April 2025
Student art show FREE
April 1 - 8, 2025
Downtown (0.5 miles N)
Cornish College of the Arts showcases the work of its Bachelor of Fine Arts students at the Art BFA Showcase at 9th Ave Gallery, 2014 9th Ave. in Seattle.
Seattle events April 2025
Restaurant week
April 1 - 12, 2025
multiple locations
Get a special deal at hundreds of restaurants (from Seattle to Issaquah and Lynnwood to Seatac) during Seattle Restaurant Week. To see a restaurant’s specials, click its name in the directory. Held in the spring and fall.
Tulip festival FREE
April 1 - 30, 2025
Mount Vernon (61 miles N)
- April 1 - 30 — Skagit Valley Tulip Festival features spectacular fields of blooming tulips and daffodils. Some fields are not free. Festival brochure.
- April 18 - 20 — Tulip Festival Street Fair is centered around Mount Vernon Downtown Association, 223 S 1st Street in Mount Vernon.
Baseball
April 1 - Sept. 28, 2025
SoDo (1.6 miles S)
Watch the Seattle Mariners play an exciting home game at T-Mobile Park, 1250 1st Ave. S in Seattle.
- April 7 - 9 — Houston Astros
- April 11 - 13 — Texas Rangers
- April 25 - 27 — Miami Marlins
- April 29 - 30 — Los Angeles Angels
Jewish film festival
April 2 - 6, 2025
Mercer Island & Seattle
Seattle Jewish Film Festival celebrates Jewish and Israeli culture, filmmaking, and history. Special events include an Oscars party (March 2), “a ‘60s hits DJ, dancing, and dessert party after the film” (March 22), brunch (March 23) and guest speakers several dates. Held at Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island, AMC Pacific Place in Seattle, and Hillel at University of Washington.
Award-winning “Jersey Boys”
April 2 - May 25, 2025
Everett & Issaquah
Hit musical Jersey Boys tells the rags-to-riches story of 20-something singers Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons at Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N in Issaquah.
- March 18 - April 27 — Issaquah
- May 3 - 25 — Everett
Films by young directors
April 3 - 6, 2025
Lower Queen Anne (1.5 miles NW)
National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) showcases the best directors age 24 and younger, with a focus on “young persons from traditionally marginalized communities” at SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave. N in Seattle.
Funny murder mystery
April 3 - 6, 2025
Edmonds (17 miles N)
Inspired by the classic board game and based on the movie, Clue is a whodunit featuring six mysterious guests in a mansion where “murder and blackmail are on the menu” at Driftwood Players, 950 Main St. in Edmonds. Recommended for age 14+.
Variety show
April 3 - 13, 2025
Capitol Hill (0.8 miles NE)
Billed as the world’s largest comedy/variety festival, Moisture Festival presents 40 shows, mostly at Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway in Seattle. The 3 & 7:30 p.m. shows are for all ages; burlesque and late-night shows are for age 18+.
Underground art show
April 5, 2025 (8 to 11:59 p.m.)
South Lake Union (0.6 miles NE)
The Pancakes & Booze Art Show is a $21 traveling exhibition by 70 artists, with pancakes included, DJ music, live body painting, and a bar at El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Ave. E in Seattle for age 21+.
Tea party at the longhouse
April 5, 2025 (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
North Delridge (7.9 miles S)
Duwamish Princess Angeline Sovereign Tea Social features “a variety of teas, light finger food, and a brief speaking program” for $65 at the Duwamish Longhouse, 4705 W Marginal Way SW in Seattle.
Color festival – Redmond
April 5, 2025 (12 to 5 p.m.)
Redmond (16 miles NE)
Festival of Color has music, dancers, food vendors, and colored powder flying through the air at Marymoor Park, 6046 West Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE in Redmond. Order colored powder online for $10, and pay to park. Typically 10,000 people attend.
Daffodil parade FREE
April 5, 2025
Pierce County
The Daffodil Parade includes daffodil-covered floats, marching bands, clowns, and pirates that travel through Tacoma (10:15 a.m.), Puyallup (12:45 p.m.), Sumner (2:30 p.m.), and Orting (5 p.m.). It’s the highlight of the Daffodil Festival.
