101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Seattle - 2024 (in progress)
The activities we've listed here are confirmed for this year, but many require reserving ahead of time, so click through to make arrangements. Enjoy the holidays!
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Santa Sightings
| Multiple dates starting Nov 13, 2023 | Pet Nights with Santa - Alderwood |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 16, 2023 | Santa's in Town! - Alderwood |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 22, 2024 | Santa Photos - Skagit Acres |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 | Visit Santa - Redmond Town Center |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 | Santa Photos - Town Center at Lake Forest Park |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 | Santa Photos - Issaquah Commons |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 | Photos with Santa - The Village at Totem Lake |
| Nov 25, 2023 | Pike Place Market Holiday Lighting Ceremony |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 29th Annual Magic in the Market - Pike Place Market |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Santa Visits the Conservatory presented by Amazon - W.W. Seymour Conservatory |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Ballard HolidayFest 2023 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Holiday Tree Lighting & Parade - Kent Town Square Park |
| Dec 2 & 3, 2023 | Santa Breakfast - Craven Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2023 | Renton Downtown Santa House |
| Dec 3, 2023 | Santa Cares Day - Alderwood |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Holiday Barn Lighting - Kelsey Creek Farm |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Selfies with Santa - W.W. Seymour Conservatory |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Hometown Holidays: GLOWS Festival - West Seattle Junction |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Santa Visits - Wing Luke Museum |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Free Santa Photos + Shopping Offer - Pike Place Market |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Holiday Blast with Santa - The Center at Norpoint |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Hometown Holidays: Art Walk - West Seattle Junction |
| Dec 16, 2023 | 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 30, 2023 | 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 24, 2023 | Zoolights 2023 - Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 | Christmas Ship™ Festival - Argosy Cruises |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 | The Lights of Christmas 2023 - Warm Beach Camp and Conference Center |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Luminary Walk - City of Kenmore |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2024 | Festival of Trees - City of Mill Creek |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2023 | Winter Porch Light Parade 2023 - City of Shoreline Parks & Rec |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2023 | Renton Holiday Lights - Gene Coulon Park |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 1, 2023 | Evergreen Christmas Lights - Evergreen Church |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 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 8, 2023 | Christmas Ship™ Parade of Boats Onshore Viewing Party - Evanston Plaza |
| Dec 9, 2023 | GLOWS: Glorious Lights of West Seattle - West Seattle Junction |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Light Up Kirkland! - Juanita Beach 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 24, 2023 | A Christmas Carol 2023 - ACT Theatre |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 30, 2023 | A Charlie Brown Christmas - Taproot Theatre Company |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 8, 2023 | Tacoma Little Theatre: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 9, 2023 | Tacoma City Ballet's The Nutcracker |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 12, 2023 | Intiman Theatre presents Black Nativity - Broadway Performance Hall |
| Dec 13-15, 2024 | Jingle All The Gay - Seattle Theatre Group |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 15, 2023 | Olympic Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker - Edmonds Center for the Arts |
Holiday Concerts
| Nov 23, 2024 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Lost Christmas Eve - Climate Pledge Arena |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 2, 2023 | Live Holiday Music - Marketplace at Factoria |
| Dec 2 & 3, 2023 | North Sound Church presents Christmas in Edmonds |
| Dec 3, 2023 | Seymour Winter Music with Tim Bertsch - W.W. Seymour Conservatory |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Mark O'Connor's An Appalachian Christmas |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Celtic Christmas in Edmonds - Edmonds Center for the Arts |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Sno-King Community Chorale presents Light Returning |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Seymour Winter Music with Ranger and the "Re-Arrangers" - W.W. Seymour Conservatory |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2023 | 2023 Christmas Trees - Stocker Farms |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 18, 2023 | Christmas Tree Season 2023 - Trinity Tree Farm |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 24, 2023 | Craven Farm Christmas |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2023 | Fresh Christmas Trees & Wreaths - Pike Place |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 2023 Family Preview - The Westin Seattle |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Providence O'Christmas Trees 2024 |
