Spring is arriving March 20th! With the days getting longer and the weather getting warmer, it’s time to end your winter hibernation and get out of the house! What is there to do?

St. Patrick’s Day (March 17)  -  full calendar

Do you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Dust off your green shirt and head to one of these St. Patrick’s Day celebrations that begin this weekend:

• Saint Patrick’s Day Salsa Vinyl Night — Mar 15
• St. Patrick’s Day Weekend — Mar 16
• IRISH FESTIVAL — Mar 16
• ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE — Mar 16
• Pre St. Patty’s Day Bash! — Mar 16
• Leprechaun Lap — Mar 17
• F5 St Patrick’s Day Dash — Mar 17
• St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Cruise — Mar 17
• St. Patrick’s Day Underworld Tour — Mar 17
• ST. PATRICKS DAY BRING THE GREEN OUT SHOW ft. GIFT UH GAB — Mar 17
• Cat Pack — Mar 17

Spring Festivals  -  full calendar

Festival season is gearing up! See what communities and organizations are hosting in and around Seattle this season:

• IRISH FESTIVAL — Mar 16
• Penumbra Beer Bash — Mar 16
• F5 St Patrick’s Day Dash — Mar 17
• Moisture Festival — Mar 21
• Best of the Northwest art & fine craft show — Mar 23
• One Love Seattle — Mar 24
• APRIL Festival — multiple dates
• Edible Books Festival – Shoreline-Lake Forest Park— Mar 30
• Cask Festival — Mar 30
• ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE — Mar 16
• Volunteer at Penumbra Beer Bash (King’s Hall ) — Mar 16
• Vegfest 2013 — Mar 23
• Bastille Day Festival — Mar 24
• Cues & Tattoos 2013 — Mar 27

Charitable Spirit  -  full calendar

It always feels good to give! Spend some time at one of the many charity events in the area:

• Showcase Showdown: A Burlesque Game Show to Benefit PAWS — Mar 15
• IRISH FESTIVAL — Mar 16
• ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE — Mar 16
• Showcase Showdown: A Burlesque Game Show to Benefit PAWS — Mar 16
• F5 St Patrick’s Day Dash — Mar 17
• Guilty Pleasures — Mar 22
• WE Day Seattle — Mar 27
• Scrambled Egg 5K — Mar 30
• BunnyCon: The Bunny Bar Hop — Mar 30

Easter  (March 31) - full calendar

Dress up like a bunny or find the most eggs at one of these events:

• Spring Egg Hunts — Mar 28
• SCANDALS ON BROADWAY! # 2 “A Lovely Basket Of Eggs” — Mar 28
• Family Fun Night Egg Dyeing — Mar 29
• Scrambled Egg 5K — Mar 30
• BunnyCon: The Bunny Bar Hop — Mar 30
• Lil Ones Egg Hunt — Mar 30
• Flashlight Egg Hunt — Mar 30

• Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation — multiple dates
• GLITTERATI! Featuring the Can Can Castaways! — Mar 15
• Unexpected Productions Improv — multiple dates
• Jar Of Flies, The People Now & Jonny Smokes — Mar 15
• Le Faux Celebrity Impersonation Show — Mar 15
• The Adarna Tour — multiple dates
• Cues & Tattoos Tribal Belly Dance Festival — Mar 30
• Tommy Davidson — Mar 30
• Anthrax — Mar 31

What do the Lunar New Year, Mardi Gras, and Valentine’s Day have in common?
This year they are all within four days of each other!   There is so much to do in such a short time!  Plan your activities with our event calendar at www.hurryout.com.

Lunar New Year – full calendar

Gung Hay Fat Choy! Grab your firecrackers because it’s time to chase away the evil spirits and welcome health and wealth. It’s the Year of the Black Water Snake, according to the Zodiac calendar. Sounds interesting?
Check out one of these Chinese/Lunar New Year celebrations:

• 2013 Lunar New Year Celebration — Chinatown ID, Hing Hay Park — Feb. 9
• 2013 ( Guisi ) Tai Sui and Chinese New Year Celebration — Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple — Feb. 9-10
• Tết Festival: Vietnamese Lunar New Year — Seattle Center — Feb. 9-10
• Lunar New Year — Bellevue Square — Feb. 23
• Lion Dance – Uwajimaya — 3 locations: Seattle, Bellevue, Renton — Feb. 10
• more…

Mardi Gras  -  full calendar

Fat Tuesday begins now! Find the party that matches your style:

Burlesque:

• Carnevale! — The Rendezvous — Feb 8
• Mardi Gras Mayhem — The Rendezvous — Feb 12

Family:

• A Family Mardi Gras with Whozyamama — Town Hall Seattle — Feb 9

Brazilian:

