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It’s going to be a great Thanksgiving weekend with holiday festivals, parties, parades, and tree lightings in Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Redmond, Edmonds, Kirkland, plus the Macy’s Day Parade is Friday. Nectar Lounge celebrates 10 years with free parties tonight and Friday, the Christmas Ships Festival starts this weekend and Argosy has a Thanksgiving Day Dinner Cruise. The Seahawks play the 49ers on Thanksgiving Day, and the Apple Cup is on Saturday. As always, we also have a big list of Seattle & Washington events and more than $450 in giveaways to fill up your weekend.
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Featured: Seattle-area Christmas / Holiday Tree Lightings Events, Parties, Parades, Music, Santa
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Win Seattle Tickets:
- Win Tickets ($30): Rewind @ Nectar Lounge | 80s Hits w/ Van ps + DJ Indica Jones(November 29)
- Win Tickets ($130): Holiday Culinary Gift Making Classes w/ Seductive Specialty Food’s Executive Chef Traci Post | Handmade Treats, Sweet Holiday Gifts (November 30)
- Win Tickets ($30): The Ataris @ El Corazon | w/ Teenage Kicks, Floodlove, Encourager, Poke Da Squid, Indie / Alternative / Rock (December 3)
- Win Tickets ($30): MONOPHONICS w/ Tubaluba & Unsinkable Heavies @ Nectar Lounge | Psychedelic Soul & Heavy Funk (December 4)
- Win Tickets ($28): Elder Brother @ The Vera Project | Indie Rock, Alternative, w/ The American Scene Souvenirs, Afterwords, Harvest States (December 5)
- Win Tickets ($60): Winter Beer Fest @ Warren G. Magnuson Park | 50 Breweries, 130+ Seasonal Ales, Ciders (December 5-6)
- Win Tickets ($30): Lemuria, Into It. Over It., District @ El Corazon | Indie, Punk, Rock, Pop (December 6)
- Win Tickets ($30): Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band @ Nectar Lounge | Reggae, w/ Selecta Raiford (December 6)
- Win Tickets ($20): Vaudeville Etiquette + Br’er Rabbit, Goodnight, Texas @ Nectar Lounge | Alternative Rock & Bluegrass (December 18)
- Win Tickets ($30): Juno What?! @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Richie Aldente and The Braxmatics, Dance & Funk (December 20)
- Win Tickets ($50+): Neon New Year’s Eve @ Nectar Lounge | w/ 80s Cover Band Nite Wave + The West & DJ Indica Jones (December 31)
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Seattle Wednesday Events, November 26, 2014:
- Food: Dine Around Seattle in November | 3-Course Dinner for $33, 57 Restaurants, Online Map
- Holidays: “Jingle All The Way” Gingerbread Village @ Sheraton Seattle | Larger-than-life Holiday Creations, Free, Open 24 Hours
- Holidays: Reindeer Festival @ Swanson’s Nursery | FREE, Dasher & Blitzen + Curely the Camel
- Music: Nectar Lounge’s 10th Anniversary Party | FREE, Doors @ 7 p.m., 21+, Featuring Picoso, Project Lionheart, Trolls Cottage, Clinton Fearon & More!
- Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure! | Discount / Promo Code
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Seattle Thanksgiving Day Events, November 27, 2014:
- Cruise: Thanksgiving Dinner Cruise w/ Argosy Cruises | 3-Hour Cruise, 4-Course Dinner, Live Music, Beautiful Views
- Food: Dine Around Seattle in November | 3-Course Dinner for $33, 57 Restaurants, Online Map
- Holidays: Reindeer Festival @ Swanson’s Nursery | FREE, Dasher & Blitzen + Curely the Camel
- Holidays: “Jingle All The Way” Gingerbread Village @ Sheraton Seattle | Larger-than-life Holiday Creations, Free, Open 24 Hours
- Holidays: Festival Of Trees @ The Fairmont Olympic Hotel | Free, 21 Designer Trees
- Kids: $1 Third Thursday @ KidsQuest Childrens Museum in Bellevue | 5-8PM
- Museum: Free Events @ Frye Art Museum | Mindfulness Mediation + Here:Now Gallery Tour
- Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure! | Discount / Promo Code
- Seahawks: Seahawks @ San Francisco 49ers | 5:30 p.m.
- 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)
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Seattle Friday Events, November 28, 2014:
- Bellevue: Santa’s Arrival + Tree Lighting at Snowflake Lane @ The Bellevue Collection | Music, Animated Snow Characters, Lights, Live Toy Soldier Drummers, Pictures, Princesses
- Bellevue: Free Public Planetarium Shows @ Geer Planetarium at Bellevue College | All Ages, “Black Holes,” “Violent Universe”
- Black Friday: Sale @ Seattle’s Hempfest Central Boutique & 420 Culture Store | “Green Friday,” 50% off Clothing, Skin Care, Pet Care, Glass, Holiday Gifts & More!
- Christmas Ships: Christmas Ship Festival Pictures & Info: Schedule, Bonfires, Where to Watch, & More!
