Upcoming Events near Seattle, WA
Seattle Opera: The Pearl Fishers
Friday, October 30, 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
Mallethead Series: Collier, Clement, Dean & Korn
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of original tunes and more in the fall quarter installment of this popular percussion series.
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra: Glazunov, Finzi & Telemann
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Vashon United Methodist Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Glazunov – Themes and Variations
Finzi – Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Strings
Glazunov – Reverie Orientale
Telemann – Les Nations
Finzi – Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Strings
Glazunov – Reverie Orientale
Telemann – Les Nations
$12-$16
NWSO: Doolittle, Van Kirk, Boshnack & more
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Emily Doolittle – Two Jigs and Some Fireworks
Keith Van Kirk – Heroic Overture
Modest Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Samantha Boshnack – TBA (world premiere)
Jorge Mejia – Danza, Magia y Ritual (Dance, Magic and Ritual)
Antonin Dvořák – Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 1
Keith Van Kirk – Heroic Overture
Modest Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain
Samantha Boshnack – TBA (world premiere)
Jorge Mejia – Danza, Magia y Ritual (Dance, Magic and Ritual)
Antonin Dvořák – Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 1
$15 ($12 student/senior)
Music of Today: Ensemble Dal Niente (Chicago)
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
This Chicago-based contemporary music collective presents new music in ways that redefine the listening experience. Program includes interpretations of works by UW faculty composers Huck Hodge and Joël-François Durand, UW doctoral student Marcin Pączkowski, and others.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Hitchcock's 'Psycho' with the Seattle Symphony
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:15pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernard Herrmann’s unforgettable score is performed by the Symphony while the film is shown on the big screen at Benaroya Hall.
$31-$112
Phantoms of the Orchestra: Family Costume Concert
Saturday, October 31, 2026 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The Maestro and his frightened assistant must use the power of a silver baton to control this ghoulish orchestra. Inspired by The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
$15-$20
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Brahms & Shostakovich
Saturday, October 31, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
$15 ($10 student/senior)
NOCCO: Virtuosity
Saturday, October 31, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Ibert – Trois Pièces brèves for wind quintet
Dorothy Chang – Virtuosities
Schnittke – Concerto for Piano and Strings
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Dorothy Chang – Virtuosities
Schnittke – Concerto for Piano and Strings
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Seattle Opera: The Pearl Fishers
Saturday, October 31, 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
Hitchcock's 'Psycho' with the Seattle Symphony
Saturday, October 31, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:15pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernard Herrmann’s unforgettable score is performed by the Symphony while the film is shown on the big screen at Benaroya Hall.
$31-$112
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Brahms & Shostakovich
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
$20 ($10 student/senior)
St. Mark’s Organ Plus Concert
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Blessed by the acoustical resonance of the Nave, the intimate clarity of Thomsen Chapel, and the incomparable Flentrop and Fritts organs, Saint Mark’s offers unparalleled musical performances in unusually enchanting spaces.
$10-$15 suggested donation
Brass Band Northwest: Harlequin
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 4:15pm (PST)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Edward Gregson – Prelude for an Occasion
James Curnow – Canticles
Philip Sparke – Harlequin
James Curnow – Sinfonietta for Brass Band
Philip Sparke – Rhythm and Blues
James Curnow – Canticles
Philip Sparke – Harlequin
James Curnow – Sinfonietta for Brass Band
Philip Sparke – Rhythm and Blues
$15 ($10 youth/senior)
Lewis Thompson (piano), Eric Jeffords (tenor) & Ryan Tilley (clarinet)
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, WTC Book II BWV 883
Schubert – Sonata in F minor D. 625
Louis Spohr – Six German Songs, Op. 103
Schubert – Selections from Die Schöne Müllerin
Chopin – Ballade No. 2 in F major
Ginastera – Danzas Argentinas
Schubert – Sonata in F minor D. 625
Louis Spohr – Six German Songs, Op. 103
Schubert – Selections from Die Schöne Müllerin
Chopin – Ballade No. 2 in F major
Ginastera – Danzas Argentinas
Free
Novus Project: Celebrating Nielsen
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Nordic Heritage Museum (venue closed), Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Danish composer Carl Nielsen, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of his birth.
$15-$20
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Telemann Paris Quartets
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Telemann – Paris Quartets in E minor and D major
Michel Blavet – Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 2, No. 1
Jean-Pierre Guignon – Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 12
Antoine & Jean-Baptiste Forqueray – Chaconne "La Buisson"
Michel Blavet – Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 2, No. 1
Jean-Pierre Guignon – Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 12
Antoine & Jean-Baptiste Forqueray – Chaconne "La Buisson"
$10-$42
Seattle Rock Orchestra Social Club: The Beatles, Bowie & more
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
SRO's volunteer community orchestra performs a smorgasbord of pop and rock hits by The Beatles, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Beck, Heart and many more.
$12-$20
Cornish Presents Gamelan Pacifica: Music for Gamelan and String Quartet
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An unusual chamber music concert featuring premieres of several new works by Seattle composers Marguerite Brown, Stephen Fandrich, Jessika Kenney and Eyvind Kang.
$5-$20
NOCCO: Virtuosity
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Ibert – Trois Pièces brèves for wind quintet
Dorothy Chang – Virtuosities
Schnittke – Concerto for Piano and Strings
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Dorothy Chang – Virtuosities
Schnittke – Concerto for Piano and Strings
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
$15-$25 (under 18 free)