Seattle Events Calendar
10:00am–3:00pm
Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture
The Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture
The Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture is focused on the life of Mexican Americans, Chicano/as and Latino/as from the earliest times to the present. Through the voice of the people themselves, as well as documents and photos, this museum…
2:00–4:00pm
Theater
Anna Considers Mars
In Ruben Grijalva’s Anna Considers Mars – a play part science fiction, part family drama, and part hilarious comedy with a dark streak – Anna faces the possibility of a life-long dream to go to Mars while bumping up against…
2:00–3:00pm
Musical | Theater
Grease
Everett Performing Arts Center
Ohhh those summer nights! From its earliest performance in a Chicago nightclub through its record-breaking Broadway run and hit feature film, Grease has remained one of the world’s most popular musicals. Featuring the many hit songs that became the soundtrack…
7:00–8:00pm
Music
Big Band Concert II: Celebrating Generations
Federal Way Performing Arts & Event Center
Join the Federal Way Big Band for a second concert of swing, jazz, and big band standards.
7:00–8:00pm
Dance
Giselle
Olympic Ballet Theatre presents Giselle for the first time since 2017, re-staged by Artistic Directors Oleg Gorboulev and Mara Vinson after Marius Petipa’s renowned choreography. Set to the evocative score of Adolphe Adam, this romantic masterpiece tells the haunting story…
7:30–8:30pm
Music
The Grand Finale
Sarah Ioannides, conductorScott Hartman, tromboneSymphony Tacoma VoicesCelebrate Sarah Ioannides’ final concert on the Symphony Tacoma podium with a robust program featuring Scott Hartman on trombone, the inspiring Symphony Tacoma Voices, and a rich blend of timeless and contemporary works that…
7:30–8:30pm
Theater
Anna Considers Mars
In Ruben Grijalva’s Anna Considers Mars – a play part science fiction, part family drama, and part hilarious comedy with a dark streak – Anna faces the possibility of a life-long dream to go to Mars while bumping up against…
7:30–8:30pm
Musical | Theater
Grease
Everett Performing Arts Center
Ohhh those summer nights! From its earliest performance in a Chicago nightclub through its record-breaking Broadway run and hit feature film, Grease has remained one of the world’s most popular musicals. Featuring the many hit songs that became the soundtrack…
7:30–8:30pm
Theater
Framing Device: The Salvador Dali Plays
Six Paintings. Six Playwrights. Six New Plays!Written by Jacq Babb, Kelleen Conway Blanchard, Noah Fletcher, Montse Garza, Hannah Nikka Odsinada, Julieta VitulloDirected by Christopher Kidder-Mostrom, Sirius Linton, Jasmine Lomax, Tagen Mathews, Jennifer Nielsen, Jordan-Michael Whidbey
7:30–8:30pm
Opera
Carmen
Music by Georges BizetLibretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic HalévyLove hurts. Lust kills. The irresistible Carmen captivates the eyes of every man she meets, including the lovesick soldier Don José. As he forsakes his military duty, his fiancée, and the…
7:30–9:30pm
Theater
Jesus Christ Superstar
The rise and fall of a superstar.Passion. Betrayal. Redemption. And the ultimate rock opera. Jesus Christ Superstar is a global phenomenon that has wowed audiences for decades. A collaboration between theatrical powerhouses Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Jesus Christ…
7:30–9:00pm
Improv | Comedy
Not Another Isekai
A hero from our world is summoned into a brand new one, and the story begins live.In this fully improvised fantasy comedy adventure inspired by the isekai genre, a totally normal person from 2026 is dropped into a realm of…
7:30–9:00pm
Improv | Comedy
ComedySportz: Comedy for Everyone
ComedySportz is a fun, fast-paced comedy show that’s great for everyone -families, dates, birthday parties, business entertainment, church outings, bachelorette parties etc. Bring any group outing imaginable. Not only will everyone have a great time, but the rules of the…
8:00–9:00pm
Dance
Mark Morris Dance Group: Dances to American Music: Soul of America
Meany Hall (Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater)
Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Dances to American Music: Soul of America, a captivating performance by one of the country’s leading dance companies. Choreographed by the legendary Mark Morris, this program blends jazz, classical and folk music by iconic American…
8:00–9:00pm
Dance | Comedy | Fashion
Fauxnique | How Do I look?
