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New Year’s Eve is today and there are great events all over the Seattle metro! Not only is tomorrow New Year’s Day, but it is also the first weekend of the month, and many museums have free openings! As always, we also have a big list of Seattle & Washington events and more than $100 in giveaways to fill up your weekend.
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Featured: Seattle New Year’s Parties, Events, Champagne Toasts, & More
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Win Seattle Tickets:
- 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)
- Win Tickets ($34): BowieVision @ Nectar Lounge | w/ This Is Not My Beautiful Band (Talking Heads tribute) + DJ Chrispo (January 24)
- Win Tickets ($24): A Benefit for HONK! FEST WEST @ Nectar Lounge | Featuring TOO MANY ZOOZ, LoveBomb Go-go, D20 Brass Band & Ten Man Brass Band (January 29)
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Seattle Wednesday Events, December 31, 2014:
- Bellevue: Free New Year’s Celebration & Street Show @ Celebration Lane, Bellevue | Bubbles, Light & Music Display, Drummers & Dance
- Bellevue: Garden d’Lights @ Bellevue Botanical Garden | Free Nights, 150,000 Visitors, 1/2 Million Lights
- Holidays: “Jingle All The Way” Gingerbread Village @ Sheraton Seattle | Larger-than-life Holiday Creations, Free, Open 24 Hours
- Holiday Lights: Ivar’s Clam Lights @ Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park | Free, Stunning Visual Display, Decorated Walking Path
- NYE: Neon New Years Eve @ Nectar Lounge | w/ 80s Cover Band Nite Wave + The West & DJ Indica Jones
- NYE: Huge New Year’s Party Bonza Bash | 18 Piece Big Band, Champagne Toast, Red Carpet & More
- NYE: Black & White New Year’s Eve Party @ Fadó Irish Pub | Champagne Toast, Party Favors, w/ DJ Doogie
- NYE: Wicked Karma presents Bollysutra New Year’s Eve Extravaganza! @ China Harbor, Champagne Toast
- NYE: New Year’s Eve “Crawl ‘Til The Ball Falls” Bar Crawl w/ BarCrawls.com | 5+ Bars, Music, Debauchery
- NYE: Waterways Cruises 2015 Seattle New Year’s Eve Cocktail Cruises | Champagne Toast, Fireworks, Full-service Bar, DJ & Dancing!
- NYE: Moisture Festival New Year’s Eve Extravaganza @ Hale’s Palladium | All Ages, Music, Comedy/Varietè, Dancing, Champagne Toast
- NYE: Resolution 2015 New Years Eve @ WaMu Theater | Hardwell, Morgan Page, Cosmic Gate, Balloon Drop, Dancing & More!
- NYE: New Year’s Eve Video Game Lock-In @ PLAYlive Nation Seattle | Tons of Hot Games, Pizza, Snacks, Midnight Toast
- NYE: New Year’s Eve Party @ Seattle Center | Music by The Nines, Fireworks
- NYE: Downtown Seattle New Year’s Eve Party at Frolik Kitchen | DJ, Prizes, Food, Drink
- Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure ! | Discount / Promo Code
- Tacoma: Zoolights @ Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium | Half a Million Lights, Antique Carousel, Animal Themed Displays, 3D Displays
- Walk: FREE New Year’s Eve and Day Walks in West Seattle | Holiday Lights, Beautiful Views
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Seattle Thursday Events, January 1, 2014:
- Art: Free First Thursday @ Seattle Art Museum Downtown | Free Admission 10AM-9PM
- Art: Free First Thursday @ University Of Washington’s Henry Art Gallery | Contemporary Art
- Art: First Thursday Open House @ LaBrache’ Gallery | Free, Master Artists, Custom Designs
- Art: Free First Thursday @ Seattle Asian Art Museum | Free Admission 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
- Art Walk: First Thursday Pioneer Square Art Walk & Openings | Dozens of Openings, Free, Occidental Park, Noon – 8 p.m.
