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Christmas is right around the corner, and there are tons of great events this weekend including many holiday events and markets, SAM Lights @ Olympic Sculpture Park tonight, Seattle Center’s “Best Damn Happy Hour” this evening, Bacon Strip Special Christmas Spectacular @ Theatre Off Jackson on Friday and Saturday, the Magnuson Series Holiday Fun Run on Saturday and the 12K’s of Christmas Holiday Fun Run on Sunday, 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 $400 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 ($20): Vaudeville Etiquette + Wild Rabbit, Goodnight, Texas @ Nectar Lounge | Alternative Rock & Bluegrass (December 18)
- Win Tickets ($60): X @ El Corazon | Punk, w/ The Blasters, w/ Guests (December 19)
- 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 ($50+): Neon New Year’s Eve @ Nectar Lounge | w/ 80s Cover Band Nite Wave + The West & DJ Indica Jones (December 31)
- Win Tickets ($50): New Year’s Eve w/ Wicked Karma | Bollysutra New Year’s Eve Extravaganza! @ China Harbor, Champagne Toast (December 31)
- Win Tickets ($98): Huge New Year’s Party Bonza Bash | 18 Piece Big Band, Champagne Toast, Red Carpet & More (December 31)
- Win Tickets ($30): A Latin New Year @ Nectar Lounge | con Picoso and The Cumbieros + En Canto (January 3)
- Win Tickets ($20): Dead Winter Carpenters @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Deception Past & Left Coast Country, Bluegrass (January 10)
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Seattle Thursday Events, December 18, 2014:
- Art Walk: Columbia City Art Walk, Street Fair, After Hours | Free, Third Thursdays, Bohemian Backstreets
- Bellevue: Snowflake Lane @ The Bellevue Collection | Music, Animated Snow Characters, Lights, Live Toy Soldier Drummers, Pictures, Princesses
- Books: Snow in May @ Elliott Bay Book Company | w/ Author Kseniya Melnik, 7 p.m. (more info)
- Cartoons: Happy Hour Cartoons @ Central Cinema | Free, All Ages, Beer, Wine
- Edmonds: Downtown Edmonds Art Walk | Third Thursdays, Free, Hundreds of Artists & Exhibitions, Live Performance
- Hanukkah: Chanukah w/ the Shalom Klezmer Band @ Bellevue’s Temple B’nai Torah | Free, Music, Dreidels & More!
- Happy Hour: Seattle Center’s “Best Damn Happy Hour” | Prizes, Music, Specialty Cocktails
- 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: SAM Lights @ Olympic Sculpture Park | FREE, Music by Lydia Ramsey & Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons, Art, Luminarias Path
- 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: $1 Third Thursday @ KidsQuest Childrens Museum in Bellevue | 5-8PM
- Kids: Festivals of Light @ Seattle Children’s Museum | Exploring Hanukkah
- Museum: Free Events @ Frye Art Museum | Critics Wrap 2014
- Music: Vaudeville Etiquette + Wild Rabbit, Goodnight, Texas @ Nectar Lounge | Alternative Rock & Bluegrass
- 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
- Tacoma: Free Third Thursday @ Tacoma Art Museum | 5-8 p.m., Downtown Tacoma Art Walk
- 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)
- Variety Show: Capitol Hill Breezy Time Variety Hour @ Jai Thai | Free, Third Thursdays, Videos, Drag, Musical Comedy, Stand Up, Sketch & More
- Yoga: Free Yoga at Saint Mark’s Cathedral | Capitol Hill
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Seattle Friday Events, December 19, 2014:
- Art Walk: University District Art Walk | Third Friday, 6-9PM, On & Around University Way
- Bellevue: Snowflake Lane @ The Bellevue Collection | Music, Animated Snow Characters, Lights, Live Toy Soldier Drummers, Pictures, Princesses
- Boats: Preparing Your Boat and Yourself for the Ocean @ North Seattle Community College | $5 Donation, w/ John & Amanda Neal, 7:30 p.m. (more info)
- Dance Party: Total Request Live Night @ Nectar Lounge | #all4doras 1 Year Anniversary Edition w/ DJs Indica and LO KNOWS Spinning TRL music all night plus a Top 10 Countdown from your requests! | PLEASE NOTE: wear your ugly christmas sweaters!! | 9pm doors | $7 adv | 21+ (more info)
- Film: Wallingford Meaningful Movies @ Keystone Congregational United Church of Christ | Free (more info)
- Holidays: Bacon Strip Special Christmas Spectacular @ Theatre Off Jackson (Win Tickets, $30)
- 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 Santa Lucia
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Music: X @ El Corazon | Punk, w/ The Blasters, w/ Guests (Win Tickets, $60)
