Seattle Thanksgiving Weekend Events
Thanksgiving weekend is one of the most eventful weekends in Seattle all year long. Not only does Thanksgiving take place on Thursday, but Black Friday and the official kick off to the holiday season follow the day after. Christmas light displays all throughout the Seattle area open up this weekend, as do holiday plays, shows, and other events. Even if you typically stay home to avoid the madness that is Black Friday, don’t write this weekend off! Keep an eye on the events calendar below and get out and enjoy Seattle and Tacoma’s fabulous lineup of fun.
For more events, check out the Seattle Holiday Guide.
Seattle has many restaurants that serve up Thanksgiving dinner, if you seek a place to enjoy Turkey Day with your family, friends, colleagues or even if you’re looking to have a Thanksgiving for one. Make your reservations early, though, as many restaurants book up!More »
Just about every mall, shopping center and many stand-alone stores (especially big box stores!) will open their doors bright and early for the craziest shopping day of the year. Some will even open on Thanksgiving evening! Here’s a list of local malls in Seattle and the South Sound to help you on your way.
To counter the mall madness and corporate nature of Black Friday, Saturday is Small Business Saturday. Seattle and Tacoma both are filled local shops galore. While there are local businesses downtown, perhaps the best places to explore the city’s small businesses are in the neighborhoods outside of downtown—Capitol Hill, West Seattle, Queen Anne and more are home to plenty of small businesses and boutiques. In Tacoma, the opposite is true and many local shops are clustered downtown, especially in Antique Row. Tacoma also has an online marketplace that ties many of its local businesses together into one easy, online shopping experience—Shop253.
For more events, check out the Seattle Holiday Guide.
1. November 27 – Thanksgiving Day
Seattle has many restaurants that serve up Thanksgiving dinner, if you seek a place to enjoy Turkey Day with your family, friends, colleagues or even if you’re looking to have a Thanksgiving for one. Make your reservations early, though, as many restaurants book up!More »
2. November 28 - Black Friday
Just about every mall, shopping center and many stand-alone stores (especially big box stores!) will open their doors bright and early for the craziest shopping day of the year. Some will even open on Thanksgiving evening! Here’s a list of local malls in Seattle and the South Sound to help you on your way.
3. November 29 – Small Business Saturday
To counter the mall madness and corporate nature of Black Friday, Saturday is Small Business Saturday. Seattle and Tacoma both are filled local shops galore. While there are local businesses downtown, perhaps the best places to explore the city’s small businesses are in the neighborhoods outside of downtown—Capitol Hill, West Seattle, Queen Anne and more are home to plenty of small businesses and boutiques. In Tacoma, the opposite is true and many local shops are clustered downtown, especially in Antique Row. Tacoma also has an online marketplace that ties many of its local businesses together into one easy, online shopping experience—Shop253.
4. Starting November 28 - Christmas Light Displays
Christmas lights displays from Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma to Garden d’Lights at Bellevue Botanical Garden open the day after Thanksgiving.More »5. Starting November 28 – Other Holiday Events
- Starting November 25 - Gingerbread Village at the Sheraton Hotel Seattle
- November 28 at 9 a.m. – Seattle Thanksgiving Day Parade
- November 28 at 10 a.m. – Festivals of Light at Seattle Children’s Museum
- November 28 at 10:30 a.m. – Native Holiday Gift Fair at the Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center in Seattle
- November 28 at 8 p.m. – Brandi Carlile at Benaroya Hall
- Starting November 28 – A Christmast Story at 5th Avenue Theatre
- Starting November 28 – Stowell & Sendak’s Nutcracker at McCaw Hall
- Starting November 29 – Teddy Bear Suite at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel
- Starting November 29 – Festival of Trees at the Fairmont Olympic
- November 29 - Washington Apple Cup (Huskies vs. Cougars)
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