For Kids
Two contestants from the audience will choose the players, decide the games, add challenges, and mix them all together for a wild fusion of comedy and chaos
Stage
Event: Opens January 2
Stage
Performing arts of all kinds! Plays, musicals, staged readings, opera, and more. Local theater houses include the Spokane Civic Theater, Stage Left Theatre, Spokane Children’s Theatre, and many others. The First Interstate Center for the Arts hosts Spokane’s Best of Broadway series, which brings touring productions of acclaimed Broadway shows like Hamilton. Find out more below!
Stage
Event: Opens December 12
Ha!!Mark: an Improvised Hallmark Movie
Ha!!Mark is a Spokane Holiday Classic as a fully improvised satire of those beloved and formulaic holiday movies that are a staple of the season.
Culinary
Event: February 14
Spokane Lunar New Year
Celebrating Spokane’s Asian heritage, this year’s event stands as a tribute to the city’s diverse cultural tapestry. It symbolizes unity and highlights the significant contributions of Spokane’s Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.
Culinary
Event: December 13
BrrrZAAR Winter Art Market
Taking over all three floors of River Park Square, this family-friendly pop-up event will “deck the mall” with 80+ vendors, live music, and fun activities you won’t want to miss.
Stage
Event: November 13
Mad King – SPL Season Kick-off and Fundraiser Event
Spokane Playwrights Laboratory kicks off its 2025–2026 season with Mad King, an original script by local playwright Henry McNulty.
Cultural
Event: October 3
Terrain 16: Flagship Event
Now in its 16th year, the event features new works from 483 artists, poets, photographers, filmmakers, musicians, and performers living and creating in the Inland Northwest.
Comedy
Event: October 18
Comedy for Kids
Spokane native comedian Lyv Babinski is back with brand-new characters, fresh comedy sketches, a cast of kids from the Spokane community, and nonstop opportunities to laugh out loud.
Stage
Event: Opens October 3
Children of Fear: Improv in the Dark
Children of Fear will take your personal fears, worries, and terrors and turn them into terrifying and hilarious scenes right before your very eyes.