmers Market & Craft Fair - Town Center at Lake Forest Park |
| Nov 29 & 30, 2024 | Candy Cane Wonderland Vendor Event - Everett Mall |
| Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2024 | November Native Art Market and Gift Fair - Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center |
| Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2024 | GeekCraft Expo SEATTLE 2024 Holiday Market - Magnuson Park Hangar 30 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Small Business Saturday - Renton |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Bizarre Bazaar Holiday Market - Georgetown Trailer Park Mall |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Hometown Holidays: Shop Small Saturday - West Seattle Junction |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Bizarre Bazaar Holiday Market - Georgetown Trailer Park Mall |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Rainier Beach Arts & Crafts Market - Rainier Beach Community Club |
| Dec 7 & 8, 2024 | Winter Festival & Crafts Fair - Phinney Neighborhood Association |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Merry Market - Weatherly Inn Renton |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Holiday Makers Market - Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Christmas Outdoor Market - Pop Shops on Main |
| Dec 7 & 8, 2024 | 20th Anniversary Winter Show - Urban Craft Uprising |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Holiday Market - Carnation Farms |
| Dec 14, 2024 | European Holiday Market 2024 - Alliance Française de Seattle |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Jingle Bell Breakfast & Craft Fair - Lynnwood Event Center |
| Dec 15, 2024 | December Holiday Farmers Market & Craft Fair - Town Center at Lake Forest Park |
| Dec 16-20, 2024 | Crafty's Handmade HoliDAYS - Pike Place Market |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2024 | New Year's Eve Countdown - KidsQuest Children's Museum |
| Dec 31, 2024 | New Year's Celebration - My Gym Kent |
Miscellaneous
| Multiple dates starting Nov 4, 2024 | Candy Connections - KidsQuest Children's Museum |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Nutcracker Ballet & Story Time - My Gym Kent |
| Nov 28, 2024 | Turkey Trot - Magnuson Series |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Ballerina Gingerbread Workshops - KidsQuest Children's Museum |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Classic Gingerbread Workshops - KidsQuest Children's Museum |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Holiday in Volunteer Park! |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Cocoa and Carols - W.W. Seymour Conservatory |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 7, 2024 | Brilliance: Winter Flower Show - W.W. Seymour Conservatory |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Children's Winter Craft Workshop - Bellevue Botanical Garden |
| Dec 8, 2024 | 2024 Jingle Bell Run - Arthritis Foundation |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 8, 2024 | Seymour Holiday Workshops - W.W. Seymour Conservatory |
| Dec 13 & 15, 2024 | Candy Science Workshop - KidsQuest Children's Museum |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Christmas Rush Fun Run and Walk - Kent Parks |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Rainier Reindeer Farm Visits the Conservatory - W.W. Seymour Conservatory |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Jingle Bell Run - Wright Park |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Hometown Holidays: Cocoa and Coat Drive with the Kiwanis - West Seattle Junction |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Holiday Fun Run - Magnuson Park |
| Dec 26-29, 2024 | Winter Wildland - Northwest Trek Wildlife |
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