If you plan ahead 6 months in advance, I envy you. I barely know what I’m doing tomorrow, let alone in December. Meanwhile, some of you are already locking in concerts, trips, and festive plans months ahead of time… and honestly, maybe you’re onto something. Today’s brand-new giveaway is for the planners, the holiday obsessives, and anyone who likes their seasonal cheer with a little weirdness mixed in.

Holiday traditions get significantly stranger when John Waters rolls into Seattle on 12/2 with A John Waters Christmas. The Neptune Theatre hosts the filmmaker’s gloriously twisted seasonal spectacular, and we’re giving away a pair of tickets for the delightfully unholy evening.*

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• A decade after recording their debut in a barn studio, Nothing But Thieves are still finding new ways to make vulnerability sound enormous. The band hits the Paramount Theatre on 3/31/27 with towering guitars, explosive vocals, and songs designed to hit hard in a packed theater.

• Big melodies and late-night euphoria arrive at Q Nightclub on 7/18 when Gareth Emery lands in Seattle for a high-energy set packed with trance anthems.

• Hannah Lew turns breakups, surrealism, and synth-heavy melancholy into songs that somehow feel both fragile and massive. The songwriter hits Barboza on 6/25 with shimmering pop hooks, drum-machine pulse, and a live set you won’t want to miss.

• Flow Fest Seattle returns from 6/12-14 with fire dancing, flow arts, workshops, and enough glowing props to light up half the city. Enter for a chance to win a pair of workshop passes and fully commit to the weekend experience.*

• Plus other just announced shows from Olivia Rodrigo, Shakey Graves, Bill Nye, The Dresden Dolls, and more!

FREE MUSEUM DAY IS IN ONE WEEK 🖼️

Here to remind you that on the first Thursday of the month (aka next Thursday), many museums around the city offer free entry! Check out our list to see which museums participate and which are always free. Free entry means more money to spend at the gift shop, right??

THIS WEEKEND

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• I’m sure by now you’ve seen the viral dot cakes and have been wondering where to get one. Check out Trophy Cupcakes this Saturday at their U Village location! Doors open at 10 am, and they will most likely sell out, so get there early!

• Tuli Lodge Social Sauna has found a new location at Lake Union Piers and officially opens tomorrow! Book now and get your sweat on. 🔥

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