Seattle Upcoming Events
Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads Free
Next Up: Saturday, October 3 | 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…
Exhibitions at the Gates Discovery Center Free
Next Up: Saturday, October 3 | 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…
Daily Admission @ Bellevue Botanical Gardens Free
Next Up: Saturday, October 3 | 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: Saturday, October 3 | 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…
Shark by Richard Learoyd Free
Next Up: Saturday, October 3 | All Day | Henry Art Gallery
Viewpoints is a recurring series that highlights works from the Henry collection, paired with responses from the University of Washington community.Richard Learoyd (U.K., b. 1966) is a photographer known for his use of a room-sized camera obscura of his own…
Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture Free
Next Up: Saturday, October 3 | 10:00am | 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…
Free Mental Health Support Free
Next Up: Monday, October 5 | 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…
Estado Novo Free
Next Up: Wednesday, October 7 | All Day | University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design
Amid the global resurgence of religious nationalism, the exhibition critically revisits Portugal’s Catholicism-based dictatorial regime, Estado Novo (1933–1974), through a contemporary lens. Curated by Nikoloz Nadirashvili (PhD Candidate, Art History), the show features Gabriel Siams (Brazil/Portugal), Paulo Mendes (Portugal), Daniel…
Free Neighborhood Nights @ Tacoma Art Museum Free
Next Up: Thursday, October 8 | 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, October 8 | 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.
Free Admission @ Seattle Asian Art Museum Free
Next Up: Thursday, November 5 | 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, November 5 | 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, November 5 | 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…
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…
The Henry Collection At 100 Free
Next Up: Saturday, December 12 | All Day | Henry Art Gallery
In 1927, the Henry Art Gallery opened as Washington State’s first public art museum, with a founding collection of 178 works of art gifted to the University of Washington by Seattle business and civic leader Horace C. Henry. One hundred…
Amir H. Fallah: A Declaration Free
Next Up: Thursday, February 4 | All Day | Henry Art Gallery
Across painting, sculpture, and installation, Amir H. Fallah (b. 1979, Tehran, Iran; lives and works in Los Angeles, CA) bridges the personal and the geopolitical, combining references from popular culture, visual art traditions, and historical narratives that span time and…
Invention into Existence Free
Next Up: Thursday, February 4 | All Day | Henry Art Gallery
Invention into Existence brings together nearly 20 artists and 30 works—including new commissions—that trace our hopes, dreams, and anxieties about technologies reshaping how we sense, understand, and live in the world. Highlighting emerging and mid-career artists, many making their Pacific…