Events in Seattle, WA

Discover upcoming events and activities in Seattle, WA. Stay informed about local gatherings, festivals, and community events.

May 4, 2025
12:00 AM

The Shape of the Night

📍 Georgetown Steam Plant, Georgetown (Seattle)

Dive into the depths of dreams and nightmares with The Shape of the Night, an extraordinary immersive evening that blurs the boundaries between art, theater, and reality. This thrilling event invites guests to explore the illogical yet captivating world of dreams, filled with nightmarish characters, theatrical performances, and interactive adventures.

May 6, 2025
12:00 AM

SIX at the Paramount Theatre

📍 Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle, WA

From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a euphoric celebration of 21st century girl power. This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over! Experience the magic this summer at the Paramount Theatre.

May 6, 2025
12:00 AM

Six at the Paramount Theatre

📍 Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle, WA

From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a euphoric celebration of 21st century girl power. This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over! Experience the magic this summer at the Paramount Theatre.

May 8, 2025
12:00 AM

Lee Miller

📍 Frye Art Museum

The Frye Art Museum presents a new season of lectures by art historian Rebecca Albiani, exploring masterpieces of world art, and providing pivotal context to better understand works on display at the Frye.

May 8, 2025
12:00 AM

SIFF

📍 Seattle Center

Come celebrate artists of all kinds at the Artists at the Center series hosted by the Seattle Center. Experience diverse groups of emerging and established performers representing a variety of genres including music, dance, theater, demonstrations and multi-disciplinary work.

May 8, 2025
12:00 AM

C Pam Zhang

📍 Benaroya Hall, Town Hall Seattle, Common Area Maintenance

Enjoy intimate conversations with bestselling authors, poets and other literary professionals in events presented by Seattle Arts & Lectures. Each event offers a variety of ticket prices for increased accessibility, and most come with a copy of the author’s latest work.

May 8, 2025
12:00 AM

An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma and the Seattle Symphony

📍 Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA, 98101

For one night only, Seattle Symphony welcomes an artist whose music shows us our shared humanity. Yo-Yo Ma joins the Seattle Symphony to perform Elgar’s greatest masterpiece, his immortal Cello Concerto. Conductor Joshua Weilerstein brings companion music — the heroic Egmont Overture and Dvořák’s brilliantly stormy Seventh Symphony.

May 8, 2025
12:00 AM

The Pa’akai We Bring

📍 Seattle Center

Seattle Children’s Theatre is proud to host Honolulu Theatre for Youth, presenting a one-of-a-kind experience steeped in history, culture and healing. The Pa’akai We Bring follows multiple generations of salt farmers on Kauai, mixing in ancient stories, hula, live music, original songs, and plenty of audience participation into a tasty potluck of performance, joyously served up with aloha.

May 8, 2025
12:00 AM

Ryan Adams: Heartbreaker ’25 World Tour

📍 Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402

Ryan Adams is a seven-time Grammy nominated singer-songwriter praised as 'one of rock's most talented songwriters.' Formerly fronting rock-americana groups Whiskeytown and Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, Adams has the ability to connect with audiences across a variety of different mediums.

May 8, 2025
12:00 AM

Complexions Contemporary Ballet

📍 Meany Center for the Performing Arts, Northeast Seattle (Seattle)

Led by dance icons Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Complexions Contemporary Ballet exhilarates audiences with their singular reinvention of dance and contemporary ballet. The company performs WOKE, set to songs by DJ Logic, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne and others, and For Crying Out Loud, with music from U2’s latest album Songs of Surrender.

May 8, 2025
12:00 AM

Yo-Yo Ma in Seattle

📍 Taper Auditorium

Get Ready for Yo-Yo Ma Live at Taper Auditorium on Thursday, May 8, 2025! This is not just a concert—it’s a moment you’ll talk about for years. Expect a live set packed with your favorite tracks and some exclusive surprises you’ve never heard before.

May 9, 2025
12:00 AM

Spring ’25

📍 Cornish Playhouse, 201 Mercer St., Seattle, WA, 98109

Experience the riveting creativity of international dance artists from contemporary dance troupe Whim W’Him with live performances at Cornish Playhouse. Whim W’Him nurtures community with contemporary dance by cultivating space for artists to imagine and explore the human condition.

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