Behnke Center for Contemporary Performance
Fauxnique wields a provocative, wry framework of drag, dance, and philosophy to confront identity, femininity, and self-image.How Do I Look? is the latest work from Monique Jenkinson/Fauxnique, the multifaceted artist, choreographer, writer, and performer best known as the first cisgender…
All Day
Festival
A Glimpse of China - Seattle Chinese Culture & Arts Festival
A Glimpse of China - Seattle Chinese Culture & Arts Festival will take place May 9, 2026 in the Armory Food & Event Hall. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
A Room for Animal Intelligence
We, the animals of the world, invite you to meet with us at SAM. One hundred representatives are waiting to talk about what we see happening on our planet. A few of us share your couch, while others of us…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park
Get up close with Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads (2010) at the Olympic Sculpture Park, where you can walk among these monumental sculptures. Consisting of 12 zodiac head sculptures arranged in an arcing semicircle, each animal in Circle of…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Almost Live! (Almost an Exhibit)
The sketch comedy show Almost Live! aired on KING 5 from 1984 to 1999. It poked fun at regional stereotypes, gave us memorable characters and sketches, and launched local celebrities and national careers. It was a renowned success at a…
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Exhibit
An American Experiment
The Washington State History Museum
Step into a laboratory of ideas where history meets hypothesis.An American Experiment (Washington’s Version) invites you to explore the connections between Washington State’s Constitution and America’s founding documents: the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights…
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Exhibit
Back Home: Utopia in Seattle
Back Home: Utopia in Seattle is a vibrant reimagining of ancestral connection and cultural exchange. Curated by Paradice Avenue Souf, a South Seattle collective rooted in Black and Brown solidarity, the exhibit builds on their 2022 debut with the Wing…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest
Inspired by the region’s natural beauty and rapidly changing city, this exhibition showcases artists who told the raw story of Seattle in the 20th century. By sharing the Pacific Northwest’s perspective through trending art styles—including Social Realism, Surrealism, and Abstract…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Boren Banner Series: Chloe King
Chloe King’s vividly layered, monumental compositions project a surreal vision of contemporary existence. For their Boren Banner—the artist’s first museum presentation in Seattle—King extends their ongoing inquiry into the politics of the dance floor, exploring Queer nightlife as a site…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Charlene Liu: Scallion
Charlene Liu (b. 1975, Taiwan; based in Eugene, OR) creates paintings, prints, and mixed media installations that blend family histories, cultural references, and decorative patterns. Liu incorporates wide-ranging traditions into her imagery, drawing from nature, food, still life painting, and…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Chris Kallmyer: Song Cycle
Song Cycle is a kinetic sculpture featuring ever-changing poetry. Part imagined, part remembered, and part observed, the revolving text is continually inscribed and reinscribed by a 256-character split-flap readymade sign reminiscent of the arrival and departure boards seen at airports…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Christine Sun Kim: Ghost(ed) Notes
Christine Sun Kim (b. 1980, Orange County, California; based in Berlin, Germany) is a groundbreaking artist exploring sound's social and political dimensions. In her first Seattle exhibition at the Henry, Kim presents Ghost(ed) Notes, a mural animating the museum’s east…
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Miscellaneous | Exhibit
Culture is Living @ The Burke Museum
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
The Culture is Living gallery breaks down traditional museum authority and brings the expertise and knowledge of communities to the forefront.Cultural belongings at the Burke Museum aren’t tucked away on shelves. They are alive, embodying the knowledge, language, and stories of…
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Exhibit | Visual Arts
DISplace
Co-curated by Native Hawaiian artist and kapa-maker, Lehuauakea, and artist and educator, Kanani Miyamoto, this exhibition sheds light on the often-overlooked histories and movement of people who connect Hawaiʻi and the Pacific Northwest since the arrival of the first documented…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
DRIFT: Meadow
Art’s capacity to delight and to make you curious is a characteristic trait of the Netherlands-based studio DRIFT, founded in 2007 by Dutch artists Lonneke Gordijn (born 1980) and Ralph Nauta (born 1978). The duo leads a multidisciplinary team that…
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Miscellaneous
Daily Admission @ Bellevue Botanical Gardens
The Bellevue Botanical Garden features cultivated display gardens, natural wetlands and a woodland trail, displaying the best plants and gardening practices for healthy, beautiful Northwest gardens. Visitors are welcome any day, from dawn to dusk.
