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Rain or shine, there are tons of great events including many holiday events and markets, the Star Trek Convention Friday through Sunday, Comedian Hannibal Buress at Neptune Theater on Saturday, the Christmas Revels @ Rialto Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, the Georgetown Christmas / Holiday Tree lighting and party this Saturday, art walks, concerts, and start planning now–New Year’s events are right around the corner! As always, we also have a big list of Seattle & Washington events and more than $350 in giveaways to fill up your weekend.
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Featured: Seattle New Years Parties, Events, Champagne Toasts, & More
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Win Seattle Tickets:
- Win a Quest ($49): Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries Over the Holidays on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure ! | Give the Gift of Adventure! + Discount / Promo Code
- Win Tickets ($30): Stripped Screw presents The Best Burlesque Pageant Ever! @ Columbia City Theater | Featuring Miss Kitty Baby (December 12-13)
- Win Tickets ($70): The Christmas Revels @ Tacoma’s Rialto Theatre | Dance, Carols, Commedia Dell’ Arte, Holiday Folk Tradition (Dec 13-17)
- Win Tickets ($20): Vaudeville Etiquette + Wild Rabbit, Goodnight, Texas @ Nectar Lounge | Alternative Rock & Bluegrass (December 18)
- Win Tickets ($30): Bacon Strip Special Christmas Spectacular @ Theatre Off Jackson(Dec 19 & 20)
- Win Tickets ($30): Juno What?! @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Richie Aldente and The Braxmatics, Dance & Funk (December 20)
- Win Tickets ($100): 12K’s of Christmas Holiday Run | Walk or Run, Costume Contest, Free Food, Music (December 21)
- Win Tickets ($50+): Neon New Year’s Eve @ Nectar Lounge | w/ 80s Cover Band Nite Wave + The West & DJ Indica Jones (December 31)
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Seattle Thursday Events, December 11, 2014:
- Art Walk: West Seattle Art Walk | Free, 6-9PM, Second Thursday of Each Month
- Art Walk: Capitol Hill Blitz Art-Walk | Many Gallery Openings Including Visual Arts, Musical Performances, Food & Beverage Specials, Second Thursday of Every Month
- Bellevue: Snowflake Lane @ The Bellevue Collection | Music, Animated Snow Characters, Lights, Live Toy Soldier Drummers, Pictures, Princesses
- Bellevue: Special StoryTime with Santa @ Bellevue University Book Store | Free, For Ages 3-7, Holiday Favorites by various Authors, 11 a.m. (more info)
- Books: Coming Out to Play @ Elliott Bay Book Company | w/ Author Robbie Rogers, 7 p.m. (more info)
- Books: In the Spirit of the Ancestors & Northwest Coast Indian Art @ Seattle Central Public Library | w/ Authors RobinK Wright & Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse, 7 p.m. (more info)
- Cartoons: Happy Hour Cartoons @ Central Cinema | Free, All Ages, Beer, Wine
- Holidays: Hometown Holidays @ The Junction | Shop Late Thursday, Art & Gift Market / Bazaar
- Holidays: Holiday Parade of Lights Cruises w/ Waterways Cruises | Champagne, Buffet, Bar, Beautiful Views
- Holidays: Find Unique Holiday / Christmas Gifts @ Seattle’s General Store | Keep Your Dollars Local, 85% of Goods Made in Washington, Holiday Hours
- Holidays: Seattle Christmas Ship Festival Pictures & Info: Schedule, Bonfires, Where to Watch, & More!