Children’s festival FREE
April 5 - 6, 2025
Seattle Center (1 mile NW)
Children from around the world dance, sing, play music, make origami, and get faces painted at the International Children’s Friendship Festival in Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St. in Seattle.
Everett Film Festival
April 5 - 6, 2025 (12:30 p.m.)
Everett (29 miles N)
Everett Film Festival focuses on films by or about women at Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave. in Everett.
Choir FREE
April 6, 2025 (4:30 p.m.)
Capitol Hill (2.1 miles NE)
Saint Mark’s Evensong Choir performs its monthly Choral Evensong service in the cathedral nave at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E in Seattle.
Courageous films
April 9 - 13, 2025
Beacon Hill, Capitol Hill, U District
Social Justice Film Festival showcases “fresh voices and brave storytelling that demonstrate courage in action” by resilient people around the world at three venues, including Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. in Seattle.
Spring Fair
April 10 - 20, 2025
Puyallup (37 miles S)
Spring Fair features baby animals, pig races, fair food, rides, art vendors, stunt bikers, and a demolition derby at Washington State Fair Events Center, 110 9th Ave. SW in Puyallup. Closed Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
New ideas conference FREE
April 11, 2025 (5 to 9 p.m.)
First Hill (0.5 miles SE)
Hear “how the Pacific Northwest’s unique ecosystem of philanthropy, technology, and innovation can shape the future of global cooperation” with French and American thought leaders, artists, academics, civic actors, and techies during Night of Ideas at Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave. in Seattle.
Trapeze show
April 11 - 12, 2025
SoDo (2.8 miles S)
The annual Protégé Show features advanced students performing a diverse array of aerial arts, including high-flying trapeze, juggling, and unicycling at Emerald City Trapeze Arts, 2702 6th Ave. S in Seattle for all ages.
Cherry Blossom Festival FREE
April 11 - 13, 2025
Lower Queen Anne (0.8 miles NW)
The Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival celebrates Seattle’s friendship with Japan and Japan’s gift of 1000 cherry trees in 1976. Enjoy Japanese art, dance, music, martial arts, and food in the Armory and Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St. in Seattle.
Coin show
April 11 - 13, 2025
Tukwila (11 miles SE)
Visit 85 coin dealers, see exhibits, and watch the kids’ treasure hunt at the Coin Show held by Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association at Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave. S in Tukwila. First hour costs more. Held April and October.
Polish food & bazaar FREE
April 12, 2025
Capitol Hill (1.8 miles NE)
Eat pierogi, sausage, cabbage rolls, borscht, beer, coffee, and pastries downstairs (or buy food to go), and then browse Polish crafts for sale upstairs at the Polish Spring Bazaar at the Polish Cultural Center, 1714 18th Ave. in Seattle.
Outer-space party
April 12, 2025 (6 to 11 p.m.)
Georgetown (8 miles S)
Celebrate the first man to orbit the earth in 1961 at Yuri’s Night, a space-themed spectacle that transforms the Museum of Flight into an intergalactic nightclub for age 21+ with electronic music DJs, lighted art, drinks, and food trucks at 9404 E Marginal Way S in Seattle. Costumes are welcome.
Central Asian festival
April 12, 2025 (1 to 5 p.m.)
Shoreline (11 miles NW)
Your ticket to Navruz Celebration includes a Central Asian meal, dance performances, a fashion show, and a children’s area in the 9000 Building at Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave. N in Shoreline.
Wine walk
April 12, 2025 (1 to 6 p.m.)
Burien (12 miles S)
Visit Burien shops that host wine tasting with a ticket to Burien Uncorked for age 21+. Begin at Discover Burien, 611 SW 152nd St. in Burien. Held in April and August.
Distillery tasting
April 12, 2025 (1 p.m., VIP noon)
Snohomish (28 miles NE)
Meet local distillers, taste their products, sample food, hear music, and order cocktails at $41 Snohomish on the Rocks at Thomas Family Farm, Thomas Family Farm in Snohomish. Bring age 21+ ID.
