Delight in viewing a late 19th-century model train and village display, installed inside the Armory Food & Event Hall. This annual tradition has been on display for over 40 years! The public is invited to take a turn operating the train, or interact by participating in our Scavenger Hunt. Pick up your entry sheet at the Train Station, and see how many clues you can spot. The train operates 10am to 6pm daily from November 24th through December 31st. Donations accepted to keep the train operating.

Symetra Ice Spectacle :
Our Winterfest Opening Day celebration kicks off at noon at International Fountain with a special Ice Spectacle. Watch as five artists create original works of art in ice. Warm yourself by our fire pits, listen to roving carolers, and sample s'mores and other warm concessions courtesy of Ceres Roasting Company.

Winterfest World Bazaar: at 06:00 pm
Shop for your holiday gifts at this special World Bazaar, offering goods created by our Festal community partners. Browse a rotating roster of vendors Friday through Sunday, Noon to 6pm between November 24th and December 23rd. Interested vendors can submit an application at the link below.

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Winterfest Campus Lighting:
We are keeping the annual tradition of decking out our campus alive with twinkling lights in the trees and other specialty light features across the grounds. Pop by Seattle Center after dark and delight in the wonderland of light! Sponsored by Climate Pledge Arena.

Armony Stage Entertainment:

We'll feature live performances on the Armory Stage, providing visitors with fun, seasonal entertainment while they check out our Winterfest Train and Village, or grab a bite to eat at an Armory food merchant. View this year's line-up below.

November 26, 2023

XMAS MAXIMUS : at 12:30 pm
Cost : Free
XMAS MAXIMUS stuffs your stocking. XMAS MAXIMUS gives good cheer. XMAS MAXIMUS is Seattle’s premiere XMAS band, performing familiar and unfamiliar holiday tunes delivered with all the earnestness that one would expect from a holiday-focused band.Immaculately conceived, but delivered amidst dung and straw, XMAS MAXIMUS features the many talents of Jen Ayers on vocals, James Drage on keyboards, Gavin Guss on guitar, vocals and piano, Robert Henson on bass, guitar and vocals, Stuart McLeod on drums, Arthur Roberts on vocals and guitar, Barbara Trentalange on vocals and flute, and Alex Vollmer on guitar and bass.Collectively, XMAS MAXIMUS’ members span past and present from Teatro Zinzanni, Dream On, Honey Tongue, SIL2K, Tube Top, The Tycoons, Nada Surf, Dose, Transpacific, Posies, Peach, SushiRobo, Spyglass, Head Like A Kyte, Crooked Fingers, Trentalange, and The Royal We.

Dickens Carolers : at 2:00 pm
Cost : Free
A quartet of Victorian costumed carolers sing your favorite seasonal-themed music on the Armory Stage.Since 1978, The Dickens Carolers have offered traditional and contemporary holiday favorites, sung in beautiful four-part harmony.

December 2, 2023

SANCA : at 12:30 pm
Cost : Free
School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts (SANCA) Youth Companies create and perform original acts in aerial arts, juggling, tightwire, clowning, unicycle and acrobatics. Come see these talented kids delight audiences on the Armory stage.

December 3, 2023

Dancer and Prancer : at 12:30 pm
Cost : Free
Dancer and Prancer are three or four young men and/or women whose WILD combination of Christmas music and surf instros has delighted stomp-happy teens and ho-dadsalike since 1963! Their reverb-drenched renditions of Christmas classics like 'Frosty the Snowman' and 'O Christmas Tree' are the sounds that WHOMP the dance floors every December and won them the 'Battle of the Bands' at the famous Mistletoe Ballroom in the North Pole ten years running.

December 9, 2023

Duke's Swingin Along Nutcracker (Rainbow City Jazz Band) : at 12:30 pm
Cost : Free

Klez Kidz : at 02:00 pm
Cost : Free
KlezKidz brings to life an interactive concert of Jewish music and mirth from around the world, including Jewish folk songs, Chassidic rock, Israeli, Yiddish swing, and works by contemporary Jewish composers. At a KlezKidz concert, you’ll hear the wail of the clarinet and the rousing sound of Israeli music, see bottles being balanced on the heads of dancers, and maybe even learn some new dance steps! What started out in 1995 with a only few kids, augmented by musical parents, has grown into a 40-piece ensemble with regular rehearsals and a dozen yearly concerts.

