WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5 🠅
FILM ⦿ at Ballard Commons Park
Top Gun Maverick [NO LINK]
WED AUG 5, 7:30 PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ The Great Dictator, Charlie Chaplin’s classic kick of the Führer’s ass
WED AUG 5, 4:30 PM — $15
‣ Exorcist II: The Heretic: locust swarms, psychic synchronizers, African visions, doppelgängers, and cosmic battles between good and evil collide in a film that seems determined to reinvent itself from scene to scene.
WED AUG 5, 7:30 PM — $15
WOO ⦿ at Bellevue Botanical Garden
The Ground Beneath Our Work: Nature Informed Therapy and Care for a World in Need
WED AUG 5, 3:30 PM — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ at Benefit Park
Sk8 Skool: a community skate clinic designed to help you build confidence on your board
WED AUG 5, 5PM to 6:30 PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
WED AUG 5, 4PM — $10
and 9:45 PM — $13
‣ Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss: Jaws
WED AUG 5, 7PM — $13
LITERATURE ⦿ at Charlie’s Queer Books
Peyton June discusses her new young-adult thriller, ‘The Monsters We Made’
WED AUG 5, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
HELP ⦿ at City Hall Park
Bike Works’ BikeMobile: All repair services performed by the BikeMobile are available for free or on a sliding scale. Most bike parts are offered at cost and we have used parts to fit almost any budget.
WED AUG 5, NOON to 2PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
MUSIC ⦿ at Des Moines Beach Park
ABBAgraphs, an ABBA tribute band
WED AUG 5, 7PM to 8:30 — FREE
LITERATURE ⦿ at Hugo House
Collections—A Live Magazine and Public Club: a monthly showcase of both live readers and video performances featuring a diversity of positions, styles, and modes: poetry juxtaposing story; literary fiction opposing memoir; drama next to genre fiction.
WED AUG 5, 6PM — FREE, RSVP please
(donations appreciated)
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ at Judkins Park
Bike Lessons with Cascade Bike Club: a fun, supportive bike-riding clinic
WED AUG 5, 2PM to 3:30 — FREE
FILM ⦿ at Majestic Bay Theatres
The Iron Giant
WED AUG 5, 7PM
$15.50 (includes all fees)
COMMUNITY ⦿
at Mr B’s Meadery (White Center)
Happy Hour for Sad People: a casual social gathering where grief is understood and you don’t have to hide the fact you might be dealing with some hard things. Stay as long as you want, talk to whomever you want, about whatever you want, and be yourself.
WED AUG 5, 5:30 to 7:30 PM (18+ only)
NO COVER, RSVP please
(donations appreciated)
FILM ⦿ at North Bend Theatre
‣ Curious George
WED AUG 5, 11AM — FREE
‣ William Blake (the accountant) in Dead Man
WED AUG 5, 7PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
The Flamingo: a feature-length documentary that intimately follows Mary Phillips, a 63- year-old divorcee who reinvents herself after 13 years of celibacy and isolation. Director Adam Sekuler will be in attendance for a post-film Q&A.
WED AUG 5, 7PM — $15
DANCE ⦿ at Rainier Arts Center
Todo Folklore Cubano: A Seattle-based dance company that stands as a vibrant testament to the rich folkloric traditions of Cuba.
WED AUG 5, 7PM
SCIENCE ⦿ at Seahurst Park (Burien)
Bat Activity Trends: Come learn about our local bats and the amazing adaptations that make them so important to our environment. We’ll then venture out into the park at dusk to collect data on bat activity levels.
WED AUG 5, 7:30 PM
FREE, RSVP required
MUSIC ⦿ at Seward Park Amphitheater
Hard Maybe, featuring an opening set by artists in The Residency program.
WED AUG 5, 6:30 PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Cinema Uptown
Cold War Summer: The Ipcress File (35mm)
WED AUG 5, 7PM — $18
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
at Soos Creek Botanical Garden (Auburn)
Yoga in the Garden
WED AUG 5, 8:45 in the morning — $10
Dress code: loose fitting clothing, and bring a Yoga mat and large towel.
DANCE ⦿ at South Park Hall
Swing It Wednesday: swing lesson & dance with Jumpin’ Johnnys + Team Swing It
WED AUG 5, 8:15 PM (18+ only)
$15 and up (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex: Fresh-faced Elliot’s boss taps him to become her sexual muse, on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.
WED AUG 5, 5PM and 7:45 — $13
‣ Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey: Dude embarks on a long and perilous journey & confronts the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch his cunning and humanity to the breaking point.
WED AUG 5, 7PM — $13
‣ Spider-Man: Brand New Day
WED AUG 5, 4:30 and 7:25 PM — $13
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
FILM ⦿
at Tin Room Bar/Theater (Burien)
Girls Trip: When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there’s enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.
WED AUG 5, 7PM — NO COVER
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Town Hall Seattle
Rashad Robinson: From Presence to Power: essential lessons about power for anyone who wants to understand it, gain it, and use it to win the progress we all deserve — and to defeat the forces trying to take our freedoms away.
WED AUG 5, 7:30 PM
$10 to $35 (sliding scale)
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Improv Comedy
WED AUG 5, 7PM
$11.55 (includes all fees)
and 8PM $16.95 (includes all fees)
STAGE ⦿ at Volunteer Park
Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth
WED AUG 5, 7PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
MUSIC ⦿ at Washington Park Arboretum
Music in the Arboretum: Jovino Santos Neto Quintet
WED AUG 5, 6PM — FREE, RSVP please
THURSDAY AUGUST 6 🠅
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Marcello Mastroianni and Maria Schell in Dostoyevsky’s White Nights
THU AUG 6, 4:30 PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Hill Library
Black August Documentary Screening: “The Alabama Solution”
THU AUG 6, 5PM — FREE
From experience, bring a seat cushion.
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Two hours of Cartoon Happy Hour
THU AUG 6, 5PM — NO COVER
‣ The Room: “You’re tearing me apart, Lisa!”
THU AUG 6, 8PM — $15
COMMUNITY ⦿
at Central Lutheran Church
Agents of Change, a 6-part Troublemakers training series on nonviolent direct action: This first event in the series doubles as an info session for those who want to learn more before committing. All are welcome, bring a friend if you wish!
THU AUG 6, 6PM — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at Crossroads Park (Bellevue)
The Emperor’s New Groove, with pre-film entertainment
THU AUG 6, 7PM — FREE
D-I-Y ART ⦿ at Dr. José Rizal Park
City Portraits: painting at the park
THU AUG 6, 5PM to 6:30 PM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ at Easy Street Records
Gon Zovi: indie rap artist raised in New York but made in Seattle
THU AUG 6, 7PM (all ages) — NO COVER
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ at El Centro de la Raza
Café con El Centro de la Raza Tour: See what we’re doing to build our “Beloved Community” and how you can join us.
THU AUG 6, 8:30 in the morning — FREE
LITERATURE ⦿ at Elliott Bay Book Company
Artist Emil Wilson discuses his graphic novel ‘The Nightingales, a true story about a life-changing friendship between a seventeen-year-old girl and the dying stranger who moves into her family’s home in the summer of 1985.
THU AUG 6, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
DANCE ⦿ at Freeway Park
Freeway Park 50 Years: Planetary Dance and Potluck: A community ritual for peace
THU AUG 6, 2PM to 6PM — FREE
STAGE ⦿ at Fremont Abbey
The Moth StorySlam
THU AUG 6, 7PM doors
$20.21 (includes all fees)
MUSIC ⦿ at Good Shepherd Center
Painting with Electricity: Eric Muhs (40 years of live analog tape processing), Six00 Salad Bowls (a fresh listen to the written words of Helena Rogers, sometimes spoken sometimes sung over a bed of scintillating computer-based electronica tracks), and Future Spells (an experimental, ambient project with unpredictable patternless paths that lead to a hypnotic tranquility, and a guest dancer, on occasion).
THU AUG 6, 7:30 PM
$10 to $20 (sliding scale) at the door
SCIENCE ⦿ at Green Lake Park
Bat Talk: learn about our local bat species, find out how you can help protect bats, and observe bats with us at Green Lake as the sun goes down.
THU AUG 6, 8PM — FREE
LITERATURE ⦿ at King Street Station
Free Zines & Mobile Book Fair
THU AUG 6, 5:30 to 7:30 PM — FREE
D-I-Y ⦿ at Kruckeberg Botanic Gardens
Arts in the Garden: Build a Woodland Troll Workshop
THU AUG 6, 5:30 — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ at Lake Burien Park (Burien)
The Fabulous Murphtones (’70s-’00s covers)
THU AUG 6, 6:30 to 8PM — FREE
DANCE ⦿ at Lake City Mini Park
Dancing ’til Dusk: free dance lesson, then dance to Buena Vibra
THU AUG 6, 6PM to 9PM — FREE
SCIENCE ⦿ at Luther Burbank Park
(Mercer Island)
Mercer Island Beavers & Bats NW: We will spend the first portion of the evening looking for beavers, and discussing the crucial role they play in our local ecosystems. We will then spend time learning about the bats in our region before participating in the Woodland Park Zoo’s Bat Activity Trends (BAT) community science program.
THU AUG 6, 7:15 PM — FREE, RSVP required
ART & COMMUNITY ⦿ at MOHAI
‣ Field Trip to the Freedom Plane Exhibit at MOHAI: West Seattle Indivisible has secured a group reservation of 25 (free) tickets and we are planning a “field trip” to the museum on Thursday August 6 with a 10am entrance time. You must sign up to join us. Don’t miss out on this once-in-a-sesquicentennial opportunity!
THU AUG 6, 9:30 AM — FREE, RSVP required
‣ Imagine a Better World: We will be displaying signs sharing positive outcomes we will achieve through our efforts and commitment to democracy.
THU AUG 6, 11AM — FREE, RSVP required
FILM ⦿ at North Bend Theatre
Curious George
THU AUG 6, 11AM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ at Pier 58
Skylit Design showcasing MENA heritage from around the region: Immerse yourself in a live classical music journey.
THU AUG 6, 6PM — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at Quality Flea Center
The original Godzilla: angry, mournful, unstoppable, and deeply political.
THU AUG 6, 6:30 doors
Donations at the door
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ at Seattle Japanese Garden
Wandering and Wondering: You will encounter dancers and musicians dispersed in surprising locations in the Garden. The performers’ movements are inspired by all the sights, smells, and sounds they encounter in the Garden, and in observing them, you will experience a heightened awareness of the environment you are immersed in.
THU AUG 6, 3:30 to 6:30 PM — FREE
Free First Thursday — admission is free.
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Film Center
Grand Illusion presents Sam Neill in Dead Calm, the highly engaging, underrated maritime thriller co-starring Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane.
THU AUG 6, 7:15 PM — $12
MUSIC ⦿ at Stimson-Green Mansion
Secret Concert
THU AUG 6, 7:30 PM doors
(21+ only) — $30
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
Tonight only: ‣ Know Your Place: 15-year-old Robel embarks on an errand to deliver a suitcase across town, destined for a sick family member in his parents’ homeland of Eritrea. He enlists the help of his best friend Fahmi, but an unexpected turn transmutes his simple task into an odyssey across the rapidly gentrifying city of Seattle. (also Q&A with filmmaker Zia Mohajerjasbi)
THU AUG 6, 7PM — $13
‣ Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex: Fresh-faced Elliot’s boss taps him to become her sexual muse, on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.
THU AUG 6, 5PM and 7:45 — $13
‣ Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey: Dude embarks on a long and perilous journey & confronts the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch his cunning and humanity to the breaking point.
THU AUG 6, 7PM — $13
‣ Spider-Man: Brand New Day
THU AUG 6, 4:30 and 7:25 PM — $13
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
FILM ⦿
at Tin Room Bar/Theater (Burien)
Robin Williams in Jumanji
THU AUG 6, 7PM — NO COVER
LITERATURE ⦿ at Town Hall Seattle
David R. Montgomery discusses his book ‘ReGen: A New Future for Farming, Food, and Health’
THU AUG 6, 7:30 PM
$10 to $35 (sliding scale)
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Crazy Woke Asians Live in Seattle
THU AUG 6, 8PM
$23.18 (includes all fees)
COMMUNITY ⦿
at Visible Coffee Roasters on Madison St.
Decent Social Skills: Talking and Active Listening
THU AUG 6, 6:30 PM — FREE, RSVP please
$5 to $10 suggested donation
MUSIC ⦿ at Volunteer Park Amphitheater
MarchFourth, Dance Church
THU AUG 6, 6PM — FREE
FRIDAY AUGUST 7 🠅
COMEDY ⦿ at Atlas Theatre
Improv Comedy
FRI AUG 7, 7:30 and 9:30 PM — $20
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Hell’s Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
FRI AUG 7, 4PM — $15
‣ Welcome II the Terrordome: Black people have been relegated to living in a slum called the Terrordome, where simmering racial tension threatens to boil over in the wake of a young boy’s death.
FRI AUG 7, 7PM — $15
‣ What Have You Done to Solange?
FRI AUG 7, 10PM — $15
MUSIC ⦿ at Black & Tan Hall
The Music of Edith Piaf & Eydie Gorme, by Seattle-based singers Seattle-based singers Robin Kallsen and Laura Steeves
FRI AUG 7, 8PM (all ages) — $20
STAGE ⦿ at Camp Long
Shakespeare in the Park: The Winter’s Tale
FRI AUG 7, 7PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Muppet Treasure Island
FRI AUG 7, 4PM — $10
and 7PM — $13
‣ Alien: “In space, no-one can hear you scream”
FRI AUG 7, 9:30 PM — $13
FESTIVAL ⦿
at Civic Center Playfields (Edmonds)
Edmonds Block Party (FRI and SAT)
FRI AUG 7, 3PM to 10PM — $25 daily
STAGE ⦿ at David Rodgers Park
Shakespeare in the Park in a hurry: The Two Noble Kinsmen
FRI AUG 7, 7PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
COMEDY ⦿ at Fremont Abbey
Love Isn’t Blind: the comedy/dating show where the men can’t speak
FRI AUG 7, 7PM
$29.25 (includes all fees)
FILM ⦿ at Freeway Park
Footloose [NO LINK]
FRI AUG 7, 7:30 PM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ at Good Shepherd Center
Trio ABK: an auspicious first meeting of three veteran Seattle-area improvisors: Amy Denio, multi-instrumentalist; Bonnie Whiting, percussion; and Keith Eisenbrey, piano.
FRI AUG 7, 8PM
$5 to $20 (sliding scale) at the door
D-I-Y ⦿ at KEXP Courtyard
Camp KEXP: a day of activities, performances, and special surprises for campers of all ages.
FRI AUG 7, 10AM to 4PM
FREE, RSVP please
STAGE ⦿
at Luther Burbank Park (Mercer Island)
Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth
FRI AUG 7, 7PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Magnuson Park
Cascade Bicycle Club: Rainier, Shorelines & Greenways
FRI AUG 7, 10AM — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at North Bend Theatre
Curious George
FRI AUG 7, 11AM — FREE
FILM & COMMUNITY ⦿
at Old Stove Ship Canal
Momentum: Cycling Film Night + Block Party: an annual celebration of women, trans, femme, and nonbinary (WTFNB) cyclists
FRI AUG 7, 4PM
$5 to $100 (sliding scale)
LITERATURE ⦿ at Open Books
Poetry Office Hours, featuring Paul Hlava Ceballos
FRI AUG 7, NOON — FREE
Masks are required for this event.
D-I-Y WRITING ⦿ at Paper Pushers
Common Area Maintenance & Paper Pushers present a CAM Word Party: We’ll eat snacks, write to a couple of prompts and take some time to share with each other. As always, leaning into the PARTY side of writing. All genres/forms welcome. No writing experience necessary!
FRI AUG 7, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
MUSIC ⦿ at Quality Flea Center
Evil House Live: John Gorbus, Zookraught, Gazillionaires, Hewn
FRI AUG 7, 6PM doors, $15
COMEDY ⦿ at The Rabbit Box Theatre
Wrong! A Dark Comedy Game Show
FRI AUG 7, 7:30 PM doors (21+ only)
$18.96 (includes all fees)
For ADA accommodations, please text.
