It’s beginning to look a lot like…well not quite Christmas, but at least the holiday season.

For those in the festive spirit, there are plenty of upcoming holiday arts events in Federal Way.

Holiday concerts

• The Jet Cities Chorus will host a community concert at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at Todd Beamer High School, 35999 16th Ave. S. The event is free, but donations and non-perishable food items for the Federal Way Multi-Service Center will be accepted. The event will feature the Jet Cities Chorus, the Jet Cities quartets (House Blend), Champagne and Allspice and the Children’s Dance Theater Performance Group. Visit www.jetcities.org or call (253) 735-2464.

• Pushing more into the holiday arena, Federal Way Symphony will hold its December concert, “The Color of Coloratura” at 2 p.m. Dec. 6 at St. Luke’s church, 515 S. 312th St. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors (65 and up); students 18 and under admitted free.

The concert will feature lyric soprano Megan Chenovick singing arias from Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” Verdi’s “Rigoletto” and Handel’s “Tornami a vagheggiar.” The orchestra will perform Schubert’s “Symphony no. 5 in B-Flat” and Mozart’s “Horn Concerto no. 4 in E Flat” with Jill Jacques on French horn. Holiday selections will include Anderson’s “Suite of Carols,” Handel’s “Rejoice Greatly!” (from “The Messiah”) and the string quartet will play “O Holy Night.” To learn more, call the Federal Way Symphony at (253) 529-9857.

• The Federal Way Chorale will bring out the holiday spirit with its “Traditional Sounds of Christmas” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 and 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at St. Luke’s church, 515 S. 312th St.

The concerts are under the direction of Laird Thornton and will include Vivaldi’s “Gloria in D,” featuring the work of Ilkka Talvi and 10 instrumentalists. They will also perform Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols,” accompanied by harpist Patti Warden. The evening will close with an audience singalong of seasonal carols.

Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and free for children under 12. Visit www.fwchorale.com or call (253) 250-3326.

Theater: British jokes and cross-dressing

Centerstage will bring a bit of director Alan Bryce’s heritage and holiday traditions.

For its holiday English pantomime this year, Centerstage will present “Jack and the Beanstalk.”

Centerstage describes the tradition: “Pantomime (not to be confused with a mime artist or theatrical performer of mime) is a musical-comedy theatrical production traditionally found in Great Britain and mostly performed during the Christmas holiday season. It first arrived in England as an entr’acte between opera pieces and evolved into separate stand-alone shows. British pantomime is now a wildly popular form of theater and incorporates song, dance, buffoonery, slapstick, cross-dressing, in-jokes, audience participation and mild sexual innuendo. There are a number of traditional story-lines, and a fairly well-defined set of performance conventions including a guest celebrity and a Pantomime Dame role.”

New this year, families can incorporate food or drink into their holiday outing through the Dinner and a Show package with Salty’s at Redondo Beach, or the Wine with the Director night, on Dec. 5. Choose the dinner or brunch package from Salty’s, which includes a ticket to the show and either a three-course meal or a buffet, all for $50 ($18 for children under 12).

The Wine with the Director starts at 7 p.m. It features warm and cozy mulled wine and hot chocolate along with a director chat, Q&A and cast meet-and-greet. Tickets are $10 and space is limited.

The show itself feature a giant created by the Zambini Brothers, who are Vashon Island puppeteer artists.

Single tickets for all 15 performances are on sale now and available at (253) 661-1444 and www.centerstagetheatre.com, or in person at the Knutzen Family Theatre box office. Single tickets are $25 for adults; $20 for seniors, military, students 18 and over with ID; and $10 for youth 17 and under. $17 tickets are available for groups of 10 or more. All shows are performed at the Knutzen Family Theatre and are general admission. There are four performances a week at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, plus a Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2 p.m.