December 10, 2023

Garfield jazz Band : at 12:30 pm
Cost : Free
Garfield High School is a public high school in Seattle, WA, with students from a variety of cultural and economic backgrounds. Garfield’s jazz culture is so strong that it maintains multiple levels of jazz bands in its curriculum for over 75 students. Garfield continues to bring to young people the jazz traditions of such big bands as Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Woody Herman.Garfield is a frequent participant in the Essentially Ellington National Jazz Band Competition and Festival at Lincoln Center in New York City.

December 15, 2023

Greater Seattle Tubachirstmas : at 6:00 pm
Cost : Free

December 16, 2023

School of Rock Seattle : at 12:30 pm
Cost : Free
School of Rock Seattle’s House Band is a group of talented young musicians that perform regularly all over the greater Seattle area and beyond. These students are not only among the most proficient musicians at the school, more importantly they’re leaders and mentors to their peers and ambassadors to School of Rock. They’ve had the opportunity to perform at notable events and festivals such as Capitol Hill Block Party, Summerfest, Bumbershoot, Live on KEXP, Live at Climate Pledge Arena for the Seattle Kraken Game, Ballard Seafood Fest, and NW Folklife Festival, to name a few. They are a high caliber, family friendly cover band sure to entertain and impress any audience!

December 17, 2023

Bailadores de Bronce: at 12:30 pm
Cost : Free
Bailadores de Bronce's main activity is teaching and performing Mexican folkloric dances in and around Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. The dedication of the dancers is seen during performances in their intricate footwork and refined choreography. The richness of the culture can be seen in the beautiful costumes from the various regions of Mexico. The high energy and enthusiasm of the dancers transcends the stage and is felt by the audience at each performance.
Bailadores de Bronce portrays the positive aspects of the Mexican culture in the broader community, breaking down cultural barriers and building bridges within the community.

December 23, 2023

Princess Guy: at 12:30 pm
Cost : Free
Princess Guy, Seattle’s Most Fabulous Vocal Quartet, is an independent vocal group of four guys in tiaras offering unique arrangements of pop, jazz, comedy, Broadway and classical music, including original songs and stories. Founded in 2018 for the purpose of singing myriad song styles for diverse audiences of sung song enthusiasts. The self-directed collective includes Eric Lane Barnes (baritone), Jeffrey Erickson (tenor), Paul Rosenberg (bass) and Ritchie Wooley (tenor). Roughly 80% a cappella and 100% gay as a gaggle of geese, Princess Guy presents a vast range of music styles emphasizing compelling harmony and unexpected interpretations of pretty much anything we fancy.

December 24, 2023

Dickens Carolers : at 12:30 pm
Cost : Free
A quartet of Victorian costumed carolers sing your favorite seasonal-themed music on the Armory Stage.Since 1978, The Dickens Carolers have offered traditional and contemporary holiday favorites, sung in beautiful four-part harmony.

December 30, 2023

Drea And The Marilyns : at 12:30 pm
Cost : Free
Originally started in Daejeon, South Korea, and now based in Seattle, Drea And The Marilyns is a cross cultural amalgamation of Drea Castillo's (front woman) imagination. Drea And The Marilyns are influenced by all the Filipino ballad and disco records her parents listened to- bossa nova and punk rock, and spending the early years of her life as a pre-school music teacher. Drea And The Marilyns have performed all over North America and Asia, playing such venues as the Seoul's Hae Bong Chon Fest, NAMM Show Stage, The Crocodile, Hard Rock Cafe, Chop Suey, Conor Byrne, Sunset Tavern, and the Rainbow Room.

Date :  November 24- December 31, 2023

Venue : Seattle Center, 509 Harrison Street,Seattle, WA 98109

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