Seattle’s stage lights burn brighter this winter as Can Can, the city’s beloved subterranean theatre beneath Pike Place Market, kicks off a full year of genre-bending, jaw-dropping live performance. Known for its immersive dining-and-show format and boundary-pushing artistry, Can Can’s 2026 season is a dazzling carousel of noir seduction, surreal circus, zombie cheerleaders, and glitter-drenched glamour.
🟡 Where To Play
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NOIR
📅 January 8 – March 15, 2026
📍 Can Can, 95 Pine Street, Pike Place Market
A shadow-drenched homage to film noir icons like Hitchcock and Fritz Lang, NOIR is a fever dream of vintage glamour and dangerous desire. Expect cinematic lighting, hypnotic dance, and moody orchestration that plunge audiences into a sultry world of secrets. This seductive thriller launches the 2026 season with smoke and style.
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Carnival of Curiosities
📅 March 19–May 31, 2026
📍 Can Can
A springtime spectacle like no other, this variety show collides glitter, humor, and wonder in a celebration of oddities and awe. Featuring over-the-top costumes, circus-style choreography, and Can Can’s signature culinary pairings, it’s a joyous, immersive experience crafted for the curious.
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Lola
📅 June 4–September 13, 2026
📍 Can Can
Set in 1970 at the Copacabana, Lola brings back the bold drama of the disco era. This original musical is filled with romance, rivalry, and razzle-dazzle, starring the glamorous Lola in a high-stakes love story packed with humor and heat.
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Zombie Cheerleaders From Hell
📅 September 17–November 1, 2026
📍 Can Can
Autumn’s cult favorite returns with campy horror, blood-pumping dance, and a rock-and-roll original score. It’s frightfully fun, complete with spooky cocktails and themed bites for an all-senses experience that haunts in the best way.
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This Is Halloween
📅 October 15–31, 2026
📍 The Triple Door
Seattle’s favorite seasonal burlesque returns for its 18th year. With live orchestral accompaniment, Burton-esque visuals, and cheeky chills, this all-ages show (age restrictions vary, check venue) delivers haunting glamour on a grander scale.
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Ooh La La!
📅 November 5–29, 2026
📍 Can Can
A sultry Parisian cabaret of indulgence and sparkle, Ooh La La! blends lavish costuming, witty choreography, and live vocals. It’s Can Can’s signature ode to charm and Champagne, perfect for pre-holiday glam.
Wonderland
📅 December 2, 2026–January 3, 2027
📍 Can Can
Can Can closes the year with Wonderland, a whimsical, music-filled journey through holiday nostalgia. Follow Kevin and the Holiday Spirits through festive joy, theatrical wonder, and seasonal enchantment — a Seattle tradition in its own right.
🎟️ Tickets for most shows are available now at thecancan.com/season-2026
Dining upgrades and VIP experiences available.
All Can Can shows are 21+ unless otherwise noted.
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