December events and entertainment

Our December events calendar features a wide variety of entertainment in the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan region. As always, we focus on events with a regular adult admission price of $15 or less, or virtual admission of $30. 

For more expensive events, we look for popular events with available ticket discounts that can help bring the price down. Occasionally there are higher priced events we feel might be worth a splurge, especially music, film, and arts events that support local entertainers.

We’ll continue to update this calendar throughout the month as organizers announce new events and online content.

December Holidays & Special Events

• Hanukkah aka Chanukah (November 28 – December 6, 2021)
• Pearl Harbor Day (always December 7)
• Winter solstice (December 21, 2021 at 7:59 am)
• Christmas (always December 25)
• Kwanzaa (always December 26-Jan 1)
• New Year’s Eve (always December 31)

December 2021 events and entertainment

Featured Events: The items listed first each day HIGHLIGHTED in GRAY are FEATURED EVENTS. Featured events are unique or annual events that we or our advertisers don’t want you to overlook.

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

2021 Free Christmas Tree display at Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle

FREE | Fairmont Olympic Hotel, 411 University Street, Seattle WA

Hanukkah "festival of lights" commemorates a miracle

Multiple locations

Victorian Christmas Festival in Puyallup

10:00 am | $12.00 | Washington State Fairgrounds

Live Music Swing Dance in Seattle

8:15 pm to 10:15 pm | $15.00 | Polish Cultural Center, 1714 18th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Hanukkah "festival of lights" commemorates a miracle

Multiple locations

Victorian Christmas Festival in Puyallup

10:00 am | $12.00 | Washington State Fairgrounds

The Great Kraken Ticket Giveaway celebrates Seattle's inaugural hockey season

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Maxwell Hotel, 300 Roy St, Seattle, WA, 98109

Friday, December 3, 2021

Hanukkah "festival of lights" commemorates a miracle

Multiple locations

Victorian Christmas Festival in Puyallup

10:00 am | $12.00 | Washington State Fairgrounds

Saturday, December 4, 2021

Hanukkah "festival of lights" commemorates a miracle

Multiple locations

Victorian Christmas Festival in Puyallup

10:00 am | $12.00 | Washington State Fairgrounds

Scandinavian Bazaar and Julefest in Poulsbo

10:00 am | FREE | Poulsbo, WA

Holiday Magic street festival in Bothell

2:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Bothell, WA

Sunday, December 5, 2021

Hanukkah "festival of lights" commemorates a miracle

Multiple locations

Victorian Christmas Festival in Puyallup

10:00 am | $12.00 | Washington State Fairgrounds

Monday, December 6, 2021

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

Register for free gingerbread house kit (pick up at Lowe's)

FREE | Online registration

Hanukkah "festival of lights" commemorates a miracle

Multiple locations

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

Register for free gingerbread house kit (pick up at Lowe's)

FREE | Online registration

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

Register for free gingerbread house kit (pick up at Lowe's)

FREE | Online registration

Live Music Swing Dance in Seattle

8:15 pm to 10:15 pm | $15.00 | Polish Cultural Center, 1714 18th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122

Thursday, December 9, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Walk through Nativity in south Sound

FREE | Multiple locations

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

Friday, December 10, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Walk through Nativity in south Sound

FREE | Multiple locations

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

Figgy Pudding caroling competition in Seattle

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Seattle, WA

Free Christmas Boat Parade in Fremont

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Evanston Plaza in Fremont, Evanston Ave N & N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103

Saturday, December 11, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Walk through Nativity in south Sound

FREE | Multiple locations

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

Sunday, December 12, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

Winter Market at Point Ruston

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Point Ruston Grand Plaza, 5005 Ruston Way, Tacoma, WA 98407

Monday, December 13, 2021

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

Online BINGO with Pierce County Librarians

4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | Online

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

Live Music Swing Dance in Seattle

8:15 pm to 10:15 pm | $15.00 | Polish Cultural Center, 1714 18th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122

Thursday, December 16, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Walk through Nativity in south Sound

FREE | Multiple locations

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

The Great Kraken Ticket Giveaway celebrates Seattle's inaugural hockey season

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Maxwell Hotel, 300 Roy St, Seattle, WA, 98109

Friday, December 17, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Walk through Nativity in south Sound

FREE | Multiple locations

Model Train Festival in Tacoma

$14.00 | Washington State History Museum

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

Donate blood at Kent Station and get food discounts

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Kent Station, 438 Ramsay Way, Kent, WA 98032

Saturday, December 18, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Walk through Nativity in south Sound

FREE | Multiple locations

Model Train Festival in Tacoma

$14.00 | Washington State History Museum

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

Winter Solstice Night Market at Magnuson Park

FREE | Magnuson Park, Hangar 30, 6310 NE 74th St, Seattle, WA 98115

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

Annual Native American holiday market

8:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Daybreak Star Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, WA 98199

