Events in Seattle, WA

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

September 7, 2026
12:00 AM

Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei

📍 Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei is one of the world’s most well-known and celebrated artists. His work thrives on making familiar life unfamiliar again, consistently calling upon viewers to explore social, cultural, and political issues. SAM will present the artist’s first US retrospective in over a decade and his largest-ever exhibition in the US.

September 14, 2026
12:00 AM

Lost & Found: Searching for Home

📍 Wing Luke Museum

Lost & Found explores the diverse journeys of AANHPI artists seeking connection with their cultural homelands to traverse the relationship between place and belonging.

September 14, 2026
12:00 AM

Lost & Found: Searching For Home

📍 Wing Luke Museum, Chinatown-International District (Seattle)

An exhibition exploring the complex relationship between place and belonging through the lens of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander identity.

November 7, 2026
12:00 AM

NW's Largest Garage Sale & Vintage Sale

📍 Clark County Event Center

600+ Indoor Garage Sales all Together ~ ATM On site ~ Sellers Keep 100% of their own Sales ~ Great Bargains for Shoppers From Vintage to New and everything in between.

November 8, 2026
12:00 AM

Form Over Function

📍 Seattle Art Source, Georgetown

An exhibit exploring the relationship between form and function, available every day until November 8, 2026.

December 4, 2026
12:00 AM

Disney’s The Lion King

📍 Paramount Theatre, Downtown Seattle

Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. More than 100 million people around the world have experienced the awe-inspiring visual artistry, the unforgettable music, and the uniquely theatrical storytelling of this Broadway spectacular.

December 31, 2026
12:00 AM

Toxic Beauty: Okenia Rosacea Nudibranch

📍 Cannonball Arts Center, Belltown

An interactive artwork by California artist Stephanie Metz that invites visitors to touch and climb on a giant, rideable sculpture resembling a pink sea slug, while addressing themes of climate change and ecological beauty.

December 31, 2026
12:00 AM

Zack Bent: Reliquary

📍 Cannonball Arts Center, Belltown

An exhibit available every Wednesday–Sunday, through December 31, 2026.

January 1, 2027
12:00 AM

Ash-Glazed Ceramics from Korea and Japan

📍 Seattle Art Museum

This exhibition brings together 34 ceramic artworks featuring ash glaze, all drawn from the Seattle Art Museum’s remarkable holdings of Japanese and Korean art.

January 31, 2027
12:00 AM

Frye Parlor x Jayme Yen

📍 Frye Art Museum, First Hill (Seattle)

Drawing inspiration from Frye Salon, sharp graphic designer and artist Jayme Yen's Frye Parlor is 'part lounge, part experimental installation.' The fresh concept fills the museum's common areas with playful, poetic, and interactive elements that welcome audience ponderings and engagement.

March 7, 2027
12:00 AM

Ten Thousand Things

📍 Wing Luke Museum

Curated by award-winning public radio podcast host and former civic poet Shin Yu Pai, Ten Thousand Things is an exploration of the objects that shape identities, histories, and cultural narratives.

May 2, 2027
12:00 AM

Ten Thousand Things

📍 Wing Luke Museum, Chinatown-International District

A visual art event that takes place every Wednesday to Sunday.

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