Ice Skating
| Multiple dates starting Nov 17, 2023 | Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink - Bellevue Downtown Park |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 17, 2023 | Oly on Ice - Isthmus Park |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2023 | Pacific Ice Community Ice Rink - Pacific Rim Plaza at Waterfront Place |
Hanukkah
| Dec 3, 2023 | SJCC + Seattle Hebrew Academy present: Six13 Hanukkah Concert |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Hands on Hanukkah: Klezmatics Concerts at Town Hall |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Community Hanukkah Dinner - Stroum JCC |
| Dec 10, 2023 | Chanukah Celebration - Downtown Bellevue Park |
| Dec 10, 2023 | SJCC Hanukkah Cookie Decorating |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Hanukkah Concert - The Royal Room |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Hands on Hanukkah: SJCC |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Menorah Workshop - West Seattle Torah Learning Center |
| Jan 1, 2025 | Chanukah Celebration - West Seattle Torah Learning Center |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 2, 2024 | Northwest Handmade Market - Edmonds Masonic Center |
| Nov 3 & 4, 2023 | Fruitful Hill Artisans Handcrafted Market - Calvary Chapel Eastside |
| Nov 4 & 5, 2023 | Marknad: Swedish Market - Swedish Club |
| Nov 9, 2024 | 2024 Finnish Holiday Market - Leif Erikson Hall |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Saint Brendan Holiday Craft Fair 2024 - St. Brendan Parish School |
| Nov 18, 2023 | UnderGround Holiday Market 2023 |
| Nov 18, 2023 | Greater Seattle Toy Show |
| Nov 19, 2023 | November Holiday Farmers Market & Craft Fair - Town Center at Lake Forest Park |
| Nov 22 & 23, 2024 | Holiday Bazaar - Renton Community Center |
| Nov 23 & 24, 2024 | PNW Holiday Market - Kiana Lodge |
| Nov 25, 2023 | Bizarre Bazaar Holiday Market - Georgetown Trailer Park Mall |
| Nov 25, 2023 | Small Business Saturday - Renton |
| 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 |
| Multiple dates starting Nov 25, 2023 | Winter Market - Kirkland Downtown Association |
| Nov 26, 2023 | Hometown Holidays: Shop Small Saturday - West Seattle Junction |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Bizarre Bazaar Holiday Market - Georgetown Trailer Park Mall |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Rainier Beach Arts & Crafts Market - Rainier Beach Community Club |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Redmond International Winter Festival - Redmond Downtown Park |
| Dec 2 & 3, 2023 | 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 8 & 9, 2023 | Annual Holiday Market - Occidental Mall |
| 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 15-17, 2023 | United Indians Native Art Markets - Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center |
| Dec 16-20, 2024 | Crafty's Handmade HoliDAYS - Pike Place Market |
| Dec 17, 2023 | December Holiday Farmers Market & Craft Fair - Town Center at Lake Forest Park |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2023 | New Year's Eve Countdown - KidsQuest Children's Museum |
| Jan 6, 2024 | New Year's Celebration & Balloon Drop - My Gym Kent |
Miscellaneous
| Nov 2, 2023 | Creating Candy Workshop - STAR Center |
| Nov 18, 2023 | Nutcracker Ballet & Story Time - My Gym Kent |
| Nov 23, 2023 | Turkey Trot - Magnuson Series |
| Nov 25, 2023 | Classic Gingerbread Workshops - KidsQuest Children's Museum |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Wonder: Winter Flower Show presented by Amazon |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 3, 2023 | Seymour Holiday Workshops - W.W. Seymour Conservatory |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Holiday in Volunteer Park! |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Winter Move Night: Elf - Freeway Park Association |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Candy Science Workshop - KidsQuest Children's Museum |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Children's Winter Craft Workshop - Bellevue Botanical Garden |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Christmas Rush Fun Run and Walk - Kent Parks |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Cocoa and Carols - W.W. Seymour Conservatory |
| Dec 10, 2023 | 2023 Jingle Bell Run - Arthritis Foundation |
| Dec 10, 2023 | Hometown Holidays: Cocoa and Coat Drive with the Kiwanis - West Seattle Junction |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Holiday Cocoa Party - My Gym Kent |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Festive Winter Photos - W.W. Seymour Conservatory |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Jingle Bell Run - Wright Park |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Holiday Fun Run - Magnuson Park |
| Multiple dates starting Dec 26, 2023 | Winter Wildland - Northwest Trek Wildlife |
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