If you have a hearing loss, you don’t have to opt out of holiday plays, theater, music, or other festive events. Instead, find an event with hearing access, such as a hearing loop, captions, or another assistive listening system. Updated December 4, 2025.
Where to start? Here are some ideas for hearing-friendly holiday fun in Washington State.
Seattle Area
A Contemporary Theater (ACT), Seattle (Figaro MobiTxt closed captioning tablets, Williams Sound assistive listening with neckloops available to check out)
- A Christmas Carol, through December 28, 2025 at the Allen Theater, 700 Union
Town Hall Seattle (hearing loops in all venues)
- Thalia Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Concert, December 7, 2025
- Seattle Girls Choir Winter Concert: A Gift of Song, December 13, 2025
- Rogue’s Christmas: Yule Be Naughty or Nice, December 14, 2025
- Candlelight Concert featuring the Nutcracker & more, December 19, 2025, two shows
- Unfinished Stories – Acoustic International Music, Saturday, December 20, two shows
- Las Posadas holiday celebration, December 21, 2025
Seattle Children’s Theater (hearing loop)
- The Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza! November 20, 2025 through January 4, 2026
Bainbridge Performing Arts (hearing loop)
- Holiday Baroque with the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra, December 21, 2025
Village Theater, Everett (hearing loop)
- A Very Die Hard Christmas, December 26 through 28, 2025
The 5th Avenue Theater, Seattle (some ASL performances, some open-caption performances, Sennheiser listening system headsets and neckloops)
- Elf-The Musical, November 28 through December 28, 2025
McCaw Hall, Seattle, (assistive listening devices available next to coat check, north end, past main ticket control area)
- The Nutcracker with Pacific Northwest Ballet, through December 28, 2025.
Federal Way
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center (hearing loop)
- Federal Way Youth Symphony Orchestra Christmas Concert, December 7, 2025
- Federal Way Chorale’s Yuletide 2025, “Love’s Pure Light,” December 12 through 13, 2025
- O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy, December 14, 2025
- Sisters Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold, December 18, 2025
- The Nutcracker, December 21, 2025
Northern Washington
Lincoln Theater, Mount Vernon (hearing loop)
- Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn – The Musical, several shows from December 5, 2025 through December 20, 2025
- Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide, December 21, 2025
Anacortes Community Theater (hearing loop)
- Pan: The Musical, November 21 through December 20, 2025
Be sure to check our Hearing-Friendly Venues & Events webpage throughout the year for events with hearing access — we update it each month.
Have we missed any hearing-friendly holiday shows? Let us know below in the comments.
