LIGHTS AT SEATTLE ZOO
WildLanterns features “large-scale animal and nature scape lanterns representing wild places from around the globe” including bugs, lions, pandas, parrots, and dragons, with snacks for sale and a performance in the entrance building at Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N in Seattle. See closed dates.
CASINO LIGHTS
Tulalip Lights & Ice has 9.7 million lights on plants surrounding the casino entrance ponds and the Tulalip Amphitheater at 10400 34th Ave. NE in Tulalip. Ice skating, food for sale, and a beer garden.
LIGHT SHOW IN A GARDEN
“Discover a celestial pathway of lustrous light, cosmic visions, and astral song” at Astra Lumina, a pricey walk with special-effects lighting and sound in Seattle Chinese Garden at South Seattle College, 6000 16th Ave. SW in Seattle. Closed Jan. 1.
LIGHTS IN SHORELINE
ShoreLights is “a dazzling showcase of light” covering art installations and trees in the Park at Town Center, 17550 Aurora Ave. N in Shoreline. Calendar for live music & food trucks. Closes 9 p.m. Free parking.
PAJAMA PUB CRAWL
Dress for bedtime and join the OnesieCon (formerly Onesie Pub Crawl), following the posted route to visit seven or more bars offering drink specials, with live entertainment and a costume contest for age 21+.
FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS
Watch 100 minutes of short films selected from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival program, including “fiction, documentary, and animation from around the world” at Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour at Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. in Seattle.
BOARD GAME CONVENTION
Play board games, card games, role playing games, and miniatures games during OrcaCon, which includes panel discussions, workshop, and vendors in Hilton Bellevue, 300 112th Ave. SE in Bellevue.
TRAVEL SHOW
Hear talks by travel experts (including Rick Steves and Pauline Frommer) and shop from travel industry vendors at the Travel & Adventure Show at Seattle Convention Center Arch, 705 Pike St. in Seattle.
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE
“Step into a planet beyond your imagination with virtual-reality technology, themed rooms, and fantastical landscapes” at Bubble Planet, 103 110th Ave. NE in Bellevue. Closed on Tuesdays.
HUSKIES BASKETBALL
Watch the Washington Huskies play an exciting exhibition game against Ohio State with the UNLV Rebels in Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, 3870 Montlake Blvd. NE in Seattle.
POPULAR ON NETFLIX/HULU/DISNEY+
STRANGER THINGS
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl. (Netflix)
TRAP HOUSE
An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents’ tactics and top-secret intel to do it. (Prime)
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society. (HBO Max)
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