Hawaiian festival in Puyallup
April 12, 2025
Puyallup (33 miles S)
Aha Mele Hawaiian Festival has music, hula, vendors, food, workshops, and kids’ activities (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) at Chief Leschi Schools, 5625 52nd St. E in Puyallup.
Arts and crafts show
April 12 - 13, 2025
Sand Point (7.6 miles NE)
Best of the Northwest Spring show has 100 artists displaying jewelry, clothing, paintings, glass art, and sculptures plus food trucks in Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park, 6310 NE 74th St. in Seattle. Children age 12 and younger are free. No pets. Repeats in Nov.
Ballet
April 12 - 13, 2025
Edmonds (18 miles N)
Olympic Ballet Theatre performs “an eclectic celebration of ballet featuring classical and contemporary works” in Spring Rep at Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave. N in Edmonds.
Hockey
April 12 - 15, 2025
Seattle Center (1.2 miles NW)
Watch Seattle Kraken play a home game on the ice at Climate Pledge Arena, 334 1st Ave. N in Seattle.
- April 12 — St. Louis Blues
- April 15 — Los Angeles Kings
Earth Day
April 12 - 26, 2025
multiple locations
Most of these Earth Day events are free.
- April 12 — Meridian Habitat Park Puyallup
- April 19 — Earth Day Run Magnuson Park
- April 19 — Free admission day at national parks
- April 19 & 22 — Green Building Tour Bullitt Center
- April 22 — Duwamish Tribe
- April 22 — Free admission day at state parks
- April 22 — Earth Talks at Seattle U
- April 26 — Everett Electric Vehicle Show
- Ladybug Festival Garfield Center
- Museum of Flight
- Sammamish Earth Day
- Volunteer to clean up parks
- Washington Park Arboretum
Ride the mini train FREE
April 12 - 26, 2025
Port Orchard (60 miles W)
On Saturdays, ride atop a miniature steam-engine train for 12 minutes, and then visit the gift shop at Kitsap Live Steamers at 3101 SE Marbeth Lane in Port Orchard.
Soccer
April 12 - Oct. 17, 2025
Pioneer Square (1.3 miles S)
Watch the women of Seattle Reign play a home game at Lumen Field, 800 Occidental Ave. S in Seattle.
- April 12 — Orlando Pride
- April 18 — Portland Thorns
Daffodil boat parade FREE
April 13, 2025 (11:30 a.m.)
Tacoma (39 miles S)
Watch decorated boats in the Daffodil Marine Festival and Parade, which departs from Tacoma Yacht Club, 5401 Yacht Club Road in Tacoma. The boats go southeast along Ruston Way and then into Thea Foss Waterway near downtown Tacoma before turning around and returning by 2:30 p.m.
World explorer show
April 13 - 15, 2025
Downtown (0.3 miles SW)
National Geographic Live presents scientists, photographers, filmmakers, and adventurers live on stage with amazing photos and video at Benaroya Hall, 200 University St. in Seattle. April is about animal migration.
Science fiction & fantasy convention
April 17 - 20, 2025
SeaTac (15 miles S)
Norwescon features 200 vendors, panelists, events, game playing, dances, and a masquerade contest at DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport, 18740 International Blvd. in SeaTac.
Dinner in the dark
April 18, 2025 (6 & 8:30 p.m.)
South Lake Union (0.8 miles N)
Your sense of taste is enhanced when you eat a three-course meal blindfolded during Dining in the Dark at The Collective Seattle, 400 Dexter Ave. N in Seattle for age 12+. Choice of fish, meat, or vegan. Drinks and tip extra.
Anime festival
April 18 - 20, 2025
Downtown (0.2 miles E)
Anime is a style of Japanese film and TV animation featured at Sakura-Con, plus gaming, cosplay, cultural panels, dances, concerts, exhibits, and industry guests at Washington State Convention Center, 705 Pike St. in Seattle. Schedule.
UW cultural festival
April 19, 2025
Downtown (0.3 miles SW)
FIUTS CulturalFest is produced by the Foundation for International Understanding through Students and will be held at Benaroya Hall, 200 University St. in Seattle. Children age 10 and younger are free.
