This week Seattle and the surrounding area offer a bright mix of music, festivals, and street entertainment: from intimate indie and folk shows at Neptune and Funhouse to loud rock shows by Helloween, Bush, and Queens of the Stone Age; jazz nights at Jazz Alley and the atmospheric Patrick Watson; large seasonal events — the Skagit Valley tulip fields and the Washington Apple Blossom Festival in Wenatchee; culinary promotions Seattle Restaurant Week and ongoing food tours Taste of Seattle; educational talks and photo stories from National Geographic Live; plus the Seattle Black Film Festival, the musical Grease at Village Theatre, a Wine Walk in Kirkland and an RV show in Puyallup. Plan ahead: many venues have limited tickets and dates. Information compiled from Events12 (https://www.events12.com/seattle/).
Notable events in Seattle and nearby (April 27 – May 3)
| Date(s) | Venue | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27 | Funhouse, Seattle | Mark Winters concert (rock/indie in the intimate Funhouse club) | |
| Apr 28 | Neptune Theatre, Seattle | Alice Phoebe Lou concert (indie‑folk/jazz with an atmospheric sound) | |
| Apr 28 | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Helloween concert (legendary power metal) | |
| Apr 28 – 29 | Jazz Alley, Seattle | Jazz evening with Karrin Allyson at the iconic Jazz Alley club | |
| Apr 29 | WAMU Theater, Seattle | Bush concert (alternative rock) | |
| Apr 29 | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Queens of the Stone Age (cult stoner/alt‑rock) | |
| Apr 30 | Neptune Theatre, Seattle | Patrick Watson concert (art‑pop, neo‑folk, piano‑driven indie) | |
| Apr 30 | WAMU Theater, Seattle | Treaty Oak Revival concert (alt‑country/red dirt) | |
| Apr 27 – 28 | Benaroya Hall, Downtown (0.3 miles SW) | National Geographic Live: talks by scientists, photographers and travelers about urban wildlife with stunning photos and videos | Site, Map |
| Apr 27 – 30 | Mount Vernon (61 miles N) | Skagit Valley Tulip Festival: vast fields of blooming tulips and daffodils, picturesque farms and photo spots | Festival site, Fair map, Fields map, Video |
| Apr 27 – May 2 | Seattle and Eastside | Seattle Restaurant Week: special menus and deals at 220 restaurants from Seattle to Issaquah and Edmonds | Site |
| Apr 27 – May 3 | Wenatchee (148 miles E) | Washington Apple Blossom Festival: entertainment, food, carnival, craft fair, car parade and the big Grand Parade | Festival site, Calendar, Grand Parade, Map, Video |
| Apr 27 – Dec. 26 | Seattle | Taste of Seattle: walking food tours with tastings — Pike Place, chocolate, Capitol Hill coffee, wine/cheese/chocolate | |
| Apr 27 – Dec. 31 | Various locations (Seattle/Bellevue, etc.) | Free activities: Bellevue Botanical Garden, museums, dance nights, parks and walking trails | Bellevue Botanical Garden, Seattle Art Walks |
| Apr 28 | Town Hall Seattle, First Hill (0.5 miles SE) | Global Rhythms series concert: Novalima — Peruvian fusion with Afro‑Peruvian rhythms, some tickets free for under‑22 | Event, Map, Video |
| Apr 29 – May 3 | Village Theatre, Issaquah (17 miles E) | Musical "Grease": an energetic retro hit about 1950s high school, love and rock ’n’ roll | Show site, Map, Photo, Video |
| Apr 29 – May 10 | Various venues (Seattle, Kenmore, Tacoma, etc.) | A selection of theater productions: a surreal conversation at "The Aves", the drama "Appropriate", "Walden" about the future of humanity, musicals for adults and children | |
| Apr 30 | The Village at Totem Lake, Kirkland (15 miles NE) | Wine Walk at Totem Lake: a glass and 12 wine tastings from local wineries, 21+ only | Info & tickets, Map |
| Apr 30 – May 3 | Central District (1.7 miles SE) | Seattle Black Film Festival: film screenings, workshops, panels and meet‑ups with Black filmmakers | Festival site, Map, Video |
| Apr 30 – May 3 | Puyallup (37 miles S) | Puyallup RV Show: the latest in RVs, free admission for children under 17 | Site, Map, Photo, Video |