Seattle Upcoming Events
Lessons from the Institute of Empathy
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | All Day | Seattle Art Museum
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…
Diego Cibelli: Fiori dei Miei Habiti / La Montagne Enchantée
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | All Day | Seattle Art Museum
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…
Chris Kallmyer: Song Cycle
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | All Day | Seattle Art Museum
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…
Qiu Zhijie: Map of the History of Science and Technology
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | All Day | 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…
A Room for Animal Intelligence
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | All Day | Seattle Art Museum
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…
Samantha Yun Wall: What We Leave Behind
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | All Day | Seattle Art Museum
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…
DRIFT: Meadow
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | All Day | Seattle Art Museum
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…
Monochrome: Calder and Tara Donovan
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | All Day | Seattle Art Museum
At times reminiscent of biological structures and geological formations, Tara Donovan’s work elevates mass-produced industrial materials, such as tar paper, drinking straws, or the silvery metal rings of slinky toys, into mesmerizing installations. Her cumulative process transfigures the mundane into…
Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads Free
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | 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…
Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | All Day | Seattle Art Museum
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…
Eric-Paul Riege: ojo|-|ólǫ́
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | All Day | Henry Art Gallery
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…
Charlene Liu: Scallion
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | All Day | Henry Art Gallery
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…
Rodney McMillian: Neighbors
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | All Day | Henry Art Gallery
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…
Lost & Found: Searching For Home
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | All Day | Wing Luke Museum
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…
Barefoot in the Park
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | 7:30pm | Taproot Theatre
They’ve just said, “I do,” but can their love handle five flights of stairs and a tiny New York apartment? A buttoned-up young lawyer and his free-spirited bride stumble into married life, eccentric neighbors, leaky ceilings, and romantic chaos. Full…
Aviatrix
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | 7:30pm | Seattle Public Theater at the Green Lake Bathhouse
Determined to make something of herself, a girl from rural Texas dreams of flying. But it’s 1917, and flight schools don’t accept women, much less one who is Black and Native. Refusing to take no for an answer, Bessie Coleman…
Framing Device: The Salvador Dali Plays
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | 7:30pm | University Heights Center
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
She Loves Me
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | 7:30pm | Dumas Bay Centre
Directed by Michelle BlackmonAnonymous letters and mistaken identities entwine with a gorgeous score and wonderful characters in this delightful, elegant musical comedy. In a bustling European city, a small perfume shop sees its fair share of colorful clients, to say…
Agatha Christie’s The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | 8:00pm | The Wade James Theatre
This faithful, new adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles introduces audiences to the first mystery of Hercule Poirot. The year is 1916 and, injured in WWI, Hastings finds himself convalescing at the manor of his old friend, John…
The Insidious Trilogy: A THEATRICAL EVENT
Next Up: Friday, May 22 | 8:00pm | Spectrum Dance Studio Theater
The centerpiece of the season will be the complete Insidious Trilogy. The Trilogy contemplates Jim Crow, its history, and its contemporary manifestations; it confronts America’s history of racial violence, systemic oppression, and deliberate forgetting. It is not merely a series of dances—it is…
Christine Sun Kim: Ghost(ed) Notes
Next Up: Saturday, May 23 | All Day | Henry Art Gallery
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…
Zain Zohaib Qawwali Night
Next Up: Monday, May 25 | 5:00pm | Federal Way Performing Arts & Event Center
Zain Zohaib are among the most captivating Qawwali duos of the modern era. Carrying forward the rich Sufi tradition with powerful vocals and contemporary energy, they bring an unforgettable live experience to the stage. Join us for a soulful evening…
Write Here Now with Grace Bialecki Free
Next Up: Tuesday, May 26 | 5:30pm | Hugo House - Virtual
Does writing always fall to the last spot on your to-do list? Or maybe, lately, it hasn’t even been making it on there at all? If life keeps getting in the way of your creative practice, this monthly group is for you. During our hour-and-a-half…
Seattle Open Screen
Next Up: Tuesday, May 26 | 7:30pm | 18th & Union
An open mic night for Washington filmmakers!Need feedback on your latest masterpiece? Got a weird project burning a hole in your hard drive? Searching for a place where strangers will watch videos of your dog? Open Screen is the place…
Silent Reading Night Free
Next Up: Wednesday, May 27 | 6:00pm | Lapis Theatre
Date: Wednesday, May 27thTime: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMTheme: Asian Horror StoriesEach month, we host a Silent Reading Night with a rotating theme and a featured community partner. This month, we’re thrilled to highlight our friends at Haunted Burrow Books!Event Itinerary6:00 PM – Mix…
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Next Up: Friday, May 29 | 4:30pm | Magnuson Park Theater
Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast-paced, preteen New York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parents' divorce. Surrounded by an array of simpleminded middle school students, he needs to establish his place in the…
ALL LANG
Next Up: Friday, May 29 | 7:30pm | McCaw Hall
Her Door to the Sky – Ghost Variations – ZigZagCelebrate PNB’s Resident Choreographer Jessica Lang with some of her most beloved works. Inspired by legendary American painter Georgia O’Keeffe’s Patio Door series, Her Door to the Sky is one of…
Symphonic Pops
Next Up: Saturday, May 30 | 6:30pm | Foster High School Performing Arts Center
More details on this concert will be announced soon!
