The last week of August will bring events for every taste to the Seattle area: free concerts in parks, outdoor movie screenings, and waterfront festivals will be joined by baseball games, Seattle Sounders and Seattle Reign matches, Noah Kahan concerts, and schooner cruises aboard the Bay Lady. The lineup also includes a major fair in Monroe, a Ukrainian cultural festival, art markets, culinary evenings, blues, chamber music, aerial acrobatics, and family entertainment. A complete events guide is available at Events12 Seattle: https://www.events12.com/seattle/
Seattle-Area Events: August 24–31, 2026
| Dates | Venue | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 24 | Royal Room, Seattle | Victor Janusz Band concert. | — |
| Aug. 24–31 | Seattle and surrounding areas | Free concerts in Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Everett, and other cities’ parks and outdoor venues. | — |
| Aug. 24–Sept. 27 | T-Mobile Park, Seattle | Seattle Mariners baseball games, including matchups against the Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, and Boston Red Sox. | Website and schedule, tickets |
| Aug. 24–Oct. 31 | Seattle’s Tall Ship, Seattle | Two-hour daytime and evening cruises aboard the Bay Lady, with views of Elliott Bay. | — |
| Aug. 25 | U.S. national parks | Free admission to national parks as part of a special free-admission day. | More information |
| Aug. 25–Sept. 8 | Various Seattle parks | One-hour dance lessons followed by music and dancing on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sunday, Aug. 30. | More information |
| Aug. 25–Sept. 13 | Cheney Stadium, Tacoma | Home games for the Tacoma Rainiers baseball team. | Website, schedule, tickets |
| Aug. 25 | Gig Harbor | Free outdoor concert. | — |
| Aug. 25 | Maple Valley | Free outdoor concert. | — |
| Aug. 26 | Olympic Rooftop Pavilion, Seattle | Romantic concert featuring bossa nova, samba, and Brazilian jazz. For guests 21 and older. | Tickets and information |
| Aug. 26 and 28 | Seattle parks | Free outdoor movie screenings: Despicable Me in Ballard and Beetlejuice at Freeway Park. | Schedule, poster |
| Aug. 26 | Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle | Seattle Storm home basketball game against Toronto Tempo. | Team website, tickets |
| Aug. 26 | Ballard, Seattle | — | — |
| Aug. 26 | Seattle Center | Free lunchtime concert. | — |
| Aug. 26 | Mill Creek | Free outdoor concert. | — |
| Aug. 26 | Redmond | Free outdoor concert. | — |
| Aug. 27 | Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle | An evening of humorous dating-disaster stories featuring six storytellers and a live musician. For guests 21 and older. | Website, tickets |
| Aug. 27 | Bellevue and Kirkland | Free outdoor screening of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. | — |
| Aug. 27–28 | Pier 58 and Westlake Park, Seattle | Free beat-making tournament: 16 producers compete for a $1,000 prize. | More information |
| Aug. 27–Sept. 7 | Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe | A major agricultural fair featuring animals, pig races, rides, fair food, monster trucks, and concerts. Closed Wednesday. | Fair website |
| Aug. 27 | Edmonds | Free outdoor concert. | — |
| Aug. 27 | Everett Marina | Free outdoor concert. | — |
| Aug. 27 | Kenmore | Free outdoor concert. | — |
| Aug. 27 | Kirkland Marina Park | Free outdoor concert. | — |
| Aug. 27 | Puyallup | Free outdoor concert. | — |
| Aug. 28 | Nordic Museum, Seattle | Candlelight string-quartet concerts featuring music by Adele and Hans Zimmer. | Information and tickets |
| Aug. 28 | Pike Place Market, Seattle | Free evening celebration with live music, performances, handmade goods, food, and a beer garden. | More information |
| Aug. 28–29 | Olympia Area Rowing, Olympia | Music festival featuring 14 bands, food trucks, games, a beer garden, and views of Puget Sound. | Website |
| Aug. 28–30 | Bellevue Botanical Garden, Bellevue | Free art fair in the botanical garden, featuring work by 26 artists and food trucks. | More information |
| Aug. 28–Sept. 4 | Hotel Andra, Seattle | Hot Stove Society cooking classes featuring cooking demonstrations and tastings. | Schedule and tickets |
| Aug. 28–Sept. 5 | Base Camp Studios 2, Seattle | An interactive underground-casino-style show featuring games, mysteries, live music, and puzzles. | Tickets, Seattle Times review |
| Aug. 29 | Waterfront Park, Seattle | Waterfront celebration with live music, dancing, parades, food trucks, family workshops, and vendors. | More information |
| Aug. 29 | Seattle Center, Seattle | Free Ukrainian cultural festival celebrating Ukrainian Independence Day, with performances, traditions, and national cuisine. | More information |
| Aug. 29 | Hing Hay Park, Seattle | Restaurant walk through the International District, with dishes priced at $6 or $8. | More information |
| Aug. 29 | Queen Anne neighborhood, Seattle | Walking tour of Queen Anne Hilltop architecture. | Foundation website, FAQ |
| Aug. 29 | Emerald City Trapeze Arts, Seattle | Family-friendly show featuring aerialists and trapeze artists. | Website, tickets |
| Aug. 29 | Mercer Island | Tasting of 10 wines, beers, and ciders, with art vendors, music, and food. For guests 21 and older. | Website, tickets |
| Aug. 29 | Museum of Flight, Seattle | Exhibition of electric aircraft, film screening, and discussion with race winners. | More information |
| Aug. 29 | Des Moines Beach Park | Blues and beer festival with live music, beverages from 15 local breweries, and food. | Event, tickets |
| Aug. 29 | Tacoma | Polynesian luau with dinner, music, cultural dances, and traditional Samoan fire-knife dancing. | Adult tickets, children’s tickets |
| Aug. 29 | Parkland, Tacoma | Free exhibition of 1,000 vintage cars, as well as dolls and antiques. | More information |
| Aug. 29–30 | Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend | World-class chamber music concerts at Wheeler Theater. | Program |
| Aug. 29–Oct. 31 | Skykomish | On Saturdays, 10-minute miniature-train rides across a bridge and through a tunnel. | Railroad website, Kitsap Live Steamers |
| Aug. 29 | Lumen Field, Seattle | Seattle Sounders home soccer match against Chicago Fire. | Schedule, tickets |
| Aug. 30 | Confluence Park, Issaquah | Free music festival with art, food, drinks, and performances by local and international musicians. | More information |
| Aug. 30 | Lumen Field, Seattle | Seattle Reign home soccer match against Houston Dash. | Schedule, tickets |
| Aug. 30 | Seattle, Bellevue, and Issaquah | Trailhead Direct bus service to hiking trails in the Issaquah Alps and at Mount Si; one-way fare is $3. | More information |
| Aug. 30–31 | T-Mobile Park, Seattle | Noah Kahan concerts. | — |
| Aug. 31 | T-Mobile Park, Seattle | Seattle Mariners home game against the Boston Red Sox. | Schedule, tickets |