Queer Holiday Markets, Bollywood NYE, and White Lies: December 2025 Events in Seattle
Whoa! We’re in the final few weeks of 2025. What did you get into last month? Seeing King Princess at the Showbox and Legendary Children at the Seattle Art Museum were definitely my November highlights. What a wild year it has been. Trying to catch a couple more local events before the holidays zap my social battery. Are you ready for the festivities? Hope you’ve been experiencing lots of Queer Joy wherever you are.
There’s plenty more goodies left in the year, so don’t forget to check out these December happenings in Seattle. This is another Living Blog Post that I will continue to update as I find more events to share. It might be grey out, but we’re keeping busy over here in the PNW with all the best:
BIPOC events *
LGBTQ+ events **
QTPOC events ***
What’s Happening in December?
1st — World AIDS Day Fundraiser by the Seattle LGBTQ+ Center @ Location TBA (4-6pm) **
3rd — A Drag Queen Christmas @ McCaw Hall (7:30pm) **
4th —
Book Talk with Diana Xin: Book of Exemplary Women @ Little Saigon Creative (6pm) *
Full Moon Tide Pooling @ Constellation Park, hosted by the Queer Mountaineers (9pm) **
Kindling: A Sapphic Speed Dating Night (ENM) @ Snapshot Brewing (6:30-8:30pm) **
Queer Line Dancing & Country Swing @ Unicorn Bar (7:30pm) **
Women of Color in Real Estate @ Made Space (6pm) **
5th —
Pre-Meet hosted by The Social Queer @ Madison Pub (8-10pm) >> pop-up event before Chapstick **
Chapstick, a lesbian night out @ The Cuff Complex (10pm-late) **
Maker’s Bodega @ Creative Café (6-9pm) >> shop local at your neighborhood marketplace for everyday essentials made with love *
Multi-Cultural Dinner @ Bitter Lake Community Center (5:30-7pm) *
Persian Garden: Art Opening @ SZ Gallery (6-9pm) *
6th —
2026 Community Pageant @ Skylark Cafe & Club (7-10pm) **
Detty December: Afrobeats Party @ Vue Lounge (10pm) *
Global Solidarity Holiday Market @ Cherry Street Village (11-4pm) *
Queerchata @ Dance Underground (6pm) ***
TRANSplants - Trans Reading Series & Open Mic @ Charlie’s Queer Books (5-7pm) **
7th —
Consent Discussion Group for BIPOC hosted by Consent Academy on Zoom (11am) *
Drag Bingo @ Chuck’s Seward Park (7pm) >> donations for Center for Whale Research **
Dyke Speed Dating @ Wildrose (6pm) **
Future of Diversity Holiday Market @ Osteria La Spiga (12-4pm) *
Queer Night! Throwing on the Wheel! @ Saltstone Ceramics (6:30-8:30pm) **
Tarot and Wine @ Asylum Collective (5:30pm)
Tattoo Fundraiser for Filipino Migrants @ Mestizo Tattoos (11am-7pm) >> raising funds for the Tanggol Migrante Movement *
8th —
Lesbian & Queer Paint & Sip @ Gold Vine Coffee (7-9pm, sold out) **
No Homo for the Holidays holiday cabaret @ Solo Bar & Eatery (7:30pm) **
10th —
Lesbian/Queer Night @ Cowgirls (9pm-12am) **
Sex Trivia @ Stoup Capitol Hill (7-9pm) **
11th —
Listen Better Vibe Session @ Métier Brewing (7pm) *
Mojo Hour comedy @ Here-After (7pm) ***
12th —
Belltown Art Walk feat. Generational Love @ Tidelands (6-9pm) >> opening reception of a solo exhibition by Vina Brown the Copper Canoe Woman *
Earlybirds Club @ The Showbox (6-10pm) >> “A dance party designed for women, trans, and non-binary folks that starts at 6 and ends at 10 - because we have shit to do in the morning!” **
Jingle All the Gay @ Neptune Theater (8pm) **
