Holiday – Upcoming Concerts
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
Symphony Tacoma: Sounds of the Season
Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
The whole family will enjoy this magical and hopeful musical outpouring of joy, complete with a carol sing-along and plenty of Yuletide cheer!
$19-$82
South Sound Classical Choir: Birth & Renewal
Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Marine View Presbyterian Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
A Christmas concert featuring composers Handel, Lauridsen, Rutter, Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, and others.
Free
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
Vashon Island Chorale: Averitt & Honegger
Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
The Vashon Island Chorale is joined by a children’s chorus, full concert organ, and 31-person orchestra on stage for a rousing evening of Christmas joy.
$5-$20
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Mother & Child Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Three very different settings of the Magnificat by Mozart, Richard Nance, and Christine Donkin, spanning four centuries, plus new music by composers from Spain, Poland, Norway, Canada, Missouri, and Kennewick, WA.
$25 / $20 / Free to students through high school
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
Festival of Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
A traditional candlelight worship celebration of Christmas, based on the famed A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, performed each year since 1918 by the King’s College Choir at Cambridge University.
Free
Gloria! A PLU Christmas
Pacific Lutheran University Chorale,
Choir of the West, and
Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra
Monday, December 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
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
Bach's Lunch: Baroque Christmas Music from Latin America
Tuesday, December 5, 2028 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Seldom-heard Christmas works for soprano, strings, and continuo from 18th century Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba, and Bolivia.
Free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: ¡Feliz (Baroque) Navidad!
Tuesday, December 5, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A new program of music from 18th century Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, and Bolivia, plus our famous Ugly Renaissance Baby Jesus contest!
$20 ($15 ages 21-29)
Auburn Symphony: A Community Holiday Celebration
Tuesday, December 5, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
An evening of warmth and merriment with the Rainier Chorale and other special guests.
$37 / $30 / $10
Northwest University: Christmas Traditions
Tuesday, December 5, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The Northwest University Choirs, joined by Coro Amici, perform a concert of Christmas music.
$15-$30
Carla Rutschman & the WWU Low Brass Ensemble: Holiday music for tubas & euphoniums
Wednesday, December 6, 2028 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Traditional carols and seasonal pieces for tubas and euphoniums.
Free
UW CarolFest
Wednesday, December 6, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
7 conductors, 6 choral ensembles, 5 hundred singers, 4 graduate conductors, 3 choral faculty, 2 hours of great music, and 1 impressive grand finale.
$10
BMC Night Beat with the Tubas
Thursday, December 7, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
A smile-inducing mass effect of tubas and their cousins playing music originally designed for angels and harps.
$20 / $15 / teens free
Seattle Symphony: Holiday Hooray!
Friday, December 8, 2028 @ 10:30am – 11:05am (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A sing-along of frosty favorites for tots age 0 to 5.
$12
Pacific MusicWorks: Light in the Darkness
Friday, December 8, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Four dramatic Advent cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach trace the journey to Christmas through prophecy, anticipation, and, ultimately, hope.
$45, $35, $25
Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker
Friday, December 8, 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).
$31-$170
Christmas Pops at Westminster Chapel
Friday, December 8, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
Warm your heart and send your holiday spirit soaring with Christmas pops!
$15 (age 12 & under free)