- Holidays: Reindeer Festival @ Swanson’s Nursery | FREE, Dasher & Blitzen + Curely the Camel
- Holidays: Ivar’s Clam Lights @ Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park | Free, Stunning Visual Display, Decorated Walking Path
- Holidays: “Jingle All The Way” Gingerbread Village @ Sheraton Seattle | Larger-than-life Holiday Creations, Free, Open 24 Hours
- Holidays: Free Holiday Events @ Seattle Center | Winter Train, Ice Skating, Caroling, Music, Art, & More
- Holidays: A Very Tuff Christmas @ Fred’s Wildlife Refuge | Holiday Pageant, Free Hats, Bring a Toy For Free Drink
- Holidays: A Holiday in Volunteer Park | Carols, Treats, Drinks, Free, 6-8 p.m. (more info)
- Kids: Festivals of Light @ Seattle Children’s Museum | Exploring Christmas Around the World
- Lecture: Economic Prosperity through Equality @ Town Hall | Reclaiming Prosperity w/ Harold Meyerson
- Museum: Free Admission Days at Northwest African American Museum | First & Second Thursdays
- Music: THE CLASSIC CRIME @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Valadares, The Wild Thing, Matt Bacnis Band | $16 adv | 6:30pm, All Ages (more info)
- Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries Over the Holidays on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure ! | Give the Gift of Adventure! + Discount / Promo Code (Win a Quest, $49)
- Tacoma: Zoolights @ Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium | Half a Million Lights, Antique Carousel, Animal Themed Displays, 3D Displays
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Tour: Seattle’s Original Coffee Crawl | Sample a variety of blends, roasts and brews at some of the city’s best-loved coffee houses, 10AM, $25-30 (more info)
- Yoga: Free Yoga at Saint Mark’s Cathedral | Capitol Hill
- Walk: Short Run Presents Landscapre / Heartbreat @ Richard Hugo House | w/ Michelle Penaloza, Poetic Walk Through the Neighborhood, 5-6:15 p.m. (more info)
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Seattle Friday Events, December 12, 2014:
- Art Walk: Art Up in PhinneyWood | Second Friday Art Walk, Free
- Art Walk: Belltown Artwalk | Art Celebration, Free, Second Fridays
- Bellevue: Snowflake Lane @ The Bellevue Collection | Music, Animated Snow Characters, Lights, Live Toy Soldier Drummers, Pictures, Princesses
- Books: There goes the Gayborhood? @ The Elliott Bay Book Company | w/ Author Amin Ghaziani, 7 p.m. (more info)
- Books: Sílabas de viento/Syllables of Wind and Conjuro @ Hugo House | Free, Author Reading w/ Xanath Caraza, Exploring Linguistic Diversity among Latin@s, 6:15 p.m. (more info)
- Burlesque: Stripped Screw presents The Best Burlesque Pageant Ever! @ Columbia City Theater | Featuring Miss Kitty Baby (Win Tickets, $30)
- Film: Wallingford Meaningful Movies @ Keystone Congregational United Church of Christ | Free (more info)
- Holidays: Find Unique Holiday / Christmas Gifts @ Seattle’s General Store | Keep Your Dollars Local, 85% of Goods Made in Washington, Holiday Hours
- Holidays: Seattle Christmas Ship Festival Pictures & Info: Schedule, Bonfires, Where to Watch, & More!
- Holidays: Reindeer Festival @ Swanson’s Nursery | FREE, Dasher & Blitzen + Curely the Camel
- Holidays: Ivar’s Clam Lights @ Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park | Free, Stunning Visual Display, Decorated Walking Path
- Holidays: “Jingle All The Way” Gingerbread Village @ Sheraton Seattle | Larger-than-life Holiday Creations, Free, Open 24 Hours
- Holidays: Free Holiday Events @ Seattle Center | Winter Train, Ice Skating, Caroling, Music, Art, & More
- Kids: Festivals of Light @ Seattle Children’s Museum | Exploring Hanukkah
- Kirkland: Kirkland Art Walk | Second Friday, 12-8PM, 15 Galleries, Free Parking at Kirkland Library
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Music: CRITTERS BUGGIN @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Master Musicians of Bukkake | $15adv / $20dos | 8pm doors | 21+ (more info)
- Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries Over the Holidays on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure ! | Give the Gift of Adventure! + Discount / Promo Code (Win a Quest, $49)
- Star Trek: Creation Entertainment’s Official STAR TREK Convention 2014 | Next Generation Reunion, Parties, Panels, Photos & Autographs
- Tacoma: Zoolights @ Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium | Half a Million Lights, Antique Carousel, Animal Themed Displays, 3D Displays
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Tour: Seattle’s Original Coffee Crawl | Sample a variety of blends, roasts and brews at some of the city’s best-loved coffee houses, 10AM, $25-30 (more info)
- Vikings: Free Film Series @ Swedish Cultural Center | The Viking influence on history, culture, language and the arts (more info)
- Wine: Free Wine Fridays @ European Vine Selections on Capitol Hill | 3-6PM (more info)
- Wine: Free Wine Tastings @ Pike & Western | 3-6PM (more info)
- Wine: Free Wine Tastings @ Gilbert Cellars | 5-8PM (more info)
- Wine: Wine Tastings @ City Cellars, Wallingford | 5-7PM, $3-5, Refundable w/ Wine Purchase (more info)
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Seattle Saturday Events, December 13, 2014:
- Art Walk: Georgetown Art Attack | Tree Lighting Ceremony, Shopping, Carols & More!