- Food: Dine Around Seattle in November | 3-Course Dinner for $33, 57 Restaurants, Online Map
- Holidays: Free Holiday Events @ Seattle Center | Winter Train, Ice Skating, Caroling, Music, Art, & More
- Holidays: Festival Of Trees @ The Fairmont Olympic Hotel | Free, 21 Designer Trees
- Holidays: Reindeer Festival @ Swanson’s Nursery | FREE, Dasher & Blitzen + Curely the Camel
- Holidays: “Jingle All The Way” Gingerbread Village @ Sheraton Seattle | Larger-than-life Holiday Creations, Free, Open 24 Hours
- Kids: Festivals of Light @ Seattle Children’s Museum | Exploring Diwali
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Nature: Weekend Family Outing @ Northwest Trek Wildlife Park | Canadian Lynxes, Black Bears, Bison, Elk, Moose & More!
- Parade: Macy’s Holiday Parade Pictures & 2014 Info: Route, Santaland, Day After Thanksgiving, 25 Floats, 650 Costumed Characters
- Party: Nectar Lounge’s 10th Anniversary Party | FREE, Doors @ 7 p.m., 21+, Featuring Crack Sabbath, The Cumbieros, Blake Lewis & More!
- Redmond: Tree Lighting and Santa Arrival @ Redmond Town Center | 5PM (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, November 29, 2014:
- Bellevue: Snowflake Lane @ The Bellevue Collection | Music, Animated Snow Characters, Lights, Live Toy Soldier Drummers, Pictures, Princesses
- Bellevue: The Nutcracker w/ Ballet Bellevue Orchestra | Bellevue Performing Arts Center, Live Orchestra
- Christmas Ships: Christmas Ship Festival Pictures & Info: Schedule, Bonfires, Where to Watch, & More!
- Food: Dine Around Seattle in November | 3-Course Dinner for $33, 57 Restaurants, Online Map
- Holidays: Festival Of Trees @ The Fairmont Olympic Hotel | Free, 21 Designer Trees
- Holidays: Reindeer Festival @ Swanson’s Nursery | FREE, Dasher & Blitzen + Curely the Camel
- Holidays: “Jingle All The Way” Gingerbread Village @ Sheraton Seattle | Larger-than-life Holiday Creations, Free, Open 24 Hours
- Holidays: Free Holiday Events @ Seattle Center | Winter Train, Ice Skating, Caroling, Music, Art, & More
- Kids: Festivals of Light @ Seattle Children’s Museum | Exploring Diwali
- 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)
- Nature: Weekend Family Outing @ Northwest Trek Wildlife Park | Canadian Lynxes, Black Bears, Bison, Elk, Moose & More!
- 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: 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, November 30, 2014:
- Apple Cup: Washington Apple Cup | Washington Huskies @ Washington State Cougars
- Bellevue: Snowflake Lane @ The Bellevue Collection | Music, Animated Snow Characters, Lights, Live Toy Soldier Drummers, Pictures, Princesses
- Bellevue: The Nutcracker w/ Ballet Bellevue Orchestra | Bellevue Performing Arts Center, Live Orchestra
- Bellevue: Garden d’Lights @ Bellevue Botanical Garden | Free Nights, 150,000 Visitors, 1/2 Million Lights
- Christmas Ships: Christmas Ship Festival Pictures & Info: Schedule, Bonfires, Where to Watch, & More!
- Food: Dine Around Seattle in November | 3-Course Dinner for $33, 57 Restaurants, Online Map
- Holidays: “Jingle All The Way” Gingerbread Village @ Sheraton Seattle | Larger-than-life Holiday Creations, Free, Open 24 Hours
- Holidays: Hometown Holidays @ The Junction | Art & Gift Market / Bazaar, Carriage Rides, Raffle, Small Business Saturday
- Holidays: Holiday Parade of Lights Cruises w/ Waterways Cruises | Champagne, Buffet, Bar, Beautiful Views
- Holidays: Culinary Gift Making Classes w/ Seductive Specialty Food’s Executive Chef Traci Post | Handmade Treats, Sweet Holiday Gifts (Win Tickets, $130)
- Holidays: Free Holiday Events @ Seattle Center | Winter Train, Ice Skating, Caroling, Music, Art, & More
- Holidays: Reindeer Festival @ Swanson’s Nursery | FREE, Dasher & Blitzen + Curely the Camel
- Holidays: Holiday Celebration @ Lake Union Park | Greet the Season, Christmas Chips, Crafts, Nutcracker, Carolers & More!
- Holidays: Pike Place Market Tree Lighting Ceremony 2014 | Adventures in Local Magic in the Market, Free Photos w/ Santa, Hot Apple Cider, Figgy Pudding Caroling Team & More!
- Holidays: Native Holiday Gift Fair 2 Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center | Cards, Jewelry, Salmon, Crafts & More!
- Holidays: Festival Of Trees @ The Fairmont Olympic Hotel | Free, 21 Designer Trees
- Kids: Festivals of Light @ Seattle Children’s Museum | Exploring Diwali
- 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
- Music: Rewind @ Nectar Lounge | 80s Hits w/ Van ps + DJ Indica Jones (Win Tickets, $30)
- Nature: Weekend Family Outing @ Northwest Trek Wildlife Park | Canadian Lynxes, Black Bears, Bison, Elk, Moose & More!
