The week of August 15 promises to be a true celebration of music, art, and summer traditions in Seattle and the surrounding area. The city and neighboring communities will come alive with concerts, outdoor theater productions, food festivals, and cultural fairs—from a Grateful Dead tribute show and a Pretty Reckless performance to BrasilFest, Festival Sundiata, and the Encanto Music Festival. Spectacle lovers can look forward to Harry Potter-themed drone shows, a tattoo convention, a Renaissance faire, a circus, and a NASCAR race, while sports fans can attend games featuring the Mariners, Seahawks, Sounders, and Seattle Storm. The schedule also includes wine walks, movies in the parks, sailing excursions, blooming sunflowers, architectural tours, and chamber concerts at the Olympic Music Festival. Details and the latest schedule are collected in Events12’s Seattle event calendar: https://www.events12.com/seattle/
Events in Seattle and the Surrounding Area: August 15–22, 2026
| Date | Location | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 | Remlinger Farms, Carnation | Grateful Dead tribute concert outdoors. | Website, tickets |
| Aug. 15 | Moore Theatre, Belltown | Pretty Reckless concert. | — |
| Aug. 15 | Various parks in and around Seattle | Shakespeare in the Park: Coriolanus or The Winter’s Tale; smaller parks will host abridged versions of other plays. | Website, schedule |
| Aug. 15 | Phinney Ridge, Seattle | Neighborhood arts festival with music and performances at approximately 30 local venues. | Website, venue map |
| Aug. 15 | Columbia City, Seattle | Night market with food trucks, handmade goods, live music, and a beer garden. | Website |
| Aug. 15 | Marymoor Park, Redmond | Show featuring 1,200 drones inspired by the Harry Potter films. | Website and tickets, video |
| Aug. 15 | Marymoor Park, Redmond | Chomp!—a local food festival with farmers, chefs, cooking demonstrations, music, and a marching-band parade. | Website, parade |
| Aug. 15 | Shoreline | Family festival with music, children’s theater, ponies, activities, food, and a beer garden. | Website |
| Aug. 15 | Mountlake Terrace | Get Sauced—hot-sauce festival with food vendors, music, contests, and family entertainment. | Website |
| Aug. 15 | Lynnwood | Hawaiian festival with music, dancing, food, handmade goods, and a Hawaiian-shirt contest. | Website, photos |
| Aug. 15 | Kent | Cajun & Creole Fest featuring Zydeco and Cajun music, themed food and drinks, and children’s activities. | Website, photos |
| Aug. 15 | Snohomish | Street fair, craft market, beer garden, children’s area, and concerts by grunge, punk, and indie bands. | Website, tickets |
| Aug. 15 | Evergreen Speedway, Monroe | Summer Showdown: a 200-lap NASCAR race with a $30,000 purse. | Website |
| Aug. 15 | Sumner | Sip Sumner wine walk with wine, beer, and cider tastings at downtown shops. | Website, tickets |
| Aug. 15 | Fort Steilacoom Park, Lakewood | Summer festival with vendor booths, food trucks, an international stage, circus, motocross, and a fire show. | Website, schedule |
| Aug. 15 | Pier 62, Seattle | Korean expo and festival with food, merchandise, and dance performances. | Website |
| Aug. 15–16 | Seattle Center | Seattle Tattoo Convention: 250 artists, contests, exhibitions, music, karaoke, and burlesque. | Website, schedule |
| Aug. 15–16 | Lake Union Park, Seattle | Seattle Design Festival with art installations, performances, and interactive design events. | Website, program |
| Aug. 15–16 | Issaquah | Aire Craft Festival with aerial performances, films, music, workshops, and a parade. | Website, schedule |
| Aug. 15–16 | Suquamish | Chief Seattle Days: memorial service, parade, salmon feast, dancing, canoe races, and athletic tournaments. | Website, schedule |
| Aug. 15–16 | The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge | Boeing Classic professional golf tournament with a $2 million purse. | Website, schedule |
| Aug. 15–16 | Everett | Fresh Paint—outdoor art festival with 100 artists, music, food, and glassblowing demonstrations. | Website |
| Aug. 15–16 | Snohomish | Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire with knights, jesters, crafts, food, performances, and evening programs. | Website, evening events |
| Aug. 15–16 | Langley, Whidbey Island | Little Big Fest—music festival with art, food, family and wellness areas, a dance party, and workshops. | Website, photos |
| Aug. 15–16 | Darrington | Rock the Mountain festival with live music, dancing, and craft activities at the foot of Whitehorse Mountain. | Website, tickets |
| Aug. 15–16 | Seattle Center and other venues | Free concerts in Seattle, Bellevue, Arlington, Edmonds, Olympia, and other regional cities. | — |
| Aug. 15–21 | Various venues | Live theater: Artists Doing, Complemento, Freak the Mighty, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and other productions. | — |
| Aug. 15–22 | Various farms in the region | Sunflower season with photo opportunities, wagon rides, and children’s activities. | — |
| Aug. 15–22 | Lumen Field, Seattle | Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Sounders home games throughout the week. | Seahawks, Seahawks tickets, Sounders, Sounders tickets |
| Aug. 15–22 | T-Mobile Park, Seattle | Seattle Mariners home games against the Chicago Cubs; the schedule also includes series against the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies. | Schedule, tickets |
| Aug. 15–22 | Seattle, Bellevue, Issaquah | Trailhead Direct bus service to hiking trails in the Issaquah Alps and around Mount Si. | Website |