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ somewhere in Seattle
Community Hike with Maari Falsetto
FRI AUG 7, 7:30 PM — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿
at Seattle Center Mural Amphitheater
Hamilton
FRI AUG 7, 9PM — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Si View Park (North Bend)
Festival at Mt. Si: three days of live music, a grand parade, vendors, food, family fun, and fireworks (FRI SAT and SUN)
FRI AUG 7
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
at Southgate Roller Rink
Rock’n’truly roll with Leeni, with Mountain Holler
FRI AUG 7, 9PM doors (21+ only)
$20 at the door (plus $5 skate rental)
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ A Sad And Beautiful World (نجوم الأمل و الألم) In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
FRI AUG 7, 4:50 PM — $16
‣ Cookie Queens: a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and tensions woven into one of America’s most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season.
FRI AUG 7, 5:30 and 7:45 PM — $16
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
FILM ⦿
at Tin Room Bar/Theater (Burien)
The Blues Brothers
FRI AUG 7, 7PM — NO COVER
“Bring me four fried chickens and a Coke.”
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Improv Comedy
FRI AUG 7, 6PM, 7:30, and 9:30 PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
COMEDY ⦿ at Urban Family Ballard
The Sour Hour: A Monthly Comedy Event
FRI AUG 7, 7:30 PM — $15
MUSIC ⦿ at The Vera Project
Chopping Block, plus Phazic, Pegasus IV, Coping Method, Lenny Voter
FRI AUG 7, 7PM (all ages)
FREE, RSVP please
STAGE ⦿ at Volunteer Park
Shakespeare in the Park: Coriolanus
FRI AUG 7, 7PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
FILM ⦿ at Waterfront Place (Everett)
Back to the Future, with guests from the Pacific Northwest DeLorean Club
FRI AUG 7, 9PM — FREE
SCIENCE ⦿ in Woodinville
Introduction to Night Sky and Telescopes
FRI AUG 7, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
SATURDAY AUGUST 8 🠅
MUSIC ⦿ at Art Love Salon
Songs of Resilience: Voices of Conscience in a Turbulent World, by Rising Waters Collective
SAT AUG 8, 6PM — FREE, RSVP please
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Asylum Collective
The Original Sapphic Soiree: Polaroids, tarot, tattoos —but for ladies only—
SAT AUG 8, 9PM (21+ only)
$12.51 (includes all fees)
Venue is not wheelchair-accessible.
COMEDY ⦿ at Atlas Theatre
Improv Comedy
SAT AUG 8, 7:30 and 9:30 PM — $20
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Welcome II the Terrordome: Black people have been relegated to living in a slum called the Terrordome, where simmering racial tension threatens to boil over in the wake of a young boy’s death.
SAT AUG 8, 7PM — $15
‣ Hell’s Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
SAT AUG 8, 10PM — $15
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Beacon Hill Station Plaza
Beacon Arts Street Fair
SAT AUG 8, 11AM to 5PM — FREE
COMMUNITY ⦿
at Bike Works Warehouse
Bike Works Warehouse Sale: as-is bikes, parts, and who knows what else
SAT AUG 8, 1PM to 4PM
MUSIC ⦿ at C & P Coffee
singer-songwriter Jim Page: “Jim Page is a lyrical genius with a guitar. This man personifies the word ‘free-flow.’ Page takes to the mic and the song invents itself on the spot; his talent is a natural wonder.”
SAT AUG 8, 6PM
NO COVER (donations appreciated)
STAGE ⦿ at Camp Long
Shakespeare in the Park: Coriolanus
SAT AUG 8, 7PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Muppet Treasure Island
SAT AUG 8, 4PM and 7PM — $13
‣ Alien: “In space, no-one can hear you scream”
SAT AUG 8, 9:30 PM — $13
LITERATURE ⦿ at Charlie’s Queer Books
Chris Arnone discusses his new book, ‘My Name Was Baby: An Intersex Memoir’
SAT AUG 8, 6PM — FREE, RSVP please
FOOD ⦿ at ChefShop
Fruit-Forward & Fabulous Summer Chocolate Tasting: Stop by and sample fruit-forward bean-to-bar chocolates featuring passion fruit, strawberry, mango, banana, lychee , tropical fruit punch, and more
SAT AUG 8, 10AM to 3PM — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿
at Civic Center Playfields (Edmonds)
Edmonds Block Party (FRI and SAT)
SAT AUG 8, NOON to 10PM — $25 daily
FILM ⦿ at Columbia Park
Disney and Pixar’s Elio—an allegedly heartwarming adventure about imagination, belonging, and finding connection across differences.
SAT AUG 8, 7PM — FREE
STAGE ⦿ at Columbia Library
Bread & Roses Theatre Company presents a raucous and romantic new adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
SAT AUG 8, 2PM — FREE
OPEN MIC & POETRY ⦿ at Common Objects
Seriously. Deep. Each reader presents two poems in five minutes: a poem from high school, a poem from now-ish. Remember: don’t take anything too seriously! Featuring Erin Armstrong, Abby E. Murray, and Tulipwood editors.
SAT AUG 8, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
MUSIC ⦿ at Couth Buzzard
William Pint and Felicia Dale: folk musicians beloved for nautical music and sea chanties
SAT AUG 8, 6PM
NO COVER (donations appreciated)
STAGE ⦿ at David Rodgers Park
Shakespeare in the Park in a hurry: The Tempest
SAT AUG 8, 7PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
from Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Seattle Skyline walking tour: History, Context & Culture
SAT AUG 8, 10AM — $27.50
KINK ⦿ at Gallery Erato
Witchy Rope Enthusiast Group
SAT AUG 8, 11AM (18+ only)
$10 suggested donation
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
from Hamlin Park (Shoreline)
Shoreline Walks: Hamlin Park Double Loop Walk
SAT AUG 8, 10AM — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿ in Hillman City
What’s Good Block Party: a free, all-ages, summer festival event hosted by the Hillman City Neighborhood Association
SAT AUG 8, ALL DAY — FREE
FILM ⦿ at Hing Hay Park
Eve and the Fire Horse [NO LINK]
SAT AUG 8, 7:30 PM — FREE
D-I-Y ⦿ at Hugo House
Long Story Short: a quarterly short form lit zine: a four hour write-in where we will introduce a theme for the quarterly issue and provide prompts that attendees are welcome to use (or come up with their own–as long as it fits the theme!)
SAT AUG 8, NOON to 4PM
SCIENCE ⦿ at Indigenous Creatives Collective
Bat Night: We will be exploring the land as we try to spot and collect data on local bats during a guided observation. Bats Northwest will help us to learn about the vital ecological roles bats play and the work they do to help them stick around.
SAT AUG 8, 7PM
ART ⦿ at King Street Station
‣ Ancestral Future: Taíno Archives
SAT AUG 8, 5PM to 8PM
‣ Bridge Artists in Residence Showcase
SAT AUG 8, 5PM to 8PM — FREE
Both exhibits close this evening.
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Kubota Garden
Stories and Art – Kamishibai & Japanese Folktales
SAT AUG 8, 10AM — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ on Lake Washington Blvd
Bicycle Weekend: Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed to motorized vehicles, creating safe, car-free space along the waterfront for people to walk, bike, and roll. (SAT SUN)
SAT AUG 8
STAGE ⦿
at Lake Wilderness (Maple Valley)
Emerald Theater presents Kate Hamill’s Emma, based on Jane Austen’s Emma.
SAT AUG 8, 6:30 PM
$20 or less (sliding scale)
MUSIC ⦿ at Loyal Heights Community Center
Tasty Tunes: music by local schools and community music groups, food from the Seattle area, and beer from local Ballard breweries
SAT AUG 8, 1PM to 5PM — FREE
Beer garden is $25. Bring a blanket or a chair.
STAGE ⦿
at Luther Burbank Park (Mercer Island)
Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth
SAT AUG 8, 7PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
FESTIVAL ⦿ all over Madrona
Madrona Yard Sale Day
SAT AUG 8, 9AM to 2PM
MUSIC & FILM ⦿ at Maple Leaf Park
Live music with The Low Lonesome Sound, Dog Mom, and The Chase Rabideau Band, and the Scarecrow Video presents Superman (2025)
SAT AUG 8, 5PM — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
from Merrill Court Townhouses
Harvard Belmont walking tour: The Rich Life on Capitol Hill
SAT AUG 8, 10AM — $27.50
STAGE ⦿ at Mini Mart City Park
The Marina Iguana, by Leah Crosby: a 30-minute performance that uses the adaptive and maladaptive traits of the marine iguana as a lens to explore misfit bodies, social behavior, and persistent friendly ghosts.
SAT AUG 8, 6:30 PM
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
from Mt Baker Community Club
Mt. Baker walking tour: More Than a View
SAT AUG 8, 10AM — $27.50
COMEDY ⦿ at Old Stove Gardens
A Roast for Dogs: A Benefit for Atlas Assistance Dogs
SAT AUG 8, 7PM
$18.91 (includes all fees)
SCIENCE ⦿ at Paramount Park (Shoreline)
Seattle Astronomical Society’s Paramount Park Stargazing
SAT AUG 8, 8:30 PM — FREE, RSVP please
LITERATURE ⦿ at Phinney Center
PhinneyWood Comic Book Show: Vintage & new comics, comix, zines, art, books, more. Meet local creators and make some of your own art. Bake sale to benefit PNA Hot Meal Program and Art Club.
SAT AUG 8, 11AM to 5PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
Benefit for PNA’s Hot Meal Program.
KF94/KN95/N95 masks or better are required and available from 11AM to 2PM.
ART ⦿
at Postmark Center for the Arts
(Auburn)
Arts of India Present and Past
SAT AUG 8, NOON to 4PM — FREE
COMEDY ⦿ at The Rabbit Box Theatre
The Art Critique Comedy Show
SAT AUG 8, 7PM doors (all ages)
$18.96 (includes all fees)
For ADA accommodations, please text.
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Redmond City Hall
Ananda Mela: a joyful celebration of Indian culture, food, dance and music (SAT and SUN)
SAT AUG 8, NOON to 9PM — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Seattle Center Armory Hall
Festál: Tibet Fest (SAT and SUN)
SAT AUG 8 — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Si View Park (North Bend)
Festival at Mt. Si: three days of live music, a grand parade, vendors, food, family fun, and fireworks (FRI SAT and SUN)
SAT AUG 8
FESTIVALS ⦿ in South Park
‣ Duwamish River Festival
SAT AUG 8, NOON to 5PM
‣ South Park Summer Party
SAT AUG 8, NOON to 9PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ A Sad And Beautiful World (نجوم الأمل و الألم) In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
SAT AUG 8, 8PM — $16
‣ Cookie Queens: a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and tensions woven into one of America’s most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season.
SAT AUG 8, 5:30 and 7:45 PM — $16
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
FILM ⦿
at Tin Room Bar/Theater (Burien)
Jaws
SUN AUG 8, 6PM — NO COVER
“Farewell and adieu to you, fair Spanish ladies.”
FESTIVAL ⦿ at UHeights Plaza
Summer Park Pop Up
SAT AUG 8, 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM — FREE
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Improv Comedy
SAT AUG 8, 6PM, 7:30, and 9:30 PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
STAGE ⦿ at Volunteer Park
Shakespeare in the Park: The Winter’s Tale
SAT AUG 8, 7PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
Presented with ASL interpretation.
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
at Washington Park Arboretum
Arboretum Walking Tour
SAT AUG 8, 10AM — RSVP required
$20; additional tickets $15
HISTORY ⦿
at Washington Pioneer Hall Museum
Open History House, with a special presentation, Coronation of Womanhood, at 2PM.
SAT AUG 8, 1PM to 4PM
FREE, RSVP please
SUNDAY AUGUST 9 🠅
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Charlie Chaplin’s Monsieur Verdoux: “one of the greatest American films of all time”
SUN AUG 9, 2PM — $15
‣ Tonight only: This Doesn’t Sound Like It Has Anything to Do with What Our Store Is Doing: Films by Frank Heath
SUN AUG 9, 5PM — $15
MUSIC ⦿ at C & P Coffee
Kakindobie Primary School Benefit Concert
SUN AUG 9, 5PM
D-I-Y ⦿ at Capitol Hill Tool Library
Intro to Woodshop: Safety and Basics
SUN AUG 9, 2:30 PM— FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Muppet Treasure Island
SUN AUG 9, 4PM and 7PM — $13
‣ Alien: “In space, no-one can hear you scream”
SUN AUG 9, 9:30 PM — $13
STAGE ⦿ at Des Moines Beach Park
Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth
SUN AUG 9, 6PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
KINK ⦿ at Gallery Erato
Men Tying Men Play Party
SUN AUG 9, 6PM to 11PM (21+ only)
$23.31 (includes all fees)
“We strongly suggest you bring your own rope.”
FESTIVAL ⦿
at Indigenous Creatives Collective
Self Love Day Fest: Black creatives, healers and organizers are dancing, learning and unburdening ourselves this summer
SUN AUG 9, 1PM to 5PM
COMMUNITY ⦿ in Jefferson Park
Sunday Assembly’s Annual Summer Picnic Potluck
SUN AUG 9, 11AM to 1PM
FREE, RSVP required
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Jimi Hendrix Park
Caribbean Seafest 2026: wear your Caribbean colors and bring your flag
SUN AUG 9, 11AM to 6PM — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ on Lake Washington Blvd
Bicycle Weekend: Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed to motorized vehicles, creating safe, car-free space along the waterfront for people to walk, bike, and roll. (SAT SUN)
SUN AUG 9
STAGE ⦿
at Lake Wilderness (Maple Valley)
Emerald Theater presents Kate Hamill’s Emma, based on Jane Austen’s Emma.
SUN AUG 9, 6:30 PM
$20 or less (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at North Bend Theatre
Twilight
SUN AUG 9, 3PM — $10
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Othello Park
Othello International Music and Arts Festival
SUN AUG 9, NOON to 6PM — FREE
COMEDY ⦿ at The Rabbit Box
Rabbit Shot Comedy
SUN AUG 9, 6PM doors (all ages)
$15 (includes all fees)
For ADA accommodations, please text.
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Rainier @ Ferdinand St
Columbia City Beatwalk: world beats & rhythms
SUN AUG 9, 4PM to MIDNIGHT — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Redmond City Hall
Ananda Mela: a joyful celebration of Indian culture, food, dance and music (SAT and SUN)
SUN AUG 9, NOON to 9PM — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Seattle Center Armory Hall
Festál: Tibet Fest (SAT and SUN)
SUN AUG 9 — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Si View Park (North Bend)
Festival at Mt. Si: three days of live music, a grand parade, vendors, food, family fun, and fireworks (FRI SAT and SUN)
SUN AUG 9
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Skål Beer Hall
3rd Annual Viking Faire: mead, mirth, & plenty of curiosities
SUN AUG 9, 11:30 AM to 4:30 PM
NO COVER
MUSIC ⦿ at Spin Cycle Records
Dishpit, DotGov, and Tripe
SUN AUG 9, 7PM (all ages) — FREE
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ A Sad And Beautiful World (نجوم الأمل و الألم) In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
SUN AUG 9, 1:20 PM — $13
‣ Cookie Queens: a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and tensions woven into one of America’s most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season.
SUN AUG 9, 1:40 PM — $13
and 4:05 PM — $16
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
FILM ⦿
at Tin Room Bar/Theater (Burien)
Friday the 13th
SUN AUG 9, 6PM — NO COVER
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Improv Comedy
SUN AUG 9, 7:30 PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
STAGE ⦿ at View Ridge Playfield
‣ Shakespeare in the Park in a hurry: The Tempest
SUN AUG 9, 3PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
‣ Shakespeare in the Park in a hurry: The Two Noble Kinsmen
SUN AUG 9, 4:15 PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
STAGE ⦿ at Volunteer Park
‣ Shakespeare in the Park: The Winter’s Tale
SUN AUG 9, 3PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
‣ Shakespeare in the Park: Coriolanus
SUN AUG 9, 7PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
Presented with ASL interpretation.
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ at all Washington State Parks
Smokey Bear’s Birthday
SUN AUG 9 — FREE admission & parking
MONDAY AUGUST 10 🠅
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Charlie Chaplin’s Monsieur Verdoux: “one of the greatest American films of all time”
MON AUG 10, 4:30 PM — $15
‣ Welcome II the Terrordome: Black people have been relegated to living in a slum called the Terrordome, where simmering racial tension threatens to boil over in the wake of a young boy’s death.
MON AUG 10, 7:30 PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Muppet Treasure Island
MON AUG 10, 4PM — $10
and 7PM — $13
‣ Alien: “In space, no-one can hear you scream”
MON AUG 10, 9:30 PM — $13
LITERATURE ⦿ at Elliott Bay Book Company
Amanda Rizkalla discusses her debut novel, ‘Hungered’, about an unforgettable young narrator and the complicated, loving, cruel, and generous figures that make up her universe.
