Upcoming Events
TUBACHRISTMAS in North Seattle
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 5:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
All tuba and euphonium players are invited to join in for an evening play-along conducted by Michael Alstad.
Free
Sam Rotman at Stage 7 Pianos
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
A performance by concert pianist Sam Rotman.
Free (Free)
NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music spanning a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works by Rautavaara, Mäntyjärvi, Kreek and Tormis, and a piece by Ešenvalds that recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound using voices, chimes and tuned water goblets.
SOLD OUT
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, 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.
$11-$28
OSSCS: Messiah
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
$10-$25, youth free
Haller Lake Music Series: J.S. Bach’s Complete Viola da Gamba Sonatas
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:10pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Cellist Dale Henderson (founder of Bach in the Subways Day) and pianist William Chapman Nyaho perform:
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029
$20 suggested donation ($5 under age 15 )
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: Season of Wonder
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Brighten your seasonal celebrations with wondrous sacred and secular music for winter and the holidays.
$5-$20
Natus Est Rex!
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:15pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate the holiday season with solemn hymns, irresistible dances, luscious motets, and songs of praise for St. Nicholas, the Virgin Mary, the New Year, and Christmas.
$25-$30
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: Handel Messiah
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition.
$25-$88
A Gathering: A box of sound, art & words
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
What will become of these 56 boxes of visual art, text, and music?
$5-$15
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: Handel Messiah
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition.
$25-$88
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: Season of Wonder
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Prospect Congregational UCC, Seattle, WA, United States
Brighten your seasonal celebrations with wondrous sacred and secular music for winter and the holidays.
$5-$20
Ladies Musical Club Salutes Emily Dickinson
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
In celebration of the 185th anniversary of Emily Dickinson's birth, a recital of songs setting Dickinson's poetry to music, as well as solo piano compositions by her contemporaries.
Free
OSSCS: Messiah
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
$10-$25, youth free
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
St. Alphonsus Church (Ballard), 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
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Trio Pardalote & Friends
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Kenyon Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Hans Krása – Passacaglia and Fugue
Jean Cras – String Trio
Mozart – Quartet in F major for oboe and strings, K. 370
Jean Cras – String Trio
Mozart – Quartet in F major for oboe and strings, K. 370
$5-$14
Racer Sessions: TBA
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Monday, December 21, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, Stanwood, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Monday, December 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, 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.
$11-$28