Special Events

Special Event for Ticket Holders, Designated Pass Holders, Sponsors and Donors Only (check event and pass details for more info)

Opening Night "Bar Mitzvah Bash" Cocktail Party hosted by Tom Douglas

Thursday, April 3, 5:30-7:30 PM

Start at the BAR and end with a MITZVAH! Join us before the Opening Night Film Sixty Six for SJFFs Bar Mitzvah Bash Cocktail Party at the Palace Ballroom. Host Tom Douglas generously serves up his savory delectables and signature sweets, accompanied by cocktails, wine, beer from Pike Place Brewery and Cha Dao Teas. So kick up your heels and dust off the electric slide. Leave with henna hamsa tattoos and photo-booth memories. You do not want to miss this swanky coming-of-age theme party!

Tickets: $50 per person. Includes Opening Cocktail Party & Opening Night Film admission. Advance ticket purchase required. No tickets sold at the door. Space limited. (Note: tickets for Opening Night Film Only are also on sale at $25 per person.)

Pass holders: Admission included with Festival Pass Plus and VIP Sponsor Pass only.


Thanks to Tom Douglas Catering & Events and Cinerama as well as our many Opening Night in-kind sponsors: All Star Entertainment, The Cake Lady, Cha Dao Tea, MehndiMadness, "Pike Place Pub & Brewery", StopTime Photography, The Cake Lady and Thou Shall Snack Latke Chips.