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📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Central Library
Location Link: Central Library. Room Location: Level 8 - Gallery. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Battle for Paradise is a photo essay by
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Raisbeck Auditorium
For several years, Cornish College of the Arts has offered a staged reading that enables members of our student body, staff, faculty, and alumni to come together creatively and in conversation about wider themes. This year, the Cornish Theatre Department selected these four short plays by Caryl Churchill to serve that purpose, while also functioning as a societal mirror, reflecting this moment we
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · South Park Branch
Location Link: South Park Branch. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Early Learning is a great way for preschoolers and their families to develop learning, literacy, and language skills as well as communit
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · non-library location
Location Link: non-library location. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Join us for an arts and community resource gathering to work on an art project and find out about health resources. This program is open to all but elders are strongly en
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · South Park Branch
Location Link: South Park Branch. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Snacks and prizes will be provided. Event Logistics:
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Seattle University
Featuring Briony Greenhill, Michael Hamm & Leann Conley-Holcom Tuesday November 10, 2026 | 7:30pm Chapel of St Ignatius @Seattle University FREE ADMISSION A largely improvised concert from Leann Conley-Holcom, professional singer and SU music professor; Briony Greenhill from the UK, "one of the worlds' leading proponents of Collaborate Vocal Improvisation" (The Guardian); and Michael H
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle North · Evergreen Washelli Cemetery
Public Veterans Day ceremony with flag placement over markers, Northwest Junior Pipe Band music, light refreshments, and guest speakers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Details Official page ↗📍 Bellevue · Eastside · Sunset Hills Memorial Park Chapel
Bellevue Veterans Day ceremony with UW Air Force ROTC Color Guard, recognition of veterans and first responders, and a General George Washington reenactment address.
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central
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Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Broadview Branch
Location Link: Broadview Branch. Room Location: Meeting Room. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Learn Tai Chi inspired movements from a 20-year practitioner, to build core strength and improve balance. No equipment is needed. Con
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Broadview Branch
Location Link: Broadview Branch. Room Location: Meeting Room. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Gangster picture redefined as art, indelible performances, atmospheric & moody cinematography, and an i
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Wallingford Branch
Location Link: Wallingford Branch. Room Location: Meeting Room. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Lo-Fi Lab welcomes tweens and teens to find space to decompress. We invite you to work on homework or take
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Green Lake Branch
Location Link: Green Lake Branch. Registration Required: Registration is required. Detailed Description: Each week we’ll take on new creative writing ideas inspired by visual artists, authors, poets, thinkers, musicians, and more, as we add to our
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Douglass-Truth Branch
Location Link: Douglass-Truth Branch. Room Location: Meeting Room. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Each session will feature different activities such as arts and crafts, games, video making, and local c
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Greenwood Branch
Location Link: Greenwood Branch. Room Location: Meeting Room. Registration Required: Registration is required. Detailed Description: We’ll play musical games (while practicing leadership and teamwork skills) and improvise on musical instruments (while nurturing our own a
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Broadview Branch
Location Link: Broadview Branch. Room Location: Meeting Room. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Printmaking is an artistic process which can be useful for your daily life! Create a pattern to then transfer
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Behnke Gallery
The Behnke Family Gallery at Cornish College of the Arts is proud to present our second exhibition of our 2026-2027 season featuring Mothership Photography Collective. The Mothership is an exhibition by the eponymous collective, whose invitational membership is composed of 15 working mother artists, educators, and curators. The Mothership Photography Collective harnesses the cumulative power
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Skinner Theater at Raisbeck Performance Hall
Music and Lyrics by William Finn Book by William Finn and James Lapine Directed by Richard Gray By the Tony Award-winning authors of Falsettos, here is an energetic, sardonic, often comical musical about a composer during a medical emergency. Gordon collapses into his lunch and awakes in the hospital, surrounded by his maritime-enthusiast lover, his mother, a co-worker, the doctor, and the nu
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Raisbeck Auditorium
Undergraduate Admissions along with our Cornish Theater, Dance, and Music faculty will be hosting in-person auditions on campus at South Lake Union's Raisbeck Auditorium. If you are applying to a BFA or BM in the performing arts, we'd love to invite you to join us for our Early Action Audition on November 14th. After you submit your Common App, look for a link to sign up for an upcoming audition d
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · South Park Branch
Location Link: South Park Branch. Room Location: Área para niños. Registration Required: No se requiere inscripción. Detailed Description: El aprendizaje temprano es una excelente manera para que los niños de 0 a 5 años y
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Broadview Branch
Location Link: Broadview Branch. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Visit anytime between 10:30 am - 12:30 pm on Saturdays to practice with a volunteer tutor. Learn basic skills: English language (including ESOL), r
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Columbia Branch
Location Link: Columbia Branch. Room Location: Meeting Room. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Possible activities include animal yoga & mask making, obstacle courses & nature collages. We thank our partner
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · South Park Branch
Location Link: South Park Branch. Room Location: Meeting Room / Sala de reuniones. Registration Required: Registration is not required / No se requiere inscripción. Detailed Description: Do you like playing board games? We have a large selection of games to play, with varying levels of strategy. We can even teach you a new one. You are also welcome to bring your own to share.
