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Date
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Time
2:00 p.m.
Place
McCaw Hall Auditorium
Cost
Admission Fee

Join us for the Northwest’s favorite festive tradition, featuring all the sparkle and joy you’ve come to expect. The Nutcracker experience features a picture-perfect lobby, Tchaikovsky’s classic score (played brilliantly by the PNB Orchestra), gorgeous costumes and scenery, impressive performances, and so much more!

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Same Day Events Showing Events on December 14, 2024

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2024 Seattle Christmas Market

Admission Fee
Seattle's favorite holiday tradition returns! Stroll the winding alleys of Seattle's largest outdoor holiday Market, with eats & treats, artisan craft vendors, festive light displays, and all new ways to celebrate the season.
All Day

Seattle Center Sculpture Walk 2024-25

Free Event
Delight in 3 original temporary art installations on our campus through April of 2025.
All Day

Winterfest Train & Village

Free Event
An annual late 19th-century model train and village display in the Armory.
12:00 p.m.

Winterfest World Bazaar, presented by Festál

Free Event
Shop holiday gifts from international vendors.
12:30 p.m.

Winterfest Entertainment: DaNell Daymon & Greater Works

Free Event
Electrifying award-winning gospel choir.
1:00 p.m.

The Snow Queen: ASL Interpreted

Admission Fee
Join Gerda on a harrowing journey in SCT’s The Snow Queen, a wildly original adaptation of the beloved Hans Christian Andersen tale.
2:00 p.m.

Blithe Spirit

Admission Fee
Noël Coward's irreverent classic comedy will provide an otherworldly alternative to your usual holiday fare, and appeal to anyone who ever longed to see Downton Abbey go completely off the rails.
2:00 p.m.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Sweater

Admission Fee
Naughty? Nice? Hilarious. The Second City is Coming to Town!
4:30 p.m.

The Snow Queen

Admission Fee
Join Gerda on a harrowing journey in SCT’s The Snow Queen, a wildly original adaptation of the beloved Hans Christian Andersen tale.
5:00 p.m.

Kraken Pregame in the Armory: Presented By WaFd

Free Event
Pregame at the Armory, presented by WaFd Bank, is your go-to spot for game day vibes before every Kraken weekend home game at Climate Pledge Arena. Two hours before puck drop, the Armory comes alive with Kraken energy.
7:00 p.m.

Seattle Kraken vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Admission Fee
The Seattle Kraken host the Tampa Bay Lightning at Climate Pledge Arena.
7:30 p.m.

Blithe Spirit

Admission Fee
Noël Coward's irreverent classic comedy will provide an otherworldly alternative to your usual holiday fare, and appeal to anyone who ever longed to see Downton Abbey go completely off the rails.
7:30 p.m.

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®

Admission Fee
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® is back and ready to make your holiday season brighter!
7:30 p.m.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Sweater

Admission Fee
Naughty? Nice? Hilarious. The Second City is Coming to Town!

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