Symphony Tacoma: Messiah

Thursday, December 14, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, Gig Harbor, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah (unabridged)

$30-$48

Whidbey Island Community Orchestra Holiday Concert

Friday, December 15, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Holiday favorites and a special choral performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Christmas Carols.

Free

Music Center of the Northwest: Vocal Jazz, Music Center Chorale, & Swing Machine

Friday, December 15, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of the Vocal Jazz ensemble, Music Center Chorale, and Swing Machine Big Band.

Free

Music at St. James Cathedral: A Service of Readings & Carols

Friday, December 15, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten – A Ceremony of Carols (selections) Pärt – Magnificat Wachner – Niño lindo Biebl – Ave Maria Congregational carols with brass

Free

Symphony Tacoma: Messiah

Friday, December 15, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah (unabridged)

$30-$48

Tacoma City Ballet: The Nutcracker & the Tale of the Hard Nut

Friday, December 15, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
A glorious production filled with dancing, music, grand scenery, and lavish costumes.

$17-$103

Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker

Friday, December 15, 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).

$33-$180

Seattle Symphony: Handel Messiah

Friday, December 15, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition.

$24-$89

Cappella Romana: A Byzantine Christmas: The Sun of Justice

Friday, December 15, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Exhilarating Byzantine chants for Christmastide in Greek, Arabic, and English.

$24-$49

Wayward Music Series: David Haney + FHTAGN: String Fury

Friday, December 15, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A reckless carnage of harmonic versus melodic instrumentation.

$10 donation

Seattle Symphony: Handel Messiah

Saturday, December 16, 2028 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition.

$24-$89

Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker

Saturday, December 16, 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).

$41-$190

NOCCO: Mystics, Servants, & Devils

Saturday, December 16, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Magnolia United Church of Christ, Seattle , WA, United States
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Pärt – Fratres
Jim Knapp – Newly Commissioned Work
Stravinsky – L'Histoire du Soldat

$25 / $15 / under 18 free

Seattle Pro Musica Presents: Winter Rose

Saturday, December 16, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Celebrating the light and hope symbolized by the winter rose with such favorites as Lo, how a rose e’er blooming by Praetorius and A spotless rose by Herbert Howells.

$12-$38

Glad Tidings We Bring!

Saturday, December 16, 2028 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Pocket Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
A joyful oasis away from the hubbub of the season.

$10

OSSCS: Handel's Messiah

Saturday, December 16, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A complete performance of Handel’s most celebrated oratorio, Messiah.

$25 / $20 / $10 (youth free)

Seattle Pro Musica Presents: Winter Rose

Saturday, December 16, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Celebrating the light and hope symbolized by the winter rose with such favorites as Lo, how a rose e’er blooming by Praetorius and A spotless rose by Herbert Howells.

$12-$38

Before Dawn: A Christmas Recital

Saturday, December 16, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A unique program of modern classical music about Christmas, based on themes of intimacy, mystery and memory.

$15

39th Annual - A Festival of Lessons and Carols Concert Series presented by Northwest Boychoir

Saturday, December 16, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A series of holiday concerts showcasing the 90-member combined chorus of the Northwest Boychoir and Vocalpoint! Seattle.

$11-$35

Bremerton Symphony Orchestra & Chorale: Handel's 'Messiah'

Saturday, December 16, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Bremerton, WA, United States
Captivating melodies, dramatic text, and impassioned vocal writing.

$24 / $15 / $10