Seattle Symphony: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PST)
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3
Franck – Symphony in D minor

$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)

Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker

Friday, December 1, 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).

$26-$170

Karin Stevens Dance & the ULP: 'Saci – A Brazilian Folktale' & 'The Greater Trumps'

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jovino Santos-Neto – Saci – A Brazilian Folktale
Stravinsky/Thorpe – The Greater Trumps

$50 / $35 / $25 / $20 / $15 / $5

Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker

Saturday, December 2, 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).

$58-$230

UW Campus Philharmonia

Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
A concert from the UW Philharmonia, which is led/conducted entirely by UW conducting students.

Free

Northwest Chorale: Handel's Messiah

Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 6:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A full performance of the entire work will feature guest soloists and orchestra.

Free

Seattle Festival Orchestra Christmas Concert

Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Greenlake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Humperdinck's Prelude to Hansel and Gretel, Anderson's A Christmas Festival, and more, plus sing along to your favorite carols and take your photo with Santa!

$18 / $14 / $10

Federal Way Symphony's Holiday Pops with the Wanz

Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
A holiday pops extravaganza with brilliant young emerging artist Young Park and a program of modern pops with Grammy® award-winning Michael “The Wanz” Wansley.

$10-$50

Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker

Saturday, December 2, 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

WinterFest: A Celebration of Winter in Music & Poetry

Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music from England, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Israel, the United States, Norway, and Spain including Renaissance, Baroque, modern, a cappella, carols, and gospel works.

$10 ($5 youth/seniors)

Port Townsend Community Orchestra: Movies, Musicals, & Strauss

Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Chimacum High School Auditorium, Chimacum, WA, United States
Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, Claude-Michel Schöenberg's Les Miserables, selections from Schindler’s List, Fiddler on the Roof, Cats, Baby Elephant Walk, Dances with Wolves, and more.

Free (Free)

Seattle Symphony: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3

Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3
Franck – Symphony in D minor

$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)

Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker

Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 12:30pm – 3:00pm (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

Federal Way Symphony’s Holiday Pops with the Wanz

Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
A holiday pops extravaganza with brilliant young emerging artist Young Park and a program of modern pops with Grammy® award-winning Michael “The Wanz” Wansley.

$10-$50

Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Presents Christmas in Sammamish

Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish, WA, United States
Holiday favorites and favorite symphonic works that just may have you rethinking your holiday playlist.

$10-$20

Seattle Festival Orchestra Christmas Concert

Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Greenlake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Humperdinck's Prelude to Hansel and Gretel, Anderson's A Christmas Festival, and more, plus sing along to your favorite carols and take your photo with Santa!

$18 / $14 / $10

Pacifica Chamber Orchestra Christmas Concert: Mendelssohn, Maslanka, Coleman, Parry

Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Mendelssohn – String Symphony No. 7
Maslanka – Quintet for Winds No. 2
Coleman – Umoja for Wind Quintet
Parry – Lady Radnor's Suite

$20 ($15 senior/student)

Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker

Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 5:30pm – 8:00pm (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).

$26-$170

Gloria! A PLU Christmas

Monday, December 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
See the musicians of Pacific Lutheran University in the most beloved holiday traditions in the Northwest as they present their annual Christmas concert.

$5-$35

West Seattle Community Orchestras: Debut Orchestra Concert

Tuesday, December 5, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Program to be announced.

Free (Free)