Seattle Upcoming Events
Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture Free
Next Up: Monday, August 10 | All Day | 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…
Daily Admission @ Bellevue Botanical Gardens Free
Next Up: Monday, August 10 | All Day | 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.
Free Films For Tacoma Students @ The Grand Cinema! Free
Next Up: Monday, August 10 | All Day | 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…
Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads Free
Next Up: Tuesday, August 11 | All Day | 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…
Free Mental Health Support Free
Next Up: Tuesday, August 11 | 2:30pm | Shoreline Teen Center
Free drop-in therapy and mental health support is available for middle and high school students during after-school hours at the Teen Center with mental health therapist, Christina MSW, LISCWA. Contact Christina Yiatchos at [email protected] for more information. Schedule Monday: 2:3…
Exhibitions at the Gates Discovery Center Free
Next Up: Wednesday, August 12 | All Day | 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…
Parisa Ghaderi | The Wrong Order Free
Next Up: Thursday, August 13 | 2:00pm | ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery
Artist BioParisa Ghaderi is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and curator. Born and raised in Iran, she earned her Master of Fine Arts from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan.Her work has been…
Free Neighborhood Nights @ Tacoma Art Museum Free
Next Up: Thursday, August 13 | 5:00pm | Tacoma Art Museum
Tacoma Art Museum is open late and FREE to the community every Thursday, 5 – 8 pm! Neighborhood Nights offer us the space to build programs with community partners, artists, scholars, and entertainers. Stop by TAM Cafe for a bite…
Family Cartoon Happy Hour Free
Next Up: Thursday, August 13 | 6:00pm | Central Cinema
It's the Happiest Hour for the whole family! Two hours of classic cartoons to get your weekend started off right. Every Thursday 5:00 until 7:00.
The Winter's Tale @ Lincoln Park Free
Next Up: Friday, August 14 | 7:00pm | Lincoln Park
Once upon a time, love and friendship ruled the lands of Sicilia and Bohemia. Until King Leontes’ jealousy sets off a series of fantastical events that consumes his wife, Hermione, and dear friend, Bohemia’s King Polixenes. Sixteen years later, a…
Free Family Flick: The Goonies Free
Next Up: Saturday, August 15 | 10:00am | The Grand Cinema
FREE FAMILY FLICK! The third Saturday of each month, The Grand Cinema welcomes guests of all ages to a family-friendly movie for free! Doors open at 9:30 am and movies start at 10:00 am. Seating is first-come, first-served. All children…
Public Tour: Discover the Olympic Sculpture Park Free
Next Up: Saturday, August 15 | 1:00pm | Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park
Explore the Olympic Sculpture Park’s ecosystems and artworks on an hour-long guided tour. The park’s Z-shaped configuration connects four distinct landscapes that reflect the native ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest. These landscapes provide settings for sculptures and create microclimates for…
The Winter’s Tale @ Lower Woodland Park Free
Next Up: Saturday, August 15 | 7:00pm | Lower Woodland Park
Once upon a time, love and friendship ruled the lands of Sicilia and Bohemia. Until King Leontes’ jealousy sets off a series of fantastical events that consumes his wife, Hermione, and dear friend, Bohemia’s King Polixenes. Sixteen years later, a…
BrasilFest Free
Next Up: Sunday, August 16 | All Day | Seattle Center Campus
BrasilFest will take place August 16, 2026 in the Armory Food & Event Hall, Mural Amphitheatre, and Fisher Rooftop. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the public.
Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space Free
Next Up: Sunday, August 16 | 1:30pm | Seattle Asian Art Museum
The Seattle Asian Art Museum breaks boundaries to offer a thematic exploration of art from the world’s largest continent. Exploring themes of worship and celebration, clothing and identity, nature and power, and birth and death, the collection installations reveal the…
Festival Sundiata presents Black Arts Fest Free
Next Up: Saturday, August 22 | All Day | Seattle Center Campus
Festival Sundiata presents Black Arts Fest will take place August 22-23, 2026 in the Armory Food & Event Hall and Mural Amphitheatre. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the public…
Free Admission @ Seattle Asian Art Museum Free
Next Up: Thursday, September 3 | All Day | Seattle Asian Art Museum
This 1933 Art Deco building in lush Volunteer Park is SAM’s original home and the location of our extensive Asian art collection, making it one of the most beloved treasures in our creative, cultured, and curious city. Seattle Art Museum…
Free Admission at the National Nordic Museum Free
Next Up: Thursday, September 3 | 10:00am | National Nordic Museum
On the First Thursday of every month, general admission to the Museum is free!
Free Admission at The Museum of Flight! Free
Next Up: Thursday, September 3 | 5:00pm | The Museum of Flight
The Museum of Flight is the largest independent, non-profit air and space museum in the world! With over 175 aircraft and spacecraft, tens of thousands of artifacts, millions of rare photographs, dozens of exhibits and experiences and a world-class library…
Live Aloha Free
Next Up: Sunday, September 13 | All Day | Seattle Center Campus
Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival will take place September 13, 2026 in the Armory Food & Event Hall, Mural Amphitheatre, and Fisher Rooftop. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the public…
Christopher W. Smith on Tsimshian Master Carver Samuel Elwitt Free
Next Up: Thursday, September 24 | 7:00pm | Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
In 2018, Vancouver-based scholar and writer Christopher W. Smith identified several unattributed Northwest Coast objects using the Reciprocal Research Network, a digital database that enables the simultaneous search of cultural objects in museums across North America. Smith was able to…
Legendary Children Free
Next Up: Friday, November 20 | 8:00pm | Seattle Art Museum
Legendary Children is back! This free, all-ages celebration at downtown Seattle Art Museum conjures up an unforgettable night of drag royalty, ballroom enchantment, DJs, art, and unapologetic queer joy—all curated by and for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in…