Upcoming Events
Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
An all-new Holiday Pops program featuring Broadway star Capathia Jenkins and the renowned Tony DeSare.
$35-$95
Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.
$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)
Bellevue School of Music Student Recital
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 1:30pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Students age 5 through adult perform beginning to advanced piano, violin, voice and guitar.
$8.50
Lyric Opera Northwest presents: Rigoletto
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Fully staged opera with local singers and guest artists from China. Full orchestra includes players from Federal Way Symphony and Seattle Opera.
$32.50
Maximilian Dimoff Bass Recital
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Principal bassist of the Cleveland Orchestra Maximilian Dimoff performs a free bass recital.
Free (Free)
Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.
$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)
Bremerton Symphony Orchestra: The Magnificat & Tchaikovsky
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
J.S. Bach & C.P.E Bach – Magnificat
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4, Finale
Vaughan Williams – Benedicite
Knauer – New Work TBA
Anderson – Christmas Festival
Holiday favorites
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4, Finale
Vaughan Williams – Benedicite
Knauer – New Work TBA
Anderson – Christmas Festival
Holiday favorites
$8-$26
Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
An all-new Holiday Pops program featuring Broadway star Capathia Jenkins and the renowned Tony DeSare.
$35-$95
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Cambini, Vaughan Williams, Fine, Mendelssohn
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Cambini – Wind Quintet No. 1 in B-flat major
Vaughan Williams – Charterhouse Suite for Strings
Fine – Partita for Wind Quintet
Mendelssohn – String Symphony No. 6
Vaughan Williams – Charterhouse Suite for Strings
Fine – Partita for Wind Quintet
Mendelssohn – String Symphony No. 6
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
A “can’t-miss” celebration that will warm your heart with traditional and contemporary holiday favorites.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
South Sound Classical Choir
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Matthew Episcopal Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Program will include works from Handel, Mozart, Lauridsen, Rutter, Biebl, and others.
Free
Northwest Girlchoir: Somewhere in My Memory
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring the entire 250 voices of Northwest Girlchoir, ages 6-18. Repertoire will include charming carol settings, lively sing-along songs, and finely-crafted original compositions.
$18 ($8 youth/senior)
Der Freischütz (select scenes) by Carl Maria von Weber
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Carl Maria von Weber – Der Freischütz (select scenes)
Free
Cascadian Chorale: Magnificat
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
Four different approaches to the Magnificat, compelling and diverse settings of Ave Maria, and works by three Northwest composers.
$12-$20 (under 18 free)
Bellevue School of Music Student Recital
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 3:30pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Students age 5 through adult perform beginning to advanced piano, saxophone, flute and clarinet.
$8.50
Ancora presents: Voices in the Snow
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring the American premiere of Voices in the Snow by Flemish composer Rudi Tas, as well as works by Elgar, Whitacre, Wessman and Schafer, and seasonal songs in Swedish, Finnish and Latvian.
$11-$16
Candlelight Concerts presents: Festive Baroque
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
C.P.E. Bach – Flute Concerto in B-flat major
Mozart – Quartet for flute and strings
Fiorillo – Trio Concertante for violin, flute and viola
J.S. Bach – Sonata for Solo Violin
C.P.E. Bach – Flute Concerto in B-flat major
Mozart – Quartet for flute and strings
Fiorillo – Trio Concertante for violin, flute and viola
J.S. Bach – Sonata for Solo Violin
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Patterned after the Christmas Eve observance at King’s College in Cambridge, England, this classical performance consists of nine holiday readings, each followed by a traditional carol performed by the choir, and another carol sung by the choir and audience.
$16-$28
Lyric Opera Northwest presents: Rigoletto
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Fully staged opera with local singers and guest artists from China. Full orchestra includes players from Federal Way Symphony and Seattle Opera.
$32.50
Cascade Symphony Orchestra performs Holiday Pops
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Herbert – March from Babes in Toyland
Anderson – Christmas Festival
Anderson – Jazz Legato
Marcus and R. Seletsky (arr.) – Chanukah Medley
Anderson – Bugler’s Holiday
Handel – Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Anderson – Christmas Festival
Anderson – Jazz Legato
Marcus and R. Seletsky (arr.) – Chanukah Medley
Anderson – Bugler’s Holiday
Handel – Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
$10-$27