- 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
- 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 20, 2014:
- Art Walk: White Center Arts Art Walk @ White Center Arts | Every Third Saturday, Free, All Ages
- Art Walk: Chinatown International District Art Walk| Every Third Saturday, Free, Artists, Performances, Music, Cheap Eats
- Bellevue: Snowflake Lane @ The Bellevue Collection | Music, Animated Snow Characters, Lights, Live Toy Soldier Drummers, Pictures, Princesses
- Bothell: Fun with Frosty @ Country Village Shops | Free, Magic Show, Games, Santa, Live Reindeer, Pony & Train Rides, Noon – 3 p.m. (more info)
- Christmas: Sing Noel: A FREE Christmas Choral Concert @ Seattle First Baptist Church | Featuring Andrew Carter’s “Magnificat” Choir & Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. (more info)
- Everett: Downtown Everett Art Walk | Local Art, Galleries, Refreshments, 3rd Saturday of the Month
- Fun Run: Magnuson Series Holiday Fun Run | 5K, 10K, 15K, Hot Chocolate & Cider, Cash Prizes
- Hanukkah: Chanukah Party @ The Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound | Latkes, Candle Lighting, Potluck, 5:30 -8:80 p.m. (more info)
- Holidays: 2nd Annual “Keep-It-In-The-Fam Holiday Show” @ Nectar Lounge | An afternoon concert with DAROL ANGER and The Cascadia All-Stars | $15 adv / $20 dos | 2:30pm doors, 3-5pm show, All Ages w/ 21+ bar (more info)
- Holidays: Bacon Strip Special Christmas Spectacular @ Theatre Off Jackson (Win Tickets, $30)
- Holidays: Seattle Christmas Ship Festival Pictures & Info: Schedule, Bonfires, Where to Watch, & More!
- 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: Winter Wonderland Hayrides @ Seward Park Audubon Center | Beautiful Ride Through Old Growth Forest
- Kids: Festivals of Light @ Seattle Children’s Museum | Exploring Santa Lucia
- 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: Juno What?! @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Richie Aldente and The Braxmatics, Dance & Funk (Win Tickets, $30)
- Party: MKKM’s 2014 Christmas Party to Benefit the Homeless & Help Stop Domestic Violence on The Islander Yacht | DJ Lifeguard, E.N.D., Jame$ervin & More! $10, 11 a.m. (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
- Tacoma: Zoolights @ Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium | Half a Million Lights, Antique Carousel, Animal Themed Displays, 3D Displays
- Tour: Free Historic Tour of Neptune Theater | Third Saturdays, 90 Minutes, 10AM
- 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 21, 2014:
- Bellevue: Snowflake Lane @ The Bellevue Collection | Music, Animated Snow Characters, Lights, Live Toy Soldier Drummers, Pictures, Princesses
- Bothell: Fun with Frosty @ Country Village Shops | Free, Magic Show, Games, Santa, Live Reindeer, Pony & Train Rides, Noon – 3 p.m. (more info)
- Fun Run: 12K’s of Christmas Holiday Run | Walk or Run, Costume Contest, Free Food, Music
- 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: 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 Santa Lucia
- 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: AFTON SHOWCASE @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Josh Eacrett, Vaughn Tisdel, Tim Fantastic & The Styrofoam Meat Trays & Guests | All Ages & Bar w/ID | START – 6:30 PM (more info)
- Redmond: Mac & Jack’s Weekend Brewery Tours | Free, African Amber, Serengeti Wheat, Blackcat Porter, Two Tun IPA
- Seahawks: Seahawks @ Arizona Cardinals | 5:30 p.m.
- 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: 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 31: Wicked Karma presents Bollysutra New Year’s Eve Extravaganza! @ China Harbor, Champagne Toast (Win Tickets, $50)
- December 31: Huge New Year’s Party Bonza Bash | 18 Piece Big Band, Champagne Toast, Red Carpet & More (Win Tickets, $98)
- December 31: Black & White New Year’s Eve Party @ Fadó Irish Pub | Champagne Toast, Party Favors, w/ DJ Doogie
- 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
- January 3: A Latin New Year @ Nectar Lounge | con Picoso and The Cumbieros + En Canto(Win Tickets, $30)
- January 10: Dead Winter Carpenters @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Deception Past & Left Coast Country, Bluegrass (Win Tickets, $20)
- 2015: Seattle 2015 Events, Festivals, Parties, & More
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