Can’t Miss LGBTQIA+ Holiday Events

Get ready to deck the halls and don your gay apparel, Seattle! From festive drag performances to family holiday shows and queer holiday markets, this holiday season promises something for everyone.

Safeword // Santa's Sexy Soiree

Date and time: Nov. 1, 7–10 p.m.

Cost: $20 online, $25 at the door

Location: Kremwerk

Don your sexiest Santa getup and head to Kremwerk for its third annual sexy Santa soiree.

Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Show

Date and time: Dec. 1–21, various times

Cost: $39–$99

Location: Benaroya Hall + performances in Everett & Tacoma

The Seattle Men’s Chorus returns with its annual holiday show with a jolly collection of seasonal classics, Christmas comedy, and a dizzying array of dancing Santas.

A John Waters Christmas

Date and time: Dec. 3–4, 8 p.m.

Cost: $40-$45

Location: The Neptune Theatre

John Waters returns to Seattle with his slippery sled of sewage and his comedy bag of tricks in his annual performance of A John Waters Christmas.

The Dina Martina Christmas Show

Date and time: Dec. 6–24, various times

Cost: $46–$60

Location: ACT Theatre

Dina Martina returns to Seattle with her longtime annual Christmas extravaganza. Experience this hysterically funny and joyous production of traditional and contemporary holiday tunes with friends and family this yuletide season.

Scott Shoemaker’s War on Christmas

Date and time: Dec. 6–28, various times

Cost: starts at $30

Location: Theatre Off Jackson

The all-star variety spectacular returns to Theatre Off Jackson with an all-new show! Come spend a hilarious night of comedy, songs, dance numbers, delightful videos and partial nudity!

God is a Scottish Drag Queen Christmas Special

Date and time: Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m.

Cost: starts at $43

Location: Rialto Theater

In this back-by-popular demand show, God sets the record straight about the origins of Christmas, holiday foods, Christmas carols, Star Wars and even Tiny Tim! This show blends together the nostalgia of holidays gone by, a hilarious and laugh-out-loud look at the holidays of today and a heartwarming and perfectly sweet peek at holidays yet to come.

A Drag Queen Christmas

Date and time: Dec. 8, 8 p.m.

Cost: $48.50–$80.50

Location: The Moore Theatre

Make the season bright and see top-notch drag queens perform all your favorite holiday classics at the tenth anniversary of the longest-running drag tour in America.

Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker

Date and time: Dec. 11–29, various times

Cost: $65–$99

Location: The Triple Door

Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann welcome you to the magical land where jazz, ballet, striptease and song swirl together to form the award-winning holiday spectacle, Land Of The Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker.

Jingle All The Gay

Date and time: Dec. 13–15, various times

Cost: $40–$70

Location: The Neptune Theatre

Jingle All the Gay comes back to Seattle to deliver a deliciously queer and delectably extravagant production.

Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Kids’ Show

Date and time: Dec. 21, 11 a.m.

Cost: $10–$20

Location: Benaroya Hall

As part of the Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Show lineup, the kids’ show is a special one-hour abbreviated version of the holiday show includes extra dancing and an extended sing-along.

The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show

Date and time: Dec. 21–24, various times

Cost: $30–$295

Location: The Moore Theatre

Join the sugary DeLa and spicy Jinkx for an evening filled with holiday comedy, new songs, and beloved classics.