Geek About Town: November + December
Lo and behold, it has arrived! An extra special holiday extravaganza version of Geek About Town, just in time for the holidays! Whether this is the most magical time of the year for you, or you’re finding yourself down and in need of some cheery distraction, we’ve got you covered. From board games to holiday lights, comic books to Christmas carols, we’re excited to spend the holidays with you, our favorite geeky community!
Sunday, November 18th: Outsider Comic Book & Game Swap Meet and Social
- 4pm – 6pm
- Outsider Comics and Geek Boutique
223 N. 36th St., Seattle, Washington 98103 - Bring in your comics, graphic novels, and games to swap with other folks in the Outsider community. Meet new people and find elusive treasures!
Friday, November 23rd: GeekGirlCon Board Game Night at Wayward Coffeehouse!
- 7pm – 10:45pm
- Free event!
- Do you love board games and enjoy teaching others how to play? Explore the board/card game hobby and meet folks happy to teach you their favorite board games! Come and play with folks who love playing games. And the best part about the GeekGirlCon (http://www.geekgirlcon.com/) game nights with our friends at Wayward (http://www.waywardcoffee.com/)? They are absolutely FREE with no cover charge!
Friday, November 23rd – Friday, December 28th: A Christmas Carol at ACT Theatre
- Multiple performances
- ACT Theatre
- 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101
- It’s ACT’s 43rd production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, adapted by Gregory A. Falls. Directed by Kurt Beattie, this celebrated adaptation follows the original Dickens tale taking audiences along on Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformational journey through time. Three ghostly visitors help Scrooge get into the holiday spirit, leading him on a trip through Christmases past, present, and future.
Friday, November 23rd – Saturday, January 5th: Wildlights at Woodland Park Zoo
- 5:30 – 8:30pm
- Woodland Park Zoo
- 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103
- Let it glow, let it glow, let it glow
Seattle’s wildest holiday lights festival returns with sparkling lights, faux snowball fights, up close animal encounters, hot chocolate and family delights. Experience brand new wild and wonderful light displays that will be featured throughout the zoo including a holiday light spectacular at the zoo’s south entrance which will now be open throughout the run of WildLights.
Friday, November 23rd – Friday, December 28th: The Nutcracker at Pacific Northwest Ballet
- Multiple performances
- Pacific Northwest Ballet
- 301 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA 98109
- PNB’S best-selling holiday classic is a fantastical combination of Ian Falconer’s unique design, Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, and the entire Company in show-stopping roles. A memory making tradition for generations of families and friends, Nutcracker fun includes McCaw Hall gloriously decked-out for the season’s best photo ops.
Saturday, November 24th: Holiday Pop-Up Market
- 10am – 3pm
- Broadway Market
401 East Broadway, Seattle, Washington 98102 - The Broadway Market Holiday Pop-Up Market features a variety of vendor members from Seattle Made, an initiative to grow and support the area’s urban manufacturing and producer economy. Vendors will be selling a variety of holiday gifts, wearables and hand-made merchandise, all with a focus on recycled and upcycled materials. This event is presented by Broadway Market, Blanton Turner and Seattle Made to celebrate Shop Small Saturday.
Monday, November 26th: Mars Insight Landing Viewing
- 10am – 5pm
- Pacific Science Center
200 2nd Ave N, Seattle, Washington 98109 - Join us on Monday, November 26 as NASA makes history when its next lander arrives on Mars, the first mission dedicated to studying the deep interior of Mars. We’ll have presentations by Mars experts and space related activities throughout the day. We’ll broadcast the landing live in our PACCAR IMAX Theater from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Our educators will be on hand to answer your questions and walk you through what’s happening during the landing.
This event is included with general admission and is FREE for Pacific Science Center Members.
Friday, November 30th: Witches’ Night Out Market
- 6pm – 10pm
- Arcadia Seattle
943 NW 50th Street, Seattle, Washington 98107 - Join us for another magical evening! The Witches’ Night Out Market returns on Friday, November 30th – bringing you an array of metaphysical merchants and artisans, community networking, readers and bodyworkers, and much more!
Every event we do is a little different – this time we’ll be focusing a bit more on the market – we’re making space for a few more artists and witchy creators to expand your holiday possibilities. Also, as this season also marks a time of remembering our ancestors and those who have come before us, we will have an interactive community altar. We have more things up our sleeves that we will be announcing as we get closer to the event. You are not going to want to miss it!
As always, our events are free and all ages – but we have a fabulous door raffle to benefit the Cabiri and Arcadia. Cash donations will transform into tickets for you to win delightful things!
Friday, November 30th: Giving Marketplace
- 10am – 5pm
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center
440 5th Ave N, Seattle, Washington 98109 - Give gifts that give back! Find unique holiday gifts for family and friends from over 30 vendors and organizations that support great causes locally and globally.