- 4:30 p.m — see 16 student-run booths representing different world cultures
- 7 p.m. — music and dance show on stage
Tasting event
April 19, 2025 (4 to 8 p.m.)
Sand Point (7.6 miles NE)
A $45 ticket to The Big Taste includes 10 tastes of wine, beer, cider, or spirits, with live music and food for sale at Hangar 30 in Magnuson Park, 6310 NE 74th St. in Seattle. Bring age 21+ ID. No pets.
Short films in Shoreline
April 19, 2025
Shoreline (11 miles NW)
Shoreline Short Short Film Festival screens a dozen films that are 3 to 13 minutes long and made by local emerging and developing filmmakers, with concessions for sale at Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave. N in Shoreline. Vote for your favorite film to determine who gets a golden Sasquatch statue.
African dance
April 19, 2025 (7:30 to 10 p.m.)
Edmonds (18 miles N)
Step Afrika does energetic percussive dance using kicks, stomps, claps, and chants while integrating songs, storytelling, humor, and audience participation at Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave. N in Edmonds. Also held in Olympia April 13.
Small-town Easter parade FREE
April 19, 2025
Snohomish (29 miles NE)
Billed as the state’s only Easter parade, Kla Ha Ya Days Easter Parade includes floats, bands, kids, and pets on First Street in Snohomish, followed by an Easter bonnet contest.
National park day FREE
April 19, 2025
All national parks
Entry is free at Mount Rainier and Olympic National Parks on Free Entrance Days in the National Parks. Expect more people and less parking than usual.
Crab races and crab feed
April 19, 2025
Westport (132 miles SW)
Watch crabs race and eat crab at the World Class Crab Races and Crab Feed inside a tent in the parking lot at Westport Convention Center, 421 Neddie Rose Drive in Westport.
Easter egg hunts FREE
April 19 - 20, 2025
multiple locations
- Kids Out & About
- Seattle’s Child
- Seattle Community Center
- Tacoma (Pierce County)
- Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt in Jefferson Park (no need to register)
- Olympia (Thurston County)
- Washington state by county
Soccer
April 19 - Oct. 4, 2025
Pioneer Square (1.3 miles S)
Watch the Seattle Sounders play a home game at Lumen Field, 800 Occidental Ave. S in Seattle.
- April 19 (4:30 p.m.) — Nashville SC
Easter restaurants
April 20, 2025
multiple locations
See recommended restaurants for Easter brunch or dinner.
- Fabulous Washington — Seattle, Tacoma
- Gayot Guide — Seattle, Everett, Tacoma
- Seattle Met — Seattle, Eastside
- Seattle’s Child — Seattle, Eastside
- Yelp for Seattle. Yelp for Tacoma.
Easter Brunch Cruise
April 20, 2025
Eastlake (1.3 miles N)
Enjoy an Easter Brunch Cruise including a champagne or apple juice toast, a food buffet, and two hours of lake views from your private table, departing from Waterways Cruises at Chandler’s Cove, 901 Fairview Ave. N in Seattle. [We expect this event to sell out.]
State park day FREE
April 22, 2025
All state parks
On State Parks Free Days, you can picnic and play at any of the 144 Washington State Parks.
Eastside wine tasting
April 23, 2025
Issaquah (16 miles E)
A ticket to Grape Escape includes bites from local restaurants, a silent auction, and samples from 20 local wineries, distilleries, and breweries at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. NW in Issaquah. Bring age 21+ ID.
Comedy
April 24, 2025 (7 p.m.)
Tacoma (33 miles S)
Jeff Dunham and his cast of ventriloquist dummies perform in their Artificial Intelligence Tour at the Tacoma Dome, 2727 East D Street in Tacoma.
Comedy
April 24 - 26, 2025
Downtown (0.6 miles NW)
Upper Left Comedy Festival offers stand-up and performance events by “top tier comedians” in three venues, including The Rendezvous, 2322 2nd Ave. in Seattle. Requires age 21+ ID.
