The week in Seattle and the surrounding area promises to be packed: on August 16, the city and neighboring communities will welcome visitors with festivals celebrating Korean, Brazilian, Mexican, and African American culture, as well as street art, fairs, concerts, and free performances. In the following days, the calendar includes kites on the Long Beach coast, outdoor movies, wine walks, museum evenings, gaming and themed conventions, a circus, baseball, theater productions, and concerts. Outdoor enthusiasts can head to the mountains, join a race, or go sailing, while families will find activities in parks, on farms, and at city festivals. This selection is based on the Seattle events calendar at Events12: https://www.events12.com/seattle/
Seattle-Area Events: August 16–23, 2026
| Date | Location | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16 | Mercer Island | A free performance of Macbeth in parks throughout the Puget Sound region. | Wooden O website |
| Aug 16 | Pier 62, Seattle | Korean Culture Festival featuring food, merchandise, and dance performances. | More information |
| Aug 16 | Capitol Hill, Seattle | Annual garage sale with dozens of neighborhood sales and 150 vendors at Cal Anderson Park. | Event website, farmers market |
| Aug 16 | Seattle Center | BrasilFest: Brazilian music, samba, costumes, capoeira, and traditional cuisine. | More information |
| Aug 16 | Seattle Center | Tattoo convention with 250 artists, contests, exhibitions, music, karaoke, and burlesque shows. | Seattle Tattoo Expo website, schedule |
| Aug 16 | Central District, Seattle | Photo Zine & Book Fair featuring photobooks, magazines, zines, prints, and other independent publications. | More information |
| Aug 16 | Lake Union Park, Seattle | Seattle Design Festival Block Party with art installations, performances, and interactive design activities. | Festival, program |
| Aug 16 | Neptune Theatre, Seattle | Chris Ramsay’s live show It’s Probably Nothing, about UFOs, paranormal phenomena, puzzles, and magic. | More information |
| Aug 16 | South Seattle College | Pacific Northwest Folklorico Festival featuring 11 Mexican dance groups, music, food, and crafts. | Festival website, photos |
| Aug 16 | Seward Park, Seattle | Sundae Runday race and walk: a children’s race, 10K, 5K, and 2-mile distances, plus ice cream after the finish. | More information |
| Aug 16 | Lynnwood | Antique doll and toy market with 50 vendors. | Event, photos |
| Aug 16 | Issaquah | Aire Craft Festival with aerial performances, films, music, workshops, and a parade on Front Street. | Festival website, schedule |
| Aug 16 | Suquamish | Chief Seattle Days: parade, traditional dancing, canoe races, salmon bake, run, and fair. | More information, schedule |
| Aug 16 | Kent | Free Mustang Round Up & All Ford Show featuring classic cars, fire trucks, and hydroplanes. | Website |
| Aug 16 | Snoqualmie | Boeing Classic professional golf tournament with a $2 million purse. | Spectator information, schedule |
| Aug 16 | Everett | Fresh Paint transforms downtown into an outdoor art studio with 100 artists, music, food, and glassblowing demonstrations. | More information, farmers market |
| Aug 16 | Monroe | Family day featuring fossils, minerals, and crystals, with children’s digs. | Event, photos |
| Aug 16 | Snohomish | Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire with knights, jesters, craft vendors, food, and evening events. | Faire website, evening program |
| Aug 16 | Langley, Whidbey Island | Little Big Fest: music, art, food, family and wellness areas, a disco, and workshops. | Festival website, photos |
| Aug 16 | Darrington | Rock the Mountain with live music, dancing, and crafts at the foot of Whitehorse Mountain. | Website, venue map, tickets |
| Aug 16 | George | Bass Canyon bass music festival featuring leading artists and camping at the Gorge Amphitheatre. | Festival website |
| Aug 16 | Omak | Omak Stampede: rodeo, Native encampment and powwow, fair, carnival, and famous horse races. | Website, schedule |
| Aug 16–28 | Seattle | Candlelight Concerts — string quartet performances by artificial candlelight, featuring music by Coldplay, the Beatles, Drake, Michael Jackson, Adele, and Hans Zimmer. | Tickets and schedule |
| Aug 16–30 | Seattle, Bellevue, Issaquah | Trailhead Direct shuttle service to hiking trails in the Issaquah Alps and on Mount Si. | More information |
| Aug 16–30 | Port Townsend | Olympic Music Festival — chamber music concerts at Wheeler Theater. | Program, videos |
| Aug 16–Sept 6 | Seattle and surrounding area | Theater season featuring Complemento, the musical Freak the Mighty, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and the comedy Jurassic Parking Lot. | — |
| Aug 16–Sept 7 | Various Seattle-area neighborhoods | Free concerts at Ballard Locks, in downtown Seattle, Bellevue, Edmonds, Olympia, Issaquah, Kirkland, Redmond, and other locations. | — |
| Aug 16–Sept 13 | Farms throughout the region | Sunflower season with photo areas, wagon rides, and children’s activities. | — |
| Aug 16–Sept 13 | Cheney Stadium, Tacoma | Tacoma Rainiers — home games for the baseball team. | Team, schedule, tickets |
| Aug 16–Sept 20 | Lake Union, Seattle | Dance parties aboard The Hiyu ferry, with music, food, and bars. | Schedule, photos |
| Aug 16–Sept 23 | Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle | Home games for the Seattle Storm women’s basketball team. | Team website, tickets |
| Aug 16–Oct 9 | Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle | ZooTunes concert series featuring the Beths + Beach Bunny, Courtney Barnett, and the Breeders. | Program, tickets |
