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Articles by Meredith Charaba
Shoreline Arts Market
We can’t think of anything more quintessentially wintery than a stroll through a unique holiday market. We are excited to host the Outdoor Winter Market in downtown Ridgecrest, in conjunction with Ridgecrest Books and the Drumlin at ShoreLake Arts – 521 NE 165th St, Shoreline.
Downtown Edmonds Luminaria Walk
The Edmonds Tree Lighting Ceremony is beloved by young and old as the kick off to the holiday season.
Edmonds Holiday Market
The Edmonds Museum Holiday Market features produce, preserves, edibles, baked goods and sweets, specialty gift items, holiday greenery and more! Come on down on Saturdays, Nov 7th, 14th, 21st and Dec 5th, 12th and 19th.
Woodinville Winterfest Car Parade & Festival
Rev up your holiday spirit and join us for the 10th Annual Woodinville Car Parade & Festival, now proudly part of the Winterfest event series! 6pm | Car Parade Begins through Woodin Creek Village, down 175th Street, ending at TRF This festive evening kicks off with a lighted car parade cruising through Woodin Creek Village, down 175th Street, and finishing with a lively Festival in Downtown Woodinville near Haggen.
Mini Makers | Seattle Family Calendar
Every first Friday of the month, we turn craft time into a fun, creative experience and it’s completely free! Stop by during our Indoor Playground hours to enjoy a preschool-friendly craft project and explore our makerspace. No registration is required, just drop in and create!
Sneaky With Snicket: ‘ Children’s Concert with Philharmonia Northwest’
There’s been a murder—and every instrument in the orchestra is a suspect! Join Inspector Lisa Bergman (KING FM) for Nathaniel Stookey’s delightfully witty The Composer is Dead, a hilarious musical mystery set to a story by Lemony Snicket that introduces young audiences to the orchestra through laughter, suspense, and plenty of surprising musical clues and cues.
Ice Lights at Sprinker Recreation Center
Join us for Ice Lights from November 27 to January 2, where an exciting array of activities awaits you! -Giant 20-foot choreographed holiday tree -Daily ice skating sessions -Ice bumper cars -Giant light curtain wrapping around the rink -Snow falling inside the rink -Numerous holiday photo ops -Santa Mail Station Don’t miss out on the festive fun!
When EdTech Disrupts Learning: How Parents Can Speak Up
Technology promised to transform learning. But as screens have steadily crept into nearly every aspect of education, many parents are asking whether EdTech has gone too far – and how they can push for less tech in the classroom. Emily Cherkin, M.Ed., a former teacher and nationally recognized speaker known as The Screentime Consultant joins us for a timely ParentMap Talks session to help parents take a closer look at technology’s growing role in their children’s education.
Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink
Seasonal ice skating returns to Bellevue Downtown Park at the Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink presented by Symetra! Enjoy festive themed skate days, holiday fun, and memorable moments on the ice for all ages. 29-year Bellevue holiday tradition The Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink presented by Symetra is the region’s largest seasonal ice skating experience, with more than 9,000 square feet of real ice.
Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink
Seasonal ice skating returns to Bellevue Downtown Park at the Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink presented by Symetra! Enjoy festive themed skate days, holiday fun, and memorable moments on the ice for all ages. 29-year Bellevue holiday tradition The Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink presented by Symetra is the region’s largest seasonal ice skating experience, with more than 9,000 square feet of real ice.
Nutcracker Misfits at ARC
Nutcracker Misfits is back in this 45-minute, loosely Nutcracker-themed mash-up filled with humor and whimsical holiday cheer. Created for all ages, whether seasoned ballet veterans or newcomers, Nutcracker Misfits offers the community a new twist on the holiday classic.
