January events and entertainment

Our January 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.

January Holidays & Events

• Sunday, January 1, 2023: New Year’s Day
• Sunday, January 1, 2023: Free Park Entrance Day
• Monday, January 2, 2023: New Year’s holiday (observed—since New Year’s Day falls on Sunday)
• Monday, January 16, 2023: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (3rd Monday)
• Monday, January 16, 2023: Free Park Entrance Day
• Sunday, January 22, 2023: Lunar New Year
• Monday, January 23 –Monday, April 17, 2023: Tax preparation season

January 2023 events and entertainment

Featured Events are list first each day, highlighted by a photo. Featured events are unique or annual events that we or our advertisers don’t want you to overlook.

Sunday, January 1, 2023

2022-2023 Holiday Ice Skate Rink in Bellevue

$14.00-129.00 | Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink, NE 1st Street and 100th Ave NE (1 block south of Bellevue Square)

New Year’s Eve events and dining options

Multiple locations

Calendar of New Year's events

Multiple locations

Washington State Parks Free Entrance Day: New Year’s Day

FREE | Washington State Parks

Where to see Christmas lights around the Puget Sound region

FREE | Multiple locations

Free Gingerbread Village at Sheraton Hotel

9:00 am | FREE | Sheraton Grand Seattle, 1400 6th Ave, Seattle 98101

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

Model Train Festival in Tacoma

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | $14.00 | Washington State History Museum

WildLanterns holiday light festival at Woodland Park Zoo

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $29.95-34.95 | Woodland Park Zoo (south entrance), 750 N. 50th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

Monday, January 2, 2023

2022-2023 Holiday Ice Skate Rink in Bellevue

$14.00-129.00 | Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink, NE 1st Street and 100th Ave NE (1 block south of Bellevue Square)

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

2022-2023 Holiday Ice Skate Rink in Bellevue

$14.00-129.00 | Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink, NE 1st Street and 100th Ave NE (1 block south of Bellevue Square)

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

2022-2023 Holiday Ice Skate Rink in Bellevue

$14.00-129.00 | Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink, NE 1st Street and 100th Ave NE (1 block south of Bellevue Square)

Thursday, January 5, 2023

2022-2023 Holiday Ice Skate Rink in Bellevue

$14.00-129.00 | Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink, NE 1st Street and 100th Ave NE (1 block south of Bellevue Square)

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

WildLanterns holiday light festival at Woodland Park Zoo

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $29.95-34.95 | Woodland Park Zoo (south entrance), 750 N. 50th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

Friday, January 6, 2023

2022-2023 Holiday Ice Skate Rink in Bellevue

$14.00-129.00 | Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink, NE 1st Street and 100th Ave NE (1 block south of Bellevue Square)

Rent snowshoes by the hour at REI Outpost at Snoqualmie Pass

8:00 am to 4:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Snoqualmie Rentals Outpost, 4682 WA-906, Snoqualmie Pass, WA 98068

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

WildLanterns holiday light festival at Woodland Park Zoo

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $29.95-34.95 | Woodland Park Zoo (south entrance), 750 N. 50th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

Saturday, January 7, 2023

2022-2023 Holiday Ice Skate Rink in Bellevue

$14.00-129.00 | Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink, NE 1st Street and 100th Ave NE (1 block south of Bellevue Square)

Rent snowshoes by the hour at REI Outpost at Snoqualmie Pass

8:00 am to 4:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Snoqualmie Rentals Outpost, 4682 WA-906, Snoqualmie Pass, WA 98068

Free New Year Mochi Tsuski Festival on Bainbridge Island

8:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Woodward Middle School, 9125 Sportsman Club Rd NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

Free Marysville Wedding Show at the Opera House

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Marysville Opera House

WildLanterns holiday light festival at Woodland Park Zoo

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $29.95-34.95 | Woodland Park Zoo (south entrance), 750 N. 50th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

Sunday, January 8, 2023

2022-2023 Holiday Ice Skate Rink in Bellevue

$14.00-129.00 | Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink, NE 1st Street and 100th Ave NE (1 block south of Bellevue Square)

Rent snowshoes by the hour at REI Outpost at Snoqualmie Pass

8:00 am to 4:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Snoqualmie Rentals Outpost, 4682 WA-906, Snoqualmie Pass, WA 98068

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

WildLanterns holiday light festival at Woodland Park Zoo

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $29.95-34.95 | Woodland Park Zoo (south entrance), 750 N. 50th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

Monday, January 9, 2023

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

Wooden Boat Storytime (2nd & 4th Thurs) in Seattle

11:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Center for Wooden Boats on South Lake Union

Friday, January 13, 2023

Rent snowshoes by the hour at REI Outpost at Snoqualmie Pass

8:00 am to 4:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Snoqualmie Rentals Outpost, 4682 WA-906, Snoqualmie Pass, WA 98068

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

WildLanterns holiday light festival at Woodland Park Zoo

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $29.95-34.95 | Woodland Park Zoo (south entrance), 750 N. 50th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

Saturday, January 14, 2023

Rent snowshoes by the hour at REI Outpost at Snoqualmie Pass

8:00 am to 4:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Snoqualmie Rentals Outpost, 4682 WA-906, Snoqualmie Pass, WA 98068

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

Lunar New Year: Live performances and family-friendly activities at Bellevue Square

