Seattle Center Winterfest Lights
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Where: 305 Harrison St, Seattle, Washington
When: November 20 - December 31, 2025
Hours: daily
Cost: free
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Seattle Center's campus glows for Winterfest, with lights concentrated around the International Fountain. The free festival also brings a miniature train-and-village display, ice sculpting demonstrations and live performances throughout the season.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Seattle is around 4:18 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 4:54 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 34°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 4 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 13 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Kerry Park and Queen Anne
- A Very Merry Downtown
- WildLanterns at Woodland Park Zoo
- Green Lake Pathway of Lights
- Olympic Manor
- Menashe House
- Swanson's Nursery Holiday Festivities
- Google Lights at Feriton Spur Park
Make a night of it. This is stop 2 on our 8-stop Seattle lights loop — about 27.6 miles and 98 minutes of driving in total.