- Bellevue: Garden d’Lights @ Bellevue Botanical Garden | Free Nights, 150,000 Visitors, 1/2 Million Lights
- Burien: B-Town BEAT Burien Monthly Music & Art Walk | Free, First Thursday, Art, Live Music, Performances
- Hikes: Free 2015 New Year’s Day Hikes @ Washington State Parks | Whibney Island, Enumclaw, Port Townsend, Leavenworth
- Holiday Lights: 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
- Museum: Free First Thursdays @ Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture | Washington State’s Oldest Museum
- Museum: Free Admission Days at Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience | First Thursdays & Third Saturdays
- Museum: Free First Thursday @ MOHAI (Museum of History & Industry) | Free Admission & Tours
- Museum: Free First Thursday @ The Museum of Flight | Free Admission 5-9 p.m., 150+ Historic Air & Spacecraft, Air Force One, NASA Trainer
- Museum: Free Admission Days at Northwest African American Museum | First & Second Thursdays
- NY: New Year’s Day Resolution Run 5K & Polar Bear Dive @ Magnuson Park | Beer Garden, Kid’s Dash
- Polar Plunge: New Years Day Polar Bear Plunge @ Matthews Beach Park | 1,000 Brave Souls, Official Plunge Patch, Polar Cub Club (more info)
- Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure ! | + Discount / Promo Code
- Tacoma: New Years Day First Mile @ Point Defiance Park | Free, Flat, Fast Mile Along the Waterfront (more info)
- Tacoma: Zoolights @ Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium | Half a Million Lights, Antique Carousel, Animal Themed Displays, 3D Displays
- Tacoma: Polar Plunge @ Point Defiance Park | Pictures, Free, Costumes, Puget South Plunge, Kid & Adult Plunge, Fun Run
- 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)
- Walk: FREE New Year’s Eve and Day Walks in West Seattle | Holiday Lights, Beautiful Views
- 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, January 2, 2014:
- Art Walk: Fremont Art Walk | First Fridays, Pizza, Beer, Wine
- Bellevue: Garden d’Lights @ Bellevue Botanical Garden | Free Nights, 150,000 Visitors, 1/2 Million Lights
- Bellevue: Free First Friday @ Bellevue Art Museum | Free Admission 11AM-8PM
- Film: Wallingford Meaningful Movies @ Keystone Congregational United Church of Christ | Free (more info)
- Holidays: “Jingle All The Way” Gingerbread Village @ Sheraton Seattle | Larger-than-life Holiday Creations, Free, Open 24 Hours
- Kids: Free Events @ Frye Art Museum | Small Frye Storytelling
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Music: SLIGHTLY FLAGRANT (Kwabe Macntaj & Taane Jr.) @ Nectar Lounge | w/ RA SCION (of Common Market), L. Hammond, Jesse Jame, Ill Writers guild, Majesty | $8 adv. $12 Door | 8pm, 21+ (more info)
- Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure ! | + Discount / Promo Code
- 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, January 3, 2014:
- Bellevue: Garden d’Lights @ Bellevue Botanical Garden | Free Nights, 150,000 Visitors, 1/2 Million Lights
- Children: Children’s Storytime @ Elliott Bay Book Company | 11 a.m. (more info)
- Holidays: “Jingle All The Way” Gingerbread Village @ Sheraton Seattle | Larger-than-life Holiday Creations, Free, Open 24 Hours
- Huskies: Cactus Bowl: Washington Huskies vs. Oklahoma State | 7:15 p.m. Kickoff (more info)
- 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: A Latin New Year @ Nectar Lounge | con Picoso and The Cumbieros + En Canto(Win Tickets, $30)
- Redmond: Mac & Jack’s Weekend Brewery Tours | Free, African Amber, Serengeti Wheat, Blackcat Porter, Two Tun IPA
- Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure ! | + Discount / Promo Code
- Tacoma: Zoolights @ Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium | Half a Million Lights, Antique Carousel, Animal Themed Displays, 3D Displays
- Tour: Free Historic Paramount Theater Tour: 450,000+ Patrons Per Year | First 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, January 4, 2014:
- Holidays: “Jingle All The Way” Gingerbread Village @ Sheraton Seattle | Larger-than-life Holiday Creations, Free, Open 24 Hours
- 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
- Museum: Free Events @ Frye Art Museum | Pan Gongkai: Withered Lotus Cast in Iron Gallery Talk, Seattle Opera Preview Lecture
- Redmond: Mac & Jack’s Weekend Brewery Tours | Free, African Amber, Serengeti Wheat, Blackcat Porter, Two Tun IPA
- Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure ! | + Discount / Promo Code
- 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)
- Yoga: Free Yoga at Saint Mark’s Cathedral | Capitol Hill
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Upcoming Seattle Events:
- All Month: Our January Events Calendar & Ticket Giveaways
- 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
- Mondays: Mo’ Jam Mondays @ Nectar Lounge | Free, Drink Specials, Morganica Quartet, Improvised Sets
- January 10: Dead Winter Carpenters @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Deception Past & Left Coast Country, Bluegrass (Win Tickets, $20)
- January 24: BowieVision @ Nectar Lounge | w/ This Is Not My Beautiful Band (Talking Heads tribute) + DJ Chrispo (Win Tickets, $34)
- January 28: Mad Caddies + The Aggrolites & The Bunny Gang @ Nectar Lounge | Alternative Rock, R&B, Reggae
- January 29: A Benefit for HONK! FEST WEST @ Nectar Lounge | Featuring TOO MANY ZOOZ, LoveBomb Go-go, D20 Brass Band & Ten Man Brass Band (Win Tickets, $24)
- January 30: Turkuaz @ Nectar Lounge | Funk w/ The Staxx Brothers + special guest Brad Walters & Love Bomb Go-Go
- February 14: Valentine’s Day Dash @ Green Lake Park | 5K Fun Run, Tunnel of Love
- February 14: Valentine’s Day Weekend Events: Dinner, Shows, Parties
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