- Art Walk: Ballard Art Walk | Second Saturday of Every Month, 6-9PM
- Art Walk: Madrona Art Walk | Music, Drinking, Shopping, Second Saturday, Live Music April – September
- Art Walk: Central District Art Walk | Second Saturdays, Food, Music, Art
- Books: The Bargain from the Bazaar: A Family’s Day of Reckoning in Lahore @ Seattle Central Public Library | 2 p.m., w/ Author Haroon K. Ullah (more info)
- Burlesque: Stripped Screw presents The Best Burlesque Pageant Ever! @ Columbia City Theater | Featuring Miss Kitty Baby (Win Tickets, $30)
- Cats: Home for the Holidays: Cat Adoption Event @ Mud Bay | Free, Find Your Furever Friend, Noon – 3 p.m. (more info)
- Comedy: Comedian Hannibal Buress @ The Neptune | Comedy Central’s Broad City, Musician & Magician
- Hanukkah: Hanukkah Under the Stars @ Stroum Jewish Community Center | Free, Music by Recess Monkey, Trivia, Games Crafts, Starts at 7:30 p.m. (more info)
- Holidays: Seattle Christmas Ship Festival Pictures & Info: Schedule, Bonfires, Where to Watch, & More!
- Holidays: Holiday Culinary Gift Making Classes w/ Seductive Specialty Food’s Executive Chef Traci Post | Handmade Treats, Sweet Holiday Gifts
- Holidays: Holiday Parade of Lights Cruises w/ Waterways Cruises | Champagne, Buffet, Bar, Beautiful Views
- Holidays: Hometown Holidays @ The Junction | Mule Drawn Carriage Rides, Art & Gift Market / Bazaar
- Holidays: Find Unique Holiday / Christmas Gifts @ Seattle’s General Store | Keep Your Dollars Local, 85% of Goods Made in Washington, Holiday Hours
- Holidays: Reindeer Festival @ Swanson’s Nursery | FREE, Dasher & Blitzen + Curely the Camel
- Holidays: Ivar’s Clam Lights @ Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park | Free, Stunning Visual Display, Decorated Walking Path
- Holidays: Free Holiday Events @ Seattle Center | Winter Train, Ice Skating, Caroling, Music, Art, & More
- Holidays: “Jingle All The Way” Gingerbread Village @ Sheraton Seattle | Larger-than-life Holiday Creations, Free, Open 24 Hours
- Holidays: DIY Holiday Fair @ Vera Project | Marketplace for Independent Music & Crafts, DJs, Interactive Silk Screening & More!