MON AUG 10, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
HISTORY ⦿ at Folio
Hidden Layers: Women’s Undergarments and How They’ve Shaped Ladies’ Liberties
MON AUG 10, 6PM — FREE, RSVP please
TRIVIA ⦿ at Good Society West Seattle
Bat Trivia Night: Delridge Neighborhood Development Association, Bats Northwest, and Woodland Park Zoo present a fun night of bat trivia.
MON AUG 10, 7PM
$2, cash or Venmo
MUSIC ⦿ at KEXP studios
Matinee mini-concert: The Womack Sisters
MON AUG 10, 3PM — FREE
Airs live on 90.3 FM and KEXP.org.
D-I-Y ⦿ at North End Makerspace
Mini-Collage Class: These easy artworks are just a couple of inches in length and width—a bit of a challenge and lots of fun! You can use watercolor, acrylics, markers, pens, stickers, and more. All materials will beprovided to you, and you’ll have lots to choose from. You’ll take home 5 collages and easels.
MON AUG 10, 7:30 PM — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
Grand Illusion presents Bouchra: a singular portrait effortlessly towing the line between documentary, visual art, and resonant family drama. Deeply felt, surprisingly sexy, and formally adventurous, forging new ground in queer cinema.
MON AUG 10, 7:30 PM — $15
OPEN MIC ⦿ at Ravenna Brewing
Bar Stories Live on Stage: your chance to share a personal, captivating tale in front of a lively audience
MON AUG 10, 7PM (21+ only)
NO COVER
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ A Sad And Beautiful World (نجوم الأمل و الألم) In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
MON AUG 10, 8PM — $13
‣ Cookie Queens: a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and tensions woven into one of America’s most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season.
MON AUG 10, 5:30 and 7:45 PM — $13
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
STAGE ⦿ at Theater Puget Sound
Tonight only: Staged reading of ‘The Shapes of Leaves’, a comedy about leaves, venture capital, and babies
MON AUG 10, 7:30 PM
FREE, RSVP required
STAGE ⦿ at 3rd Place Books Ravenna
Magic Monday: the Pacific Northwest’s finest magicians perform feats of mystery, wonder and the bizarre
MON AUG 10, 7PM — FREE
TUESDAY AUGUST 11 🠅
DANCE ⦿ at Ballard Commons Park
Dancing ’til Dusk: free dance lesson, then dance to The JerKels
TUE AUG 11, 6PM to 9PM — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Ballard Community Center
Music from Seattle Percussion Works, plus free hot dogs, fruit, beverages, cotton candy, and games like cornhole, axe throwing, horseshoes and crafts…
TUE AUG 11, 1PM to 2PM — FREE
WOO ⦿ at Ballard Homestead
Realization Process/Family Constellation Workshop, faciliated by Sono Hashisaki
TUE AUG 11, 6:30 PM
$20 to $100 (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Welcome II the Terrordome: Black people have been relegated to living in a slum called the Terrordome, where simmering racial tension threatens to boil over in the wake of a young boy’s death.
TUE AUG 11, 4:30 PM — $15
‣ Cinema Paradiso: a fabulous movie about the movies
TUE AUG 11, 7:30 PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Muppet Treasure Island
TUE AUG 11, 4PM — $10
and 7PM — $13
‣ Alien: “In space, no-one can hear you scream”
TUE AUG 11, 9:30 PM — $13
FILM ⦿ at Downtown Park (Bellevue)
Lilo & Stitch, with pre-film entertainment
TUE AUG 11, 7PM — FREE
COMEDY ⦿ at Kenyon Hall
The Improv Kerfuffle: improv theater jam session
TUE AUG 11, 6:30 PM sign-ups
(all ages) — FREE
HISTORY ⦿ from Lake Union Park
Tugboat Tuesday: Eat, drink and be merry aboard the Arthur Foss, the oldest tugboat still afloat in America (maybe the world).
TUE AUG 11, 5:30 PM — $38
MUSIC ⦿ at Madrona Playfield
Madrona Music in the Playfield: Miller Campbell
TUE AUG 11, 6PM to 8PM — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Magnuson Park
Cascade Bicycle Club: Lake Washington Floating Bridges Classic
TUE AUG 11, 9:15 in the morning
FREE, RSVP please
SOLD OUTOUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Magnuson Park
Magnuson Park Nature Walk
TUE AUG 11, 6:30 PM — FREE, RSVP please
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Quality Flea Center
Scarecrow Video presents Deadly Prey: two=day pop-up exhibition of life-size hand-painted Ghanaian movie posters and print sale (TUE and WED)
TUE AUG 11, 6PM to 10PM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ OPEN MIC at The Roadhouse
(Angle Lake Link Station)
Jazz Jam Night
TUE AUG 11, 7PM show (all ages)
FILM ⦿ at Seattle Public Theater
The original Jurassic Park (1993)
TUE AUG 11, 7PM
$10 and up (sliding scale)
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ in Shoreline
Shoreline Walks: Echo Lake Neighborhood Loop Walk
TUE AUG 11, 10AM — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿ in Shoreline
North City Jazz Walk
TUE AUG 11, 6:30 PM
Two outdoor music venues are FREE.
$25 for access to indoor music venues.
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Film Center
Grand Illusion presents Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex: Fresh-faced Elliot’s boss taps him to become her sexual muse, on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.
TUE AUG 11, 7:30 PM — $12
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ A Sad And Beautiful World (نجوم الأمل و الألم) In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
TUE AUG 11, 4:50 PM — $13
‣ Cookie Queens: a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and tensions woven into one of America’s most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season.
TUE AUG 11, 5:30 and 7:45 PM — $13
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
MUSIC ⦿ at The Vera Project
Punks in Drag for Trans Rights, with Black Ends, Kapslok, Mussel, Catica, and special performances by Mimi Gina, Pupusa, and Miss Texas 1988
TUE AUG 11, 7PM (all ages)
$19.32 (includes all fees)
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 12 🠅
FILM ⦿ at Ballard Commons Park
Galaxy Quest [NO LINK]
WED AUG 12, 7:30 PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Charlie Chaplin’s Monsieur Verdoux: “one of the greatest American films of all time”
WED AUG 12, 4:30 PM — $15
‣ Cinema Paradiso: a fabulous movie about the movies
WED AUG 12, 7:30 PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Muppet Treasure Island
WED AUG 12, 4PM — $10
and 7PM — $13
‣ Alien: “In space, no-one can hear you scream”
WED AUG 12, 9:30 PM — $13
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Cherry St & 1st Ave
6 Women: A Seattle History Tour: A Native Princess, a Gay Icon, a Swindler, a Zealot, a Madame, and a Mayor
WED AUG 12, 11AM — $30
STAGE ⦿ at The College Inn Pub
Cold Reads/Cold Brews: cold reading of Through the Plot Hole, by Micah Kolding
WED AUG 12, 7PM — NO COVER
MUSIC ⦿ at Des Moines Beach Park
Stevie and the Blue Flames, harmonica blues
WED AUG 12, 7PM to 8:30 — FREE
HELP ⦿ at El Centro de la Raza
Free Legal Clinic with bilingual attorneys available
WED AUG 12, Registrations 4PM to 6PM
Consultations, 6PM to 8PM — FREE
LITERATURE ⦿ at Elliott Bay Book Company
Port Townsend based writer, social critic, and activist Curtis White discusses his new book ‘On Resistance: A Manifesto’, a hands-on, don’t-lose-hope study of how writers, painters, musicians, and other cultural figures respond to fascism.
WED AUG 12, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
TRIVIA ⦿ at Good Society Upper Queen Anne
Bat Trivia Night: Bats Northwest and Woodland Park Zoo present a fun night of bat trivia.
WED AUG 12, 7PM
$2, cash or Venmo
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ at Judkins Park
Bike Lessons with Cascade Bike Club: a fun, supportive bike-riding clinic
WED AUG 12, 2PM to 3:30 — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ at Kruckeberg Garden (Shoreline)
Concert in the Garden featuring The Rallies
WED AUG 12, 5:30 PM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ at Kubota Garden
Jazz in the Garden: Darrius Willrich Trio
WED AUG 12, 6:30 PM — FREE
STAGE ⦿
at Luther Burbank Park (Mercer Island)
Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth
WED AUG 12, 6PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
FILM ⦿ at Majestic Bay Theatres
The Secret of NIMH
WED AUG 12, 7PM
$15.50 (includes all fees)
FILM ⦿ at North Bend Theatre
The original Jurassic Park
WED AUG 12, 7PM — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Quality Flea Center
Scarecrow Video presents Deadly Prey: two-day pop-up exhibition of life-size hand-painted Ghanaian movie posters and print sale (TUE and WED)
WED AUG 12, 2PM to 8PM — FREE
COMMUNITY ⦿
at Richmond Beach Foods (Shoreline)
(from Urbanist Shoreline) We opened a business in Shoreline… Here’s what it was like.
WED AUG 12, 6:30 PM — FREE, RSVP please
ENTERTAINMENT ⦿
at a secret location in Seattle
Latinx Cowgirls Night (lesbian/queer)
WED AUG 12, 9PM — $5
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Cinema Uptown
Cold War Summer: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (35mm)
WED AUG 12, 7PM — $18
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
at Soos Creek Botanical Garden (Auburn)
Yoga in the Garden
WED AUG 12, 8:45 in the morning — $10
Dress in loose fitting clothing and bring a Yoga mat and large towel.
DANCE ⦿ at South Park Hall
Swing It Wednesday: swing lesson & dance with Baseless Accusation
WED AUG 12, 8:15 PM (18+ only)
$15 and up (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ A Sad And Beautiful World (نجوم الأمل و الألم) In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
WED AUG 12, 8PM — $13
‣ Cookie Queens: a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and tensions woven into one of America’s most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season.
WED AUG 12, 5:30 and 7:45 PM — $13
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
FILM ⦿
at Tin Room Bar/Theater (Burien)
Paul: Two sci-fi geeks take a pilgrimage to America’s UFO heartland. While there, they accidentally meet an alien who brings them on an insane road trip that alters their universe forever.
WED AUG 12, 7PM — NO COVER
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Improv Comedy
WED AUG 12, 7PM
$11.55 (includes all fees)
and 8PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
MUSIC ⦿ at Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar
An evening of music on the occasion of a total solar eclipse: Bryan Eubanks + Catherine Lamb
WED AUG 12, 7:30 PM
$5 to $20 (sliding scale)
SCIENCE ⦿ at Washington Park Arboretum
Gardening with Edible & Medicinal Native Plants
WED AUG 12, 6PM — $30
THURSDAY AUGUST 13 🠅
STAGE ⦿ at Annex Theatre
Figure Drawing for Dummies, by Daisy Schreiber
THU AUG 13, 7:30 PM
$5 to $39 (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Cinema Paradiso: a fabulous movie about the movies
THU AUG 13, 4PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Hell’s Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
THU AUG 13, 7:30 PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Two hours of Cartoon Happy Hour
THU AUG 13, 5PM — NO COVER
‣ David Lynch’s Lost Highway
THU AUG 13, 8PM — $13
“We’ve met before, haven’t we?”
FILM ⦿ at Crossroads Park (Bellevue)
Zootopia 2, with pre-film entertainment
THU AUG 13, 7PM — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
from Einstein Middle School (Shoreline)
Shoreline Walks: Crista Campus Walk
THU AUG 13, 10AM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ at Good Shepherd Center
Kaley Lane Eaton presents songs from her records cedar and Lookout alongside group improvisations, experimental repertoire, and a special final set from the Plectrum Five.
THU AUG 13, 7PM
$5 to $20 (sliding scale) at the door
LITERATURE ⦿ at Hugo House
Seattle Composers Alliance presents: Surviving and Thriving in Game Audio’s Hardest Chapter
THU AUG 13, 7:30 PM
FREE, RSVP please
MUSIC ⦿ at King Street Station
Setting of the Daybreak Star, a series of plaza concerts hosted by United Indians of All Tribes Foundation: The Neighborhood Kids
THU AUG 13, 6PM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ at Lake Burien Park (Burien)
Champagne Honeybee: jazz, funk, folk, & ukulele soul
THU AUG 13, 6:30 to 8PM — FREE
STAGE ⦿
at Luther Burbank Park (Mercer Island)
Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth
THU AUG 13, 6PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from 4750 W Marginal Way
‘What is a Superfund?’ Paddle: This paddle will focus on education about Superfund Sites. What is it? How did this happen? What is to come? We will have a guest speaker here to share knowledge and answer questions in this experiential paddle.
THU AUG 13, 4PM — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at North Bend Theatre
We Live Inside a Dream, night 1: A Double-R double feature: ‘From Thompson’s To Twede’s: The History of North Bend’s Mar-T Cafe’ and ‘The Double-R Dream’
THU AUG 13, 7PM — $20
Includes a slice of the world-famous cherry pie from Twede’s.
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Rainier Vista (UW)
Singles Speed: a bike ride for singles
THU AUG 13, 6PM — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Film Center
Grand Illusion presents a 35mm double feature: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
THU AUG 13, 6:30 PM — $16
MUSIC ⦿
at Soul Food Coffee House (Redmond)
Open Jazz Night
THU AUG 13, 6PM to 8PM — NO COVER
DANCE ⦿ at South Lake Union Park
Dancing ’til Dusk: free dance lesson, then dance to DJs Rebecca and Lia
THU AUG 13, 6PM to 9:30 PM — FREE
FUN & GAMES ⦿ at Stimson-Green Mansion
Pop-Up Trivia
THU AUG 13, 7:30 PM (21+ only) — $10
MUSIC & COMEDY ⦿ at Swoon City
Griefcat: genre-hopping troubadours unafraid of sonic experimentation
THU AUG 13, 6:30 PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
Tonight only: ‣ The Gas Station Attendant: A daughter reflects on her father’s life – weaving the story of his miraculous journey from the streets of India with the realities of life in America. [with post-film Q&A]
THU AUG 13, 8PM — $13
‣ A Sad And Beautiful World (نجوم الأمل و الألم) In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
THU AUG 13, 4:50 PM — $13
‣ Cookie Queens: a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and tensions woven into one of America’s most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season.
THU AUG 13, 5:30 and 7:45 PM — $13
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
FILM ⦿
at Tin Room Bar/Theater (Burien)
E.T., the Extraterrestrial
THU AUG 13, 7PM — NO COVER
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Loose Cannons: Seattle improv at its most unpredictable
THU AUG 13, 8PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
COMMUNITY ⦿
at Visible Coffee Roasters on Madison St.
Decent Social Skills: Leading the Conversation
THU AUG 13, 6:30 PM — FREE, RSVP please
$5 to $10 suggested donation
MUSIC ⦿ at Volunteer Park Amphitheater
Nite Wave, ABBAgraphs
THU AUG 13, 6PM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ at Waterfront Park
Seattle Jazz Fellowship House Band
THU AUG 13, 6PM to 8PM — FREE
FRIDAY AUGUST 14 🠅
STAGE ⦿ at Annex Theatre
Figure Drawing for Dummies, by Daisy Schreiber
FRI AUG 14, 7:30 PM
$5 to $39 (sliding scale)
D-I-Y ⦿ at Asylum Collective
Phoneless Friday: Check in your phone and access a full studio/maker’s space of supplies and tools. $5 drinks (even oat matcha lattes & wine!)
FRI AUG 14, 6:30 PM (21+ only)
FREE, RSVP please
Venue is not wheelchair-accessible.
COMEDY ⦿ at Atlas Theatre
Improv Comedy
FRI AUG 14, 7:30 and 9:30 PM — $20
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Ballard Homestead
The Queer Not-Creepy Gathering for People Who Want to Fall in Love
FRI AUG 14, 7PM (21+ only)
$10 to $30 (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Urgh! A Music War, with a presentation by the Professors of Urgh: Chaki & Chris Slusarenko, the hosts of A Very Opinionated Look At Urgh! podcast
FRI AUG 14, 6:30 PM — $15
‣ Sammo Hung’s Knockabout: Brothers and partners-in-crime Yipao and Taipao push their luck with the wrong man.
FRI AUG 14, 10PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Leonardo DiCaprio + Claire Danes: Romeo + Juliet
FRI AUG 14, 7PM — $13
‣ Martha Coolidge’s Valley Girl, with Deborah Foreman and Nicolas Cage
FRI AUG 14, 4PM — $10
9:45 PM — $13
FILM ⦿ at Crown Hill Park
The Princess Bride
FRI AUG 14, 7PM — FREE
Aww, is this a kissing book?
