Signature Events

Join Us Throughout the Year for Signature Events, Special Events and Celebrations

Pike Place Market hosts several Market-wide events throughout the year, providing fun and unique experiences for locals and visitors. These events celebrate our locals, farmers, artists, the Market Community, and the holiday season.

Pike Place Market also partners with our social services and the Pike Place Market Foundation for their main fundraising events.

Mark your calendar now for our 2025 lineup. You don’t want to miss any of these events!

2025 Event Dates & Celebrations at Pike Place Market

LOCAL Appreciation Day

Saturday, February 1, 2025
11:00am – 4:00pm

Pike Place Market is thanking those who shop at local businesses, eat local foods, and support our Market community every week, every month, and every year. Market shoppers will enjoy live music and a special shopping offer as a thank you from us.

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Local Love Month

Play Market BINGO all Month Long for Chances to Win Prizes!

Explore Pike Place Market, complete fun challenges, and win prizes! Play Market Bingo all February long for a chance to win weekly $100 Market Gift Cards or the $250 grand prize. Download your Bingo card online or pickup one at the Information Booth starting February 1st!

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Valentine’s Day at Pike Place Market

Friday, February 14, 2025
11:00am – 4:00pm

Visit Pike Place Market on February 14 to pick up locally grown tulips and farm-fresh inspired donuts. Bonus: pick up a free handcrafted Valentine’s card and snap a pic at our charming flower-themed installation when you purchase a bouquet from our flower farmers!

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Signature Event!

28th Annual Daffodil Day
(First Day of Spring)

Thursday, March 20, 2025
11:00am – 2:00pm

Celebrate the first day of spring at Pike Place Market’s 28th Annual Daffodil Day. There’s no better symbol to welcome the arrival of spring than yellow, white, and orange daffodils. Pick up your free bundle of fragrant daffodils!

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Signature Event!

17th Annual Flower Festival

Saturday, May 10 & Sunday, May 11, 2025
11:00am – 4:00pm

The 17th Annual Flower Festival at Pike Place Market is a celebration of local farmers and the beautiful bouquets they put together every day. This popular event has been taking place over Mother’s Day weekend for the last 17 years. Market shoppers will also get to enjoy live busker music and a special shopping offer during the weekend’s festivities.

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Signature Event!

30th Annual Magic in the Market

Saturday, November 29, 2025
11:00am – 6:00pm

Kick-off the holiday season at Pike Place Market as we celebrate our 30th annual Magic in the Market! You will find holiday spirit across all 9-acres on this unforgettable day.

There is no place more memorable than the Market during the holidays. Bring the whole family to experience the magic; meet Santa, decorate cookies, make your own ornament, shop for loved ones, all leading up to the famous Market lighting ceremony. This is an event you won’t want to miss!

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Free Santa Photos & Shopping Offer

Saturday, December 13, 2025
10:00am – 3:00pm

Come down to Pike Place Market to get your free holiday photo with Santa! Santa is taking a break from the North Pole to visit the Market. After getting your FREE holiday pic, make it a Market Day and cross off everyone on your holiday list with a one-of-a-kind shopping experience across our 9-acre historic Market.

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2025 Partner Event Dates

In addition to our year-round events, Pike Place Market works with partners like the Pike Market Senior Center & Food Bank and the Pike Place Market Foundation to play host to their fantastic fundraising events, which help support our Market merchants, residents and seniors. We appreciate all the amazing work these organizations do for our community!

Pike Place Market Foundation’s Celebrate the Market!

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Celebrate the Market is the Pike Place Market Foundation’s annual spring event, honoring the community of workers, residents, and supporters who make historic Pike Place Market the Soul of Seattle! Enjoy seasonal Market-sourced appetizers, dinner, wine, and dessert!

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Pike Market Child Care & Preschool’s 24th Annual Walk for Kids!

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Pike Place Market Foundation’s Sunset Supper

Friday, August 15, 2025

Sunset Supper is the Pike Place Market Foundation’s biggest fundraising event of the year – an outdoor dining extravaganza benefitting the Pike Place Market community! Guests sip and sample their way through the Market while mixing and mingling with nearly 100 of Seattle’s top chefs and producers.

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Pike Market Senior Center & Food Bank’s The Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition

Saturday, December 6, 2025

The 40th Annual Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition brings holiday joy to Pike Place Market. This heart-warming event attracts nearly 10,000 people each year and has become a spirited tradition for many Seattle locals to ring in the season. Figgy Pudding is the most important fundraising event for the Pike Market Senior Center and Food Bank, a vital resource for the Market community and downtown Seattle

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