Adage Ballet Academy Presents: The Sleeping Beauty – Aurora’s Wedding
Next Up: Saturday, May 30 | 7:00pm | Federal Way Performing Arts & Event Center
Adage Ballet Academy proudly presents The Sleeping Beauty – Aurora’s Wedding, a new one-act adaptation inspired by the broader fairy-tale universe of Charles Perrault. Beautifully staged at just over one hour in length, this production is a perfect introduction to…
Hidden and Forbidden: The World of the Medieval Cantrix
Next Up: Saturday, May 30 | 8:00pm | St. James Cathedral
Behind the walls of the medieval cloister, there flourished a musical realm hidden from outsiders by circumstance, tradition, or design. While women religious started out with similar opportunities to praise God in song enjoyed by their male counterparts, over the…
Truth To Fiction: MASC
Next Up: Thursday, June 4 | 7:00pm | Northwest Film Forum
In a world of right wing pundits and politicians seeking to “reclaim manhood,” a young queer filmmaker journeys to discover non-toxic masculinity across class, race, and gender in America today, leading him to confront his own religious upbringing, pastor father…
NW New Works 2026
Next Up: Thursday, June 4 | 7:00pm | On the Boards
NWNW has an extensive history of presenting emerging works, with past festivals featuring renowned artists and groundbreaking performances that have left an indelible mark on the arts community, including:, Degenerate Art Ensemble, zoe | juniper, Wade Madsen, Waxie Moon, Amy…
Frida... A Self-Portrait
Next Up: Saturday, June 6 | 7:30pm | Falls Theatre @ ACT Contemporary Theatre
The singular Frida Kahlo comes to life through the spirit of playwright and performer Vanessa Severo in this stunning one-woman show. Severo explores the parallels between their two lives as she embodies the many facets of this complex artist. With music and movement, Frida’s…
Summer Asian ArtsFest
Next Up: Tuesday, June 16 | 7:30pm | Theatre Off Jackson
Drama! Visual Art! Musical Theatre! Beatboxing! And more, as Pork Filled Productions (PFP),in association with Theatre Off Jackson (TOJ), presents the first Summer Asian ArtsFest, June16 to 20, at TOJ (409 7th Ave. S. in Seattle's International District). Doors open…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Seattle Art Fair
Next Up: Thursday, July 23 | All Day | Lumen Field Event Center
Seattle Art Fair, a one-of-a-kind showcase for the vibrant arts community of the Pacific Northwest, and a leading destination for the best in modern and contemporary art, returns for its tenth edition, July 23–26, 2026. Working alongside Beneficiary Partner Seattle…
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…
MOURNING SICKNESS VOL. 5: 9 to 5
Next Up: Saturday, July 25 | 8:00pm | Northwest Film Forum
7:30PM - DOORS8:00PM - SPECIAL INTRODUCTION WITHMISS MONDAY MOURNING8:30PM - SHOWTIME!What begins as another miserable day in corporate purgatory for three overworked women under the rule of their sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot of a boss spirals into a laugh-out-loud…
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…
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…
Lost Girl
Next Up: Friday, August 7 | 7:30pm | Leo K. Theater
When Wendy Darling arrives back home after her adventures in Neverland, detectives demand answers, therapists worry, and Peter Pan still haunts her thoughts. Unable to let go of the boy who won’t grow up, Wendy searches for Peter—through letters, memories…
MOURNING SICKNESS VOL. 5: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Next Up: Saturday, October 24 | 8:00pm | Northwest Film Forum
7:30PM - DOORS8:00PM - SPECIAL INTRODUCTION WITHMISS MONDAY MOURNING8:30PM - SHOWTIME!A mysterious inheritance brings horror hostess Elvira to the most uptight town imaginable, where pearl-clutching locals and a dangerously low neckline collide in one of the silliest and spookiest camp…
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Next Up: Friday, December 11 | 7:30pm | Leo K. Theater
Hey! Unto you a child is born!Chaos, comedy, and heart collide in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! When the notorious Herdman kids—"the worst children in the history of the world"—crash the town’s annual Christmas pageant, everyone braces for disaster. What…