Upcoming Events near Seattle, WA
2015 Seattle Int’l Piano Festival & Competition: Finals for Youth Participants Age 10-13 & 14-18
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 4:45pm – 7:45pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Join us as brilliant young performers from throughout the United States, Canada, and India, as they compete for the gold medal, cash prizes, and more.
$35
Dr. Gary Bonner Choral Workshop Concert
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Aurora Nazarene Church, Shoreline, WA, United States
Dr. Gary Bonner's choral workshop concludes with this free evening concert.
Free (Free)
Groupmuse House Concert: Haeyoon Shin
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Cellist Haeyoon Shin performs a low-key house concert at a private home in Phinney Ridge. RSVP for location.
$10 (suggested donation)
Northwest Sinfonietta: Mozart & Beethoven
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Copland – Music for Theater
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
$20-$60
St. Olaf Orchestra
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
St. Olaf Orchestra, "one of the best college orchestras in the nation" according to Time, visits Tacoma.
$20
Gallery Concerts: A Musical Offering of J.S. Bach
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Selections from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Bach – Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1038
Bach – Sonata in e for Flute and Continuo, BWV 1034
Bach – Sonata in E for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016
Bach – Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1038
Bach – Sonata in e for Flute and Continuo, BWV 1034
Bach – Sonata in E for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016
$15-$30
Seattle Opera: The Pearl Fishers
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An alluring priestess with a mysterious past is pursued by a pair of fishermen who share a brotherly bond. Honor, jealousy, and communal duty complicate the love triangle; but a long-buried secret saves the day. Sail away to an island paradise for a hypnotic romance from the great Georges Bizet.
$25 & up
From Darkness to Luminosity
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Edgard Varèse – Octandre (1923)
Julia Wolfe – Singing in the dead of night (2008)
Morton Feldman – The Viola in My Life I (1970)
Orlando Jacinto Garcia – From Darkness to Luminosity (2015) – World premiere
Julia Wolfe – Singing in the dead of night (2008)
Morton Feldman – The Viola in My Life I (1970)
Orlando Jacinto Garcia – From Darkness to Luminosity (2015) – World premiere
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:40pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Award-winning pianist Jon Nakamatsu takes on this iconic “jazz concerto.” Broadway singer Doug LaBrecque delivers more familiar Gershwin favorites to round out the program.
$30-$95
Rainbow City Band: Spooktacular!
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Classical pieces such as Danse Macabre, familiar melodies from popular movies in Music for a Darkened Theatre, and other music sure to tingle your spine including Nevermore and Chillers & Thrillers.
$12-$15
Northwest Sinfonietta: Mozart & Beethoven
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Copland – Music for Theater
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 20
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8
$40
Allied Arts of Renton presents The Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Eugene Onegin: Waltz
Tchaikovsky – Pique Dame: Overture
Tchaikovsky – Sérénade mélancolique
Tchaikovsky – Marche Slave
Tchaikovsky – The Snow Maiden: Suite
Tchaikovsky – Andante cantabile
Tchaikovsky – Francesca da Rimini
Tchaikovsky – Pique Dame: Overture
Tchaikovsky – Sérénade mélancolique
Tchaikovsky – Marche Slave
Tchaikovsky – The Snow Maiden: Suite
Tchaikovsky – Andante cantabile
Tchaikovsky – Francesca da Rimini
$3-$8
Seattle Opera: The Pearl Fishers
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An alluring priestess with a mysterious past is pursued by a pair of fishermen who share a brotherly bond. Honor, jealousy, and communal duty complicate the love triangle; but a long-buried secret saves the day. Sail away to an island paradise for a hypnotic romance from the great Georges Bizet.
$25 & up
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:40pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Award-winning pianist Jon Nakamatsu takes on this iconic “jazz concerto.” Broadway singer Doug LaBrecque delivers more familiar Gershwin favorites to round out the program.
$30-$98
LMC: Così fan tutte
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti
Free
Gallery Concerts: A Musical Offering of J.S. Bach
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Selections from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Bach – Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1038
Bach – Sonata in e for Flute and Continuo, BWV 1034
Bach – Sonata in E for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016
Bach – Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1038
Bach – Sonata in e for Flute and Continuo, BWV 1034
Bach – Sonata in E for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016
$15-$30
2015 Seattle Int’l Piano Festival & Competition: Finals for Collegiate & Professional Participants
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Join us during the 6th Seattle International Piano Competition, as the SIPF presents collegiate and professional artists from China, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the United States.
$35
Northwest Girlchoir: Welcome Concert
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring a traditional round of Jubilate Deo and a sneak peak of the season’s repertoire.
Free
Quinton Morris plays Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Blue Heron Art Center, Vashon, WA, United States
Quinton Morris launches his world tour on Vashon, playing the sonatas of Chevalier de Saint-Georges – eighteenth-century violinist, conductor, and first classical composer of African origin.
$5-$24
Racer Sessions
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free