| Aug 16–Oct 31 | Waterfront, Seattle | Two-hour sailing excursions aboard the schooner Bay Lady on Elliott Bay. | — |
| Aug 16–Dec 31 | Pike Place Market, Seattle | Guided food tour of Pike Place Market with tastings from eight artisan producers. | Tickets |
| Aug 16–Apr 16, 2027 | Lumen Field, Seattle | Home games for the Seattle Sounders soccer team. | Schedule, tickets |
| Aug 16–Dec 31, 2027 | Seattle and surrounding area | Free activities: Ballard Locks, the Bellevue Botanical Garden, museums, gardens, a sculpture park, and walking trails. | — |
| Aug 17–23 | Long Beach | Washington State International Kite Festival featuring kites, competitions, and mass launches. | Festival website |
| Aug 18 | Central Cinema, Seattle | Musical sing-along show with subtitles and hits by NSYNC, TLC, Nirvana, Alanis Morissette, and the Spice Girls. | Tickets and information |
| Aug 18–27 | Bellevue and Kirkland | Free outdoor movie screenings in city parks. | — |
| Aug 18–Sept 8 | Various Seattle parks | Dancing ’til Dusk — dance lessons and evening dances in parks on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and August 30. | More information |
| Aug 18–Sept 27 | Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville | Summer concert series featuring jazz, rock, blues, and contemporary music. | Program, tickets |
| Aug 19–28 | Seattle parks | Center City Cinema — free outdoor movie screenings. | Schedule |
| Aug 19–Sept 11 | Marymoor Park, Redmond | Marymoor Live concert series featuring Trombone Shorty, Needtobreathe, Alison Krauss + Union Station, and other artists. | Program, tickets |
| Aug 20 | Tacoma | Free museum evening in Tacoma: Foss Waterway Seaport, Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, and Washington State History Museum. | — |
| Aug 20–21 | Edmonds and University District | Free city art walks through gallery and exhibition spaces. | More information |
| Aug 20–Sept 7 | Point Defiance Park, Tacoma | Venardos Circus — circus performances with acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and dancers. | Circus website |
| Aug 21 | Seattle Center | Free screening of Masters of the Universe on a 40-foot screen as part of Movies at the Mural. | More information |
| Aug 21 | Redmond Town Center | Wine walk with a glass and 12 tastings at shops throughout the shopping center. | Information, tickets |
| Aug 21 | Snoqualmie | Wine excursion on a historic train, with snacks, a glass of wine, and eight tastings. | Tickets |
| Aug 21–23 | Bellevue | Everfree Northwest — family-friendly My Little Pony convention with games, concerts, a gala, and a vendor area. | Website, photos |
| Aug 21–23 | Bellevue | Dragonflight Convention — tabletop gaming convention with tournaments, a game library, and hundreds of gaming sessions. | Website, photos |
| Aug 21–23 | Centralia | Washington State Garlic Fest with garlic dishes, drinks, workshops, live music, and children’s entertainment. | Festival website |
| Aug 21–29 | Seattle neighborhoods | Architectural walking tours of Ballard, Seattle Center, the UW campus, Queen Anne, and Ravenna. | Schedule, FAQ |
| Aug 21–Sept 5 | Base Camp Studios 2, Seattle | All In, an interactive casino-speakeasy show with games, live music, mysteries, and puzzles. | Tickets, review |
| Aug 21–Sept 27 | T-Mobile Park, Seattle | Home games for the Seattle Mariners baseball team. | Schedule, tickets |
| Aug 22 | Pier 62, Seattle | Encanto Music Festival featuring Latin American music, dancing, food, and a beverage area. | More information |
| Aug 22 | Pioneer Square, Seattle | Sips in the Square wine walk with 12 tastings at shops in the historic district. | Tickets |
| Aug 22 | Capitol Hill, Seattle | Robothon — exhibition of amateur-built robots, technology demonstrations, and competitions. | Website |
| Aug 22 | Columbia Park, Seattle | 98118 Fest with live music, artist demonstrations, local artisans, food trucks, and children’s activities. | More information |
| Aug 22 | Lake Forest Park | Free local battle of the bands with food and a beer garden. | More information |
| Aug 22 | Saltwater State Park, Des Moines | Cambodian Cultural Celebration featuring traditional dancing, martial arts, music, food, and games. | More information |
| Aug 22 | Maple Valley | Children’s Princess Picnic with appearances by Belle and Sleeping Beauty, plus songs, stories, and dancing. | Event |
| Aug 22 | Snoqualmie | Snoqualmie Days with a pancake breakfast, parade, children’s area, trains, music, and street vendors. | Website, schedule |
| Aug 22 | Everett | Free Wheels On The Waterfront car show featuring classic cars, motorcycles, music, and food. | Website |
| Aug 22–23 | Seattle Center | Festival Sundiata — festival of African American art, culture, and entertainment. | More information |
| Aug 22–23 | Volunteer Park Conservatory, Seattle | Free sale of rare cacti, succulents, plants, and gardening supplies. | More information |
| Aug 22–Sept 4 | Hotel Andra, Seattle | Hot Stove Society cooking classes with cooking demonstrations and tastings. | Schedule and tickets |
| Aug 22–Sept 12 | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a theater production about the grown-up Harry, Ron, and Hermione. | More information, tickets |
| Aug 22–Oct 31 | Skykomish | Saturday rides on a miniature train through a bridge and tunnel. | Railroad website, Kitsap Live Steamers |
| Aug 23 | Kubota Garden, Seattle | Free exhibition of stone sculptures in the Japanese garden at Kubota Garden. | More information |
| Aug 23 | Lakewood | Pour in the Park — wine and beer tasting with 12 samples, a glass, and food trucks. | More information |
| Aug 23–Sept 25 | Remlinger Farms, Carnation | Farm concert series featuring Cake and Big Thief. | Program, tickets |