# Sensory-friendly and adaptive activities for kids in Seattle > 17 sensory-friendly sessions (Sensory Santa, low-sensory nights at light shows, relaxed performances, quiet museum hours) and adaptive programs for kids with disabilities in the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue area, each linked to the organizer’s own page with the date we last checked it. Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/seattle/sensory-friendly Towns with listings: Seattle (12), Tacoma (2), Auburn (1), Everett (1), Marysville (1). ## Quick answers ### Where are adaptive programs for kids with disabilities near Seattle? 5 listings, the soonest 4: [Sensory Stay & Play for Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays — Marysville Library (Sherwood Community Services)](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/sensory-stay-and-play-for-children-with-disabilities-and-developmental--listing-d2a2e70ced596724317da2ed) (Fri, Nov 20); [Audio-Described Performances — George Balanchine's The Nutcracker at Pacific Northwest Ballet](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/audio-described-performances-george-balanchine-s-the-nutcracker-at-pac--listing-f03070743206800a3edc3451) (Fri, Dec 4, From $20); [ASL-Interpreted Performance — Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Holiday Show at Seattle Children's Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/asl-interpreted-performance-chicka-chicka-boom-boom-the-holiday-show-a--listing-dd3ac7cad4b3c26af2aac4eb) (Sat, Dec 5); [ASL-Interpreted and Audio-Described Performance — A Christmas Carol at Union Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/asl-interpreted-and-audio-described-performance-a-christmas-carol-at-u--listing-05b0684870807b18ce417c93) (Sat, Dec 12). ### What free sensory-friendly events are there for kids in Seattle? 2 listings: [Sensory Friendly Morning at MOHAI](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/sensory-friendly-morning-at-mohai--listing-cfb1bba7af1bd5a50b266709) (Sat, Nov 14, Free); [Sensory Time at Imagine Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/sensory-time-at-imagine-children-s-museum--listing-cba0a602fb5001d8222ed11b) (Ongoing, Free). ## Rinks and ongoing programs ### Around the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue area (1) - [Sensory Time at Imagine Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/sensory-time-at-imagine-children-s-museum--listing-cba0a602fb5001d8222ed11b) — Third Sunday of the month, 9–11 am · Imagine Children's Museum, Everett · Ages 1–12 · Free · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 16. Imagine Children's Museum in Everett holds Sensory Time on the third Sunday of each month, before regular opening hours, for families of children on the autism spectrum, children… ## Dated events ### Seattle (12) - [Sensory Friendly Morning at MOHAI](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/sensory-friendly-morning-at-mohai--listing-cfb1bba7af1bd5a50b266709) — Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · MOHAI · Free · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 13. A low-sensory museum morning for adults and families who benefit from a calmer environment. The museum is closed to the general public, and lights and sounds in the galleries are… - [Low Sensory Nights at WildLanterns — Woodland Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/low-sensory-nights-at-wildlanterns-woodland-park-zoo--listing-138af5e0725f4b1917e894e0) — Sun, Nov 15 (+2 more dates) · 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Woodland Park Zoo · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 27. Woodland Park Zoo sets aside three evenings of its WildLanterns holiday light festival as Low Sensory Nights for guests who prefer a quieter, more relaxed visit: Sunday, November… - [Audio-Described Performances — George Balanchine's The Nutcracker at Pacific Northwest Ballet](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/audio-described-performances-george-balanchine-s-the-nutcracker-at-pac--listing-f03070743206800a3edc3451) — Fri, Dec 4 (+3 more dates) · McCaw Hall (Seattle Center) · From $20 · adaptive · checked Oct 27. Pacific Northwest Ballet offers live audio description at five performances of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker at McCaw Hall, so blind and visually impaired patrons can follow… - [ASL-Interpreted Performance — Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Holiday Show at Seattle Children's Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/asl-interpreted-performance-chicka-chicka-boom-boom-the-holiday-show-a--listing-dd3ac7cad4b3c26af2aac4eb) — Sat, Dec 5 · 2:00 PM · Seattle Children's Theatre — Charlotte Martin Theatre · All ages · adaptive · checked Oct 27. Seattle Children's Theatre's Saturday, December 5, 2:00 p.m. performance of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Holiday Show is interpreted in American Sign Language for Deaf and… - [Sensory-Friendly Day: December at MOPOP](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/sensory-friendly-day-december-at-mopop--listing-84bd54ae0a47d53635ac7279) — Sun, Dec 6 · Museum of Pop Culture · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 28. A full day at the Museum of Pop Culture with lowered light and sound levels and an overall lower-sensory environment, listed on MOPOP's events page for December 6, 2026. The… - [Relaxed Performance — George Balanchine's The Nutcracker at Pacific Northwest Ballet](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/relaxed-performance-george-balanchine-s-the-nutcracker-at-pacific-nort--listing-c744df6c54e4e0ecf0795067) — Fri, Dec 11 · 2:00 PM · McCaw Hall (Seattle Center) · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 27. Pacific Northwest Ballet presents the Friday, December 11, 2:00 p.m. performance of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker at McCaw Hall as a relaxed performance. PNB describes… - [Sensory-Friendly Performances — A Charlie Brown Christmas at Taproot Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/sensory-friendly-performances-a-charlie-brown-christmas-at-taproot-the--listing-749287624269b5725d86b7c4) — Fri, Dec 11 (+1 more date) · Taproot Theatre — Isaac Studio Theatre · All ages · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 27. Taproot Theatre's all-ages holiday musical A Charlie Brown Christmas, the stage adaptation of the television special in which Linus helps a gloomy Charlie Brown find the true… - [ASL-Interpreted and Audio-Described Performance — A Christmas Carol at Union Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/asl-interpreted-and-audio-described-performance-a-christmas-carol-at-u--listing-05b0684870807b18ce417c93) — Sat, Dec 12 · 2:00 PM · Union Arts Center – Allen Theatre · adaptive · checked Oct 27. The Saturday, December 12 matinee of A Christmas Carol at Union Arts Center is the run's accessible performance for Deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind and low-vision theatergoers. Live… - [Sensory-Friendly Performances — Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Holiday Show at Seattle Children's Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/sensory-friendly-performances-chicka-chicka-boom-boom-the-holiday-show--listing-c9f73e97314797927168d7e2) — Sat, Dec 12 (+1 more date) · Seattle Children's Theatre — Charlotte Martin Theatre · All ages · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 27. Seattle Children's Theatre offers two sensory-friendly performances of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Holiday Show, a holiday musical built on the alphabet picture book: Saturday… - [Sensory-Friendly Performance — A Christmas Carol at Union Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/sensory-friendly-performance-a-christmas-carol-at-union-arts-center--listing-c41841e0a58f73b54dac09a0) — Sun, Dec 13 · 1:00 PM · Union Arts Center – Allen Theatre · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 27. Union Arts Center (the former ACT Theatre) sets aside its Sunday, December 13 matinee of A Christmas Carol as a sensory-friendly performance, created with Sensory Access and… - [ASL-Interpreted and Audio-Described Performances — Disney's Beauty and the Beast at the Paramount Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/asl-interpreted-and-audio-described-performances-disney-s-beauty-and-t--listing-476263c5bf67cf775a4eafe5) — Sat, Jan 2 (+1 more date) · 7:30 PM · Paramount Theatre · adaptive · checked Oct 27. Seattle Theatre Group schedules accessible performances during the holiday run of the touring production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast at the Paramount Theatre. Live American… - [Sensory-Friendly Performance — Disney's Beauty and the Beast at the Paramount Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/sensory-friendly-performance-disney-s-beauty-and-the-beast-at-the-para--listing-327d79eb6ff7847101183343) — Sat, Jan 2 · 2:00 PM · Paramount Theatre · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 27. Seattle Theatre Group sets aside the Saturday, January 2, 2027 matinee of the touring production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast at the Paramount Theatre as a sensory-friendly… ### Other towns in the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue area (4) - [Sensory Story Time — Muckleshoot Library (KCLS)](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/sensory-story-time-muckleshoot-library-kcls--listing-ae7d785dd77af7becc2d4579) — Mon, Nov 2 (+5 more dates) · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Muckleshoot Library (King County Library System), Auburn · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 27. Muckleshoot Library's Sensory Story Time is designed for sensory-seeking kids and children with any sensory integration challenges. Each session offers stories, music, movement… - [Sensory Stay & Play for Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays — Marysville Library (Sherwood Community Services)](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/sensory-stay-and-play-for-children-with-disabilities-and-developmental--listing-d2a2e70ced596724317da2ed) — Fri, Nov 20 (+1 more date) · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Marysville Library (Sno-Isle Libraries), Large Meeting Room · Ages 0–3 · sensory-friendly · adaptive · checked Oct 27. Sherwood Community Services leads a Sensory Stay and Play at the Marysville Library designed for children from birth to three years old with disabilities and developmental… - [Sensory-Friendly Santa (Caring Santa®) — Tacoma Mall](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/sensory-friendly-santa-caring-santa-tacoma-mall--listing-0f15e53b50329d5e8cb6df6e) — Sun, Dec 6 · 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM · Tacoma Mall — JCPenney Court (Santa Photo Experience) · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 27. Tacoma Mall holds a private Caring Santa® visit on Sunday, December 6, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. The mall describes Caring Santa as a special, sensory-friendly experience… - [Sensory-Friendly Night at Zoolights — Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/seattle/activities/sensory-friendly-night-at-zoolights-point-defiance-zoo-and-aquarium--listing-2dc6aedda221a63298e9a32f) — Sat, Jan 9 · Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma · From $16 · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 27. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium adds a Zoolights Sensory-Friendly Night on January 9, after the regular Zoolights season (November 27 – January 3) has closed. The zoo describes it… More for families in Seattle: https://grassyknees.com/seattle.md