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ at Delridge Skatepark
Sk8: Teaching how to skate at the skate park
FRI AUG 14, 5PM to 6:30 — FREE
SCIENCE ⦿ in Duvall
Seattle Astronomical Society’s Duvall Stargazing
FRI AUG 14, 8PM — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at Freeway Park
La La Land [NO LINK]
FRI AUG 14, 7:30 PM — FREE
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Fremont Abbey
The Queer Not-Creepy Gathering for People Who Want to Fall in Love
FRI AUG 14, 7PM (21+ only)
$10 to $30 (sliding scale)
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ at Frye Art Museum
Frye Nouveau After Hours: Mingle with artists, explore the Frye’s summer exhibitions, enjoy drinks in the courtyard, and get creative with a hands-on workshop at the most inspiring spot on First Hill.
FRI AUG 14, 6PM to 9PM
FREE, RSVP please
The rest of the museum is closed during this event.
MUSIC ⦿ at Good Shepherd Center
Three overlapping sets of improvised music made with loopers from Alex Anthony Faide, Crystal Beth, and Passenger Pigeon.
FRI AUG 14, 8PM
$10 to $20 (sliding scale) at the door
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Harvey Airfield (Snohomish)
Snohomish Block Party: live music, community, and summer fun (FRI and SAT)
FRI AUG 14, 5PM to 10PM
$25.44 (includes all fees; Friday only)
LITERATURE ⦿ at Hugo House
Works in Progress: Hugo House’s open mic series inclusive of diverse formats and storytelling crafts. Read your work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with our literary community!
FRI AUG 14 — FREE, RSVP please
(donations appreciated)
STAGE ⦿ at Kenyon Hall
Kenyon Hall Cabaret: drag, dance, song, games and a chance to connect with community
FRI AUG 14, 6PM doors (all ages) — $20
STAGE ⦿ at Lincoln Park
Shakespeare in the Park: The Winter’s Tale
FRI AUG 14, 7PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
STAGE ⦿ at Lower Woodland Park
Shakespeare in the Park: Coriolanus
FRI AUG 14, 7PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
STAGE ⦿
at Luther Burbank Park (Mercer Island)
Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth
FRI AUG 14, 6PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
DANCE ⦿ at Mother Aerie Eagles Club
Gator Boy’s Juke Joint: dance lesson & dance to soulful, groovy sounds
FRI AUG 14, 6:30 lesson, 7:30 dance
$15 at the door
FILM ⦿ at North Bend Theatre
We Live Inside a Dream, night 2: Guided meditation, followed by a screening of David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive
FRI AUG 14, 6PM doors — $15
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
‣ Remake, from the celebrated director of Sherman’s March
FRI AUG 14, 7PM — $15
‣ Charlie’s Queer Books presents Liza Minnelli in Bob Fosse’s Cabaret
FRI AUG 14, 7:15 PM
$15, or $25 with book
LITERATURE ⦿ at Open Books
Poetry Office Hours, featuring Paul Hlava Ceballos
FRI AUG 14, NOON — FREE
Masks are required for this event.
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Pier 62
WABA Korea Expo & Festival: a Korean cultural festival featuring a marketplace, delicious food, and a live K‑Pop performance (FRI SAT and SUN)
FRI AUG 14, 10AM — FREE
STAGE ⦿ at Pratt Park
Shakespeare in the Park in a hurry: The Tempest
FRI AUG 14, 7PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
ART ⦿ at Seattle Asian Art Museum
The Kondo Family: Storytellers in Clay (and the rest of the museum)
FRI AUG 14, 6PM to 9PM
FREE, RSVP required
FILM ⦿
at Seattle Center Mural Amphitheater
Coco
FRI AUG 14, 9PM — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
from Seattle Convention Center
Hidden Spaces/Public Places: walking tour across downtown’s public parks, plazas and open space
FRI AUG 14, 10AM — $27.50
WOO ⦿ at Stone Way Auto
Evening Soundbath with Adam Riehl
FRI AUG 14, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, who pushed against political resistance and industry skepticism to bring Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.
FRI AUG 14, 8:15 PM — $16
‣ The Samurai and the Prisoner: With his enemy’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Lord Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.
FRI AUG 14, 5:10 PM — $16
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
FILM ⦿
at Tin Room Bar/Theater (Burien)
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are ‘Men in Black’
FRI AUG 14, 7PM — NO COVER
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Improv Comedy
FRI AUG 14, 6PM, 7:30, and 9:30 PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
DANCE ⦿
at Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar
Soulectro: dance to soul, hiphop, funk, house and local artists
FRI AUG 14, 10PM to LATE (21+ only)
$10 suggested donation at the door
FILM ⦿ at Waterfront Place (Everett)
Lilo & Stitch
FRI AUG 14, 8:50 PM — FREE
SATURDAY AUGUST 15 🠅
D-I-Y ⦿ at Actualize Gallery
Artists Doing: folk music, campy and queer performance art, giggle and cry the way only clowns can make you, and dance the night away.
SAT AUG 15, 8PM
Suggested donation: your hourly wage.
ART ⦿ at AMcE Creative Arts
Self. Reflexive. — a collection of paintings and drawings exploring inner realms in specific and ambiguous terms, with an interactive painting installation in the front gallery.
Opens SAT AUG 15,
closes SUN SEP 27 — FREE
STAGE ⦿ at Annex Theatre
Figure Drawing for Dummies, by Daisy Schreiber
SAT AUG 15, 7:30 PM
$5 to $39 (sliding scale)
D-I-Y ⦿ at Asylum Collective
Screenless Saturdays: Check in your phone and access a full studio/maker’s space of supplies and tools. $5 drinks (even oat matcha lattes & wine!)
SAT AUG 15, 6:30 PM (21+ only)
FREE, RSVP please
Venue is not wheelchair-accessible.
COMEDY ⦿ at Atlas Theatre
Improv Comedy
SAT AUG 15, 7:30 PM — $20
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Beacon Hill Library
Sunday Assembly on Saturday: Authentic Conversations and Connection
SAT AUG 15, 4PM — FREE, RSVP required
LITERATURE ⦿ at Beguiled Books
Bookstore Romance Day: celebrating swoony books with author signings, sweet treats and giveaways throughout the day
SAT AUG 15, 10:30 AM to 8PM
FREE, RSVP please
FESTIVAL ⦿ in Belltown
2nd Annual Belltown Blast
SAT AUG 15, NOON to 2AM — NO COVER
SCIENCE ⦿
at Big Sky Park (Bonney Lake)
Seattle Astronomical Society’s Astronomy Class & Stargazing
SAT AUG 15, 8:30 PM — FREE, RSVP please
D-I-Y ⦿ at Bike Works Warehouse
Bike Works Open Shop: use our tools and repair stands with or without the help of a professional mechanic
SAT AUG 15, 1PM to 5PM — (sliding scale)
SCIENCE ⦿ at Brightwater Center (Woodinville)
Brightwater SaTURDay Treatment Plant Tour: Ever wonder what happens to the water that goes down your drain or flushed down the toilet?
SAT AUG 15, 10AM (age 9+ only)
FREE, RSVP required
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Cal Anderson Park
Queer Seattle Scavenger Hunt
SAT AUG 15, 1PM
$29 and less (sliding scale)
D-I-Y ⦿ at Capitol Hill Tool Library
Protest Radio: Learn how to use the Baofeng UV-5R as logistical and security organizers at actions.
SAT AUG 15, NOON — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Leonardo DiCaprio + Claire Danes: Romeo + Juliet
SAT AUG 15, 7PM — $13
‣ Martha Coolidge’s Valley Girl, with Deborah Foreman and Nicolas Cage
SAT AUG 15, 9:45 PM — $13
LITERATURE ⦿ at Charlie’s Queer Books
Gay Sex Poetry Reading with Charlie Lou Evans, performing poems from his debut poetry book, ‘Gay Sex’. He’s best known for pulling a seven foot rainbow snake out of his pants, and, like most transmascs, taking his shirt off. And, of course, for his poetry that centers around themes of trans liberation and the healing power of queer love.
SAT AUG 15, 6PM — FREE, RSVP please
STAGE ⦿
at Covington Park (Covington)
Emerald Theater presents Kate Hamill’s Emma, based on Jane Austen’s Emma.
SAT AUG 15, 6PM
$20 or less (sliding scale)
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Cromwell Park (Shoreline)
Celebrate Shoreline: the city’s 31st birthday — two stages with live music and shows, beer garden, pony rides, children’s theater, food trucks, petting zoo, hands on activities and more
SAT AUG 15, NOON to 9PM — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿ at District Plaza (Lynnwood)
Lynnwood Luau
SAT AUG 15, 2PM to 8PM — FREE
STAGE ⦿ at The Feast
The Stranger Presents: Artists Doing
SAT AUG 15, 8PM
Suggested donation: your hourly wage
RABBLEROUSING ⦿ at Freeway Hall
Fire Your Boss: an intro to solidarity & direct action at work
SAT AUG 15, 10:15 AM — FREE, RSVP please
WOO ⦿ at Fremont Abbey
Holistic Hertz Sound Healing Sound Bath: you’ll be gently guided through the soothing vibrations of crystal singing bowls, vocal tones, flutes, drums, and more—welcoming everyone into a state of deep rest, balance, and inner harmony.
SAT AUG 15, 10AM
$20 and up (sliding scale)
MUSIC ⦿ at Good Shepherd Center
The Hegramatics + Lotus Lungs: This unique concert will bring together five of Seattle’s finest improvisors, as the trio The Hegramatics and duo Lotus Lungs, in a tribute to the late Carol J Levin.
SAT AUG 15, 8PM
$5 to $20 (sliding scale) at the door
FESTIVAL ⦿
at Harvey Airfield (Snohomish)
Snohomish Block Party: live music, community, and summer fun (FRI and SAT)
SAT AUG 15, 1:30 to 10PM
$36.07 (includes all fees; Saturday only)
FILM ⦿ at Hing Hay Park
Ulam: Main Dish [NO LINK]
SAT AUG 15, 7:30 PM — FREE
LITERATURE ⦿ at Hugo House
Narrative Game Jam: video game developers, artists, and musicians race against time to build a playable game from scratch (SAT and SUN)
SAT AUG 15, 11AM to 7PM
FESTIVAL ⦿ in downtown Kent
Cajun & Creole Fest: a lively bayou celebration filled with music, flavor, and family-friendly fun.
SAT AUG 15, 1PM to 7PM
FREE, RSVP please
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ on Lake Washington Blvd
Bicycle Weekend: Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed to motorized vehicles, creating safe, car-free space along the waterfront for people to walk, bike, and roll. (SAT SUN)
SAT AUG 15
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Lakewood Playground
Big Day of Play 2026: 1-mile Fun Run to Rainier Playfield; walkers welcome too! All participants will receive a free swag bag.
SAT AUG 15, 11:30 AM — FREE
STAGE ⦿ at Lower Woodland Park
‣ Shakespeare in the Park in a hurry: The Tempest
SAT AUG 15, 1PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
‣ Shakespeare in the Park in a hurry: The Two Noble Kinsmen
SAT AUG 15, 2:15 PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
‣ Shakespeare in the Park: Coriolanus
SAT AUG 15, 4PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
‣ Shakespeare in the Park: The Winter’s Tale
SAT AUG 15, 7PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
STAGE ⦿ at Mini Mart City Park
On Site Moving Image Series presents Harry Smith’s Heaven & Earth Magic, an evening of music and geometry, folklore and magic, between the everyday and the divine, with an original live score by Lori Goldston, cello, and Corey J.Brewer, harmonium
SAT AUG 15, 8:30 PM
MUSIC ⦿
at Mr B’s Meadery (White Center)
The Linens & Tax the Witch
SAT AUG 15, 6PM doors
(all ages) — NO COVER
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
at Mt. Baker Rowing & Sailing Center
Big Day of Play 2026: Free water activities and sailboat rides, and a life jacket fitting and giveaway.
SAT AUG 15, NOON to 5PM — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Mutual Life Building
From Stone to Steel walking tour: Seattle Style from Then ’til Now
SAT AUG 15, 10AM — $27.50
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
from National Nordic Museum
Photowalk in Ballard: wander along some of the waterways, streets, and alleys, seeking broad scenes and details.
SAT AUG 15, 10AM — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at North Bend Theatre
We Live Inside a Dream, night 3: Inside The Dream, an audio/visual performance inspired by Twin Peaks and the world of David Lynch, followed by Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
SAT AUG 15, 5:30 PM doors — $15
PROTEST ⦿
at Northwest Detention Center (Tacoma)
Solidarity Day with Tsuru For Solidarity
SAT AUG 15, 1PM
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
‣ Remake, from the celebrated director of Sherman’s March
SAT AUG 15, 7PM — $15
‣ Charlie’s Queer Books presents Liza Minnelli in Bob Fosse’s Cabaret
SAT AUG 15, 4:30 and 7:15 PM
$15, or $25 with book
LITERATURE ⦿ at Open Books
Other People’s Poems
SAT AUG 15, 7PM — FREE
Masks are required for this event.
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Pathfinder School
Guided hike on the West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails
SAT AUG 15, 9:30 in the morning — FREE
DANCE ⦿ at Pier 58
Hustle on the Pier: a free social dance gathering on Seattle’s waterfront, because we think people need more reasons to spend time together.
SAT AUG 15, 3PM (Hustle workshop)
and 4PM to 6:30 dance & social
FREE, RSVP please
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Pier 62
WABA Korea Expo & Festival: a Korean cultural festival featuring a marketplace, delicious food, and a live K‑Pop performance (FRI SAT and SUN)
SAT AUG 15, 10AM — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ in Pioneer Square
Pioneer Square History Walk
SAT AUG 15, 100AM — FREE, RSVP required
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ at Pratt Park
Waterpalooza: water balloon battles, giant water blasters, and splash games
SAT AUG 15, 3PM to 4:30 PM — FREE
COMEDY ⦿ at The Rabbit Box Theatre
The Set Up
SAT AUG 15, 7:15 PM doors (all ages)
$35 (includes all fees)
For ADA accommodations, please text.
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ at Rainier Playfield
Big Day of Play 2026: Free hourly events held in 2 gyms and 4 zones on the playfield, provided in cooperation with community groups.
SAT AUG 15, NOON to 5PM — FREE
HELP ⦿ at four locations in Seattle
Quake, Rattle, and Roll: disaster preparedness drill: no experience needed
SAT AUG 15, 10AM to 1PM
FREE, RSVP please
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Seattle Japanese Garden
Tea Ceremony: Introduction to Chanoyu
SAT AUG 15, 1PM, 2PM, and 3PM
$15, RSVP required
SCIENCE ⦿
at Snoqualmie Point Park (North Bend)
Seattle Astronomical Society’s Snoqualmie Point Stargazing
SAT AUG 15, 8PM — FREE, RSVP please
ART ⦿
at Soos Creek Botanical Garden (Auburn)
Art in Bloom: Fine art and photography juried shows, 35 Artisan booths, food trucks, live music and more
SAT AUG 15, 10AM to 4PM
FREE probably (donations appreciated)
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
at St Edward State Park (Kenmore)
Nature Walk Summer Series
SAT AUG 15, 10AM — FREE, RSVP please
FESTIVAL ⦿ in Suquamish
Chief Seattle Days: HONORING Chief Seattle and the Suquamish people, since 1911 (SAT and SUN)
SAT AUG 15, 9AM to EVENING — FREE
LITERATURE ⦿ at Swoon City
Bookstore Romance Day: Penny Reid, author of The Winston Brothers Series; Eliana West, author of Mockingbird Bridge Series; Cathy Yardly, author of Role Playing
SAT AUG 15, 10AM to 6PM
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, who pushed against political resistance and industry skepticism to bring Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.
SAT AUG 15, 5:10 PM — $16
‣ The Samurai and the Prisoner: With his enemy’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Lord Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.
SAT AUG 15, 7:15 PM — $16
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
FILM ⦿
at Tin Room Bar/Theater (Burien)
Sigourney Weaver in Aliens
SAT AUG 15, 7PM — NO COVER
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Improv Comedy
SAT AUG 15, 6PM, 7:30, and 9:30 PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
at Union Bay Natural Area
Feminist Bird Club Seattle: Union Bay Natural Area Bird Outing
SAT AUG 15, 10AM — FREE, RSVP please
POTLUCK ⦿ at Washington Park Arboretum
Big Tree Picnic: Please bring something to share, or just your presence is also a gift if bringing food is a barrier.