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Central Library
Location Link: Central Library. Room Location: Level 3 - Living Room. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: . About the Artist Seattle cellist <
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Columbia Branch
Location Link: Columbia Branch. Room Location: Meeting Room. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Start, finish or renew your financial aid application (FAFSA or WASFA), get your questions answered, and more!
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Broadview Branch
Location Link: Broadview Branch. Room Location: Meeting Room. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Do you like playing board games? We have a large selection of games to play, with varying levels of strategy.
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Douglass-Truth Branch
Location Link: Douglass-Truth Branch. Registration Required: Registration is required. Detailed Description: Join us for a Humanities Washington talk with Dr. Lakeya Afolalu, assistant professor of language, literacy, and culture at the University
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · High Point Branch
Location Link: High Point Branch. Room Location: Meeting Room. Registration Required: Registration is required. Detailed Description: Oyster mushrooms are easy to grow on your kitchen counter. Learn a little about the world of fungi including wh
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Broadview Branch
Location Link: Broadview Branch. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Join legendary Seattle composer and experimental musician blending acoustic, electronic, and digital techniques into surreal, immersive, amb
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · High Point Branch
Location Link: High Point Branch. Room Location: Meeting Room. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Join us for a classical music concert performed by members of the Ladies Musical Club, an organization of wo
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · St. James Cathedral
As part of the inauguration celebrations for Maura B. Mast, Seattle University’s 23rd president, all are welcome to attend the Inauguration Mass on November 16 at 3:00 p.m. Join members of the university community in this meaningful gathering of faith, reflection, and celebration as we welcome a new era of leadership. We highly encourage registering in advance. Further details about the mass will
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Raisbeck Auditorium
The Cornish Music Department is proud to present its annual Cornerstone concerts, a series developed and presented by third-year music students. These concerts reflect the immense creativity, knowledge, and skill developed by each student. This event is free and open to the public. November 15 6:00 Kepler Swanson 7:00 Skylar Lombardi 8:00 Maryann Bailey November 16 7:00
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Raisbeck Auditorium
The Cornish Music Department is proud to present its annual Cornerstone concerts, a series developed and presented by third-year music students. These concerts reflect the immense creativity, knowledge, and skill developed by each student. This event is free and open to the public. November 15 6:00 Kepler Swanson 7:00 Skylar Lombardi 8:00 Maryann Bailey November 16 7:00
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle South & West · Beacon Hill Branch
Location Link: Beacon Hill Branch. Room Location: Meeting Room. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Each program will start with a STEAM-related LEGO building challenge and group sharing time, followed by free building and snacks. In addition to learning STEAM concepts, participants work on developing a growth mindset. LEGO bricks and snacks are provided by t
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Delridge Branch
Location Link: Delridge Branch. Room Location: Meeting Room. Registration Required: Registration is not required. Detailed Description: Join us for a free weekly art workshop for kids. Thanks to our partner Seattle Parks and Recreation's Rec'N The Streets. Event Logistics:
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Bannan Building
Join us for a screening of Fish War, a documentary that shares the story of the decades-long fight for Indigenous fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest. The screening will end with a Q&A discussion with Ramona Bennett Bill, a longtime Native rights activist whose work includes organizing with the Puyallup Tribe, fighting for fishing rights, reclaiming Ft. Lawton, and advocating for the Indian Ch
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Raisbeck Auditorium
SLEIGHTISM is an immersive workshop in illusion literacy and creative critical thinking. Through video, live demonstration, discussion, and hands-on exercises, students learn the principles of sleight of hand and object manipulation while examining how attention, perception, assumption, and deception shape what we believe we see. Gruff Webb is a Jamaican American folk magician and performance
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Cornish Playhouse
Cornish Dance Theater is a bi-annual showcase featuring Cornish Dance students, choreographed by guest artists. This Fall, we are proud to announce that our guest choreographers are Erricka Turner-Davis and dani tirrell. Fall 2026 Cornish Dance Theatre will be performed at the Cornish Playhouse on November 20 - 21 Erricka Turner-Davis (she/her) has performed with Poetry+Motion, 5th Avenue Thea
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Pacific Place
The Downtown Seattle Association, in partnership with Sound Transit, presents an interactive model-train window display with Seattle-themed surprises at Pacific Place. Stop by the corner of 6th and Pine. The train window is viewable 24 hours a day beginning Nov. 27 through Jan. 3.
