Seattle Upcoming Events
Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture Free
Next Up: Friday, June 26 | 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…
Exhibitions at the Gates Discovery Center Free
Next Up: Friday, June 26 | 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: Friday, June 26 | 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: Friday, June 26 | 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…
Parisa Ghaderi | The Wrong Order Free
Next Up: Friday, June 26 | 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…
Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads Free
Next Up: Saturday, June 27 | 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…
Seattle Iranian Festival Free
Next Up: Saturday, June 27 | All Day | Armory Food and Event Hall
Seattle Iranian Festival, will take place June 27, 2026 in the Armory Food & Event Hall. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the public.Seattle Center Festál presents Seattle Iranian Festival…
Proto Kelp Free
Next Up: Saturday, June 27 | All Day | METHOD Gallery
A non-profit, non-commercial, entirely volunteer-run installation gallery in Seattle's Pioneer Square.
Intergenerational Mahjong 101 Free
Next Up: Saturday, June 27 | 1:00pm | Union Station
Hosted by the Wing Luke Museum at Union Station, come to play and learn about mahjong for free! Mahjong, a Chinese board game with origins dating back to the 1800s, can be enjoyed by all ages. Whether it's the snacks…
Public Tour: Discover the Olympic Sculpture Park Free
Next Up: Saturday, June 27 | 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…
SAM Films | Sometimes a Great Notion Free
Next Up: Saturday, June 27 | 2:00pm | Seattle Art Museum
From July 2025 through June 2026, join us for free matinees at the Seattle Art Museum. These films explore themes from art on view at SAM and bring ideas from the museum’s exhibitions, collections, and programs to the big screen…
Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space Free
Next Up: Sunday, June 28 | 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…
Free Mental Health Support Free
Next Up: Monday, June 29 | 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…
SAM Gallery Presents: ALL THAT Free
Next Up: Wednesday, July 1 | All Day | Seattle Art Museum
Who says you can't have it all? Enjoy a wide variety of styles and mediums in our summer group show, ALL THAT.With over sixty local working artists, SAM Gallery brings together a little bit of everything - printmaking, collage, encaustic…
Fresh Off The Field: Seattle Mariners Cleats Free
Next Up: Wednesday, July 1 | All Day | Seattle Art Museum
Sports is an art form, and SAM’s new installation is a home run. Step on up to Fresh Off the Field: Seattle Mariners Cleats, a display that brings together game-worn cleats from the team’s starting lineup. Show your spirit for…
Free Admission @ Seattle Asian Art Museum Free
Next Up: Thursday, July 2 | 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, July 2 | 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, July 2 | 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…
Free Neighborhood Nights @ Tacoma Art Museum Free
Next Up: Thursday, July 2 | 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, July 2 | 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.
11th Annual Star-Spangled Spectacular Free
Next Up: Thursday, July 2 | 7:30pm | Benaroya Hall
This FREE annual concert, conducted by Dr. John Falskow, will celebrate 250 years of freedom and independence for our nation. Benaroya’s stage will ignite with energy, color, and festive music in honor and celebration of America’s birthday. The concert will feature a…
FREE FORUM 2026: Mississippi Masala Free
Next Up: Wednesday, July 8 | 7:00pm | Northwest Film Forum
(Mira Nair, 1991, United States, 117 min, in English)Co-presented with Orcas Microcinema! The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South are blended and simmered into a rich and fragrant fusion feast in Mira Nair’s luminous look at the complexities…
FREE FORUM 2026: Beau Travail Free
Next Up: Wednesday, July 8 | 7:15pm | Northwest Film Forum
(Claire Denis, 1999, France, 93 min, in French with English subtitles)With her ravishingly sensual take on Herman Melville’s Billy Budd, Sailor, Claire Denis firmly established herself as one of the great visual tone poets of our time. Amid the azure…
Summer at SAM: Concert Evening Free
Next Up: Thursday, July 9 | 5:30pm | Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park
Welcome back to summer! Kick off this season of Summer at SAM with programs that combine visual art, music, and community. This year, you can stroll through the park while you sip on purchased drinks. Thursday evenings bring the party with…
Seattle Symphony Young Artist Collaborative Student Recital Free
Next Up: Friday, July 10 | 1:00pm | Seattle Art Museum
