Things to do in Seattle this weekend, Nov. 12 to 15
Hmong New Year comes to the Seattle Center Armory
By Lou P. and the Seattle Loop editors. Thursday, November 12, 2026
Saturday brings Hmong New Year to the Seattle Center Armory and Gobble Up Seattle to Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park. Thursday has Garth Brooks at Climate Pledge Arena and Brett Goldstein at the Moore. Sunday ends late and quiet with Organ by Night in the Cathedral Nave.
IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING
Hmong New Year Celebration
It's a Hmong New Year celebration at the Seattle Center Armory, starting at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Seattle's Hmong New Year Festival marks the end of harvest with embroidered dress, silverwork, music, dance and food. An opening ceremony at noon leads into afternoon dance groups, then a night concert with live bands, a DJ and four guest artists.
Saturday at 10 am · Seattle Center Armory, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA, 98109
FREE THIS WEEKENDcosts nothing
Free Moore Tour
Saturday at 10 am
The Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Volunteers lead a free, roughly two-hour walk through the historic Moore Theatre, covering the stage's technical workings, backstage operations and the history of the lobby and building. Reservations are required. Meet at the main entrance.
Firefighters to the Rescue! Free Kids Event
Friday at 3 pm
Normandy Park City Hall, 801 SW 174th St, Normandy Park, WA, 98166
A free hands-on hour for kids ages 2 to 12 and their families. There's a story, a fire truck song, firefighter exercises, an obstacle course, toy fire trucks and trains, first aid with dolls and fire truck puzzles.
WITH KIDSbring them
Archaeology Family Day
Sunday at 10 am
Burke Museum, 4303 Memorial Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98195
Burke archaeologists and partners share tabletop activities and artifact stories. Kids and adults can identify animal bones, sort shells and watch a flintknapping demonstration of stone tool making. Included with museum admission.
Sneaky With Snicket: ‘ Children's Concert with Philharmonia Northwest'
Sunday at 12 pm; also 2 pm
Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101-2738
Philharmonia Northwest plays The Composer is Dead, a musical murder mystery with a Lemony Snicket story, where every instrument is a suspect. This 12pm show is sensory-friendly, with dimmed lights and fidget toys. An instrument petting zoo follows in the lobby.
THE WEIRD ONE with Lou P.
No Strings Attached: An Improvised Puppet Show for Grownups
Unexpected Productions puts on an improvised puppet show, and it is for grownups.
Saturday at 6 pm · Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley at the Gum Wall in Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA, 98101
DATE NIGHTfor two
Organ by Night: Tyleen Stults
Sunday at 10:10 pm
Cathedral Nave
After Compline, organist Tyleen Stults plays 20 minutes on the Flentrop organ. Listeners are invited up to the gallery to see and hear the instrument up close and ask questions about the music.
Winter Beer Taste
Saturday at 7 pm
Phinney Center Campus, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle, WA, 98103
Seattle's longest running beer festival pours 30+ Northwest breweries and cideries in the 1904 Phinney Center schoolhouse, with a DJ, photobooth and pub snacks. This year's theme is the year 3000, and costumes are encouraged. It raises money for the Phinney Neighborhood Association. 21+.
BRING A TOTEmarkets and sales
Gobble Up Seattle by Urban Craft Uprising
Saturday at 10 am
Hangar 30 in Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115-8166
A food show with 100+ local makers and independent businesses selling small batch foods, kitchenware and decor. There are samples, food trucks, free raffles and hourly author book signings, a handy stop for holiday gifts.
Newport Way Library Association Book Sale
Saturday at 11 am
Newport Way
A book sale run by the library association, with bargains on books while supporting your library. Credit cards and PayPal are accepted.
BIG SHOWSyou've heard of these
- THU 7:30 PM; ALSO FRI 8 PM, SAT 8 PM, SUN 2 PMGarth Brooks - Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour, Climate Pledge Arena
- THU 7 PM; ALSO FRI 7 PMBrett Goldstein: Sex, Death & Small Talk, Moore Theatre
- SUN 8 PMEivør, Neptune Theatre
PLAN AHEAD
WHAT DID WE MISS?
We do our best to read every calendar in Seattle, and we still miss good stuff. The church supper, the band at the corner bar, the block party your neighbor is throwing. If you know about something, tell us. Just write hello@loopcities.com. We read every note.
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