Northwest Folklife Festival

Seattle Center 305 Harrison St., Seattle

The annual Northwest Folklife Festival is a community-powered celebration of the arts, culture, and heritage that make up the brilliant cultural tapestry of the greater Pacific Northwest. Prior to 2020, over 6,000 artists and culture-bearers brought cultural expressions to audiences across 25 stages alongside 200 food and craft vendors and 500 volunteers annually.  Free :…

Free

Tết in Seattle

Seattle Center 305 Harrison St., Seattle

Come celebrate Seattle's Largest Annual Tết festival! We are happy to finally be coming back with more of your favorite vendors, performances, and festivities. We will have special live performances, Lion Dances, local food vendors, art exhibits, a fashion show, hands-on activities for the kids, and family-oriented events for all to enjoy. We are proud…

Free

New Year’s Eve Seattle Center 

Seattle Center 305 Harrison St., Seattle

Pop by the Armory and hear the soulful sounds of premier Northwest band Groove Nation. At 10pm, head out to International Fountain for a Fountain of Light show featuring DJ Supreme La Rock. Just before midnight, find your spot outside to view New Year’s at the Needle, the Space Needle’s drone and pyrotechnic extravaganza. The…

Free

Event Series The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival

The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival

Seattle Center 305 Harrison St., Seattle

We invite you to join us at the Seattle Center, where 80+ pumpkin and seasonal beers (plus a couple of surprises) from near and far will be poured, including twenty or so from Elysian Brewing’s pumpkin-crazed brewers. Beyond the beers, you can expect a costume contest, music, local food trucks, a pumpkin carving station, a…

$5 – $50
Event Series The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival

The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival

Seattle Center 305 Harrison St., Seattle

We invite you to join us at the Seattle Center, where 80+ pumpkin and seasonal beers (plus a couple of surprises) from near and far will be poured, including twenty or so from Elysian Brewing’s pumpkin-crazed brewers. Beyond the beers, you can expect a costume contest, music, local food trucks, a pumpkin carving station, a…

$5 – $50

15th Annual Seattle Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival 

Seattle Center 305 Harrison St., Seattle

​​The Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival serves to promote and perpetuate the Hawaiian culture in the Pacific Northwest by enriching and strengthening the community and celebrating the arts and culture of Hawai'i. This free, family-oriented cultural event is a great opportunity for the community to experience Hawai'i right here in the Pacific Northwest.  

Free

Bumbershoot 50th Anniversary Arts & Music Festival

Seattle Center 305 Harrison St., Seattle

Bumbershoot recognizes the great diversity held within our creativity community and serves to amplify and honor the artists that call the Pacific Northwest home. We’re celebrating what it means to be an ARTIST. Artists shift perspectives, awaken curiosity and, in our shared passion for visual arts, performance, and music, help us realize we are all…

$75 – $125

KEXP presents: El Sonido Live

Seattle Center 305 Harrison St., Seattle

Join KEXP for El Sonido Live, celebrating Ibero-American music and community with performances from Rubio, Pahua, Usted Señalemelo, and Carolina Durante. A cultural gathering with artists from Chile, Mexico, Spain and Argentina, selected by the team of El Sonido - the first Spanish-language podcast from leading public broadcaster KEXP - will celebrate the rich diversity…

Free

Bite of Seattle

Seattle Center 305 Harrison St., Seattle

Buy tastes from 100+ vendors, experience cooking demos, a beer & spirits garden, and live music. 50+ MUSIC PERFORMANCES SIR MIX-A-LOT POLYRHYTHMICS Free entry and VIP tickets $60-$75  July 21, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. July 22, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. July 23, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Free

Event Series 52nd Annual Northwest Folklife Festival

52nd Annual Northwest Folklife Festival

Seattle Center 305 Harrison St., Seattle

"Come to the Festival to discover a wide variety of music, dance, arts, food, traditions, and heritage that thrive in our region. At the Festival you are likely to hear new kinds of music and discover a variety of food, try out a new type of dance, and experience fresh perspectives on the cultures in…

$20
Event Series 52nd Annual Northwest Folklife Festival

52nd Annual Northwest Folklife Festival

Seattle Center 305 Harrison St., Seattle

"Come to the Festival to discover a wide variety of music, dance, arts, food, traditions, and heritage that thrive in our region. At the Festival you are likely to hear new kinds of music and discover a variety of food, try out a new type of dance, and experience fresh perspectives on the cultures in…

$20
Event Series 52nd Annual Northwest Folklife Festival

52nd Annual Northwest Folklife Festival

Seattle Center 305 Harrison St., Seattle

"Come to the Festival to discover a wide variety of music, dance, arts, food, traditions, and heritage that thrive in our region. At the Festival you are likely to hear new kinds of music and discover a variety of food, try out a new type of dance, and experience fresh perspectives on the cultures in…

$20