Come and hear an afternoon of solo and chamber works by students from the Seattle Symphony's Young Artist Collaborative program! The Young Artist Collaborative is a week-long summer intensive for local teenage instrumentalists, where they get to work with Seattle…
The Winter’s Tale @ Seward Park Amphitheater Free
Next Up: Friday, July 10 | 7:00pm | Seward Park Amphitheater
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…
Regency Free
Next Up: Friday, July 10 | 7:00pm | Seattle Open Arts Place
A Bridgerton-inspired comedy show!Dearest audience,You are cordially invited to Regency, Bandit Theater’s most scandalously delightful improvised affair. Inspired by the wit of Jane Austen and the intrigue of Regency England, this fully improvised show spins tales of romance, rivalry, and…
SpaceShip Free
Next Up: Friday, July 10 | 8:30pm | Seattle Open Arts Place
A sci-fi-based improv show!Greetings Traveller! Welcome aboard ‘Space Ship’, an improvised comedy show inspired by the sci-fi adventures you know and love. Come with us on an epic journey across the cosmos, where each performance is a brand new space…
The Winter’s Tale @ Lower Woodland Park Free
Next Up: Saturday, July 11 | 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…
Star Clash Free
Next Up: Saturday, July 11 | 7:00pm | Seattle Open Arts Place
Join Bandit Theater for our cage match-style improv show. What happens when three improv teams go head to head? You, the audience, get to decide who moves forward. The only catch—these teams are decided by their astrological signs. We will…
Beach Naturalist Shore Stroll Free
Next Up: Sunday, July 12 | 9:30am | Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park
Stroll along the Olympic Sculpture Park Pocket Beach Shore during low tide and you’ll see that the shore is alive!Drop-in to the Aquarium’s Beach Naturalist program to learn about and enjoy our vibrant shorelines. Beach naturalists are local experts on the marine environment…
Summer at SAM: Activity Day Free
Next Up: Sunday, July 12 | 10:00am | Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park
Play, picnic, and create this summer at the Olympic Sculpture Park! SAM presents an entire summer season packed full of programs that combine visual art, music, and community.Sundays are activity days! Join us for movement classes, hands-on art activities to…
The Winter’s Tale @ Farrel-McWhirter Park Free
Next Up: Sunday, July 12 | 5:00pm | Farrel-McWhirter 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…
Summer at SAM: Concert Evening & Member Appreciation Night Free
Next Up: Thursday, July 16 | 5:30pm | Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park
Play, picnic, and create this summer at the Olympic Sculpture Park! SAM presents an entire summer season packed full of programs that combine visual art, music, and community. This year, you can stroll through the park while you sip on…
The Winter's Tale @ Fall City Park Free
Next Up: Friday, July 17 | 7:00pm | Fall City 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: Surf's Up Free
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | 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…
Community Choir & Dance Workshop Free
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | 2:00pm | Broadway Performance Hall
Raise your voice, move your feet, and discover the electrifying music and movement of Black Nativity in this community workshop with Music Director Sam L. Townsend, Jr., and Choreographer Vania C. Bynum. Learn the basics of Gospel music while singing…
The Winter's Tale @ Lincoln Park Free
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | 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…
The Winter's Tale @ Lynndale Park Free
Next Up: Thursday, July 23 | 7:00pm | Lynndale 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…
The Winter's Tale @ Volunteer Park Free
Next Up: Saturday, July 25 | 7:00pm | Camp Long
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…
The Winter's Tale @ Ober Park Free
Next Up: Sunday, July 26 | 5:00pm | Ober 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…
The Winter's Tale @ Discovery Park Free
Next Up: Friday, July 31 | 7:00pm | Discovery 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…
The Winter's Tale @ Magnuson Park Amphitheater Free
Next Up: Saturday, August 1 | 7:00pm | Magnuson Park Theater
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…
Summer at SAM: Carnival Free
Next Up: Sunday, August 2 | 10:00am | Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park
Summer at SAM 2026 culminates in a park-wide Carnival! Unleash creative play as you join us for games, art installations, movement classes, hands-on art activities, music performances, sculpture tours, meet-ups, and community partners.All Summer at SAM programs are free and…
The Winter's Tale @ Marvista Park Free
Next Up: Sunday, August 2 | 5:00pm | Marvista 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…
The Winter's Tale @ Camp Long Free
Next Up: Friday, August 7 | 7:00pm | Camp Long
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…
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…