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Exhibit
Daily Admission @ Lakewold Gardens
Lakewold Gardens provides intentional encounters with the life-changing power of nature, fostering peace, creativity, and healing in our communities.
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Diego Cibelli: Fiori dei Miei Habiti / La Montagne Enchantée
SAM’s ornate Porcelain Room features an evocative ceiling fresco, The Triumph of Valor over Time (ca. 1757) by the greatest Venetian artist of the eighteenth century, Giovanni Tiepolo. Contemporary artist Diego Cibelli presents a site-specific response to the famous painting…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Eric-Paul Riege: ojo|-|ólǫ́
ojo|-|ólǫ́ (pronounced oh-ho hol-ohn) is an exhibition of recent and newly commissioned work by Diné artist Eric-Paul Riege (b. 1994, Na’nízhoozhí [Gallup, New Mexico]) that includes sculpture, textile, collage, and video, activated by moments of performance. Across this work, Riege…
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Miscellaneous
Exhibitions at the Gates Discovery Center
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center
Located next to the global headquarters of the Gates Foundation in Seattle, the Discovery Center is a free public space open to all. Through our exhibitions and programs, we share stories and data from our partners, grantees, and foundation employees…
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Miscellaneous | Exhibit
Fossils Uncovered @ The Burke Museum
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Earth’s 4.5 billion-year history is a continuing saga of dynamic change.Events from ice ages to splitting continents influenced what survived, how life evolved, and what went extinct.See the only real dinosaur fossils on display in Washington state (including one of…
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Film
Free Films For Tacoma Students @ The Grand Cinema!
The Grand Cinema is pleased to participate in a pilot program funded by Tacoma Creates. Students and EBT/Quest card holders living within Tacoma city limits may now attend most* public showings at The Grand Cinema. Any student of any age…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Frye Salon + Jonathan Lasker
Frye Salon is both a fixture and a living experiment—an ever-evolving installation that invites fresh perspectives on the museum’s founding-era collection. The gallery features more than one hundred paintings in a floor-to-ceiling presentation mode known as “salon style,” recalling the…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Hello Auntie, Hello Uncle: Conversations with Our Elders
Hello Auntie, Hello Uncle explores the many roles Elders play in our communities, celebrates their lives and achievements, and honors the wisdom gained with time. This exhibit elaborates on who an Elder can be and what a society that values…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Jonathan Lasker: Drawings and Studies
For over five decades, American artist Jonathan Lasker has approached the elements of painting like a puzzle—taking it apart, turning the pieces, and putting it back together in new ways. Drawings and Studies offers a close look at how his…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Lessons from the Institute of Empathy
Three Empathics have moved into Seattle Art Museum and are a central feature to the latest installation imagined in our African art galleries. The popular and immersive ChimaTEK: Virtual Chimeric Space by contemporary artist Saya Woolfalk was first shown in…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Lost & Found: Searching For Home
This exhibition explores the complex relationship between place and belonging through the lens of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) identity. In this exhibit, artists unpack attempts to reconnect with their cultural homelands, through both physical and emotional…
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Exhibit
Our Voices: Stories from Washington's Southeast Asian Refugees
The Washington State History Museum
Thousands of refugees from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia built new lives in Washington State after the war in Vietnam. In 1975, Washington invited 500 Southeast Asian refugees to make the state their home. Now, refugees and their descendants tell their…
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Visual Arts | Museum Tour