11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Bellevue Square

Lunar New Year: Lion Dance & Dragon Parade at Bellevue Square

2:00 pm | FREE | Bellevue Square

WildLanterns holiday light festival at Woodland Park Zoo

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $29.95-34.95 | Woodland Park Zoo (south entrance), 750 N. 50th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Rent snowshoes by the hour at REI Outpost at Snoqualmie Pass

8:00 am to 4:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Snoqualmie Rentals Outpost, 4682 WA-906, Snoqualmie Pass, WA 98068

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

WildLanterns holiday light festival at Woodland Park Zoo

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $29.95-34.95 | Woodland Park Zoo (south entrance), 750 N. 50th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

Monday, January 16, 2023

National/Washington State Parks Free Entrance Day: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

FREE | Multiple locations

Martin Luther King Jr Day events

Multiple locations

MLK Jr Day march and rally from Garfield HS in Seattle

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Garfield High School, 400 23rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

PWYC Cathedral Yoga Monday's at Saint Marks

6:30 pm | FREE | Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Online: Learn to design 3D objects in Tinkercad

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

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

WildLanterns holiday light festival at Woodland Park Zoo

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $29.95-34.95 | Woodland Park Zoo (south entrance), 750 N. 50th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

Friday, January 20, 2023

Northwest Remodeling Expo in Seattle

$5.00 | Seattle Convention Center, 705 Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101

Rent snowshoes by the hour at REI Outpost at Snoqualmie Pass

8:00 am to 4:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Snoqualmie Rentals Outpost, 4682 WA-906, Snoqualmie Pass, WA 98068

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

WildLanterns holiday light festival at Woodland Park Zoo

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $29.95-34.95 | Woodland Park Zoo (south entrance), 750 N. 50th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Northwest Remodeling Expo in Seattle

$5.00 | Seattle Convention Center, 705 Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101

Rent snowshoes by the hour at REI Outpost at Snoqualmie Pass

8:00 am to 4:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Snoqualmie Rentals Outpost, 4682 WA-906, Snoqualmie Pass, WA 98068

Free family flick 3rd Saturday at Grand Cinema in Tacoma

10:00 am | FREE | Grand Cinema, 606 S Fawcett Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

WildLanterns holiday light festival at Woodland Park Zoo

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $29.95-34.95 | Woodland Park Zoo (south entrance), 750 N. 50th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

Sunday, January 22, 2023

Northwest Remodeling Expo in Seattle

$5.00 | Seattle Convention Center, 705 Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101

2023 Lunar New Year of the Rabbit (Cat) begins January 22

Puget Sound region

Rent snowshoes by the hour at REI Outpost at Snoqualmie Pass

8:00 am to 4:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Snoqualmie Rentals Outpost, 4682 WA-906, Snoqualmie Pass, WA 98068

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

WildLanterns holiday light festival at Woodland Park Zoo

4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $29.95-34.95 | Woodland Park Zoo (south entrance), 750 N. 50th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

Monday, January 23, 2023

PWYC Cathedral Yoga Monday's at Saint Marks

6:30 pm | FREE | Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Dick's Drive-In 19-cent Burger Day (Wallingofrd & Broadway)

$0.19 | Multiple locations

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Dick's Drive-In 19-cent Burger Day (Lake City, Holman Road & Crossroads)

$0.19 | Multiple locations

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Dick's Drive-In 19-cent Burger Day (Edmonds, Queen Anne & Kent)

$0.19 | Multiple locations

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

Home & Garden Show in Tacoma

11:00 am | $15.00 | Tacoma Dome

Wooden Boat Storytime (2nd & 4th Thurs) in Seattle

11:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Center for Wooden Boats on South Lake Union

Friday, January 27, 2023

Rent snowshoes by the hour at REI Outpost at Snoqualmie Pass

8:00 am to 4:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Snoqualmie Rentals Outpost, 4682 WA-906, Snoqualmie Pass, WA 98068

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

Home & Garden Show in Tacoma

11:00 am | $15.00 | Tacoma Dome

Saturday, January 28, 2023

Rent snowshoes by the hour at REI Outpost at Snoqualmie Pass

8:00 am to 4:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Snoqualmie Rentals Outpost, 4682 WA-906, Snoqualmie Pass, WA 98068

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

2023 Snohomish GroundFrog Day Celebration

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Snohomish Aquatic Center, 516 Maple Ave, Snohomish, WA 98290

Lunar New Year lion dance at The Wing Museum

10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | The Wing Museum, 719 South King Street, Seattle, WA 98104

Home & Garden Show in Tacoma

11:00 am | $15.00 | Tacoma Dome

Free open play chess (all levels) in Everett

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Artisans Books & coffee, 1802 Hewitt Ave, Everett, WA 98201

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Rent snowshoes by the hour at REI Outpost at Snoqualmie Pass

8:00 am to 4:30 pm | $20.00-30.00 | Snoqualmie Rentals Outpost, 4682 WA-906, Snoqualmie Pass, WA 98068

Seasonal Snohomish Valley Ice Rink at Golf Center

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

Home & Garden Show in Tacoma

11:00 am | $15.00 | Tacoma Dome

Monday, January 30, 2023

PWYC Cathedral Yoga Monday's at Saint Marks

6:30 pm | FREE | Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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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