- Holidays: Unsilent Night | FREE, Presented by On the Boards, Featuring Music by Composer Phil Kline, “A Roving Sound Sculpture”
- Holidays: Winter Wonderland Hayrides @ Seward Park Audubon Center | Beautiful Ride Through Old Growth Forest
- Kids: Festivals of Light @ Seattle Children’s Museum | Exploring Hanukkah
- Kirkland: Holiday Art Market & Open House | 25+ Local Artists & Designers, Artist Demos, “Iron Potter” Competition
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Model Boats: Pond Boat Sailing at the Model Boat Pond, Lake Union Park | 11AM-2PM $5 (more info)
- Music: BLUETECH @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Plantrae, Young Benoit | $10adv / $15dos | 8pm doors, 21+ (more info)
- Redmond: Mac & Jack’s Weekend Brewery Tours | Free, African Amber, Serengeti Wheat, Blackcat Porter, Two Tun IPA
- Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries Over the Holidays on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure ! | Give the Gift of Adventure! + Discount / Promo Code (Win a Quest, $49)
- Snoqualmie: Ride the Santa Train w/ Snoqualmie Valley Railroad | Pictures w/ Santa, Seasonal Decorations, Cookies, Shopping
- Star Trek: Creation Entertainment’s Official STAR TREK Convention 2014 | Next Generation Reunion, Parties, Panels, Photos & Autographs
- Tacoma: Zoolights @ Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium | Half a Million Lights, Antique Carousel, Animal Themed Displays, 3D Displays
- Tacoma: The Christmas Revels @ Rialto Theatre | Dance, Carols, Commedia Dell’ Arte, Folk Tradition (Win Tickets, $40)
- Tour: Free Historic Tour of Moore Theater | 100+ Years Of Performances, 2nd Saturday Of Every Month
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Tour: The Fremont Tour, A Street Theater @ Solstice Pizza (more info)
- Tour: Seattle’s Original Coffee Crawl | Sample a variety of blends, roasts and brews at some of the city’s best-loved coffee houses, 10AM, $25-30 (more info)
- Tour: Downtown By Foot | Discover historic places like Pike Place Market and Pioneer Square and the emerging arts district of West Edge, 2PM, $20-25 (more info)
- Tour: City Pub Tour| Discover Seattle’s Beer Pioneers (maybe meet one or two), hear tales of prohibition and lack of inhibition, 4PM, $30 (more info)
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Seattle Sunday Events, December 14, 2014:
- Bellevue: Snowflake Lane @ The Bellevue Collection | Music, Animated Snow Characters, Lights, Live Toy Soldier Drummers, Pictures, Princesses
- Holidays: Holiday Parade of Lights Cruises w/ Waterways Cruises | Champagne, Buffet, Bar, Beautiful Views
- Holidays: Holiday Culinary Gift Making Classes w/ Seductive Specialty Food’s Executive Chef Traci Post | Handmade Treats, Sweet Holiday Gifts
- Holidays: Find Unique Holiday / Christmas Gifts @ Seattle’s General Store | Keep Your Dollars Local, 85% of Goods Made in Washington, Holiday Hours
- Holidays: Hometown Holidays @ The Junction | Santa Meet & Greet, Carriage Rides, Art & Gift Market / Bazaar
- Holidays: Seattle Christmas Ship Festival Pictures & Info: Schedule, Bonfires, Where to Watch, & More!
- Holidays: Reindeer Festival @ Swanson’s Nursery | FREE, Dasher & Blitzen + Curely the Camel
- Holidays: Ivar’s Clam Lights @ Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park | Free, Stunning Visual Display, Decorated Walking Path
- Holidays: “Jingle All The Way” Gingerbread Village @ Sheraton Seattle | Larger-than-life Holiday Creations, Free, Open 24 Hours
- Holidays: Free Holiday Events @ Seattle Center | Winter Train, Ice Skating, Caroling, Music, Art, & More
- Kids: Festivals of Light @ Seattle Children’s Museum | Exploring Hanukkah
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Market: Broadway Sunday Farmers Market: 55+ Vendors, Local Produce/Meats, Honey, Eggs, Free
- Market: Fremont Sunday Street Market: 150+ Vendors, Crafts, Antiques, Food, English-Style Pub, Chocolate Factory, & More,
- Market: Ballard Sunday Farmers Market | Local Produce, Dairy, Wild Salmon, Artisan Foods
- Music: Ladies Musical Club of Seattle Free Concerts | West Seattle Library, Classical Music, Opera & More
- Music: REBELLION THE RECALLER @ Nectar Lounge | w/ BOBBY HUSTLE, DJ Marley, DJ Element, DJ P | $15 adv. | 8pm, 21+ (more info)
- Redmond: Mac & Jack’s Weekend Brewery Tours | Free, African Amber, Serengeti Wheat, Blackcat Porter, Two Tun IPA
- Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries Over the Holidays on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure ! | Give the Gift of Adventure! + Discount / Promo Code (Win a Quest, $49)
- Seahawks: Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers | 1:25 p.m.
