Upcoming Events near Seattle, WA
Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky’s cherished score played live by the PNB Orchestra, with gorgeous new scenery and costumes by celebrated author and illustrator Ian Falconer (Olivia the Pig).
$26-$170
UPS Wind Ensemble & Concert Band
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
A performance by the UPS Concert Band and Wind Ensemble.
Free
First Friday Salons: Traditional & contemporary Scottish fiddle with Brandon Vance
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
New music created in a traditional style while honoring the classics of the Scottish fiddling tradition.
$20
UW Percussion Ensemble: John Cage – 'The City Wears a Slouch Hat'
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A theatrical version of Cage's recently-discovered radio play The City Wears a Slouch Hat, pairing his vintage music with new music by UW composition students.
$10
Karin Stevens Dance & the ULP: 'Saci – A Brazilian Folktale' & 'The Greater Trumps'
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jovino Santos-Neto – Saci – A Brazilian Folktale
Stravinsky/Thorpe – The Greater Trumps
Stravinsky/Thorpe – The Greater Trumps
$50 / $35 / $25 / $20 / $15 / $5
Wayward Music Series: Gregg Skloff, Cyclopsycho, & Raica
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Contrabass that evokes swirling storms and sweeping vistas; voice technique, words, syllables and electronic medium that combine to manifest adventures into the wild; and analog and digital that meet to marry a wall of sporadic and intermixed sounds.
$5-$15 donation
The Esoterics present Excelsis: Contemplating extremity
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Kevin Puts – To touch the sky
Kevin Puts – If I were a swan
Paul John Rudoi – Spheres of Influence
Kala Pierson - Flung open (world premiere commission)
Andrea Clearfield - Khandroma (world premiere commission)
Kevin Puts – If I were a swan
Paul John Rudoi – Spheres of Influence
Kala Pierson - Flung open (world premiere commission)
Andrea Clearfield - Khandroma (world premiere commission)
$22 in advance ($15 students/seniors)
PLU University Singers and Men's Chorus Present Sounds of Christmas
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Sounds of Christmas, featuring the University Singers and Men's Chorus, directed by Dr. Brian Galante and Barry Johnson.
$5-$10
Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
A performance by the Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Guitar recital & Ravel’s Histoires Naturelles
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Hilary Field – Cantilena
Hilary Field – Suite Sephardi
Hilary Field – Ode to Hope
Ravel – Histoires Naturelles (Natural History)
William Bolcom – Cabaret Songs (Selections: Amor, George)
Hilary Field – Suite Sephardi
Hilary Field – Ode to Hope
Ravel – Histoires Naturelles (Natural History)
William Bolcom – Cabaret Songs (Selections: Amor, George)
Free (Free)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky’s cherished score played live by the PNB Orchestra, with gorgeous new scenery and costumes by celebrated author and illustrator Ian Falconer (Olivia the Pig).
$58-$230
UW Campus Philharmonia
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A concert from the UW Philharmonia, which is led/conducted entirely by UW conducting students.
Free
A Mill Creek Chorale Christmas
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Lynnwood High School, Bothell, WA, United States
An 85-member adult community choir presents sacred and secular choral music for the holiday season.
$12 (senior/student $8, age 10 & under free)
John Rutter's 'Gloria'
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
University Presbyterian Church's Cathedral Choir performs John Rutter's Gloria and works by Kim Andre Arnesen, Dan Forrest, and others.
Free (Free)
Music Center of the Northwest Student Recital
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Come join us as students from Music Center put on their Winter Recital!
Free (Free)
On the Boards: Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Gather in the lobby of On the Boards, simultaneously press “play,” and hit the streets in a wash of shimmering electronica.
Free (Free)
Northwest Chorale: Handel's Messiah
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 6:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A full performance of the entire work will feature guest soloists and orchestra.
Free
Seattle Festival Orchestra Christmas Concert
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Greenlake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Humperdinck's Prelude to Hansel and Gretel, Anderson's A Christmas Festival, and more, plus sing along to your favorite carols and take your photo with Santa!
$18 / $14 / $10
Breath of Aire: Central Lutheran Church Concert
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Central Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
A holiday benefit concert from Breath of Aire.
$10 - $15
A Mill Creek Chorale Christmas
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Lynnwood High School, Bothell, WA, United States
An 85-member adult community choir presents sacred and secular choral music for the holiday season.
$12 (senior/student $8, age 10 & under free)