Greater Seattle Family Fun Calendar

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Welcome to ParentMap’s online calendar, your go-to guide for family activities in Seattle and around the Puget Sound. You can search for events by region, age and category using the filter menu.

Tuesday, Dec. 31

New Year’s at the Needle

Tuesday, Dec. 31
10:00 p.m. - 11:59 p.m.

Space Needle, Seattle

Free

Wednesday, Jan. 1

Virtual: TADA Youth Theater’s Original Musical ‘The History Mystery’

Wednesday, Jan. 1
12:00 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.

Washington State Parks Free Day

Wednesday, Jan. 1
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Free

SPONSORED
SPONSORED

Virtual: Story Time with UW Botanic Gardens

Wednesday, Jan. 1
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Free

Candy Cane Hunt

Wednesday, Jan. 1
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Cross Park, Tacoma

Free

StoryWalk at Lake Wilderness Arboretum

Wednesday, Jan. 1
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Lake Wilderness Arboretum , Maple Valley

Free

SPONSORED
SPONSORED

Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink

Wednesday, Jan. 1
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Bellevue Downtown Park, Bellevue

Gingerbread Village

Wednesday, Jan. 1
9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Sheraton Grand Seattle, Seattle

Free

First Day Hikes in Washington State Parks

Wednesday, Jan. 1
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Free

New Brainy Bodies Exhibit at Pacific Science Center

Wednesday, Jan. 1
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Pacific Science Center, Seattle

Teddy Bear Suite

Wednesday, Jan. 1
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle

Free

Hanukkah Cupcakes from Trophy Cupcakes

Wednesday, Jan. 1
10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Oly on Ice Seasonal Ice Skating Rink

Wednesday, Jan. 1
10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Isthmus Park, Olympia

28th Annual Model Train Festival

Wednesday, Jan. 1
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Washington State History Museum, Tacoma

Resolution Run 5K and (optional) Polar Bear Dive

Wednesday, Jan. 1
10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Magnuson Park, Seattle

Polar Bear Plunge - Tacoma

Wednesday, Jan. 1
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Point Defiance Marina, Tacoma

Polar Bear Plunge in Renton (Gene Coulon)

Wednesday, Jan. 1
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Gene Coulon Memorial Park, Renton

Free

Small Frye: Storytelling + Art

Wednesday, Jan. 1
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Frye Art Museum, Seattle

Free

Polar Bear Plunge at Lake Sammamish State Park

Wednesday, Jan. 1
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Lake Sammamish State Park, Issaquah

New Year's Community Polar Plunge

Wednesday, Jan. 1
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Lundeen Park, Lake Stevens

Free