Las Posadas & Christmas Market @ El Centro de la Raza (2-8pm) *
Vibe Bingo Ugly Sweater @ The Press Box (doors 7:30pm) *
13th —
Afrobeats Live Jam Session @ A/Stir (7pm) *
Aqui Mercado Posada Navideña @ Pier 66 (12-6pm) *
Hella Softies @ Wildrose (9pm, $5 cover) ***
Homo for the Holidays: Craft Fair @ Charlie’s Queer Books (12-5pm) **
Jingle All the Gay @ Neptune Theater (4pm and 8pm) **
Native Art Market @ Tidelands (11am-4pm) *
Queer Holiday Potluck: Sugar Plum Faerie hosted by Pride Across the Bridge in Kirkland (6pm) **
Together We Thrive Holiday Market @ Columbia City Theater (11am-5pm) *
14th —
Aqui Mercado Posada Navideña @ Pier 66 (11-4pm) *
Gather and Glow Inclusive Holiday Market in Historic SODO @ 3201 1st Ave S (4pm)
Gays Reading Books at Brunch hosted by Queer Silent Book Club Seattle @ Rough & Tumble Pub (10am) **
Jingle All the Gay @ Neptune Theater (3pm and 7pm) **
Native Art Market @ Tidelands (11am-4pm) *
Queer Winter Market @ Seattle’s LGBTQ Center (12-5pm) **
15th — Embodied Altars: End of Year Celebration @ Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, Seattle (6:30-9pm) ***
16th —
She Rocks Climb Night @ Uplift Gym (Shoreline, 7-9pm) **
Spicy Speed Dating for Queer Femmes & Thems @ Stoup Brewing Capitol Hill (7pm) **
17th —
Biceps and Blooms: Kiss-mass Floral Arrangement Workshop @ Charlie’s Queer Books (6-7pm) **
Putos y Putazos: Queer Latin Boxing Night @ Cappy’s Boxing Gym (7-8:30pm) ***
18th —
Lesbian/Queer White Lies T-Shirt Party hosted by Lezztalkaboutit (9pm, RSVP on Partiful) **
Queer Single’s Party @ Massive **
TTT (Trance Trans Thursdays) @ Asylum Collective (9pm) **
19th
December Art Market @ Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center (10am-5pm) *
Food Drive Flash Day @ Lilith Tattoo, queer-owned (11am+) **
Maker’s Bodega @ Creative Café (6-9pm) >> your neighborhood marketplace for everyday essentials made with love *
Noche Vaquera LGBTQ+ @ Chapel Lounge (10pm) ***
20th —
Afro Latin EDM @ The Chapel Lounge (10pm) *
Deck the Disco Balls @ Asylum Collective (9pm) >> holiday queer disco night **
Food Drive Flash Day @ Lilith Tattoo, queer-owned (11am+) **
Pride Night at The 5th: Elf @ 5th Avenue Theater (6:30-10:30pm) **
Youth Entrepreneur Kwanzaa & Holiday Market, ages 24 and under @ Estelita’s Library Beacon Hill (12-5pm) *
21st —
On the Block Holiday Special market @ Quality Flea Center (12-6pm)
Shab-e Yalda @ Open Form Capitol Hill (7-10pm) >> Persian winter solstice celebration *
Youth Entrepreneur Kwanzaa & Holiday Market, ages 24 and under @ Estelita’s Library Beacon Hill (12-5pm) *
27th —
Guari B: Live in Seattle @ Columbia City Theater (7:30-9:30pm) *
Sapphic Sleigh Ride Holiday Mixer @ Horseshoe Bar & Cabaret (Everett, 7-10pm) **
30th — Wildrose Day @ Wildrose **
31st —
Bollywood NYE Party: All That Glitters @ Ora Nightclub (9pm) *
NYE on Mars presented by Life on Mars x Thumper & Sofia @ Life on Mars (9pm) **
Pink Pony Disco: The Ultimate NYE Mashup Drag Experience @ Julia’s on Broadway (7pm) **
A Little Taste of 2026
Jan 7 — Lesbian / Queer Night @ Cowgirls, hosted by Lezztalkaboutit (9pm-12am) **
Jan 9 — Persian Garden: Artists’ Reception @ SZ Gallery (6-9pm) *
Jan 11 — Lesbian / Queer Fight Night @ Cappy’s Boxing Gym (4:45pm, 18+) **
Feb 14 — Valentine’s Night hosted by the Social Queer @ Vermillion Art Gallery (7pm-1:30am) **
Feb 15 — Seattle’s Annual LGBTQ+ Wedding Expo **