- Snoqualmie: Ride the Santa Train w/ Snoqualmie Valley Railroad | Pictures w/ Santa, Seasonal Decorations, Cookies, Shopping
- Star Trek: Creation Entertainment’s Official STAR TREK Convention 2014 | Next Generation Reunion, Parties, Panels, Photos & Autographs
- Tacoma: Zoolights @ Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium | Half a Million Lights, Antique Carousel, Animal Themed Displays, 3D Displays
- Tacoma: The Christmas Revels @ Rialto Theatre | Dance, Carols, Commedia Dell’ Arte, Folk Tradition (Win Tickets, $40)
- Tacoma: Second Sunday Concert Series @ Seymour Conservatory | Appeals to All Ages
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Tour: Downtown By Foot| Discover historic places like Pike Place Market and Pioneer Square and the emerging arts district of West Edge, 2PM, $20-25 (more info)
- Tour: City Pub Tour| Discover Seattle’s Beer Pioneers (maybe meet one or two), hear tales of prohibition and lack of inhibition, 4PM, $30 (more info)
- Wine: Sunday Sippers Wine Tasting @ Madrona Wine Merchants | Free (more info)
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Upcoming Seattle Events:
- All Month: Our December Events Calendar & Ticket Giveaways
- All Month: Find Unique Holiday / Christmas Gifts @ Seattle’s General Store | Keep Your Dollars Local, 85% of Goods Made in Washington, Holiday Hours
- All Month: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries Over the Holidays on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure ! | Give the Gift of Adventure! + Discount / Promo Code (Win a Quest, $49)
- All Month: Hometown Holidays @ The Junction | Holiday Art Walk, Art & Gift Market / Bazaar
- Mondays: Mo’ Jam Mondays @ Nectar Lounge | Free, Drink Specials, Morganica Quartet, Improvised Sets
- December 15: Joyce Manor @ The Vera Project | Punk Rock w/ Toys That Kill, Our First Brains (Win Tickets, $30)
- December 16: Holiday Culinary Gift Making Classes w/ Seductive Specialty Food’s Executive Chef Traci Post | Handmade Treats, Sweet Holiday Gifts
- December 16-17: The Christmas Revels @ Rialto Theatre | Dance, Carols, Commedia Dell’ Arte, Folk Tradition (Win Tickets, $70)
- December 16 & 18: Holiday Parade of Lights Cruises w/ Waterways Cruises | Champagne, Buffet, Bar, Beautiful Views
- December 18: Vaudeville Etiquette + Wild Rabbit, Goodnight, Texas @ Nectar Lounge | Alternative Rock & Bluegrass (Win Tickets, $20)
- December 18: A FREE Winter Evening of Art, Music & Holiday / Christmas Lights @ Olympic Sculpture Park | SAM Lights 2014
- December 19: X @ El Corazon | Punk, w/ The Blasters, w/ Guests
- December 19 & 20: Bacon Strip Special Christmas Spectacular @ Theatre Off Jackson (Win Tickets, $30)
- December 20: Juno What?! @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Richie Aldente and The Braxmatics, Dance & Funk (Win Tickets, $30)
- December 20: Magnuson Series Holiday Fun Run | 5K, 10K, 15K, Hot Chocolate & Cider, Cash Prizes
- December 20-23: Holiday Parade of Lights Cruises w/ Waterways Cruises | Champagne, Buffet, Bar, Beautiful Views
- December 21: 12K’s of Christmas Holiday Run | Walk or Run, Costume Contest, Free Food, Music (Win Tickets, $100)
- December 21: Hometown Holidays @ The Junction | Santa Meet & Greet, Art & Gift Market / Bazaar
- December 31: Wicked Karma presents Bollysutra New Year’s Eve Extravaganza! @ China Harbor, Champagne Toast
- December 31: Neon New Years Eve @ Nectar Lounge | w/ 80s Cover Band Nite Wave + The West & DJ Indica Jones (Win Tickets, $50+)
- December 31: Downtown Seattle New Year’s Eve Party at Frolik Kitchen | DJ, Prizes, Food, Drink
- NYE: Seattle New Years Parties, Events, Champagne Toasts, & More
- January 1: New Year’s Day Resolution Run 5K & Polar Bear Dive @ Magnuson Park | Beer Garden, Kid’s Dash
- 2015: Seattle 2015 Events, Festivals, Parties, & More
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