Seattle Events Calendar
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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…
2:00pm
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…
7:00pm
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.
7:00pm
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…
7:30pm
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…
7:30pm
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…
7:30pm
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…
7:30pm
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…
7:30pm
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…
7:30pm
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…
7:30pm
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
8:00pm
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…
8:00pm
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…
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…
All Day
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…
All Day
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…
All Day
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
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
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…
All Day
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.
All Day
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.
All Day
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…
All Day
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…
All Day
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…
All Day
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
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
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…
All Day
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…
All Day
Visual Arts
Proto Kelp
A non-profit, non-commercial, entirely volunteer-run installation gallery in Seattle's Pioneer Square.
All Day
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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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…