Looking to do more than just shop for holiday gifts? You can make your own gifts alongside local artists and join Sanctuary Art Center in creating one-of-a-kind gift cards.
Free and open to the public.
Saturday, December 1st: Seattle Science Night: An Evening of Drunken Experiments
- 6pm – 9pm
- Hale’s Ales Palladium
4301 Leary Way NW, Seattle, Washington - Drunken Science Nigh returns this December 1st to the beautiful Palladium Theater at Hale’s Ales in Fremont.
Doors open at 6 and the Stage Show starts at 7 sharp.
This is most fun you can have without breaking the laws of physics.
Science Night is a hands on Science Experiment free-for-all, with dozens of ever changing exhibits to try. Blow things up with air! Levitate metal! Make homemade lightbulbs, cube-shaped bubbles, 3-d art, float stuff on air, and more! Ever wanted to shatter flowers with liquid nitrogen? See sound waves? Tesla Coils? Jacobs Ladder? Oh my! We have got you covered. This is not a lecture… instead its a fully interactive science fair. Come ready to have your mind blown.
Saturday, December 6th: Luminaria Walk
- 5:30pm – 7:30pm
- Meadowbrook Community Center
10517 35th Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98125 - Friends of Meadowbrook Pond and the Meadowbrook Advisory Council are joining together to host our Annual Luminaria Walk. Please come enjoy good company and hot cocoa, while walking around the beautifully lit pathway. We are also looking for community members to help make this event happen; work parties are listed below!
Friday, December 14th: GeekGirlCon Board Game Night at Wayward Coffeehouse!
- 7pm – 10:45pm
- Free event!
- Do you love board games and enjoy teaching others how to play? Explore the board/card game hobby and meet folks happy to teach you their favorite board games! Come and play with folks who love playing games. And the best part about the GeekGirlCon (http://www.geekgirlcon.com/) game nights with our friends at Wayward (http://www.waywardcoffee.com/)? They are absolutely FREE with no cover charge!
Saturday, December 1st: Indigenous Family Day: Art-Making & More
- 1pm – 4pm
- 1000 Fourth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104 - A special day of art, culture, and creativity celebrating Indigenous families. Meet local Indigenous artists and makers. Create treasures to bring home. Stick around for more festivities after 1:30 p.m. including artist talks from yəhaw̓ artists in residence and a 4 p.m. film screening of Rumble.
Saturday, December 8th: Makers Market
- 12pm – 6pm
- Inscape
815 Seattle Blvd S, Seattle, WA 98134 - Shop a market and open studios for art, “hand-knit hats, ceramics, jewelry, clothing, and more” and stop by Vichayapai’s solo exhibition, which she’s been preparing all through her artist’s residency.
Saturday, December 8th: Annual Green Lake Pathway of Lights
- 4:30 – 7:30
- Green Lake, Seattle
Seattle, Washington 98103, 98115 - Come join us for this FREE holiday event for the whole family! Stroll the glimmering Green Lake circuit, paths, and docks which will be lit with thousands of twinkling candles. And while you wander through the magic of the sparkling lights, enjoy complimentary refreshments and live holiday music. If the weather is good we’ll have hot air balloons again from 4:30-5:30pm only.
You can also visit and like the Green Lake Pathway of Lights Facebook Page for updates on the event!
Sunday, December 9th: May The Course Be With You 5k
- 9:00am
- 5849 15th Ave NE
Cowen Park
Seattle, WA US 98115 - The inaugural race was so much fun, we wanted to bring it back, see all the costumes, and get into the holiday spirit.
In the spirit of Star Wars, this will be a FUN opportunity to get out your light saber and practice your best Darth Vader impersonation, as well as dress up in your favorite holiday race outfit!
The run/walk is for FUN, no official timing, but there will be a running clock.
Saturday, December 22nd: Seattle Secular Solstice 2018
- 4pm – 9:30pm
- The Factory Luxe
3100 Airport Way S, Seattle, Washington 98134 - Once upon a time there was darkness,
So we made light.
Once upon a time there was cold,
So we kindled fire.
Once upon a time there was fear,
So we faced it together
with song and speech and light
A proof by example: We are not alone.
Join us to celebrate humanity’s accomplishments, reflect on our past, and consider the future with food, light, song, and camaraderie.
Your donations help us cover venue, audio/video equipment, permits, and supplies, ensuring that we can continue this tradition year after year.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seattle-secular-solstice-2018-tickets-47498714935
Friday, December 28th: GeekGirlCon Board Game Night at Wayward Coffeehouse!
- 7pm – 10:45pm
- Free event!
- Do you love board games and enjoy teaching others how to play? Explore the board/card game hobby and meet folks happy to teach you their favorite board games! Come and play with folks who love playing games. And the best part about the GeekGirlCon (http://www.geekgirlcon.com/) game nights with our friends at Wayward (http://www.waywardcoffee.com/)? They are absolutely FREE with no cover charge!