Sunday, December 19, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Model Train Festival in Tacoma

$14.00 | Washington State History Museum

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

Winter Solstice Night Market at Magnuson Park

FREE | Magnuson Park, Hangar 30, 6310 NE 74th St, Seattle, WA 98115

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

Winter Market at Point Ruston

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Point Ruston Grand Plaza, 5005 Ruston Way, Tacoma, WA 98407

Monday, December 20, 2021

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

Snohomish Valley Ice Rink open daily

10:00 am | $10.00 | Snohomish Valley Golf Center, 8511 Marsh Road, Snohomish, WA ​98296

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Model Train Festival in Tacoma

$14.00 | Washington State History Museum

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

Snohomish Valley Ice Rink open daily

10:00 am | $10.00 | Snohomish Valley Golf Center, 8511 Marsh Road, Snohomish, WA ​98296

Winter solstice luminary walk along the Snohomish River Trail

4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Snohomish, WA

Pageant of the Nativity at St. Mark's Cathedral

7:00 pm | FREE | Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Model Train Festival in Tacoma

$14.00 | Washington State History Museum

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

Donate blood at Kent Station and get food discounts

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Kent Station, 438 Ramsay Way, Kent, WA 98032

Snohomish Valley Ice Rink open daily

10:00 am | $10.00 | Snohomish Valley Golf Center, 8511 Marsh Road, Snohomish, WA ​98296

Live Music Swing Dance in Seattle

8:15 pm to 10:15 pm | $15.00 | Polish Cultural Center, 1714 18th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122

Thursday, December 23, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Model Train Festival in Tacoma

$14.00 | Washington State History Museum

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

Donate blood at Kent Station and get food discounts

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Kent Station, 438 Ramsay Way, Kent, WA 98032

Snohomish Valley Ice Rink open daily

10:00 am | $10.00 | Snohomish Valley Golf Center, 8511 Marsh Road, Snohomish, WA ​98296

Warm goods drive & brewers competition on Queen Anne

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Queen Anne Beerhall, 203 W Thomas St, Seattle, WA 98119

Friday, December 24, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Seafair 2022 tickets now on sale (makes a great gift!)

$25.00-70.00 | Multiple locations

King County Museums are Reopening (membership makes a great gift!)

Multiple locations

Snohomish Valley Ice Rink open daily

10:00 am | $10.00 | Snohomish Valley Golf Center, 8511 Marsh Road, Snohomish, WA ​98296

Saturday, December 25, 2021

Sunday, December 26, 2021

2021 ACT Theatre production of Dicken's Christmas Carol

$27.00-89.00 | ACT A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Model Train Festival in Tacoma

$14.00 | Washington State History Museum

Snohomish Valley Ice Rink open daily

10:00 am | $10.00 | Snohomish Valley Golf Center, 8511 Marsh Road, Snohomish, WA ​98296

Monday, December 27, 2021

Donate blood at Kent Station and get food discounts

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Kent Station, 438 Ramsay Way, Kent, WA 98032

Snohomish Valley Ice Rink open daily

10:00 am | $10.00 | Snohomish Valley Golf Center, 8511 Marsh Road, Snohomish, WA ​98296

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Model Train Festival in Tacoma

$14.00 | Washington State History Museum

Snohomish Valley Ice Rink open daily

10:00 am | $10.00 | Snohomish Valley Golf Center, 8511 Marsh Road, Snohomish, WA ​98296

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Model Train Festival in Tacoma

$14.00 | Washington State History Museum

Snohomish Valley Ice Rink open daily

10:00 am | $10.00 | Snohomish Valley Golf Center, 8511 Marsh Road, Snohomish, WA ​98296

Live Music Swing Dance in Seattle

8:15 pm to 10:15 pm | $15.00 | Polish Cultural Center, 1714 18th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122

Thursday, December 30, 2021

Model Train Festival in Tacoma

$14.00 | Washington State History Museum

Donate blood at Kent Station and get food discounts

9:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Kent Station, 438 Ramsay Way, Kent, WA 98032

Snohomish Valley Ice Rink open daily

10:00 am | $10.00 | Snohomish Valley Golf Center, 8511 Marsh Road, Snohomish, WA ​98296

Online: Kwanzaa celebration via NAAM

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Online

Friday, December 31, 2021

Model Train Festival in Tacoma

$14.00 | Washington State History Museum

New Year traditions and celebrations

Multiple locations

Snohomish Valley Ice Rink open daily

10:00 am | $10.00 | Snohomish Valley Golf Center, 8511 Marsh Road, Snohomish, WA ​98296

Stream New Years Eve 2021 fireworks via the Space Needle

11:35 pm | FREE | Your living room

But wait, there’s more!

Find more discount tickets to live and virtual events on our half-price tickets page. Find free and cheap things to do every day on the Greater Seattle on the Cheap calendar.

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