January 2026

Calendar of Events January 2026

Jan 3

• Haitian Independence Day Party, Creole Resources, Hamilton Studios, 1427 W. Dean Ave., 6 to 9 p.m., 990-6472, info@creolresources.com

Jan 4

• Fireside Chats on Immigration, Refugee and Immigrant Connections, Greg Cunningham of Educator's Immigration Resource, Zoom, 10 to 11:30 a.m., ricspokane.org

• Festival of Carols, Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, 1115 W. Riverside, 2:30 to 4 p.m., spokanecathedral.com/sacred-music-concert-series

Jan 6

• Advocacy as Spiritual Practice, Faith Action Network, online 6 p.m., fanwa.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=319, fanwa.org

Jan 6, 20

• Passage Meditation Group, Spokane Buddhist Temple, 927 S. Perry, 8-Point Program for daily living, 6 to 7:30 p.m., spokanebuddhisttemple.org

Jan 6, 13, 20, 27

• Heartistry: Artistic Wellbeing, Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy, 3 to 5 p.m., 279-0299

Jan 6-Mar 29

• Retreat from Afar, meditating on White Tara and the Four Immeasurables, sravastiabbey.org/program-overview/retreat-from-afar/?blm_aid=2611652609

Jan 7

• Nonprofit Advocacy 101, Kevin Bailey, VP of Impact and Idaho Nonprofit Center, Zoom, 10:30 a.m., web.idahononprofits.org/events/NonprofitAdvocacy%20101%20%202026-767/details

Jan 8

• The Fig Tree Development and Board Meetings, Benefit 12 p.m., Board 1 p.m., mary@thefigtree.org

• Winter Gathering, Faith Action Network, Westminster United Church of Christ, 411 S. Washington, 5:30 to 7 p.m., tinyurl.com/FANWinter

• Free Immigration Clinic, Latinos en Spokane, 1502 N. Monroe, 5 to 7 p.m., latinosenspokane.org

Jan 8, 22

• Dances of Universal Peace, Unity Spiritual Center, 2900 S. Bernard, 6:30 p.m., 818-6733

Jan 8, 15, 22, 29

• Taizé Prayer, Zoom, 4:15 p.m., bartletts@gonzaga.edu

Jan 9

• "Healing Us," Meaningful Movies Spokane and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., 325-6383, uuspokane.org

Jan 10

• The Decorated Journal: Mini Vision Board Workshop, Coeur d'Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon, cdalibrary.org/events

• Climate Chats Café, ACL Spokane, Jupiter's Eye Book Café, 411 W. 1st, Ste 101, 1 p.m., bity.ly/climatechatscafespo

Jan 12

• Lunch & Learn, Your Nonprofit Wrapped: Leveraging Your Data to Communicate Your Impact, online, noon, nonprofitwa.org/event/online-lunch-learn-3

• Native Cultural Craft Nights, American Indian Community Center, 10125 W. Indiana, 5 to 7 p.m., 535-0886, aiccinc.org

Jan 13

• Eastern Washington Legislative Conference Planning Team, Zoom, 1 p.m., 535-4112, kaye@thefigtree.org

Jan 14

• Advocacy 101, virtual training with FAN and other advocates, 6 to 7:30 p.m., fanwa.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/register?id=321&reset=1

• Newspapers in the Movies Night, Northwest Passages Book Club and Comma Community Journalism Lab, Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague, 7 p.m., 227-7638, bingcrosbytheater.com

Jan 14 ,21

• Powerhouse Boards, Innovia Foundation, Zoom, 4 to 6 p.m., innovia.org/events/powerhouse-boards-training-that-transforms-your-board/

Jan 15

• Spokane Society of the AIA Lecture Series: Early Peoples in the Plateau: Nimiipuu Knowledge and Landscape Adaptation in the Bitterroot Mountains, The Northwest Museum of Arts or Zoom, 6 p.m., sales.northwestmuseum.org/Performance.aspx

