It’s a new year, and with it comes a fresh slate of events you can pencil into your brand-new calendar or planner. We’ve rounded up our top picks of things to do this month so you can get started on making core 2025 memories and diving into new experiences in no time. There’s an array of concerts, major author appearances, festivals, food & drink events, and tons more to peruse below, from Jamie xx to the 2025 Lunar New Year Fair and from Percival Everett to Tim Heidecker.
COMEDY
Wet City Comedy Fest
Maria Bamford, the wacky master of voice impressions, deadpan jokes, and high-energy, rapidly changing characters, will headline all three nights of the Wet City Comedy Festival, which returns this year to bring comedy greats to all of the Crocodile’s venues. On top of 2025-tier jokes from Bamford, Zainab Johnson, Beth Stelling, Leah Rudick, Robby Hoffman, and other laugh-bringers, the complex will host two “Y2K25” dance parties and Only Murders in The Crocodile, a multi-course mystery dinner. LINDSAY COSTELLO
The Crocodile, Belltown (Jan 3–5)