• Brazilian Carnaval 19th Annual with Show Brazil! — The Neptune — Feb 9

Charity:

• Mardi Gras Ball: Five Years of Faerietales — 415 Westlake — Feb 9
• Jubilee’s 3rd Annual Mardi Gras Party & Silent Auction — 1927 Events — Feb 23

Venetian:

• Venice is Sinking: A Venetian Masked Carnival Ball — Bell Harbor Conference Center — Feb 9

New Orleans:

• Party Bus: Tubaluba Mardi Gras Party Bus 2013 — Tractor Tavern — Feb 12
• Mardi Gras ’13 with Yogaman Burning Band plus Tracorum and Tubaluba — Nectar Lounge — Feb 12

more…
 

Valentine’s Day – full calendar

Love is already in the air… and it will be for the entire month, with more than 50 events to entertain you and your valentine.

Here are a few ideas:

• Seattle Women’s Chorus – Celebrate — Feb. 8
• Fire – Music of Passion — Trinity Lutheran Church, Tacoma  Feb 10
• Cuban Love Songs for Valentine’s Day: Juan-Carlos Formell — Town Hall Seattle — Feb 14
• Secret Lover’s Dance — Ground Zero — Feb 15
• Valentine’s Day Dinner Cruise

Are you celebrating with a little one?

• See what the Seattle Children’s Museum has to offer.
• Or, visit the animals at Woodland Park Zoo Valentine’s Day Celebration Feb 9

Appreciate the dramatic arts? Go with your sweetheart, family, or friends to a play this Valentine’s!

• Roméo et Juliette
• The Legend of Sleeping Beauty, the Musical
• 5XTenn (or so)
• War Horse

Laugh it up watching comedy improv

• Comedy of Love

or enjoy a burlesque show at:

• The Can Can
• Julia’s on Broadway
• Columbia City Theater

Need to burn off some of that holiday candy? Run, have fun, and raise money for charity

• Love Em Or Leave Em Valentine’s Day Dash
• Cupid 5k

or go for a stroll and support local artists

• West Seattle’s Art Walk

If you’re feeling adventurous:

• Watch daring stunts and breathtaking choreographies at Cirque du Soleil’s newest show, Amaluna
• Watch an octopus go on a blind date at the Seattle Aquarium
• Solve a mystery in an extra exciting Valentine’s Weekend Murder Mystery Dinner
• Learn to play guitar in 1 day
• Bid for a date at Rain’N Men (women only)
• Compete for the best retro costume at the Jai Ho! Bollywood Disco Costume Party
• Party all night at Neighbours. It’s going to be “a combination of Halloween, Valentine’s, Burning Man, Fetish & New Year’s Eve” all in one!

and more…

Do you know of an event that isn’t listed? Help spread the word by posting it onHurryOut.

Best wishes for the Year of the Black Snake,
and may Cupid’s arrow find its mark 

So you have that special outfit you’ve been dying to wear… but where to go this New Year’s Eve?

Well, unless you’re invited to a private party, you can celebrate with the rest of us at one of the many extravagant events Seattle has to offer. 
Check out the extensive list of New Year’s Eve events that organizers, promoters, and fans have posted on HurryOut! Here are some:

PARTY!

Plenty of confettis, party hats, and champagne going around at these “bashes”

• Indulgence - EMP
• Resolution - WaMu Theater
• Bonza Bash - Grand Hyatt
• Moet Masquerade - Citrus
• New Year’s Eve Celebration - Taphouse Grill
• FIRE Big Queer NYE Bash
• SEA 2013 - The Showbox SoDo
• W Seattle’s 2012 Wind-Up - Trace
• New Year’s Eve 2013 - Neighbours
• Year End Countdown - Rock Salt (latin)

DANCE!

Have a ball at these awesome venues. Every dance style is represented! That’s why we love Seattle

• EDM, Hip-Hop, R&B:  Last Supper Club, Seamonster Lounge, Chop Suey, Baltic Room
• Bollywood: Jai Ho!,  Sparkle
• Salsa: Century Ballroom, Salsa ‘N Seattle
• Tango: Ballard Odd Fellow’s Lodge
• Ballroom, Latin, Swing: Washington Dance Club
• Social GLBTQ: Century Ballroom – West Hall

ENJOY LIVE MUSIC!