Jan 15, 22, 29

• Strategic Planning in Nonprofits, 3-part series, online, 4 to 5:50 p.m., nonprofitwa.org/event/online-strategic-planning-in-nonprofits-series

Jan 17

• Earth's Greatest Enemy, Inland Northwest Coalition for Liberation of Palestine, Magic Lantern, 3 to 6:30 p.m., jvpspokaneadmin@proton.me

• Know Your Rights Training, Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network, online, English and Spanish, 6 p.m., waisn.org/events/

• Spokane Symphony Masterworks 4: Symphonic Dances, Bernstein's West Side Story, Creston's Fantasy for Trombone, Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances, The Fox Theater, 1001 W. Sprague, 7:40 to 9:30 p.m., 624-1200, spokanesymphony.org

Jan 18

• Free Yoga at St. John's Cathedral, Eclipse Yoga, 2 p.m., stjohns-cathedral.org

• Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) General Meeting, online, English and Spanish, 3 p.m., waisn.org/events

• Martin Luther King Jr Day Celebration, Spokane Ministers' Fellowship, Holy Temple Church of God in Christ, 806 W. Indiana, 3 to 5 p.m.

Jan 19

• Martin Luther King Jr Day Rally, March and Resource Fair, Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., mlkspokane.org

Jan 22

• Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day, PJALS and WAISN, Olympia, 4 a.m. to 12 a.m., pjals.org

Jan 22-Feb 1

• Spokane Jewish Film Festival, "Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire," Magic Lantern, opening reception 6 p.m., film 7 p.m., 413-8254, spokanejewishfilm.org

Jan 23

• Hands Off Libraries, Eastside Gladiators a peaceful sidewalk rally, Post Falls Library, 821 N. Spokane, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., petra@bethechange509.com

Jan 23-25

• Sourdough Retreat, Chef Matt McDaniels, Immaculate Heart Retreat Center (IHRC), 6910 S. Ben Burr, 6 p.m. to 1 p.m., ihrc.net

Jan 25

• Grief Tending Circle, Harmony Woods Retreat Center, 4 to 6 p.m., harmonywoods.org

• Taizé Hour of Prayer, IHRC, 5 p.m., ihrc.net

Jan 26

• Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, Washington State Capitol, Olympia, wliha.org

Jan 27

• "Hear the People, Heal the River," Virtual Action Hour, Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition, Zoom, 5:30 p.m., wildsalmon.org/events.html

Jan 28

• Spokane Homeless Connect, Spokane Convention Center, 202 W. Spokane Falls Blvd, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., spokaneconnect.org

Jan 30

• Engage in Real Life Winterfest, Launch NW, 507 N. Howard, kids activities, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., launchnw.org/event/engage-in-real-life-winterfest

• Engage in Real Life Community Reception, Launch NW, Spokane Public Schools, Gesa Credit Union Pavilion, 574 N. Howard, 4 to 6 p.m., launchnw.org/event/engage-in-real-life-community-reception

Jan 31

• "We Shall Overcome, Building the Beloved Community Today," Eastern Washington Legislative Conference, Spokane Valley United Methodist, 115 N. Raymond, 8:30 to 3 p.m., register at thefigtree.org

• Spokane Symphony Masterworks 5: Stolen Melodies with Jess Walter's take on Britten's "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," The Fox Theater, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., 624-1200, spokanesymphony.org

Feb 3

• Spokane Black Voices, "Art as Activism: Seasons, Cycles, and Finding Your Destiny," Northwest Passages Book Club, The Black Lens, African American students, Montvale Event Center, 1019 W. First, 7 p.m., 844-5672, 360-320-6449, blacklensnews.com

Feb 5, 12, 19

• "Solo Aging," Spokane Area Jewish Family Services, ALTCEW, Zoom, 2-3:30 p.m., sajfs.org