SAT AUG 15, 11AM
Also on Zoom, but without the food.
SUNDAY AUGUST 16 🠅
STAGE ⦿ at Annex Theatre
Figure Drawing for Dummies, by Daisy Schreiber
SUN AUG 16, 2PM
$5 to $39 (sliding scale)
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Cal Anderson Park
17th annual Capitol Hill Garage Sale
SUN AUG 16, 10AM to 3PM — FREE
D-I-Y ⦿ at Capitol Hill Tool Library
Electronics Mending and Repair Circle
SUN AUG 16, 2:30 PM
FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Leonardo DiCaprio + Claire Danes: Romeo + Juliet
SUN AUG 16, 7PM — $13
‣ Martha Coolidge’s Valley Girl, with Deborah Foreman and Nicolas Cage
SUN AUG 16, 4PM and 9:45 — $13
STAGE ⦿ at Central Library
Seattle I love you, Adios – El Vez: Musician, playwright, actor, activist, advocate and socio-political comedian and artist Robert Lopez will tell his tales of living and creating in Seattle for over 25 years.
SUN AUG 16, 2PM — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
on Cougar Mountain (Newcastle)
2½ mile hike: Seattle Wilderness: Then and Now
SUN AUG 16, 10AM
FREE, RSVP required
STAGE ⦿
at Covington Park (Covington)
Emerald Theater presents Kate Hamill’s Emma, based on Jane Austen’s Emma.
SUN AUG 16, 6PM
$20 or less (sliding scale)
LITERATURE ⦿ at Elliott Bay Book Company
Samantha Allen discusses her new book ‘Puck’, A Midsummer Night’s Dream-inspired romcom, Puck is a reality show producer and agent of chaos with a talent for bringing people together…and tearing them apart.
SUN AUG 16, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Golden Gardens Park
Scream Club: a safe gathering for loud mental health
SUN AUG 16, 11:30 AM
FREE, RSVP please
ART ⦿ at Highline Heritage Museum
Zentangle Art Class, with Meg Steele
SUN AUG 16, 2PM — FREE
ART ⦿
at Holocaust Center for Humanity Museum
Drawn to Resist: Comics, Courage, and the Fight Against Nazism: At a time when antisemitism continues to rise, the Holocaust Center for Humanity is responding with something unexpected: comics — Jewish artists in the 1930s and 40s used the emerging medium of comics to confront Nazism, champion justice, and refuse silence.
SUN AUG 16, 10AM to 4PM
$16.18 (includes all fees)
LITERATURE ⦿ at Hugo House
Narrative Game Jam: video game developers, artists, and musicians race against time to build a playable game from scratch (SAT and SUN)
SUN AUG 16, 11AM to 7PM
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Jet City Labs
206 Makers’ Market: handcrafted goods, unique art, delicious eats, and community vibes
SUN AUG 16, 10AM to 2PM
MUSIC ⦿ at Kenyon Hall
Hiroya Tsukamoto: a master of fingerstyle guitar and evocative storytelling that transcends cultural boundaries
SUN AUG 16, 6:30 PM doors — $20
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ on Lake Washington Blvd
Bicycle Weekend: Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed to motorized vehicles, creating safe, car-free space along the waterfront for people to walk, bike, and roll. (SAT SUN)
SUN AUG 16
STAGE ⦿
at Luther Burbank Park (Mercer Island)
Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth
SUN AUG 16, 6PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
FILM ⦿ at North Bend Theatre
We Live Inside a Dream, night 4: Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces, a 2014 compilation of deleted and extended scenes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.
SUN AUG 16, 10:30 AM doors — $15
Includes doughnuts.
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
‣ Animation Domination – The Wolf House (Chile, 2018)
SUN AUG 16, NOON — $15
‣ Remake, from the celebrated director of Sherman’s March
SUN AUG 16, 4PM and 7PM — $15
‣ Charlie’s Queer Books presents Liza Minnelli in Bob Fosse’s Cabaret
SUN AUG 16, 4:30 and 7:15 PM
$15, or $25 with book
LITERATURE ⦿ at Open Books
Poetry in Conversation, featuring Ally Ang
SUN AUG 16, 12:30 PM — FREE
Masks are required for this event.
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Pier 62
‣ WABA Korea Expo & Festival: a Korean cultural festival featuring a marketplace, delicious food, and a live K‑Pop performance (FRI SAT and SUN)
SUN AUG 16, 10AM — FREE
‣ PARKCHATA™: Seattle’s Bachata & Salsa Experience at Waterfront Park: Summer Blanc
SUN AUG 16, 6PM to 9PM
FREE, RSVP required
$10 to $15 suggested donation
Dress code: Wear your favorite white attire.
DANCE ⦿ in Pioneer Park
Akoiya Harris | Tomorrow We Remember: share personal and community histories, engage in play, and foster new connections through a mix of structured activities and informal interactions in an outdoor setting.
SUN AUG 16, NOON to 4PM — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿
at Seattle Center Armory Hall
Festál: BrasilFest
SUN AUG 16, 11AM to 6PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Cinema Downtown
Frank Oz’s Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
SUN AUG 16, 11AM
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Film Center
Grand Illusion presents a 35mm double feature: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
SUN AUG 16, 6:30 PM — $16
FESTIVAL ⦿ in Suquamish
Chief Seattle Days: HONORING Chief Seattle and the Suquamish people, since 1911 (SAT and SUN)
SUN AUG 16, 1PM to EVENING — FREE
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, who pushed against political resistance and industry skepticism to bring Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.
SUN AUG 16, 2:15 PM — $13
‣ The Samurai and the Prisoner: With his enemy’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Lord Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.
SUN AUG 16, 3:15 PM — $13
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
FILM ⦿
at Tin Room Bar/Theater (Burien)
Nicolas Cage in Windtalkers, a tale of the Navajo code talkers
SUN AUG 16, 6PM — NO COVER
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Improv Comedy
SUN AUG 16, 7:30 PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
COMMUNITY ⦿ at The Vera Project
Yard Sale and Swap: sell or swap your art or gear and support your favorite nonprofit at the same time
SUN AUG 16, NOON — FREE, RSVP please
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Volunteer Park
Urban Survival Skills Fair: learn how Seattle is preparing for a major disaster, what supplies to have in your home, how to prepare family and pets, how to store and/or sterilize water, food safety, sanitation post-disaster, communications post-disaster and more.
SUN AUG 16, 2PM to 4PM — FREE
MONDAY AUGUST 17 🠅
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Sammo Hung’s Knockabout: Brothers and partners-in-crime Yipao and Taipao push their luck with the wrong man.
MON AUG 17, 4:30 PM — $15
‣ John Cassavetes and Peter Falk in Elaine May’s Mikey and Nicky: Guys being dudes, what could be better?
MON AUG 17, 7:30 PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Leonardo DiCaprio + Claire Danes: Romeo + Juliet
MON AUG 17, 7PM — $13
‣ Martha Coolidge’s Valley Girl, with Deborah Foreman and Nicolas Cage
MON AUG 17, 4PM — $10
and 9:45 PM — $13
LITERATURE ⦿ at Elliott Bay Book Company
Danny Ramadan, queer refugees advocate and author, discusses his BOOK, ‘Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir’, a singular achievement in which a master storyteller learns that his greatest story is his own.
MON AUG 17, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
LITERATURE ⦿ at Folio
Sibyl James discusses ‘Dizzier Than Gillespie’, her novel about sisterhood and resistance, exile and belonging-where jazz syncopation, desert light, and saintly mischief collide, and where home is found not on a map, but in the act of living fully.
MON AUG 17, 6:30 PM
FREE and up (sliding scale), RSVP please
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Gasworks Brewing
The Trek’s Seattle Hiker Meetup
MON AUG 17, 6PM
NO COVER, RSVP please
⦿ at Kent Senior Activity Center*
Doomscrolling Detox: Finding Your Balance in the Digital Age: Lifelong journalist and media educator T. Andrew Wahl breaks down the key developments that have led to our current information landscape and, more importantly, offers concrete tips to help attendees develop a healthier relationship with their information diet.
MON AUG 17, 10:30 AM — FREE
* You don’t have to be old to attend.
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
Grand Illusion presents Tsui Hark’s The Blade: Among the boldest accomplishments of Hong Kong cinema’s golden age, this uniquely visceral martial-arts movie puts a gritty new spin on the story of the one-armed swordsman, an iconic figure from the moment he was introduced by the Shaw Brothers studio in 1967. (new restoration)
MON AUG 17, 7:15 PM — $12
OPEN MIC ⦿ at The Royal Room
The Workshop: all ages creative space to work on new pieces, collaborate, and hear something new.
MON AUG 17, 6PM doors
(all ages) — FREE
‣ American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, who pushed against political resistance and industry skepticism to bring Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.
MON AUG 17, 5:10 PM — $13
‣ The Samurai and the Prisoner: With his enemy’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Lord Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.
MON AUG 17, 7:15 PM — $13
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
TUESDAY AUGUST 18 🠅
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Ballard Community Center
Folk music from Al Hirsch, plus free hot dogs, fruit, beverages, cotton candy, and games like cornhole, axe throwing, horseshoes and crafts…
TUE AUG 18, 1PM to 2PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ John Cassavetes and Peter Falk in Elaine May’s Mikey and Nicky: Guys being dudes, what could be better?
TUE AUG 18, 4:30 PM — $15
‣ Take Care of My Cat: the lives of five graduating friends whose bonds begin to fracture as they contend with squashed dreams and unequal opportunities.
TUE AUG 18, 7:30 PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Martha Coolidge’s Valley Girl, with Deborah Foreman and Nicolas Cage
TUE AUG 18, 4PM — $10
‣ The Totally 90s Sing Along
TUE AUG 18, 7PM — $16
FUN & GAMES ⦿ at Clock-Out Lounge
Mario Kart N64 Tournament
TUE AUG 18, 6PM doors (21+ only)
$8.21 to watch, or $14.39 to play
(includes all fees)
FILM ⦿ at Downtown Park (Bellevue)
How to Train Your Dragon, with pre-film entertainment
TUE AUG 18, 7PM — FREE
LITERATURE ⦿ at Elliott Bay Book Company
Chang-rae Lee discusses his new novel, A Tender Age, a spellbinding exploration of American masculinity and family dynamics as seen through the confused eyes of a prepubescent child of immigrants, joining the rich tradition of the American bildungsroman.
TUE AUG 18, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
LITERATURE ⦿ at Hugo House
Works in Progress: Hugo House’s open mic series inclusive of diverse formats and storytelling crafts. Read your work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with our literary community
TUE AUG 18 — FREE, RSVP please
(donations appreciated)
DANCE ⦿ at Lake City Mini Park
Dancing ’til Dusk: free dance lesson, then dance to Ranger and the Re-Arrangers
TUE AUG 18, 6PM to 9PM — FREE
HISTORY ⦿ from Lake Union Park
Tugboat Tuesday: Eat, drink and be merry aboard the Arthur Foss, the oldest tugboat still afloat in America (maybe the world).
TUE AUG 18, 5:30 PM — $38
MUSIC ⦿ at Madrona Playfield
Madrona Music in the Playfield: Jacqueline Tabor
TUE AUG 18, 6PM to 8PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
Grand Illusion presents Do You Love Me: Director Lana Daher’s love letter to Beirut; a playful and personal journey through Lebanon’s audiovisual memory, composed entirely of archival footage spanning 70 years of film, TV, home videos, and photography, exploring the Lebanese collective psyche – marked by joy and intimacy, destruction and loss.
TUE AUG 18, 7:30 PM — $12
COMEDY ⦿ at The Rabbit Box
Life isn’t the Laura Show
TUE AUG 18, 6:30 PM doors (all ages)
$13.56 (includes all fees)
For ADA accommodations, please text.
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ in Shoreline
Shoreline Walks: Meridian Park Loop Walk
TUE AUG 18, 10AM — FREE
‣ American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, who pushed against political resistance and industry skepticism to bring Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.
TUE AUG 18, 8:15 PM — $13
‣ The Samurai and the Prisoner: With his enemy’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Lord Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.
TUE AUG 18, 5:10 PM — $13
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Town Hall Seattle
Freeway Park 50th Anniversary Forum, by Freeway Park Association & Lid I-5
TUE AUG 18, 5PM — FREE, RSVP please
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Wallingford Center
Exploring Wallingford Together: Led by architectural historian and designer Thomas Veith and public historian Sarah Martin, the tour will focus on the residential area around and south of Wallingford Center at 45th & Wallingford and discuss the development and history of the neighborhood.
TUE AUG 18, 6PM — $10
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19 🠅
FILM ⦿ at Ballard Commons Park
Lost Boys [NO LINK]
WED AUG 19, 7:30 PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Take Care of My Cat: the lives of five graduating friends whose bonds begin to fracture as they contend with squashed dreams and unequal opportunities.
WED AUG 19, 4:30 PM — $15
‣ John Cassavetes and Peter Falk in Elaine May’s Mikey and Nicky: Guys being dudes, what could be better?
WED AUG 19, 7:30 PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Martha Coolidge’s Valley Girl, with Deborah Foreman and Nicolas Cage
WED AUG 19, 4PM — $10
‣ Moviecat Trivia: multi-media movie trivia meow
WED AUG 19, 7PM — $10
HELP ⦿ at City Hall Park
Bike Works’ BikeMobile: All repair services performed by the BikeMobile are available for free or on a sliding scale. Most bike parts are offered at cost and we have used parts to fit almost any budget.
WED AUG 19, NOON to 2PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
MUSIC ⦿ at Des Moines Beach Park
Power of Love, a Huey Lewis tribute band
WED AUG 19, 7PM to 8:30 — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ downtown
Lid I-5 Walking Tour: Core Area: See I-5 up close and personal where it cuts through the heart of Seattle, and learn about the community-led efforts to put a lid on it.
WED AUG 19, 5:30 PM
$10 suggested donation
No-one turned away for lack of funds.
MUSIC ⦿ at Dunn Gardens
Music on the Lawn: Celtic tunes from our favorite band, Third Harbour
WED AUG 19, NOON
$10 suggested donation
LITERATURE ⦿ at Elliott Bay Book Company
Téa Obreht discusses her new novel, Sunrise, about a mysterious place called Sunrise, where the secrets of the past refuse to stay buried.
WED AUG 19, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
LITERATURE ⦿ at Hugo House
From Page to Voice: Jack Straw Writers Reading
WED AUG 19, 6:30 PM
FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at Majestic Bay Theatres
Cinema Paradiso: a great movie about movies
WED AUG 19, 7PM
$15.50 (includes all fees)
FILM ⦿ at North Bend Theatre
‣ Kiki’s Delivery Service
WED AUG 19, 11AM — FREE
‣ Doomsdayer: a race against time to prevent total global annihilation
WED AUG 19, 7PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
Señorita: After abandoning her life as a sex worker in Manila, transgender woman Donna (played by filmmaker Isabel Sandoval) retreats to a quieter existence in a small town
WED AUG 19, 7PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Cinema Uptown
Cold War Summer: Atomic Blonde
WED AUG 19, 7PM — $18
D-I-Y ⦿ at SilverKite Community Arts
Community Arts Lab: Painted & Collaged Watercolor Flowers
WED AUG 19, 10AM — $20
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
at Soos Creek Botanical Garden (Auburn)
Yoga in the Garden
WED AUG 19, 8:45 in the morning — $10
Dress in loose fitting clothing and bring a Yoga mat and large towel.
SCIENCE ⦿
at Soos Creek Botanical Garden (Auburn)
Hummingbirds: Masters of the Air, presented by Master Birder and Author Connie Sidles
WED AUG 19, 12:30 PM
DANCE ⦿ at South Park Hall
Swing It Wednesday: swing lesson & dance with Andrew Fox & His Symphonic Six
WED AUG 19, 8:15 PM (18+ only)
$15 and up (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, who pushed against political resistance and industry skepticism to bring Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.
WED AUG 19, 5:05 PM — $13
‣ The Samurai and the Prisoner: With his enemy’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Lord Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.
