Orchestral – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra: Christmas in Sammamish
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish, WA, United States
A blend of light classics, seasonal favorites, audience participation and a surprise or two.
$10-$20
SYSO Three Orchestras Concert
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite
J.S. Bach – Fantasy on Sleeper Wake
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite
J.S. Bach – Fantasy on Sleeper Wake
$15-$23
Eastside Symphony Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Our traditional holiday concert, with a mix of classical and Christmas music.
$12 ($9 student/senior; 12 & under free)
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Snowflake Season
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Bellevue High School Performing Arts Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
A performance by the BYSO Sinfonia, Premiere, and Percussion Ensemble.
$12-$15
Music for the Feast of St. Nicholas
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas with Benjamin Britten’s brilliantly entertaining and moving cantata, Saint Nicolas.
$25-$30
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Magic of Mistletoe
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bellevue High School Performing Arts Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
A performance by the BYSO Youth, Philharmonia, Flute Orchestra, and Flute Choir.
$12-$15
Pacific Lutheran University presents A Christmas Invitation
Pacific Lutheran University Chorale,
Choir of the West, and
Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra
Monday, December 7, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The world premiere of JAC Redford's A Christmas Invitation, plus traditional Christmas favorites and a carol sing-along.
$17-$32
WSCO: A Winter Celebration of Music!
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Chief Sealth High School, Seattle, WA, United States
Bizet – Aragonaise from Carmen
Isaac – Mexican Overture
Waldteufel – España
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7, 2nd Mvmt.
Christmas Classics
Isaac – Mexican Overture
Waldteufel – España
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7, 2nd Mvmt.
Christmas Classics
Donations welcome
ASO: Home for the Holidays – Nutcracker, Messiah & More
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Prokofiev – Troika
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Anderson – Christmas Festival
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker
Handel – Messiah
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Anderson – Christmas Festival
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker
Handel – Messiah
$10-$35
Northwest University presents Christmas Traditions
Kirkland Civic Orchestra,
Coro Amici,
Northwest University Concert Choir, and
Northwest University Chamber Choir
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the traditions of Christmas, featuring new carol arrangements and traditional selections by Anton Bruckner, Jan Sweelinck, Dan Forrest, John Rutter, Craig Courtney and more, including a few traditional sing-a-longs.
$14-$26
Ravenna String Orchestras: Haydn, Brahms, Buxtehude & more
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Cello Concerto in D major (first mvt.)
Brahms – String Sextet No. 1 (first mvt.) arr. for string orchestra
Reinecke – March from Serenade for Strings
Bob Matthews – Celebration
Buxtehude – Chaconne in E minor
Haydn – Presto from Symphony No. 4, arr. McCashin
Brahms – String Sextet No. 1 (first mvt.) arr. for string orchestra
Reinecke – March from Serenade for Strings
Bob Matthews – Celebration
Buxtehude – Chaconne in E minor
Haydn – Presto from Symphony No. 4, arr. McCashin
Free
UW Wind Ensemble, Symphonic & Campus Bands: Luminaries
Thursday, December 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Highlights include the Northwest premiere of Joseph Schwantner’s Luminosity: Concerto for Wind Orchestra.
$10
Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah
Thursday, December 10, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Edmonds United Methodist Church, Edmonds, WA, United States
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.
$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)
UW Symphony with Cyndia Sieden: Schumann, Sibelius, Strauss
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Schumann – Symphony in D minor (original 1841 version of Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120)
Sibelius – Luonnotar, Op. 70
R. Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
Sibelius – Luonnotar, Op. 70
R. Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
$10-$15
WSCO: Wind Symphony Concert
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Providence Mt. St. Vincent Chapel, Seattle, WA, United States
Jacob – Earle of Oxford's Marche
Holst – Second Suite in F, 4 movements
Anderson – A Christmas Festival
Selected works for French horn quartet
Holst – Second Suite in F, 4 movements
Anderson – A Christmas Festival
Selected works for French horn quartet
Donations welcome
Rainier Symphony Holiday Favorites
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PST)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Holiday favorites for the whole family.
$12-$17 (age 12 & under free)
Handel's 'Messiah': A sing-along evening with the Garfield Orchestra
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Operatic divas, in-the-shower singers, and listeners are invited to join the Garfield Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Georg Handel’s beloved Messiah.
$10-$15
Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops
Friday, December 11, 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
Seattle Choral Company presents Cathedral Christmas: Peace On Earth
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Experience the realm of inner peace with choir, string orchestra and organ.
$5-$25 (age 9 & under free)
Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops
Saturday, December 12, 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