Entertainment

Mount Baker Theatre 2025-26 season includes Broadway shows, Grammy winner, ‘Wicked’

Downtown Bellingham is becoming an entertainment hot spot, as national touring Broadway shows, popular entertainers, classic movies and live music are coming to the historic Mount Baker Theatre in the coming year.

Mount Baker Theatre announced its 2025-2026 season lineup to celebrate its 99th season of entertainment.

A promotional poster for The Mount Baker Theatre’s 2025-2026 entertainment season in Bellingham, Wash.
A promotional poster for The Mount Baker Theatre’s 2025-2026 entertainment season in Bellingham, Wash. The Mount Baker Theatre Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald

“We’re incredibly proud to share our 99th Season, another dynamic year of world-class performances at Mount Baker Theatre. We have curated exceptional options for everyone, from beloved classics to bold new experiences. This work is only possible thanks to the City of Bellingham, generous individual donors, and corporate partners like Peoples Bank who champion the power of the arts in our region,” executive director John Purdie II sad in a news release.

Tickets for the upcoming entertainment season will go on sale online for theater members at 10 a.m. July 23, and for the general public at 10 a.m. July 30.

Built in 1927 as a movie theater, Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham, Wash., was placed on the National Historic Landmark Register in 1978. The lobby highlights its Moorish-Spanish motif.
Built in 1927 as a movie theater, Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham, Wash., was placed on the National Historic Landmark Register in 1978. The lobby highlights its Moorish-Spanish motif. Doug J. Scott for Mount Baker Theatre Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald

“Mount Baker Theatre’s 2025-2026 Season is bursting with more than 25 eclectic and captivating events, with even more to be announced throughout the year. From family-friendly delights to acclaimed artists and local favorites, the 99th Season promises to keep the stage shining bright,” the news release states.

Here’s a look at the line-up:

2025:

July 24: Toad the Wet Sprocket, The Jayhawks, Sixpence None The Richer

July 28-Aug. 2: Missoula Children’s Theatre: “The Princess and The Pea”

Aug. 4-9: Missoula Children’s Theatre: “The Jungle Book”

Aug. 26: Josh Turner: This Country Music Thing Tour

Sept. 3: Mat Kearney

Sept. 13: Lookout Session: Kim Richey

Sept. 14: Twilight in Concert

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Sept. 20: Chris Botti

Sept. 21: The Lone Bellow

Oct. 2: Booker T. Jones

Oct. 9: I’m With Her

Oct. 18: Sesame Street Live! Elmo & Friends Say Hello

Oct. 22: Murder By Death: Farewell Tour

Oct. 25: Choir! Choir! Choir! We Will Choir! You

Oct. 26: Movie Palace: “Ghostbusters” Double Feature

Oct. 31: Movie Palace: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”

Nov. 7: Lookout Session: Baby Cakes

Nov. 19: Mrs. Doubtfire: The New Musical Comedy

Nov. 22: Over the Rhine

Nov. 29: Seattle International Comedy Competition: 2025 Finals

Dec. 6-7: Walton Magic

Dec. 17: Soweto Gospel Choir: PEACE

Dec. 29-30: The Book of Mormon

2026:

Jan. 12-13: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Jan. 17: Stop Making Sense: A Film by Jonathan Demme and Talking Head

Jan. 24: Ira Glass: Seven Things I’ve Learned

Feb. 6: Isabel Wilkerson: The Urgency of Radical Empathy

Feb. 7: Lookout Session: Chairs for Giants

Feb. 21: Movie Palace: “Wicked” Sing-Along!

March 4: Lookout Session: May Erlewine

March 7: The Moth Mainstage

March 14: Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy with the Celtic All Stars

March 22: Lookout Session: AJ Lee & Blue Summit

March 29: Movie Palace: “Aelita: Queen of Mars”

April 17: MOMIX: Alice

May 4: Movie Palace: ”Star Wars Return of the Jedi”

May 16: Michael Carbonaro: Lies On Stage

The Mount Baker Theatre is at 104 N. Commercial St. in downtown Bellingham.

Alyse Smith
The Bellingham Herald
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