Santa Brunch | Seattle Family Calendar
Join us for a festive Brunch with Santa at the Terrace Café! Enjoy a delicious brunch buffet and meet the man himself – Santa Claus! Menu: -Assorted house made pancakes -Brioche French Toast -Biscuits with Sausage and Sage Gravy -Pork Sausage patties -Chicken Apple Sausage -Vegetarian Links -Apple Wood smoked Bacon -Scrambled Eggs -Country Potatoes Beverages: -Orange Juice -Apple Juice -Drip Coffee -Assorted Hot Tea Our full beverage menu will be also available at additional cost if you would...
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Sabre Dance
Seattle Festival Orchestra offers FREE kid-friendly orchestra concerts, three times a year! These concerts are abridged versions of our full concerts, and are a great way to introduce your children to live classical music. There are always kid-friendly activities, plus a chance to meet musicians and see instruments up close. Our November concert will feature an instrument “petting zoo” hosted by Ted Brown Music, where kids can actually try out various wind and string instruments.
Heartwood Storytime & Craft at Saint Edward State Park
1st and 3rd Tuesdays this fall! Join us for stories and crafts. Location: Saint Edward State Park, next to the playground 11:45 am – 12:15 am All ages welcome! Now through December 15th
Yoga With Baby | Seattle Family Calendar
A postnatal yoga class with your baby that teaches you how to keep moving your body after childbirth. This class focuses on rebuilding your postnatal core and pelvic floor function. We practice yoga, sing, dance a little, breathe deep and enjoy a much needed moment of rest and self care together. Come to connect with other parents, yourself and your baby. Make space for yourself this holiday season! Join Willa’s 6-week yoga with baby series for movement, connection, and calm.
Free Admission to the Harbor History Museum on Halloween
For all you little ghosts and goblins prowling the streets, the Museum will be open and FREE for all between 11am and 4pm. Can you find Jack’O the Halloween Troll? How about Gordon the Ghoul? Find all of the hidden Halloween surprises in the galleries and on the grounds and win a spooky prize.
Halloween at the Hatchery
Ask FISH about Zombie Salmon! Meet at the Aquarium Room! Families will explore the hatchery, trick or treat, complete a scavenger hunt for a spooky prize. Try salmon egg picking! Saturday, Oct 31, noon-4pm All ages welcome! Join FISH for a free event!
Santa Saturdays in Old Bellevue
A Little Holiday Magic on Main Street! Celebrate the magic of the holiday season in the heart of Old Bellevue with Santa Saturdays, a free, family-friendly holiday tradition. Join us on December 5, 12 and 19, from 1:00–3:00 p.m., for a festive afternoon filled with holiday cheer. Bring the little ones to meet Santa, capture a special holiday photo, and enjoy seasonal activities including cookie decorating, letters to Santa, hot chocolate and candy canes.
Food Drive Play Days at The Sand Garden
Bring a food donation for the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank and get 20% off sand play in our indoor sandbox, with 60,000 lbs of soft, low-dust, silica-free sand, calm music, and free drip coffee for parents. The food bank especially needs canned proteins like tuna, chicken, and Spam.
See the Salmon at McLane Creek With Docents
Each fall, McLane Creek welcomes the migrating native chum salmon back to their natal waters. These fearless fish are tired and worn from having traveled all the way from the Pacific Ocean. Some come from as far north as Alaska, yet they are determined to spawn before they die. Witness their unique spawning display from early November through mid-December.
T-Town: City Services Expo and Trades & Hiring Fair
The City of Tacoma, Tacoma Public Schools, and Korsmo Construction invite you to T-Town, a FREE, family-friendly event at the Tacoma Dome on Friday, October 30, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Celebrate fall with a day of hands-on activities, interactive experiences, live demonstrations, and entertainment for all ages.
Circle Creek Therapy
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Free Community Indoor Trick-or-Treat
Join us for a free, family-friendly indoor trick-or-treat with themed hallways, treats, costumes, and an inclusive, sensory-friendly environment.
Jimi Hendrix Celebration
Join us at the Northwest African American Museum for a special celebration honoring the life, music, and enduring legacy of Jimi Hendrix!On Sunday, November 22, we’re bringing the community together for an afternoon of music, creativity, and celebration. Enjoy a live performance by Claytin Hendrix, food available from West Coast Seattle Boy, an interactive craft station with Imani Sims, and a raffle featuring Jimi Hendrix™ merchandise.