WED AUG 19, 7:15 PM — $13
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Improv Comedy
WED AUG 19, 7PM
$11.55 (includes all fees)
and 8PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
MUSIC ⦿ at Washington Park Arboretum
Music in the Arboretum: Stephanie Anne Johnson
WED AUG 19, 6PM — FREE, RSVP please
THURSDAY AUGUST 20 🠅
STAGE ⦿ at Annex Theatre
Figure Drawing for Dummies, by Daisy Schreiber
THU AUG 20, 7:30 PM
$5 to $39 (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ John Cassavetes and Peter Falk in Elaine May’s Mikey and Nicky: Guys being dudes, what could be better?
THU AUG 20, 4:30 PM — $15
‣ Take Care of My Cat: the lives of five graduating friends whose bonds begin to fracture as they contend with squashed dreams and unequal opportunities.
THU AUG 20, 7:30 PM — $15
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
at Bellevue Botanical Garden
Audubon Bird Walk
THU AUG 20, 9AM — $5
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Two hours of Cartoon Happy Hour
THU AUG 20, 5PM — NO COVER
‣ Greg Sestero Presents a double feature: The Room + Big Shark
THU AUG 20, 8PM
$35 (cuz Mr Sestero will be there)
LITERATURE ⦿ at Central Library
Maya Jewell Zeller discuesses her book, ‘Raised by Ferns’
THU AUG 20, 6:30 PM — FREE, RSVP please
From experience, bring a seat cushion.
FILM ⦿ at Crossroads Park (Bellevue)
Wicked, with pre-film entertainment
THU AUG 20, 7PM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ at Dreamland Bar & Diner
Infamia’s Hot Topic: a sapphic event
THU AUG 20, 9PM to 1AM — $6.66
LITERATURE ⦿ at Edmonds Bookshop
Tamiko Nimura discusses her book, ‘A Place for What We Lose: A Daughter’s Return to Tule Lake’.
THU AUG 20, 7PM — FREE
STAGE ⦿ at Frye Art Museum
By the Book: Readings Inspired by Lotus L. Kang
THU AUG 20, 5PM doors
FREE, RSVP please
LITERATURE ⦿ at Hugo House
Hugo House Mad Tea Party: Join us on the rooftop for an evening of tea, libations, canapés, and a little bit of literary mischief beneath the summer sky. Think Wonderland by way of Hugo House, with a short reading from local voices, stopped clocks, riddles, and a few surprises in store. As the sun sets over the city, we’ll raise a cup to the writers and readers who make this place what it is.
THU AUG 20, 6PM
$50 and up (sliding scale)
Fundraiser for Hugo House.
ACTIVISM ⦿ at Judkins Park
Climate Community Night: bring a creative spirit, a friend, neighbor, and delicious food to contribute to the potluck
THU AUG 20, 6:15 PM — FREE, RSVP please
MUSIC ⦿ at King Street Station
The Dreaming Room: Soundscapes for Deep Rest: a community-rooted concert series is designed to support nervous system recovery, emotional release, and collective connections through sound meditation, music, and storytelling.
THU AUG 20, 6PM — FREE, RSVP please
MUSIC ⦿ at Lake Burien Park (Burien)
Brian James Was Here: blending blues, country, and rock
THU AUG 20, 6:30 to 8PM — FREE
HISTORY ⦿ at Log House Museum
Beyond Alki: Discover the history of West Seattle and the Duwamish Peninsula
THU AUG 20, 5PM to 7:30
HAPPY HOUR ⦿ at MOHAI
Summer Nights on the Terrace
THU AUG 20, 4PM to 8PM
$16 (includes museum admission)
COMMUNITY ⦿
at Muckleshoot Community Center (Auburn)
Rural Transportation Advocacy 101 Workshop
THU AUG 20, 10AM to 2PM
FILM ⦿ at North Bend Theatre
Kiki’s Delivery Service
THU AUG 20, 11AM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
First Cow: A taciturn loner and skilled cook (John Magaro) has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee) also seeking his fortune…
THU AUG 20, 7PM — $15
FESTIVAL ⦿ in Ridgecrest
Downtown Ridgecrest Art Walk
THU AUG 20, 5PM to 8PM
DANCE ⦿ at Salish Steps
Seattle Qabila Project: a variety of dances from South West Asia and North Africa. Come celebrate dance and music and get the opportunity to join in throughout the performance to share the joy and diversity of Arabic folkdance.
THU AUG 20, 6PM to 8PM — FREE, RSVP please
HISTORY ⦿ at Stimson-Green Mansion
Historic Talks in Historic Buildings with Larry Kreisman
THU AUG 20, 7PM doors
(21+ only) — $10
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ Paper Flowers: Based on a true story, the inspiring journey of a young man who transforms a rare cancer diagnosis into a powerful celebration of love, gratitude, purpose, and human connection.
THU AUG 20, 7:30 PM — $16
‣ The Samurai and the Prisoner: With his enemy’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Lord Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.
THU AUG 20, 5:10 PM — $13
‣ American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, who pushed against political resistance and industry skepticism to bring Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.
THU AUG 20, 8:15 PM — $13
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Loose Cannons: Seattle improv at its most unpredictable
THU AUG 20, 8PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
DANCE ⦿ at Volunteer Park
Dancing ’til Dusk: free dance lesson, then dance to DJs Whitney Leisenring and Alex Hanning
THU AUG 20, 6PM to 9:30 PM — FREE
COMEDY ⦿ at West of Lenin Theatre
IndieProv brings four local improv teams together for one night at West of Lenin Theatre, showcasing the range, creativity, and weird little sparks happening across Seattle’s independent improv scene.
THU AUG 20, 7:30 PM
$30 and less (sliding scale)
FRIDAY AUGUST 21 🠅
STAGE ⦿ at Annex Theatre
Figure Drawing for Dummies, by Daisy Schreiber
FRI AUG 21, 7:30 PM
$5 to $39 (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Take Care of My Cat: the lives of five graduating friends whose bonds begin to fracture as they contend with squashed dreams and unequal opportunities.
FRI AUG 21, 4PM — $15
‣ Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin: “a helter-skelter ride of the soul, an unblinking, white-knuckle crash landing into the mushy mysteries of the subconscious”
FRI AUG 21, 7PM — $15
‣ Tonight only: SECS Fest presents Nights in Black Leather: an underground classic that helped define the golden age of gay erotic cinema
FRI AUG 21, 10PM — $15
COMEDY ⦿ at C & P Coffee
Midnight Mystery Theater: long running radio style comedy troupe
FRI AUG 21, 6PM
NO COVER (donations appreciated)
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Cal Anderson Park
Seattle Artisans Alley: local art, crafts, and good vibes (FRI SAT and SUN)
FRI AUG 21, 10AM to 6PM
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron
FRI AUG 21, 4PM — $10
and 7PM — $13
‣ Andy Samberg in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
FRI AUG 21, 9:30 PM — $13
MUSIC ⦿ at Couth Buzzard
Steve and Kristi Nebel, songs of the Puget Sound and beyond
FRI AUG 21, 6PM
NO COVER (donations appreciated)
SCIENCE ⦿ at Covington City Park
Seattle Astronomical Society’s Astronomy Class & Stargazing
FRI AUG 21, 6PM — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at Freeway Park
Fame [NO LINK]
FRI AUG 21, 7:30 PM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ at Good Shepherd Center
Mako Willett & Greg Campbell, featuring Takako: an evening of experimental fusion, where sound and movement transcend cultures and time, resonating as one.
FRI AUG 21, 8PM
$20 suggested donation at the door
SCIENCE ⦿ at Green Lake Park
Bat Talk: learn about our local bat species, and find out how you can help protect bats, and observe bats with us at Green Lake park as the sun goes down.
FRI AUG 21, 7:30 PM — FREE
LITERATURE ⦿ at Jack Straw Cultural Center
Robert Lashley celebrates the release of his new collection, ‘Can’t Find My Way Home’ and Katharine Threat reads poems from her book ‘Anatomy of My Mixed Body’ and newer work.
FRI AUG 21, 7PM
HISTORY ⦿
at Lake Sammamish State Park (Issaquah)
Pavement and Plucky Girls: 1920s Tales from Washington’s First Highway: Join educator Teresa Andre for a series of fascinating stories that lay at the dawn of our car-obsessed culture.
FRI AUG 21, 5PM — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Marvin’s Garden
Guided tour of Ballard Landmark District
SAT AUG 21, 10AM — $27.50
DANCE ⦿ at Mother Aerie Eagles Club
Gator Boy’s Juke Joint: dance lesson & dance to soulful, groovy sounds
FRI AUG 21, 6:30 lesson, 7:30 dance
$15 at the door
FILM ⦿ at North Bend Theatre
‣ Kiki’s Delivery Service
FRI AUG 21, 11AM — FREE
‣ Oscilloscope Laboratories presents CatVideoFest 2026, a compilation of the latest and best cat videos pulled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses
FRI AUG 21, 3PM — $10
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
‣ Unstreamable: Tekkonkinkreet: Black, a boy who seeks to bend the city to his will through strength, and White, his innocent counterpart, are two orphaned street kids living in the slums of Treasure Town. When real estate developers threaten to transform Treasure Town into a massive theme park, its very existence is put at risk. (4K Restoration)
FRI AUG 21, 7PM — $15
‣ Three Bewildered People In The Night: Long unseen and hard to find, Gregg Araki’s debut feature film is a stunning example of low/no budget DIY filmmaking at its best.
FRI AUG 21, 7:30 PM — $15
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Occidental Park
Monthly Bike & Dance Party #71- Riders are encouraged (but not required) to dress in costume, light up their helmet/bike, and generally exude elation
FRI AUG 21, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿
at Seattle Center Mural Amphitheater
Masters of the Universe
FRI AUG 21, 9PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Cinema Downtown
American Astronaut
FRI AUG 21, 6PM and 8:30 PM
FESTIVAL ⦿ in Snoqualmie
Snoqualmie Days: the annual celebration of the Snoqualmie Valley, its people, and its culture (FRI and SAT)
FRI AUG 21, 4:30 PM to MIDNIGHT
STAGE ⦿ at St Mark’s Cathedral
The Moth StorySlam
FRI AUG 21, 7PM doors
$20.21 (includes all fees)
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ Tony: 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
FRI AUG 21, 5PM and 7:30 — $16
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Improv Comedy
FRI AUG 21, 6PM, 7:30, and 9:30 PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
DANCE ⦿ at Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar
Swayze ’80s Dance Party
FRI AUG 21, 9PM doors
(21+ only) — $10
FILM ⦿ at Waterfront Place (Everett)
Zootopia 2
FRI AUG 21, 8:40 PM — FREE
SATURDAY AUGUST 22 🠅
STAGE ⦿ at Annex Theatre
Figure Drawing for Dummies, by Daisy Schreiber
SAT AUG 22, 7:30 PM
$5 to $39 (sliding scale)
D-I-Y ⦿ at Asylum Collective
Screenless Saturdays: Check in your phone and access a full studio/maker’s space of supplies and tools. $5 drinks (even oat matcha lattes & wine!)
SAT AUG 22, 6:30 PM (21+ only)
FREE, RSVP please
Venue is not wheelchair-accessible.
MUSIC ⦿ at Ballard VFW
Seattle is Fucked: Rock’n’roll
SAT AUG 22, 5:30 PM doors
(all ages) — $15
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin: “a helter-skelter ride of the soul, an unblinking, white-knuckle crash landing into the mushy mysteries of the subconscious”
SAT AUG 22, 7PM — $15
‣ Tonight only: VHS Über Alles presents…: All we can tell you about the film is: it’s where the sex and violence do the dancing
SAT AUG 22, 10PM — $5
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Cal Anderson Park
‣ Cutie Fest
SAT AUG 22, 10 AMish to 4PMish
‣ Seattle Artisans Alley: local art, crafts, and good vibes (FRI SAT and SUN)
SAT AUG 22, 10AM to 6PM
COMMUNITY ⦿
at Center for Wooden Boats
The Center for Wooden Boats 50th Anniversary Reunion: For 50 years, The Center for Wooden Boats has connected people to Seattle’s living maritime heritage through hands-on experiences, small boats, restoration, craftsmanship, and time spent together on Lake Union. Whether you have been part of CWB for decades or are just discovering us, we hope you will join us for a joyful anniversary evening on the waterfront.
SAT AUG 22, 5PM to 8PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron
SAT AUG 22, 4PM and 7PM — $13
‣ Tonight only: Baron Von Terror presents: In the Mouth of Madness
SAT AUG 22, 9:30 PM — $16
Featuring an on-site book exchange: Bring a book or two to gift or trade. Take a book or two home.
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Columbia Park
98118 Fest: live music, artist demos, local artisans, food trucks, kids activities, and more
SAT AUG 22, 2PM to 8PM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ at Couth Buzzard
Holly Dean: an alternative approach to classic country
SAT AUG 22, 6PM
NO COVER (donations appreciated)
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from 1st Ave & Marion St
The City & the Sound: Seattle’s Waterfront walking tour
SAT AUG 22, 10AM — $27.50
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Fremont Abbey
The Not-Creepy Gathering for People Who Want to Fall in Love
SAT AUG 22, 8PM (21+ only)
$10 to $30 (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at Hing Hay Park
Shaolin Soccer [NO LINK]
SAT AUG 22, 7:30 PM — FREE
MUSIC & ART ⦿ at King County Archives
16th Annual Off The Wall + 13th & Fir Mural Reveal Party
SAT AUG 22, NOON to 7PM — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ at Kubota Garden
Public Tour: Learn about the rich history, stunning plant life, and unique design that make this community Garden space one of a kind.
SAT AUG 22, 10AM — FREE, RSVP please
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Lake Forest Park
Shoreline Walks: Lake Ballinger / Interurban Trail Walk
SAT AUG 22, 10AM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ on Lake Union
Dock Rock: a massive paddle board party, with an incredible set featuring from local Seattle artist Kristen Marlo
SAT AUG 22, 2PM — FREE, RSVP please
(donations appreciated)
No alcohol, no drugs, and no idiots — this event is on the water.
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ on Lake Washington Blvd
Bicycle Weekend: Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed to motorized vehicles, creating safe, car-free space along the waterfront for people to walk, bike, and roll. (SAT SUN)
SAT AUG 22
STAGE ⦿ at Magnuson Park Amphitheater
Night at the Grand Opera: one-night-only performance of String and Shadow Puppet Theater’s giant puppet spectacle
SAT AUG 22, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at North Bend Theatre
‣ Oscilloscope Laboratories presents CatVideoFest 2026, a compilation of the latest and best cat videos pulled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses
SAT AUG 22, 3PM — $10
‣ a Tommy Wiseau double feature: The Room & Big Shark, with Greg Sestero in person
SAT AUG 22, 5PM doors — $15
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
‣ Unstreamable: Tekkonkinkreet: Black, a boy who seeks to bend the city to his will through strength, and White, his innocent counterpart, are two orphaned street kids living in the slums of Treasure Town. When real estate developers threaten to transform Treasure Town into a massive theme park, its very existence is put at risk. (4K Restoration)
SAT AUG 22, 4PM and 7PM — $15
‣ Three Bewildered People In The Night: Long unseen and hard to find, Gregg Araki’s debut feature film is a stunning example of low/no budget DIY filmmaking at its best.
SAT AUG 22, 4:30 and 7:30 PM — $15
COMMUNITY ⦿ from Pacific Northwest Ballet
Seattle Center: The World’s Fair & Beyond walking tour
SAT AUG 22, 10AM — $27.50
MUSIC ⦿ at Pier 62
Encanto Festival Somos Arte: dance, enjoy, feel the rhythm, vibe, sing, connect
SAT AUG 22, NOON to 10PM
(all ages) — FREE (donations appreciated)
MUSIC ⦿ at The Rabbit Box
Adrienne LaVey: Romantique: Franca-Latina mezzo-soprano Adrienne LaVey performs the most passionate French and Italian arias and art songs of the romantic era
SAT AUG 22, 6PM doors (all ages)
$24.37 (includes all fees)
For ADA accommodations, please text.
HELP ⦿ at Rainier Beach Community Center
Rainier Beach Back2School Bash: our 23rd year of giving free backpacks to students, sharing family resources, and hosting fun activities.
SAT AUG 22, NOON to 4PM — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Seattle Center Armory Hall
Festál: Black Arts Fest (SAT and SUN)
SAT AUG 22 — FREE
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Seattle Japanese Garden
Tea Ceremony: Introduction to Chanoyu
SAT AUG 22, 1PM, 2PM, and 3PM
$15, RSVP required
HELP ⦿ at SilverKite Community Arts
Community Clothing Swap
SAT AUG 22, 7PM to 9PM — $5
FLOWERS ⦿ at Sky Nursery (Shoreline)
50th Anniversary Dahlia Show (SAT and SUN)
SAT AUG 22, 10AM to 6PM — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿ in Snoqualmie
Snoqualmie Days: the annual celebration of the Snoqualmie Valley, its people, and its culture (FRI and SAT)
SAT AUG 22, 7 in the morning to EVENING
HISTORY ⦿ in Snoqualmie
Pavement and Plucky Girls: 1920s Tales from Washington’s First Highway: Join educator Teresa Andre for a series of fascinating stories that lay at the dawn of our car-obsessed culture.