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Westlake Park
After a six-year hiatus, the holiday carousel returns to Westlake Park, presented by Nordstrom, from Nov. 27 through Jan. 3. Regular hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The carousel closes at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, and is closed on Christmas Day.
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Pike Place Market
Pike Place Market’s annual holiday celebration with free Santa photos, scavenger hunt, choirs, crafts, busker performances, and a 5 p.m. holiday lighting ceremony under the Public Market Center sign.
Details Official page ↗📍 Edmonds · Snohomish County · Centennial Plaza
Annual downtown Edmonds holiday tree lighting at Centennial Plaza with live music, Santa photos around 4 p.m., kids crafts, and ceremonial lighting about 4:30 p.m.
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Pioneer Park
A pop-up performance of festive carols and holiday classics featuring the Dickens Carolers. The official Downtown Seattle Association page says they will be roaming Pioneer Square on Thursdays, Dec. 3, 10, and 17 from 3 to 5 p.m. The listed venue is Pioneer Park at 100 Yesler Way.
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Seattle First Baptist Church
What if the warmth, comfort, and sense of belonging we seek during the holidays are already closer than we think? Join Seattle University Choirs for ALREADY HOME, an evening of music and readings celebrating the season and the feeling of home we can carry within us and share with one another. Featuring a beautiful collection of sacred and secular music, seasonal readings with narrator Brennan Mur
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Alhadeff Studio
New Moves is an annual concert of student choreography presented by the Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University Dance Department. Experience original dance works created by Cornish Dance students, showcasing their explorations in choreography and movement research developed throughout the semester as part of their Creative Process courses Showtimes: December 11, 2026 - 7pm and 9pm De
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Occidental Square
A free pop-up ice skating rink returns to Occidental Square Dec. 12-20, presented by Alaska Airlines. The rink is open from noon to 6 p.m. daily. Skaters of all ages and abilities are invited, and the event loans skates. The official page also notes the Occidental Square Holiday Bazaar on opening day, Saturday, Dec. 12, from noon to 5 p.m.
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle North · Green Lake Park
Free Seattle holiday tradition with luminaries along the 2.8-mile Green Lake path, refreshments, and seasonal performances by local schools and artists (4:30–7:30 p.m.).
Details Official page ↗📍 Seattle · Seattle Central · Raisbeck Auditorium
Undergraduate Admissions along with our Cornish Theater, Dance, and Music faculty will be hosting in-person auditions on campus at South Lake Union's Raisbeck Auditorium. If you are applying to a BFA or BM in the performing arts, we'd love to invite you to join us for our Regular Decision Audition on January 30th. After you submit your Common App, look for a link to sign up for an upcoming auditio
Details Official page ↗Coming up first: "Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico, restrictions apply*" Exhibit (Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 AM, Seattle), Four Churchill Short Plays (Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM, Seattle), Preschool Story Time (Tue, Nov 10, 10:30 AM, Seattle) and Creative Chats in Community (Tue, Nov 10, 1:00 PM, Seattle). Places you can visit on your own schedule include GreenStage Free Shakespeare in the Park in Seattle, Cascadia Art Museum Free to See Third Thursdays in Edmonds, MOHAI Free First Thursday Evenings in Free (first Thursday evenings, permanent exhibits) and National Nordic Museum Free First Thursday in Free (general admission on first Thursdays; special exhibition is a $5 charge).
Of the 738 verified listings for date ideas in Seattle–Tacoma, 348 are free and 390 are paid; 49 are dated events and 689 are places you can visit any open day. The most common kinds are outdoors (144), arts & culture (139), museum (75), sports (68) and festival (42). The most listings are in Seattle (77), Capitol Hill (27), Downtown (27), Seattle Center (27) and Ballard (19).
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