Our music calendar shows thousands of concerts all year long. Let’s see who’s playing on Dec 31:

• Brent Amaker & The Rodeo, The Atomic Bombshells, Country Lips at The Crocodile
• Dudley Manlove Quartet, Junior on the Prowl at The Triple Door
• Beats Antique at The Paramount
• Seattle Symphony Chorale and Orchestra Zarabanda at Benaroya Hall
• RoCk’N Dueling Piano Show at 88 Keys
• Martyr Reef & more at El Corazon
• Emerald City Soul Club & DUG at The Lo-Fi
• Fresh Espresso, Grynch, Keyboard Kid, Metal Chocolates at The Neptune
• more music…

BE ORIGINAL!

Want to do something out of the ordinary this time?  Check out these unique experiences:

• Underworld New Year’s Eve
• Inferno Speakeasy (women only)
• Moisture Festival (varieté)
• Jet City Improv

HOP!

If you don’t like planning ahead, simply head to Capitol Hill, Belltown, or Pioneer Square, where just about every bar provides booze and music for the occasion.
Oh… and the fireworks! As usual the fireworks will be from the Space Needle. Large crowds gather each year to watch them from Gas Works Park, Seattle Center, or Kerry Park.

That’s plenty of choices this year on New Year’s Eve!  Which one do you fancy?
Let us know on Facebook or Twitter, or email us some suggestions at info@hurryout.com.
Are we missing an event? Add it now at www.hurryout.com.

Cheer to the New Year!!

Hi there! This time of the year really shines on beautiful voices: classical concerts, choral ensembles, Christmas carols, and even Elvis! 

Here’s a list of concerts posted on HurryOut that will keep your spirits high.  Most are today and tomorrow. Don’t miss out!
What are your favorite holiday tunes?

• Brian Vogan and His Good Buddies Rockin’ in a Winter Wonderland - Dec 15
• North Beach Singers Christmas Cantata - Dec 14,15
• It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Dec 15
• Christmas with Choral Arts - Dec 15,16
• An Inspirational Christmas with Elvis - Dec 15,16
• Ladies Musical Club Free Concert - Dec 15,16
• A Celtic Christmas Concert - Dec 15,16
• White Christmas, The Musical - Until Dec 16
• Joy to the World - Until Dec 16
• Handel’s Messiah - Until Dec 16
• The Irish Tenors Holiday Concert - Dec 19
• The Seattle Girls’ Choir: Carmina Angelorum - Until Dec 21
• Baby It’s Cold Outside - Until Dec 22
• The Coats: Annual Holiday Show - Dec 21-23
• A Festival of Lessons and Carols - Dec 23
• Victorian Christmas: Traditional Carols for Brass & Choir - Dec 29
• Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony - Dec 28-30
• more…

We also have an extensive music calendar covering a variety of genres, including rock, alternative, blues, jazz, hip-hop, country, funk, pop,dance, and more…


We hope that you find our updates useful, and that you’re enjoying some of the thousands of events listed on www.hurryout.com.  We’d like to hear back from you! Send us suggestions and feedback by e-mail at info@hurryout.com, or join the conversations on Facebook and Twitter.

Jingle All The Way!!

The HurryOut Team

P.S:  We’re on Pinterest! Follow our boards at pinterest.com/hurryout as we pin select upcoming events.

We’re counting down the days left in the year, while we count up all the fun and unique events listed on our calendar at www.hurryout.com.   As usual, click “Add an Event” if we missed one!

Ice Skating Rinks

Do you have figure skating skills? We don’t have frozen lakes in this part of the country, but Seattle and Bellevue now have ice rinks for those of us who like to ice skate!

• Seattle Center WinterFest — Until Jan. 6
• Chaplins Bellevue Volkswagen Ice Arena — Until Jan. 13

…and if these are too far for you, there are more ice rinks open year-round in Kent, Lynnwood, Renton, and Shoreline.

St Lucy’s Day

What do you know about St Lucy’s Day, otherwise known as Santa Lucia Day or Saint Lucia Day?
Share your knowledge or find out more at these events:

• Luciafest — Swedish Cultural Center — Dec. 9
• LuciaFest — Our Redeemer Lutheran Church — Dec. 15
• Exploring Santa Lucia — Children’s Museum — Dec. 4 – Dec. 10

100+ Winter Events!

Whether you’re into airplanes, trains, or amphibian landing crafts there is so much to do in winter in Seattle and in Washington!
Here are few of over 100 unique holiday events coming up! Which ones do you plan to go to?  Don’t forget to spread the word!