Prenatal Yoga | Seattle Family Calendar
You can expect to connect with other pregnant parents, time to move breathe and connect with your baby and growing body and a time to rest and pause at the end of class! Make space for yourself this holiday season! Join Willa’s 6-week prenatal yoga series for movement, connection, and calm.
Prenatal Yoga | Seattle Family Calendar
Join us in the next six week series of Prenatal Yoga in Issaquah! There are many benefits from prenatal yoga during pregnancy for your mental and physical health. Prenatal Yoga helps you bond with your baby, reduce pregnancy discomfort, improves mental health, prepares you for childbirth and motherhood. Make space for yourself this holiday season! Join Willa’s 6-week prenatal yoga series for movement, connection, and calm.
Redmond Lights | Seattle Family Calendar
A free, month-long celebration of light and art in Downtown Park & Esterra Park.
Garden d’Lights | Seattle Family Calendar
Garden d’Lights is a dazzling holiday tradition that transforms the Bellevue Botanical Garden into a magical wonderland of over half a million sparkling lights in whimsical shapes of plants, flowers, birds, animals, and cascading waterfalls, all set amid the Garden’s natural beauty. Now celebrating its 32nd year, this beloved family event continues to enchant visitors with festive charm and imaginative displays.
Garden d’Lights | Seattle Family Calendar
Garden d’Lights is a dazzling holiday tradition that transforms the Bellevue Botanical Garden into a magical wonderland of over half a million sparkling lights in whimsical shapes of plants, flowers, birds, animals, and cascading waterfalls, all set amid the Garden’s natural beauty. Now celebrating its 32nd year, this beloved family event continues to enchant visitors with festive charm and imaginative displays.
Jim Brickman Piano Sensation LIVE! & A Little Bit Of Christmas
Jim Brickman dazzles audiences with his live concert experience “Piano Sensation LIVE! & A Little Bit Of Christmas.” This spectacular performance blends Brickman’s signature piano mastery with unforgettable storytelling and his greatest hits like “Valentine” “Love of My Life” and “The Gift”. Join the multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated artist for an evening that is as funny and engaging as it is musical. This is the must-see concert of the season.
Bellevue Chamber Chorus Presents ‘Heart and Soul’
Bellevue Chamber Chorus’ Ben Luedcke, Artistic Director presents: Heart and Soul: The Music of Jake Runestad and Ola Gjeilo Join us as we celebrate the “Heart and Soul” of choral music with two of the finest contemporary composers. Jake Runestad, “one of the best of the younger American composers” (Chicago Tribune), is an EMMY®-winning and GRAMMY®-nominated composer and conductor. The Bellevue Chamber Chorus presents his “The Hope of Loving,” a multi-movement work for choir and string quartet.
Eastside Catholic School Open House
Join us at an Open House! Come see why our students are our biggest fans! Explore and learn about our well-rounded, challenging and engaging curriculum, meet inspiring faculty and coaches, chat with current students about their EC experience, tour our state-of-the-art facilities and learn about clubs, activities and athletic programs.
Bellevue Children’s Academy K-5 Open House
Join us for our K–Grade 5 Open House and discover how BCA combines advanced academics, personalized learning, and an engaging learning environment where every student is known, challenged, supported, and inspired. Explore our classrooms and learning spaces, meet BCA leadership and staff, and learn how our students build the knowledge, curiosity, independence, and skills they need for what comes next.
Barn Baby Snuggle Session
Join us on the farm to meet our newest additions. We will gather on our covered party pad to cozy up with our featured babies, usually some combination of bunnies, piglets and baby goats or lambs. This is snuggle therapy, and no appointment is necessary. It is the perfect animal encounter for parents with younger kiddos, and equally good for the kids-at-heart who just need to hold something small and warm for a while.
