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Plan Ahead: Don’t miss these events happening in Seattle
Bookmark this guide for a curated list of events taking place each month that we’re most looking forward to.
August 27, 2025 09:59 AM
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Culture
Local film ‘Fantasy A Gets a Mattress’ is 2023’s sleeper hit
A local rapper stars alongside the city’s under-appreciated landmarks.
December 4, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A sign that says "Season's Greetings from Candy Cane Lane" lit by Christmas lights.
Culture
Candy Cane Lane lights up Seattle’s holidays
The annual tradition goes back more than 70 years.
December 4, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
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Culture
SEAtoday Wrapped: Here’s what you enjoyed the most
See which articles and social media posts you all read and liked the most this year.
December 1, 2023
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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Travel and Outdoors
What to know for the 2023-24 Seattle ski season
Grab your snowboards, too.
December 1, 2023
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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Retail
Gift Guide: Our Editors’ picks for the 2023 holiday season
See what Editors Gabe and Alina are shopping this year.
November 30, 2023
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Sarah Leonhardt
A bronze statue of Jimi Hendrix in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood next to a paint store and with fall leaves in the background
Music
Seattle’s Music Mount Rushmore Closeup: Jimi Hendrix
We celebrate the guitar icon’s local roots.
November 24, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
The Space Needle and the waterfront sit against a cotton candy pink sunrise.
Culture
Seattle-related holiday dinner conversation topics
For all of those awkward pauses you might come across this Thanksgiving.
November 21, 2023
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Alina Hunter-Grah
A shop vendor at Seattle Christmas Market displays crowded shelves filled with Santas, snowmen, and other holiday decorations + ornaments.
Culture
Seattle Christmas Market rings its jingle bells for the first time
The revelry starts Friday, Nov. 24 and runs through Dec. 24.
November 20, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
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Sports
Fruitful rivals: History of UW and WSU’s Apple Cup
The tradition goes back more than a century.
November 20, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
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Guide to Seattle Restaurant Week, Spring 2024
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A street-facing sign reads "Japantown: Welcome to Nihonmachi, established 1891" and depicts a green illustration of Mount Fuji, with a row of businesses lining the street behind it.
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A brief history of Seattle’s Japantown, Nihonmachi
Post-war vacancies, a decades-long preservation project, and upcoming Sakura Matsuri festivities.
April 10, 2024
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SIFF Cinema Egyptian hosts Comedy of Horrors Film Fest in Seattle
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April 8, 2024
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Sound Transit announces opening dates for four northern Link Light Rail stations
The Shoreline South, Shoreline North, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood light rail stations will open on August 30, 2024.
April 4, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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Food
Nobody does it batter: 9 doughnut shops around Seattle
Name a sweeter way to start the day.
April 4, 2024
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