• Snow Train to Leavenworth’s Lighting Festival — Dec 8, 15, 22
• Holiday Duck Tours!  — Until Dec 30
• Freighthouse Square Family Holiday Event Tacoma — Dec 8
• 8th Annual Fox Island Holiday Gift Bazaar — Dec 8
• Hometown Holidays - West Seattle Junction — Dec 9, 16
• A Klezmer Hanukkah Party — Dec 9
• Kids Chanukah Story time, music, art — Dec 9
• Menorah Lighting at U Village — Dec 12
• Holiday in Volunteer Park — Dec 13
• Santa’s Landing Party - Museum of Flight — Dec 15
• Auburn BRAVO presents An Inspirational Christmas with Elvis — Dec 15, 16
• Santa Visits Smith Tower for Make-A-Wish® — Dec 16
• Fa-La-La: Holiday Sale of Fine Arts & Crafts  — Dec 14 – 15
• Short Stories Live: (Another) Rogue’s Christmas — Dec 16
• Holiday Brews & Bulbs -—Every Fri-Sun through Dec 30
• More…

… and of course we have thousands of other events and activities to choose from at www.hurryout.com, including music, art, dance, theater, and more.


What will YOU be doing?
As always we’d love to hear what fun things you’re up to. Post on our Facebook page or tweet to us @hurryout!
Going to an event we don’t have on the website?  Help spread the word by clicking “Add an Event”. It’s free and only takes a minute.

Enjoy!

If you missed last week’s tree lightings and holiday events, no worries. There are many more on Dec 1st, and we have them on HurryOut. As usual, click “Add an Event” if we missed one!

Lighting the Way

December 1st is a busy day for the electric company…

• Holiday Tree Lighting – Renton — Dec 1
• Salish Lodge Tree Lighting — Dec 1
• Clam Lights at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park — Nov 30 – Dec 1
• The Lights of Christmas Warm Beach Camp — Nov 29 – Dec 29
• Wildlights Woodland Park — Nov 23 – Jan 1
• Auburn Tree Lighting — Dec 1
• more…

Santa Sightings

Santa is making his appearance early for photo opportunities and to get us in the holiday spirit. Here are some places where you can find him:

• Pictures with Bad Santa Fundraiser - Dec 1
• Mill Creek City Hall — Dec 1
• Auburn Santa Parade — Dec 1
• Santa’s Arrival Bothell — Dec 1
• Santa Train Northwest Train Museum
• more…

Experience the Holiday Spirit

Immerse yourself in unique experiences all around Washington, including a live re-enactment of a 19th Century Christmas

• 19th Century Christmas — Dec 1
• Julefest — Dec 1
• Magnolia Holiday Tour of Homes — Dec 1
• more…

Events in Your Neighborhood

If you’re not in the mood for a road trip, step out and celebrate with your neighbors

• Columbia City Holiday Festival — Dec 1
• Jingle Bellevue (Arts & Crafts for Kids) — Dec 2
• A Magical Snow at Pacific Place 
• Phinney Neighborhood Winter Festival and Crafts Fair — Dec 1-2
• more…

We have thousands of other events and activities to choose from at www.hurryout.com, including music, art, dancing, theater, and more.


What will YOU be doing?
As always we’d love to hear what fun things you’re up to. Post on our Facebook page or tweet to us @hurryout!
Going to an event we don’t have on the website?  Help spread the word by clicking “Add an Event”. It’s free and only takes a minute.

Happy Holidays!

Are you staying in town this Thanksgiving week?  Have you made plans yet?
Whether you like to sit down or stand up, we’ve put together a list of five great ideas for you:

Shape up for Charity

Thanksgiving is the day for turkey trots in Seattle, Issaquah,Norpoint, and La Conner. Burn some calories by walking or running for charity before your big holiday meal!
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Shop for Locally Crafted Gifts

Skip the Black Friday madness and support local artists at an arts and crafts bazaar. etsyRain 2012 Handmade Holiday Show , Winter Wonderland Holiday Bazaar, Thurston County Fair Holiday Bazaar, Port Townsend Holiday Craft Sale, and more!
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Turn on the Season

Check out the holiday tree lightings at Bellevue Botanical Garden,Ride the Ducks, Downtown Macy’s, Westlake Center, Pike Place Market, and Point Defiance Zoo.
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Host an Event

If you’re a musician, artist, performer, or promoter, you’ll have plenty of fun organizing your event. Don’t forget to add your event to HurryOut to reach more audiences. It’s always free!

And if those aren’t your style, we have many more events and activities to choose from at www.hurryout.com

What will YOU be doing?   We’d love to hear your Thanksgiving plans! Post on our Facebook page or tweet to us @hurryout

Gobble Gobble!!  

are we missing an event, or a venue?
We try to have as many events as possible in the categories that we’ve launched. We rely on people like you to make the listings complete. You may:

• Click “Add Event” to add the event yourself. It just takes a few minutes.
• Email us at info@hurryout.com with a description, link, or flyer for the event (photos welcome).

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Just send a quick email to us at info@hurryout.com describing the category. If it’s not already in the works, we’ll add it to our to-do list, or you could help us get started.