SAT AUG 22, 5PM — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Sodo
MEHVA’S antique bus ride to Snoqualmie Days
SAT AUG 22, 11AM — $10
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ Paper Flowers: Based on a true story, the inspiring journey of a young man who transforms a rare cancer diagnosis into a powerful celebration of love, gratitude, purpose, and human connection.
SAT AUG 22, 3:50 PM — $13
‣ Tony: 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
SAT AUG 22, 5PM — $13
and 7:30 — $16
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
MUSIC ⦿ at Town Hall Seattle
Solstice Symphony Orchestra presents Free Spirit Summer Concert
SAT AUG 22, 7:30 PM — $15
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Improv Comedy
SAT AUG 22, 6PM, 7:30, and 9:30 PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from UW Station
Architecture tour: Concrete Ambition: The Modernist & Brutalist UW
SAT AUG 22, 10AM — $27.50
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
at Washington Park Arboretum
Arboretum Walking Tour
SAT AUG 22, 10AM — RSVP required
$20; additional tickets $15
COMEDY ⦿ at West of Lenin Theatre
How We Met: True Stories about Love
SAT AUG 22, 7PM (18+ only)
$25 to $30 (sliding scale)
SCIENCE ⦿ at West Point Treatment Plant
West Point SaTURDay Treatment Plant Tour: Ever wondered what happens after you flush?
SAT AUG 22, 10AM
(age 9+ only) FREE, RSVP please
SUNDAY AUGUST 23 🠅
STAGE ⦿ at Annex Theatre
Figure Drawing for Dummies, by Daisy Schreiber
SUN AUG 23, 2PM
$5 to $39 (sliding scale)
COMMUNITY ⦿ near Ballard Commons
Ballard Solidarity Potluck
SUN AUG 23, 1PM — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Limelight: Charlie Chaplin’s masterful drama about the twilight of a former vaudeville star is among the writer-director’s most touching films. With Claire Bloom and Buster Keaton.
SUN AUG 23, 2PM — $15
‣ René Laloux’s Gandahar: a cult classic of mind-bending science fiction
SUN AUG 23, 5PM — $15 (my review)
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Beacon Hill Library
Sunday Assembly’s Walking Series: Sunday Assembly’s mission is to help people “Live better, Help often, and Wonder more”. We strive to be radically inclusive, mindful, encouraging you to be your best self, whatever that means to you.
SUN AUG 23, 1AM — FREE, RSVP required
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Cal Anderson Park
Seattle Artisans Alley: local art, crafts, and good vibes (FRI SAT and SUN)
SUN AUG 23, 10AM to 6PM
D-I-Y ⦿ at Capitol Hill Tool Library
Intro to Woodshop: Safety and Basics
SUN AUG 23, 2:30 PM
FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron
SUN AUG 23, 4PM and 7PM — $13
‣ Andy Samberg in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
SUN AUG 23, 9:30 PM — $13
ART ⦿
at Holocaust Center for Humanity Museum
Drawn to Resist: Comics, Courage, and the Fight Against Nazism: At a time when antisemitism continues to rise, the Holocaust Center for Humanity is responding with something unexpected: comics — Jewish artists in the 1930s and 40s used the emerging medium of comics to confront Nazism, champion justice, and refuse silence.
SUN AUG 23, 10AM to 4PM
$16.18 (includes all fees)
STAGE ⦿ at Kenyon Hall
Sunday Service at the Chapel of Immaculate Bombast: a make-believe church revival, combining exquisite art, music, film, and poetry.
SUN AUG 23, 6:30 PM doors
$15 to $200 (sliding scale)
ART ⦿ at Kubota Garden
Stone Sculpture Exhibit: experience the works and artists of Northwest Stone Sculptors Association within a garden where stone is a major element in its design.
SUN AUG 23, 10AM to 6PM — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ on Lake Washington Blvd
Bicycle Weekend: Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed to motorized vehicles, creating safe, car-free space along the waterfront for people to walk, bike, and roll. (SAT SUN)
SUN AUG 23
FILM ⦿ at North Bend Theatre
Oscilloscope Laboratories presents CatVideoFest 2026, a compilation of the latest and best cat videos pulled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses
SUN AUG 23, 3PM — $10
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
‣ Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin: “a helter-skelter ride of the soul, an unblinking, white-knuckle crash landing into the mushy mysteries of the subconscious”
SUN AUG 23, 4PM and 7PM — $15
‣ Three Bewildered People In The Night: Long unseen and hard to find, Gregg Araki’s debut feature film is a stunning example of low/no budget DIY filmmaking at its best.
SUN AUG 23, 4:30 and 7:30 PM — $15
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ at Paradise Valley
Women’s Gentle Hike (with guided breathwork)
SUN AUG 23, 10:30 AM
FREE, RSVP please
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Pier 62
SOUK Seattle: a free, family-friendly pop-up market celebrating SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) and Arab cultures through art, community, music, and creativity.
SUN AUG 23, NOON — FREE
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Seattle Center Armory Hall
Festál: Black Arts Fest (SAT and SUN)
SUN AUG 23 — FREE
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Film Center
‣ National Theatre Live present Les Liaisons Dangereuses
SUN AUG 23, 2PM — $25
‣ Batman: The Movie (1966), preceded by 16mm showings of a couple of the Caped Crusader’s early adventures, straight from the vaults of the Sprocket Society
SUN AUG 23, 7PM — $16
FLOWERS ⦿ at Sky Nursery (Shoreline)
50th Anniversary Dahlia Show (SAT and SUN)
SUN AUG 23, 9AM to 4PM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿
at Soos Creek Botanical Garden (Auburn)
Strings in the Garden, with the String Quartet from the Auburn Symphony
SUN AUG 23, 2PM
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ Paper Flowers: Based on a true story, the inspiring journey of a young man who transforms a rare cancer diagnosis into a powerful celebration of love, gratitude, purpose, and human connection.
SUN AUG 23, 4PM — $16
‣ Tony: 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
SUN AUG 23, 1:50 PM — $13
and 4:10 — $16
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Improv Comedy
SUN AUG 23, 7:30 PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
COMEDY ⦿ at Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar
Dollbrick Improv
SUN AUG 23, 7PM
HISTORY ⦿
at Washington Pioneer Hall Museum
Open History House
SUN AUG 23, 1PM to 4PM
FREE, RSVP please
MONDAY AUGUST 24 🠅
STAGE ⦿ at Annex Theatre
Figure Drawing for Dummies, by Daisy Schreiber
MON AUG 24, 7:30 PM
$5 to $39 (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Limelight: Charlie Chaplin’s masterful drama about the twilight of a former vaudeville star is among the writer-director’s most touching films. With Claire Bloom and Buster Keaton.
MON AUG 24, 4:30 PM — $15
‣ René Laloux’s Gandahar: a cult classic of mind-bending science fiction
MON AUG 24, 7:30 PM — $15 (my review)
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron
MON AUG 24, 4PM — $10
and 7PM — $13
‣ Andy Samberg in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
MON AUG 24, 9:30 PM — $13
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
Grand Illusion presents Visitor Q: A deeply dysfunctional family is pushed to the brink when a mysterious stranger enters their home, unleashing long-suppressed tensions and laying bare their most disturbing taboos.
MON AUG 24, 7:30 PM — $12
FILM ⦿ at Seattle Open Arts Place
Cinema Club: James Cagney in The Public Enemy (1931), followed by discussion
MON AUG 24, 7PM (my review)
FREE (donations appreciated)
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Film Center
National Theatre Live presents Les Liaisons Dangereuses
MON AUG 24, 6:30 PM — $25
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ Tony: 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
MON AUG 24, 5PM and 7:30 — $13
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
LITERATURE ⦿
at 3rd Place Books Seward Park
Seattle chef and food justice advocate Nurhaliza Mohamath discusses her new cookbook, ‘My Cham Tongue: A Taste of an Ancient Kingdom Through Family Recipes’
MON AUG 24, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
TUESDAY AUGUST 25 🠅
FILM ⦿ at Asylum Collective
Asylum’s Fucked Up Movie Club
TUE AUG 25, 6:30 PM
(21+ only) — FREE, RSVP please
Venue is not wheelchair-accessible.
DANCE ⦿ at Ballard Commons Park
Dancing ’til Dusk: free dance lesson, then dance to Louisiana Night w/ DJ Sean “Gator Boy” Donovan
TUE AUG 25, 6PM to 9PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
René Laloux’s Gandahar: a cult classic of mind-bending science fiction
TUE AUG 25, 4:30 PM — $15 (my review)
‣ Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin: “a helter-skelter ride of the soul, an unblinking, white-knuckle crash landing into the mushy mysteries of the subconscious”
TUE AUG 25, 7:30 PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron
TUE AUG 25, 4PM — $10
and 7PM — $13
‣ Andy Samberg in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
TUE AUG 25, 9:30 PM — $13
LITERATURE ⦿ at Elliott Bay Book Company
Devyn Defoe discusses her debut novel, Burnside, a Lynchian, absurdist novel about two disaffected young women and the local homeless man they become obsessed with.
TUE AUG 25, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
from Lake Forest Park Elementary
Shoreline Walks: Horizon View Park Walk
TUE AUG 25, 10AM — FREE
HISTORY ⦿ from Lake Union Park
Tugboat Tuesday: Eat, drink and be merry aboard the Arthur Foss, the oldest tugboat still afloat in America (maybe the world).
TUE AUG 25, 5:30 PM — $38
FILM ⦿ at Langston
Scope Screenings: discover incredible independent short films, celebrate local artists, and create unforgettable nights at the movies IRL
TUE AUG 25, 7PM — $22
MUSIC ⦿ at Madrona Playfield
Madrona Music in the Playfield: Frames in Motion
TUE AUG 25, 6PM to 8PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
‣ LezzTalkAboutIt presents Bottoms: Two girls start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders.
TUE AUG 25, 7PM — $12
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Film Center
National Theatre Live presents Les Liaisons Dangereuses
TUE AUG 25, 6:30 PM — $25
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Cinema Downtown
Grand Illusion presents Apocalypse Now: Francis Ford Coppola’s American classic, back on the big screen for one night only. (final cut; 3 hours, 3 minutes)
TUE AUG 25, 7PM — $12
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
at Stimson-Green Mansion
Public Tour of the Mansion
TUE AUG 25, 3PM — $10
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ Tony: 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
TUE AUG 25, 5PM and 7:30 — $13
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 26 🠅
D-I-Y ⦿ at Actualize Gallery
Figure Drawing Workshop Series
Designed for artists of all experience levels, these sessions offer an opportunity to strengthen observational drawing skills, experiment with mark-making, and create in a supportive community environment. The evening will feature a live figure model.
WED AUG 26, 6PM
$15 to $25 (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at Ballard Commons Park
Despicable Me [NO LINK]
WED AUG 26, 7:30 PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ René Laloux’s Gandahar: a cult classic of mind-bending science fiction
WED AUG 26, 4:30 PM — $15 (my review)
‣ Crocodile Dose: Ah, the most timeless struggles of youth: acquiring drugs and being obsessed with your ex in a very uncool way.
WED AUG 26, 7:30 PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron
WED AUG 26, 4PM — $10
‣ Grand Illusion presents Hundreds of Beavers
WED AUG 26, 7PM — $13
‣ Andy Samberg in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
WED AUG 26, 9:30 PM — $13
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Cherry St & 1st Ave
6 Women: A Seattle History Tour: A Native Princess, a Gay Icon, a Swindler, a Zealot, a Madame, and a Mayor
WED AUG 26, 11AM — $30
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ at First Hill Park
First Hill Fidos: annual neighborhood dog show
WED AUG 26, 6PM — FREE
FILM ⦿ at Majestic Bay Theatres
Snakes on a Plane
WED AUG 26, 7PM
$15.50 (includes all fees)
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
Todd Solondz’ Welcome to the Dollhouse: painfully awkward seventh-grader Dawn Wiener copes with absent parents, siblings who draw out her biggest insecurities, and classmates who make her daily school life a living nightmare.
WED AUG 26, 7:30 PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Cinema Uptown
Cold War Summer: GoldenEye (35mm)
WED AUG 26, 7PM — $18
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Film Center
Grand Illusion presents Gypsy 83: Sandusky, Ohio is Hell on Earth for goth misfits and Stevie Nicks superfans Gypsy Vale (Sara Rue) and her younger, queer protégée Clive Webb (Birkett Turton). When they discover a New York City club is hosting a “Night of 1000 Stevies”, the pair hit the road with high hopes that Gypsy will be able to perform. (Director’s cut; new 4K restoration)
WED AUG 26, 7PM — $12
D-I-Y ⦿ at Skyway Library
Garden Hotline Presents: Microgreens for Space-Limited Gardeners
WED AUG 26, 6:30 PM — FREE, RSVP please
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
at Soos Creek Botanical Garden (Auburn)
Yoga in the Garden
WED AUG 26, 8:45 in the morning — $10
Dress in loose fitting clothing and bring a Yoga mat and large towel.
DANCE ⦿ at South Park Hall
Swing It Wednesday: swing lesson & dance with the Jonathan Doyle Trio
WED AUG 26, 8:15 PM (18+ only)
$15 and up (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
Tonight only: ‣ Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups: As Portuguese rule crumbles in Goa, Raya rises through betrayal and bloodshed to claim the city’s underworld, only to learn that power always demands a price.
WED AUG 26, 6:30 PM — $13
‣ Tony: 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
WED AUG 26, 5PM and 7:30 — $13
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
LITERATURE ⦿ at Town Hall Seattle
Cascade of Life: An Artist’s Seasonal Guide to the Wild Northwest, with author and illustrator Emily Poole, and Mountaineers Books Editor-in-Chief Kate Rogers
WED AUG 26, 7:30 PM
$10 to $35 (sliding scale)
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Two Kick Cafe
LezzTalkAboutIt’s lesbian/queer Car & Motorcycle Meet-Up
WED AUG 26, 5PM to 7PM
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Improv Comedy
WED AUG 26, 7PM
$11.55 (includes all fees)
and 8PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
OUT & ABOUT & ART ⦿
at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
Bat Walk and Watercolor Class
WED AUG 26, 6PM — FREE, RSVP please
THURSDAY AUGUST 27 🠅
STAGE ⦿ at Annex Theatre
Figure Drawing for Dummies, by Daisy Schreiber
THU AUG 27, 7:30 PM
$5 to $39 (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin: “a helter-skelter ride of the soul, an unblinking, white-knuckle crash landing into the mushy mysteries of the subconscious”
THU AUG 27, 4:30 PM — $15
FILM ⦿ at Central Cinema
‣ Two hours of Cartoon Happy Hour
THU AUG 27, 5PM — NO COVER
‣ Little Shop of Horrors, with live shadow cast
THU AUG 27, 8PM — $17
FILM ⦿ at Central Library
Join United Indians of All Tribes Foundation and the Green Seattle Partnership for a screening of ‘The Teaching of the Tree People’
THU AUG 27, 6PM
FREE, RSVP required
From experience, bring a seat cushion.
LITERATURE ⦿ at Charlie’s Queer Books
Kat Hillis and Rosiee Thor discuss their new book ‘Summer Coven’, a summertime sequel to their vampire mystery ‘Dead & Breakfast’.
THU AUG 27, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at Crossroads Park (Bellevue)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with pre-film entertainment
THU AUG 27, 7PM — FREE
STAGE ⦿ at Fremont Abbey
About Last Night: Dating Disaster Stories Seattle
THU AUG 27, 8PM (21+ only)
$23.10 (includes all fees)
LITERATURE ⦿ at Hugo House
Industry Talks Series: Traditional Publishing IS Possible: A Cheat Sheet
THU AUG 27, 6:30 PM — $5
STAGE ⦿ at Jules Maes Saloon
Bar Stories Live on Stage
THU AUG 27, 7PM
NO COVER, please RSVP
SCIENCE ⦿ at Lakewood Playground
Seattle Astronomical Society’s Lakewood Star Party
THU AUG 27, 6:30 PM — FREE, RSVP please
HAPPY HOUR ⦿ at MOHAI
Summer Nights on the Terrace
THU AUG 27, 4PM to 8PM
$16 (includes museum admission)
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
Todd Solondz’ Welcome to the Dollhouse: painfully awkward seventh-grader Dawn Wiener copes with absent parents, siblings who draw out her biggest insecurities, and classmates who make her daily school life a living nightmare.