Parenting Webinar: Help Your Child Conquer Their Math Phobia
Help Your Child Build Math Confidence Starting at Home You want your 3rd–5th grader to feel confident in math, develop strong foundational skills, and be ready for future challenges. But knowing how to support that growth at home isn’t always easy. In just 90 minutes, discover practical strategies you can start using right away to help your child build a stronger relationship with math.
Baby Goat Snuggle Sesh
Forty-five minutes with a pile of baby goats who are currently operating their legs on a learner permit. Some will fall asleep in your arms. Others will attempt to summit you like a small mountain full of snacks. You don’t get to pick which one you get, and that is most of the fun. We’ll gather on the covered party pad and our crew will show you how to handle these tiny mayhem machines. This is a lovely first encounter for a brand new visitor or a slightly nervous small person.
Washington State Ballet Holiday Dancing Tales
WSB Holiday Dancing Tales Make a new holiday tradition with WSB Holiday Dancing Tales, a heartwarming dance performance for the whole family. Join Clara as she returns to her childhood home and journeys through treasured memories brought to life through dance. Filled with wonder, friendship, courage, and the warmth of family, Clara’s story reminds us that the most precious gifts are the memories and love we carry in our hearts.
Y-WE Move: Self-Defense
We are living in times when it may become necessary to defend ourselves and others from physical threats. This workshop series will provide practical skills in two dimensions of self-defense: psychological and physical. As prevention is the best defense, youth will learn skills, including de-escalation, boundary-setting, increasing awareness, and using one’s voice for protection.
Young Women Empowered
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Pine Lake Hall
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The Haunted Tunnel at Glacier Car Wash
Glacier Car Wash is bringing back The Haunted Tunnel for three nights of screams, scares, and seriously spooky washes. October 22–24 Thursday: 6 PM–9 PM Friday & Saturday: 6 PM–11 PM For three nights only, our wash tunnel will transform into a Halloween experience filled with eerie lights, creepy characters, live scare actors, and plenty of surprises hiding in the dark. Friday and Saturday, the first hour is for younger children and anyone who would prefer to skip the jump scares.
Get the Funk Out
On November 6, come hang out, let loose and have some fun with us at Get the Funk Out! Two bands. One stage. A whole lot of funk. Souled Out Funk and Sugar Bones are bringing big horns, soulful vocals, infectious grooves and high-energy live music for a night made for funk and soul fans.
Fogo Halloween Fundraiser
A Halloween fundraiser benefiting Seattle Children’s Hospital, organized as a University of Washington capstone project. Start your trick-or-treating here! All-you-can-eat brunch, and kids’ activities included with entry: face painting, inflatable attractions, games & crafts, costume contest, and live music. Over $1,000 in prizes and raffles. Free parking. All proceeds support Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Halloween Costume Sand Play at The Sand Garden
Bring your little ghosts and superheroes in costume for candy and sand play in our indoor sandbox, with 60,000 lbs of soft, low-dust, silica-free sand, calm music, and free drip coffee for parents. Kids in costume get in for $15 (usually $22). We’re also open Halloween morning, Oct 31, until 1:30 PM.
Endeavour Elementary PTSA’s Spooky Supper
Spooky Supper is coming! Get your costumes ready, Endeavour families! Join us for a spook-tacular evening of family fun, with games, prizes, yummy treats from food trucks, and a Glow Party to show off your best dance moves! Bring the whole family and come enjoy a chance to connect with our Endeavour community.
Fall Fun at Bradner Gardens
Please join us for the annual Fall Fun at Bradner Garden! There will be costumes, an apple press, trick and trinkets and an amazing bake sale that benefits Mount Baker Preschool! This amazing event is so much wholesome fun with the entire community!
T.H.E. Center
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Fall Festival and Fundraiser
Fall Festival and Fundraiser! Kids games and activities with a $5.00 wristband; chili/cornbread feed with a $5.00 wristband; + Dessert sales and a Silent Auction Saturday, October 24 from 11 AM to 4 PM!
Endeavour Elementary School
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Seattle Rooftop Next Level Lounge by Fogo de Chão
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