| Aug. 15–22 | Wheeler Theater, Port Townsend | Olympic Music Festival—world-class chamber music concerts. | Program, video |
| Aug. 15–22 | Seattle area | Architectural walking tours through downtown Seattle, Ballard, Seattle Center, and the University District. | Website, FAQ |
| Aug. 15–22 | Lake Union, Seattle | Dance cruises aboard The Hiyu with music, food, and bars. | Website and schedule, photos |
| Aug. 15–22 | Remlinger Farms, Carnation | Concert series at the farm; August 15 features a Grateful Dead tribute. | Website, tickets |
| Aug. 15–22 | Seattle Waterfront | Two-hour sailing excursions aboard the Bay Lady on Elliott Bay. | — |
| Aug. 16 | Seattle Center | BrasilFest with Brazilian music, samba, costumes, capoeira, and national cuisine. | Website, photos |
| Aug. 16 | Central District, Seattle | Fair featuring photobooks, magazines, zines, prints, and other publications from independent presses. | Website |
| Aug. 16 | Neptune Theatre, Seattle | Chris Ramsay show about UFOs, paranormal phenomena, puzzles, and magic. | Website |
| Aug. 16 | South Seattle College | Mexican folkloric dance festival with 11 groups, live music, food, and crafts. | Website, photos |
| Aug. 16 | Seward Park, Seattle | Sundae Runday race: children’s run, 5K and 10K distances, a two-mile walk, and ice cream after the finish. | Website |
| Aug. 16 | Climate Pledge Arena | Seattle Storm home game against the Chicago Sky. | Website, tickets |
| Aug. 16–22 | Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle | ZooTunes concert series: The Beths and Beach Bunny on August 16; Courtney Barnett on August 18. | Website, tickets |
| Aug. 17–22 | Long Beach | Washington State International Kite Festival. | Website, video |
| Aug. 18 | Central Cinema, Seattle | Musical karaoke show with subtitles and music videos featuring 1990s hits. | Website and tickets |
| Aug. 18–22 | Seattle, Bellevue, and Kirkland | Movies in the Parks shown outdoors on a large screen. | — |
| Aug. 18–22 | Seattle parks | Dance lessons and open dancing as part of Dancing ’til Dusk. | Website, photos |
| Aug. 18–22 | Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville | Summer concert series; O.A.R. performs August 18 and the Gipsy Kings August 21. | Program, tickets |
| Aug. 19–22 | Marymoor Park, Redmond | Marymoor Live concert series featuring Trombone Shorty, Needtobreathe, and Alison Krauss + Union Station. | Website, tickets |
| Aug. 20 | Tacoma museums | Free evening admission to Foss Waterway Seaport, the Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, and the Washington State History Museum. | — |
| Aug. 20–21 | Various cities | Seattle Art Walks—walks between venues hosting art exhibitions in Edmonds and the University District. | Website |
| Aug. 20–22 | Point Defiance Park, Tacoma | Venardos Circus with acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and dancers. | Website, reviews |
| Aug. 21 | Mural Amphitheater, Seattle Center | Free screening of Masters of the Universe on a 40-foot screen. | Website |
| Aug. 21 | Redmond Town Center | Wine walk with a souvenir glass and 12 tastings at shops throughout the shopping center. | Website, tickets |
| Aug. 21 | Snoqualmie Depot | Wine trip aboard a historic train with snacks and eight tastings. | Website and tickets |
| Aug. 21–22 | Bellevue | Everfree Northwest convention for My Little Pony fans. | Website, photos |
| Aug. 21–22 | Bellevue | Dragonflight Convention—tournaments, a large board-game library, and hundreds of gaming sessions. | Website, photos |
| Aug. 21–22 | Base Camp Studios 2, Seattle | Interactive All In show in a secret-casino format, with games, live music, and puzzles. | Tickets |
| Aug. 21–22 | T-Mobile Park, Seattle | Seattle Mariners home series against the Chicago Cubs. | Schedule, tickets |
| Aug. 22 | Pier 62, Seattle | Encanto Music Festival with Latin American, Caribbean, and South American music, dancing, and food trucks. | Website |
| Aug. 22 | Pioneer Square, Seattle | Sips in the Square wine walk with 12 tastings at shops in the historic district. | Website and tickets |
| Aug. 22 | Capitol Hill, Seattle | Free exhibition and competition featuring amateur robots: Robothon. | Website, photos |
| Aug. 22 | Columbia Park, Seattle | Rainier Valley festival with live music, artist demonstrations, crafts, food trucks, and children’s activities. | Website |
| Aug. 22 | Lake Forest Park | Free ShoreLake Battle of the Bands competition featuring local groups, food, and a beer and wine garden. | Website |
| Aug. 22 | Saltwater State Park, Des Moines | Cambodian cultural celebration with traditional dancing, martial arts, music, food, and games. | Website |
| Aug. 22 | Snoqualmie | Snoqualmie Days with a breakfast, parade, children’s area, model trains, vendors, and music. | Website, schedule |
| Aug. 22 | Everett | Exhibition of classic cars, trucks, and motorcycles with music and food trucks. | Website, photos |
| Aug. 22 | Seattle Center | Festival Sundiata, celebrating African American art, culture, and entertainment. | Website |
| Aug. 22 | Hotel Andra, Seattle | Hot Stove Society cooking class featuring Singaporean dishes. | Program and tickets |
| Aug. 22 | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Premiere of ** Harry Potter and the Cursed Child **. | Website, tickets |
| Aug. 22 | Climate Pledge Arena | Seattle Storm home game against the Chicago Sky. | Website, tickets |
| Aug. 22 | Lumen Field, Seattle | Seattle Sounders match against FC Cincinnati. | Website, tickets |