THU AUG 27, 7:30 PM — $15
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Occidental Park
Uncovering the History of Seattle’s Central Waterfront walking tour
THU AUG 27, 5:30 PM
FREE, RSVP please
MUSIC ⦿ at Othello Park
Latin Music Across Cultures
THU AUG 27, 5PM to 8PM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ at Pier 58
206 Zulu’s 15th Annual Beat Masters Competition: a head-to-head hip-hop tournament
THU AUG 27, 6PM to 8PM
(all ages) — FREE, RSVP please
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Quality Flea Center
Open Flea Community Night: arts, crafts, skating, silliness and general hanging out in Capitol Hill’s largest living room.
THU AUG 27, 6PM to 10PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
STAGE ⦿ at ReAct Studios
Double feature: one-act adaptations of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray
THU AUG 27, 7:30 PM
$35 and up (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at SIFF Film Center
Grand Illusion presents Gypsy 83: Sandusky, Ohio is Hell on Earth for goth misfits and Stevie Nicks superfans Gypsy Vale (Sara Rue) and her younger, queer protégée Clive Webb (Birkett Turton). When they discover a New York City club is hosting a “Night of 1000 Stevies”, the pair hit the road with high hopes that Gypsy will be able to perform. (Director’s cut; new 4K restoration)
THU AUG 27, 7PM — $12
MUSIC ⦿
at Soul Food Coffee House (Redmond)
Open Jazz Night
THU AUG 27, 6PM to 8PM — NO COVER
DANCE ⦿ at South Lake Union Park
Dancing ’til Dusk: free dance lesson, then dance to The Weather Birds
THU AUG 27, 6PM to 9:30 PM — FREE
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Stimson-Green Mansion
Silent Reading Night & Local Artist Pop-Up Shop
THU AUG 27, 7PM — $10
FILM ⦿ at Tasveer Film Center
‣ Tony: 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
THU AUG 27, 5PM and 7:30 — $13
Venue does not accept cash.
Some screenings are not wheelchair-accessible.
LITERATURE ⦿ at Town Hall Seattle
Wanda J. Herndon discusses her memoir, ‘Working Class to Breaking Glass: One Woman’s Fight to Belong and to Lead’
THU AUG 27, 7:30 PM
$10 to $35 (sliding scale)
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Loose Cannons: Seattle improv at its most unpredictable
THU AUG 27, 8PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
MUSIC ⦿ at Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar
Middle Names, Max Field, and Luke Hogfoss: indie music with quiet voices and electric guitars
THU AUG 27, 7PM
$10 to $20 (sliding scale)
COMEDY ⦿ at West of Lenin Theatre
IndieProv brings four local improv teams together for one night at West of Lenin Theatre, showcasing the range, creativity, and weird little sparks happening across Seattle’s independent improv scene.
THU AUG 27, 7:30 PM
$30 and less (sliding scale)
FRIDAY AUGUST 28 🠅
STAGE ⦿ at Annex Theatre
Figure Drawing for Dummies, by Daisy Schreiber
FRI AUG 28, 7:30 PM
$5 to $39 (sliding scale)
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Crocodile Dose: Ah, the most timeless struggles of youth: acquiring drugs and being obsessed with your ex in a very uncool way.
FRI AUG 28, 7PM — $15
FILM ⦿ in Bellingham
The Sprocket Society presents Sunset Flicks 2026: silent films outdoors, with live music by the Bellingham Symphony Orchestra
FRI AUG 28, 7PM — FREE
EVENT ⦿ at C & P Coffee
Mad Cutaways: local indie rock
FRI AUG 28, 6PM
NO COVER (donations appreciated)
MUSIC ⦿ at Cal Anderson Park
Swan’s Birthday Show, with Hate Knife, illegible, Someone’s Daughter, and Gender Envy
FRI AUG 28, 7:30 PM
FREE (donations appreciated)
No punk time. I’m so serious, don’t be late or you’ll miss it.
MUSIC ⦿ at Couth Buzzard
Jazzpur
FRI AUG 28, 6PM
NO COVER (donations appreciated)
FILM ⦿ at Freeway Park
Beetlejuice [NO LINK]
FRI AUG 28, 7:30 PM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ at Good Shepherd Center
Tad Doyle will be performing solo with some of his most recent film score works, like ‘Cara’ the film. This will be his second live performance since 2006. Expect the unexpected. Also on the bill is guitarist Anemochore (aka Dan Blossom), performing everything from abstract ambient to beats in many genres.
FRI AUG 28, 8PM
$10 to $20 (sliding scale) at the door
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Langston Hughes Institute
Seattle Black Nerd Festival 2026 (FRI SAT and SUN)
FRI AUG 28 — FREE, RSVP please
FESTIVAL ⦿
at Magnuson Park Hangar 30
Seattle Creative Makers Market (FRI SAT and SUN)
FRI AUG 28, 10AM to 7PM
FREE, RSVP please
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
‣ Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin: “a helter-skelter ride of the soul, an unblinking, white-knuckle crash landing into the mushy mysteries of the subconscious”
FRI AUG 28, 7PM — $15
‣ Three Bewildered People In The Night: Long unseen and hard to find, Gregg Araki’s debut feature film is a stunning example of low/no budget DIY filmmaking at its best.
FRI AUG 28, 7:30 PM — $15
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Pike Place Market
The Night Shift: After-Hours Arts & Music
FRI AUG 28, 3PM to LATE — FREE
COMEDY & MAGIC ⦿
at The Rabbit Box
Jack Grady: Ass Magic Live
FRI AUG 28, 6PM doors (21+ only)
$18.96 (includes all fees)
For ADA accommodations, please text.
STAGE ⦿ at ReAct Studios
Double feature: one-act adaptations of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray
FRI AUG 28, 7:30 PM
$24 and up (sliding scale)
FESTIVAL ⦿
at Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion
Panda Fest (FRI SAT and SUN)
FRI AUG 28, 4PM to 10PM — $14
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
from Seattle Convention Center
Hidden Spaces/Public Places: walking tour across downtown’s public parks, plazas and open space
FRI AUG 28, 10AM — $27.50
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Improv Comedy
FRI AUG 28, 6PM, 7:30, and 9:30 PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
DANCE ⦿ at Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar
Sacrificial Sapphics: a sapphic-centered end of summer dance party
FRI AUG 28, 8PM to LATE
MUSIC ⦿ at Westlake Park
206 Zulu’s 15th Annual Beat Masters Competition: a head-to-head hip-hop tournament
FRI AUG 28, 5PM to 8PM
(all ages) — FREE
SATURDAY AUGUST 29 🠅
STAGE ⦿ at Annex Theatre
Figure Drawing for Dummies, by Daisy Schreiber
SAT AUG 29, 7:30 PM
$5 to $39 (sliding scale)
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ from Chittenden Locks
Salmon story
SAT AUG 29, 11AM
More details coming soon.
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Common Objects
Sustainable Seattle Re-launch Party: Initially we were going to close The Hub after the pilot phase, but Common Objects wants to keep it going! So we are currently setting the store up for long-term success… So come check out the new space, as well as our new photobooth! Come wearing your favorite outfit, as we’ll be using our photobooth to showcase your personal style!
SAT AUG 29, 4PM to 7PM
FREE, RSVP please
STAGE ⦿ at Common Objects
New Play Reading: ‘Subject’ is an anti-rom com studying Palestinian American identity, dehumanization, and power. Tara’s near Puget Sound for the first time since college, and someone with a familiar face remembered her name. That someone is Vic, who, despite being dead set on winning a local photography contest with his dad’s old camera, has no clue where to begin. And they’re both gonna be okay.
SAT AUG 29, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
MUSIC ⦿ at Couth Buzzard
Jim Page & Grant Dermody
SAT AUG 29, 7PM
NO COVER (donations appreciated)
COMMUNITY ⦿ in Crown Hill
Crown Hill Village Free-For-All Buy Nothing Day
SAT AUG 29, 10AM to 2PM — FREE
MUSIC ⦿ at Easy Street Records
Land of Wolves record release party
SAT AUG 29, 7PM (all ages) — FREE
SCIENCE ⦿ at Lewis Creek Park (Bellevue)
International Bat Night: “Experience the park during twilight hours when nocturnal wildlife begins to stir. Participants learn about bats, their role in the ecosystem and how people can help protect them.”
SAT AUG 29, 7:30 PM
FREE, RSVP required
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Linda’s Tavern
Linda’s Fest: Oh fuck yes
SAT AUG 29, 4PM — NO COVER
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ on Lake Washington Blvd
Bicycle Weekend: Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed to motorized vehicles, creating safe, car-free space along the waterfront for people to walk, bike, and roll. (SAT SUN)
SAT AUG 29
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Langston Hughes Institute
Seattle Black Nerd Festival 2026 (FRI SAT and SUN)
SAT AUG 29 — FREE, RSVP please
MUSIC ⦿
at Mr B’s Meadery (White Center)
Motel Void and Royal Hair (White Center local bands)
SAT AUG 29, 7PM — NO COVER
FESTIVAL ⦿
at Magnuson Park Hangar 30
Seattle Creative Makers Market (FRI SAT and SUN)
SAT AUG 29, 10AM to 7PM
FREE, RSVP please
COMMUNITY ⦿ from Northeast Library
Mid Century Delights: NW Contemporary comes to Ravenna/Bryant
SAT AUG 29, 10AM — $27.50
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
‣ Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin: “a helter-skelter ride of the soul, an unblinking, white-knuckle crash landing into the mushy mysteries of the subconscious”
SAT AUG 29, 4PM and 7PM — $15
‣ Three Bewildered People In The Night: Long unseen and hard to find, Gregg Araki’s debut feature film is a stunning example of low/no budget DIY filmmaking at its best.
SAT AUG 29, 4:30 and 7:30 PM — $15
LITERATURE ⦿ at Open Books
Reading with Valerie Hsiung, Cedar Sigo, Stefania Heim, Carolina Ebeid & Jeffrey Pethybridge
SAT AUG 29, 7PM — FREE
Masks are required for this event.
COMEDY & MAGIC ⦿
at The Rabbit Box
Jack Grady: Ass Magic Live
FRI AUG 29, 6PM doors (21+ only)
$18.96 (includes all fees)
For ADA accommodations, please text.
STAGE ⦿ at ReAct Studios
Double feature: one-act adaptations of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray
SAT AUG 29, 7:30 PM
$24 and up (sliding scale)
FESTIVAL ⦿
at Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion
Panda Fest (FRI SAT and SUN)
SAT AUG 29, 10AM to 10PM — $16
FESTIVAL ⦿
at Seattle Center Mural Amphitheater
35th Anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence: a full day of culture, community, and celebration of Ukrainian traditions, live performances, authentic food, and connections with the local Ukrainian community.
SAT AUG 29, NOON to 10PM — FREE
COMEDY ⦿ at Unexpected Productions
Improv Comedy
SAT AUG 29, 6PM, 7:30, and 9:30 PM
$16.95 (includes all fees)
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Waterfront Park
Waterfront Block Party 2026: live music, dance, food trucks and family-friendly activities at Pier 62, Salish Steps, Pier 58 and neighboring waterfront businesses.
SAT AUG 29, 1PM to 8PM
FREE, RSVP please
OUT & ABOUT ⦿
from West Queen Anne School (condos)
Queen Anne: Evolution of an Urban Neighborhood
SAT AUG 29, 10AM — $27.50
SUNDAY AUGUST 30 🠅
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Charlie Chaplin’s A King In New York: Chaplin, directing himself in his last starring role, lets fly with anarchic humor and political outrage
SUN AUG 30, 2PM — $15
Today only: ‣ Colossal Youth: a tale of derelict, dispossessed people living in the past and present at the same time, filmed by director Pedro Costa with empathy and startling radiance
SUN AUG 30, 5PM — $15
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ at Center for Wooden Boats
Sunday Public Sail – sprit boats, steamboats, electric boats, schooners, ketches, yawls, and yachts
SUN AUG 30 — FREE
1PM registration (“come early”)
HELP ⦿ at Common Objects
Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral Ensemble’s bi-annual clothing swap
SUN AUG 30, 1PM to 4PM — FREE
DANCE ⦿ at Golden Gardens Bathhouse
Dancing ’til Dusk: free dance lesson, then dance to Lilli Ann Carey & Friends
SUN AUG 30, 6PM to 9PM — FREE
This is a Ball Blanc; dress code: white.
ART ⦿ at Highline Heritage Museum
Zentangle Art Class, with Meg Steele
SUN AUG 30, 2PM — FREE
ART ⦿
at Holocaust Center for Humanity Museum
Drawn to Resist: Comics, Courage, and the Fight Against Nazism: At a time when antisemitism continues to rise, the Holocaust Center for Humanity is responding with something unexpected: comics — Jewish artists in the 1930s and 40s used the emerging medium of comics to confront Nazism, champion justice, and refuse silence.
SUN AUG 30, 10AM to 4PM
$16.18 (includes all fees)
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Kubota Garden
Summer Thunder: Taiko in the Garden
SUN AUG 30, NOON to 3PM — FREE
OUT & ABOUT ⦿ on Lake Washington Blvd
Bicycle Weekend: Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed to motorized vehicles, creating safe, car-free space along the waterfront for people to walk, bike, and roll. (SAT SUN)
SUN AUG 30
FESTIVAL ⦿ at Langston Hughes Institute
Seattle Black Nerd Festival 2026 (FRI SAT and SUN)
SUN AUG 30 — FREE, RSVP please
COMEDY ⦿
at Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park
Compliment Fest: An Improvised Improv Festival
SUN AUG 30, 1PM to 5PM
FREE, RSVP please (donations appreciated)
FESTIVAL ⦿
at Magnuson Park Hangar 30
Seattle Creative Makers Market (FRI SAT and SUN)
SUN AUG 30, 10AM to 7PM
FREE, RSVP please
MUSIC ⦿ at Maple Leaf Park
North Seattle Summer Band: Pop-Up Pops Concert
SUN AUG 30, NOON — FREE
FILM ⦿ at NW Film Forum
‣ Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin: “a helter-skelter ride of the soul, an unblinking, white-knuckle crash landing into the mushy mysteries of the subconscious”
SUN AUG 30, 3:30 and 7PM — $15
‣ Three Bewildered People In The Night: Long unseen and hard to find, Gregg Araki’s debut feature film is a stunning example of low/no budget DIY filmmaking at its best.
SUN AUG 30, 7:30 PM — $15
FESTIVAL ⦿
near Parkwood Elementary (Shoreline)
Wallingford Avenue Block Party
SUN AUG 30, 3PM to 6PM
FREE, RSVP please
STAGE ⦿ at ReAct Studios
Double feature: one-act adaptations of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray
SUN AUG 30, 2PM
$24 and up (sliding scale)
FESTIVAL ⦿
at Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion
Panda Fest (FRI SAT and SUN)
SUN AUG 30, 10AM to 8PM — $14
COMMUNITY ⦿ at Seattle Japanese Garden
Tea Ceremony: Introduction to Chanoyu
SUN AUG 30, 1PM, 2PM, and 3PM
$15, RSVP required
MONDAY AUGUST 31 🠅
FILM ⦿ at Beacon Cinema
‣ Charlie Chaplin’s A King In New York: Chaplin, directing himself in his last starring role, lets fly with anarchic humor and political outrage
MON AUG 31, 4:30 PM — $15
LITERATURE ⦿ at Elliott Bay Book Company
Isabella Von Ghoul, Lisa Van Dam-Bates, and Maggie Block launch Hallow’s Eve Zine, from Hinton Publishing. An homage to the original 1986 Japanese magazine Halloween, Hallow’s Eve is a biannual femme created arts publication showcasing real life horror and the macabre through the lens of the dark feminine.
MON AUG 31, 7PM — FREE, RSVP please
STAGE ⦿ at ReAct Studios
Double feature: one-act adaptations of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray
MON AUG 31, 7:30 PM
$24 and up (sliding scale)
More events are added, soon as I’m aware.
Please let me know of anything that’s not listed!
Email: thatguy@seattlesoon.com.