Permanent Collection: Nordic Journeys
The National Nordic Museum’s core exhibition, Nordic Journeys, spans centuries, from prehistoric migrations to Viking adventures to modern-day challenges and triumphs. Go on a journey across 1.3 million square miles and twelve thousand years to explore the Nordic region. Then…
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Exhibit
Permanent Collections @ MOPOP
MoPOP's permanent collections feature a wide variety of artifacts and art highlighting the relevance of music, movies, and other popular culture experiences. Exhibits include: Nirvana: Taking Punk to the MassesInfinite Worlds of Science FictionIndie Game RevolutionFantasy: Worlds of Myth and MagicScared to…
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Visual Arts
Proto Kelp
A non-profit, non-commercial, entirely volunteer-run installation gallery in Seattle's Pioneer Square.
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Visual Arts
Qiu Zhijie: Map of the History of Science and Technology
Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park
For the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, the artist designed a Map of the History of Science and Technology. In this project, Qiu interweaves scientific and technical advancements in Asia and the West from ancient to contemporary times. The…
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Exhibit
REMEMBRANCE THE LEGACY OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066 IN WASHINGTON STATE
The Washington State History Museum
REMEMBRANCE: The Legacy of Executive Order 9066 in Washington StateExplore the intergenerational impacts and legacy of the incarceration of people of Japanese descent during World War II.In this gallery, visitors will experience history through photographs, art, objects, letters, and film. …
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Rodney McMillian: Neighbors
Rodney McMillian (b. 1969, Columbia, South Carolina; based in Los Angeles, California) works with the social and political histories of the United States and how they shape our daily lives. Using existing texts and domestic materials—such as house paint on…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Samantha Yun Wall: What We Leave Behind
Samantha Yun Wall’s new paintings use overlapping silhouettes of female figures as portals to unknown spaces and different temporal realms. Impetus for the new body of work is a Korean folk tale in which the Pasque flower is symbolic of…
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Exhibit
TADAIMA: I’m Home
After more than 80 years, a treasured collection returns “home” to Seattle’s Japanese American community. In 1942 dozens of traditional Boys’ and Girls’ Day dolls were entrusted to Bailey Gatzert Elementary School by Japanese American families facing forced incarceration. Most…
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Exhibit | Visual Arts
Ten Thousand Things
Curated by award-winning public radio podcast host and former civic poet Shin Yu Pai, Ten Thousand Things is an exploration of the objects that shape our identities, histories, and cultural narratives. Inspired by her experience cataloging artifacts at the Wing…
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Exhibit | Visual Arts
The Sky Is a Diasporic Space by YouthCAN
The Sky is a Diasporic Space is YouthCAN’s newest exhibit, exploring collective memory through art. In response to ongoing attacks on migrant communities, students created original works while learning how creativity has supported solidarity movements globally. The exhibit features block…
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Exhibit
Thirty Years and Counting: The Making of the Washington State History Museum
The Washington State History Museum
In celebration of the museum building’s 30th anniversary, you’re invited to explore the story behind the State History Museum. 30 Years and Counting: The Making of the Washington State History Museum is a special exhibition that uncovers the vision, effort…
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Exhibit
WINNERS!:Trophies from the WSHS Collections
The Washington State History Museum
Trophies reflect the things we value and the accomplishments we hope to remember. In this edition of Collection Selections, visit the trophy case of Washington’s past to see the stars of the state’s history. Discover stories of the development of…