See our Events calendar for more details on all these events.
The annual PNA Winter Festival & Crafts Fair is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday at the Phinney Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., in both the Blue and Brick buildings, with 115 hand-picked artists and crafts vendors, will feature thousands of items for your holiday shopping. From hand-crafted clothing to furniture, continuous live entertainment in both buildings, plus lunch items and baked goods. Admission is $2 for PNA members, $4 general. Please also bring non-perishable food for the food bank.
Taproot Theatre, 204 N. 85th St., presents “The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge” on the mainstage and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” in the Isaac Studio.
“A Very Villains Holidays Jubilee” at The Pocket Theater, at 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 8312 Greenwood Ave. N.
First Annual Improv Gift Exchange at 10 p.m. Saturday at The Pocket Theater 8312 Greenwood Ave. N.
First Sundays Blues Open Jam from 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Couth Buzzard Books, 8310 Greenwood Ave. N.
Kortney’s (Stand-Up Style) Comedy Show at 7 p.m. Sunday at Naked City Brewery & Taphouse, 8564 Greenwood Ave. N.
Beppa Studios, 7700 6th Ave. NW, is hosting its annual Holiday Clothing and Gift Sale, with hundreds of items created by local artists: Beppa jackets and clothing items, Sylvia Luppert handmade jewelry, Barbara Osborne craft pine needle baskets, Laurette Chasse artwork, vintage buttons, vintage kimonos and kimono scraps, other holiday gifts, including scarves, jewelry, and bags. The sale is from 4-8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The Christmas tree sale to benefit Noel House Shelter Programs for Homeless Women is back at St. John Catholic Church at 80th and Greenwood on the school playground from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
If you’re heading downtown this weekend:
- Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition will close down Westlake Park and surrounding streets Friday evening from about 5:45-7:30 p.m. (5th Avenue will be closed between Olive Way and Pike Street and Pine Street will close between 4th and 7th avenues.) Some Metro buses will be rerouted.
- Seattle Women March Against Hate starting at 1 p.m. Saturday at Volunteer Park to Cal Anderson Park via Broadway Avenue East on Capitol Hill.
- Seahawks play the Carolina Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at CenturyLink Field.