- 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
- Snoqualmie: Ride the Santa Train w/ Snoqualmie Valley Railroad | Pictures w/ Santa, Seasonal Decorations, Cookies, Shopping
- 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)
- Trunk Show: Free Events @ Frye Art Museum | Rachel Ravitch Trunk Show, Seattle Classic Guitar Society
- Wine: Sunday Sippers Wine Tasting @ Madrona Wine Merchants | Free (more info)
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Upcoming Seattle Events:
- All Month: Our November Events Calendar & Ticket Giveaways
- All Month: Dine Around Seattle in November | 3-Course Dinner for $33, 57 Restaurants, Online Map
- All Month: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure! | Discount / Promo Code
- Holidays: Seattle Holiday Events: Shopping, Christmas, Buy Local, & More
- Mondays: Mo’ Jam Mondays @ Nectar Lounge | Free, Drink Specials, Morganica Quartet, Improvised Sets
- November 30: Culinary Gift Making Classes w/ Seductive Specialty Food’s Executive Chef Traci Post | Handmade Treats, Sweet Holiday Gifts (Win Tickets, $130)
- November 30 – December 23: Holiday Parade of Lights Cruises w/ Waterways Cruises | Champagne, Buffet, Bar, Beautiful Views
- December 3: The Ataris @ El Corazon | w/ Teenage Kicks, Floodlove, Encourager, Poke Da Squid, Indie / Alternative / Rock (Win Tickets, $30)
- December 4: MONOPHONICS w/ Tubaluba & Unsinkable Heavies @ Nectar Lounge | Psychedelic Soul & Heavy Funk (Win Tickets, $30)
- December 4: Hometown Holidays @ The Junction | Shop Late Thursday, Art & Gift Market / Bazaar
- December 5: Elder Brother @ The Vera Project | Indie Rock, Alternative, w/ The American Scene Souvenirs, Afterwords, Harvest States (Win Tickets, $28)
- December 5-6: Winter Beer Fest @ Warren G. Magnuson Park | 50 Breweries, 130+ Seasonal Ales, Ciders (Win Tickets, $60)
- December 6: Hometown Holidays @ The Junction | Holiday Party & Tree Lighting, Art & Gift Market / Bazaar
- December 6: Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band @ Nectar Lounge | Reggae, w/ Selecta Raiford (Win Tickets, $30)
- December 6: Lemuria, Into It. Over It., District @ El Corazon | Indie, Punk, Rock, Pop (Win Tickets, $30)
- December 6-7: Holiday Culinary Gift Making Classes w/ Seductive Specialty Food’s Executive Chef Traci Post | Handmade Treats, Sweet Holiday Gifts
- December 6-7: Holiday Parade of Lights Cruises w/ Waterways Cruises | Champagne, Buffet, Bar, Beautiful Views
- December 7: Hometown Holidays @ The Junction | Santa Meet & Greet, Carriage Rides, Art & Gift Market / Bazaar
- December 9: Holiday Culinary Gift Making Classes w/ Seductive Specialty Food’s Executive Chef Traci Post | Handmade Treats, Sweet Holiday Gifts
- December 11: Hometown Holidays @ The Junction | Holiday Art Walk, Art & Gift Market / Bazaar
- December 13: Comedian Hannibal Buress @ The Neptune | Comedy Central’s Broad City, Musician & Magician
- December 14: Hometown Holidays @ The Junction | Mule Drawn Carriage Rides, Art & Gift Market / Bazaar
- December 15: Joyce Manor @ The Vera Project | Punk Rock w/ Toys That Kill, Our First Brains
- December 16: Holiday Culinary Gift Making Classes w/ Seductive Specialty Food’s Executive Chef Traci Post | Handmade Treats, Sweet Holiday Gifts
- December 18: Vaudeville Etiquette + Br’er Rabbit, Goodnight, Texas @ Nectar Lounge | Alternative Rock & Bluegrass (Win Tickets, $20)
- December 18: Vaudeville Etiquette + Br’er Rabbit, Goodnight, Texas @ Nectar Lounge | Alternative Rock & Bluegrass
- December 19: X @ El Corazon | Punk, w/ The Blasters, w/ Guests
- December 20: Juno What?! @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Richie Aldente and The Braxmatics, Dance & Funk (Win Tickets, $30)
- December 20-23: Holiday Parade of Lights Cruises w/ Waterways Cruises | Champagne, Buffet, Bar, Beautiful Views
- December 21: Hometown Holidays @ The Junction | Santa Meet & Greet, Art & Gift Market / Bazaar
- December 21: 12K’s of Christmas Holiday Run | Walk or Run, Costume Contest, Free Food, Music
- December 31: Neon New Years Eve @ Nectar Lounge | w/ 80s Cover Band Nite Wave + The West & DJ Indica Jones (Win Tickets, $50+)
- NYE: Seattle New Years Parties, Events, Champagne Toasts, & More
- 2015: Seattle 2015 Events, Festivals, Parties, & More
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