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A person dressed in warm red clothing looks at Christmas gifts and ornaments at a traditional Christmas Market.

Where to Find Holiday Markets Around Seattle

It's giving season 🎁

Holiday Shopping

Seattle, USA - December 12, 2018: Pike Place Market illuminated with Christmas lights early in the night just after it rained.

Dec

The Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition @ Pike Place Market

A not-so-silent night 🌙

An illustrated scene of a snowy forest for Christmas in blues in greens

Dec

1-2

Winter Night Market 2023 @ Bainbridge Island Museum of Art

Get your stocking stuffies 🎁

Holiday Shopping

An overhead view of a spread of dishes from MariPili on a black table.

NOW

OPEN

Now Open: MariPili at Café Frieda @ Frye Art Museum

Paying homage to matriarchs 🌟

Food & Drink Museums

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Late in the day flowers and notes left on Kurts Bench. This is the 25th anniversary after Kurt Cobain committed suicide in the home just next door to Viretta park. The bench in the park has become a place visited by tourists from around the world, they leave items Kurt would have liked and scribble personal messages to the music icon. Kurt was known to sit on the bench and play his guitar. Seattle still does not have a memorial for the iconic musician.

8 Places Every Grunge Fan Must Visit in Seattle

Seattle does, in fact, smell like teen spirit 🎸

BelltownDiscovery ParkDowntownMagnuson Park

A team of people prepare for a Geeks Who Drink trivia night.

A Guide to Bar Trivia Nights Around Seattle

A pub quiz for basically every neighborhood ✏️

Beacon HillCentral DistrictUptownWest Seattle

A person standing in front of a row of pinball machines at Seattle Pinball Museum

5 Off-The-Beaten-Path Museums in Seattle That Locals Love

From pinballs to log houses 🪵

Chinatown International DistrictPioneer SquareShorelineSouth ParkWest Seattle

A neon sign for Athenian Seafood in Pike Place Market, featuring in the movie Sleepless in Seattle with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

Where Famous Movies Like The Ring Filmed in Seattle

Every day could be a movie 🎥

Chinatown International DistrictDenny TriangleNorth BendPike Place MarketSeattle CenterTacomaWallingford

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Bremerton Washington Waterfront With Olympic Mountain View in Bremerton, Washington, United States

A Day Trip to Bremerton Without a Car

Ahoy! ⚓

Bremerton

reservoir at Volunteer Park, Seattle Washington with full of fall colors

A Day Out With Kids in Capitol Hill

Toys ⏭️ Trees ⏭️ Treats

Capitol Hill

Where to Get Coffee and Do Work in Seattle

It’s time to WFC (work from coffee shop) ☕

AdmiralBallardBeacon HillBryantFirst HillHillman City

The interior of Georgetown Arcade's lineup of machines

A First-Timer's Guide to Arcades in Seattle

We're a pinball capital 🕹️

BallardCapitol HillCentralColumbia CityFremontGreenwoodNorthSouthWestWhite Center

A neon sign directs to Pike Place Market's lower level at night time

A Local's Guide to Pike Place Market After Dark

Yes, it's open late 🌝

Pike Place Market

A young climber scales a colorful bouldering wall while another climber watches in the foreground.

A First-Timer's Guide to Rock Climbing in Seattle

It’s the climb 🎵

BallardCentral DistrictMagnuson ParkSodoUW

A person stands behind a Seattle Samosa stand at a Farmers Market in Seattle flashing a thumbs up.

A Local's Guide to Shopping in Columbia City

From handmade snacks to Chanel pumps 👠

Columbia City

A business man wearing a blazer rides his bicycle through the city streets of Seattle, Washington, USA. He carries work items in a messenger bag slung over his shoulder. An environmentally friendly and healthy way to commute to work: sustainable lifestyle.

A First-Timer's Guide to Biking in Seattle

We're biking up that hill 🚵

CentralEastNorthSouthWest

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Chris Day (British, born 1968). Transition of Age, Made at the Museum in 2023. Blown and sculpted glass with micro bore copper pipe and copper wire.

A Two-Way Mirror @ Museum of Glass

Contemporary glass by Black artists🪞

Visual Art

Daily

Frankfurt fair - hammering man - stock photo

Free Museum Pass Tickets @ Seattle Museums

Thanks SPL 📚

Visual Art

Nov 24 –

Dec 24

A colorful set up of Christmas decorations from the Vancouver Christmas Market

Seattle Christmas Market @ Seattle Center

Frohe Weihnachten 🎅

Holiday Shopping

Nov 25 –

Dec 20

Actor Bruce Willis crawls through a crawling space while performing in the movie Die Hard.

A Very Die Hard Christmas @ Seattle Public Theatre

Yippee ki yay 💥

Holiday Theatre

Nov 3 –

Dec 3

The movie Multiple Maniacs featuring John Waters icon Divine to the right.

50 Years of SIFF @ SIFF Cinema Egyptian

21 films to celebrate 🎞️

Festival Film

THRU

MAR 3

3 adolescent girls looking at one of the exhibits in Roots of Wisdom

Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge. Shared Science @ MOHAI

Reclamation and sustainability 🌿

All Ages History Museums

Thru

Dec 3

A person examines one of the rooms in the Renegade Edo and Paris exhbition. The walls are dark.

Renegade Edo and Paris @ Seattle Asian Art Museum

A golden age of graphic art 🌟

Visual Art

Nov 10 –

Dec 17

A promotional image for "Little Women" at Seattle Rep.

Little Women @ Seattle Rep

A radical adaptation 📚

Kids & Family Theatre

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