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

$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

Monday, December 7, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
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

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

$10-$35

Northwest University presents Christmas Traditions

Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
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

Free

UW Wind Ensemble, Symphonic & Campus Bands: Luminaries

Thursday, December 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
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)
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

$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

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)
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)
An all-new Holiday Pops program featuring Broadway star Capathia Jenkins and the renowned Tony DeSare.

$35-$95