Healthcare FREE
April 24 - 27, 2025
Seattle Center (1 mile NW)
Seattle/King County Clinic gives dental, vision, and medical care to anyone (no identification necessary) at Seattle Center. The first tickets are distributed at 5:30 a.m. in Fisher Pavilion, 305 Harrison St. in Seattle. Free parking in Mercer Street Garage, 650 3rd Ave North.
Black film festival
April 24 - 27, 2025
Central District (1.7 miles SE)
Seattle Black Film Festival “features film screenings, hands-on workshops, panel discussions, and in-depth chats with filmmakers” at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave. S, Seattle.
Apple Blossom Festival FREE
April 24 - May 4, 2025
Wenatchee (148 miles E)
Washington State Apple Blossom Festival in sunny Wenatchee has food vendors, an entertainment stage, a beer garden, carnival rides (beginning April 26), an arts & crafts fair (May 3 to 5), a car parade (May 3 at 6 p.m.), a car show (May 4), and a grand parade (May 4 at 11 a.m.) in and around Memorial Park, 2 S. Chelan Ave. in Wenatchee. Schedule.
Nature concert
April 25, 2025 (7:30 p.m.)
Downtown (0.3 miles SW)
Northwest Symphony Orchestra plays “nature-inspired orchestral pieces” as you watch photos of our state onscreen during Crescendo: A Symphonic Celebration of Washington Landscapes at Benaroya Hall, 200 University St. in Seattle.
Olympia arts weekend FREE
April 25 - 26, 2025
Olympia (62 miles S)
Admire art Friday evening and Saturday at Olympia Arts Walk. Join a luminary procession (Fri. 8:30 p.m.). Watch people parade in animal costumes in the Procession of the Species (Sat. 4:30 p.m.). Both processions go past Sylvester Park, 615 Washington St. SE in Olympia.
Student films FREE
April 25 - 27, 2025
Downtown (0.5 miles NE)
Watch creative films made by students in the bachelor of fine arts program at Film and Media BFA Showcase at Cornish College of the Arts - Raisbeck Performance Hall, 2015 Boren Ave. in Seattle.
Poetry festival
April 25 - 27, 2025
Capitol Hill (1.1 miles E)
Cadence: Video Poetry Festival is “a series of screenings, workshops, and discussions on the genre of video poetry” with works from multiple countries at Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. in Seattle.
Boat sale
April 25 - 27, 2025
Eastlake (1.3 miles N)
Boats Afloat Show includes cabin cruisers, sailboats, ski boats, and yachts on Lake Union at Chandler’s Cove, 901 Fairview Ave. N in Seattle. Enjoy live music, food for sale, and boat rides. Children age 12 and younger are free. Held in April and September.
World Rhythm Festival
April 25 - 27, 2025
Columbia City (4.9 miles SE)
Immerse yourself in more than 100 drum and dance workshops and performances at the World Rhythm Festival at Rainier Arts Center on Friday, and in Columbia Park on Saturday & Sunday. Free.
Home show
April 25 - 27, 2025
Monroe (33 miles NE)
Evergreen Home Show promises 200 booths of “specialized local businesses ready to help you customize, update, or even design, the home you have always wanted” at Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE in Monroe.Held in spring and fall.
Magnolia wine walk
April 26, 2025 (5:30 to 8:30 p.m.)
Magnolia (3.9 miles NW)
Visit local shops to taste wine from a dozen wineries during Spring Vino in the Village. Start by picking up your wine glass at Modeles Home Furnishings, 3220 W McGraw St. in Seattle. Also held in September.
Masquerade ball
April 26, 2025 (7:30 p.m.)
Georgetown (4.8 miles S)
Venice is Sinking Masquerade Ball features aerialists, dancers, musicians, DJ music, a costume contest, pop-up fashion shows for men and women, dessert, and a no-host bar at Seattle Design Center, 5701 6th Ave. S in Seattle for age 21+. The 2025 event features a real Venetian wedding.
Roller derby
April 26, 2025 (5 p.m.)
Lynnwood (16 miles N)
Watch the women of Jet City Roller Derby play an exciting game and visit the beer garden at Edmonds Community College in Seaview Gym, 200th St. SW in Lynnwood. Doors open 4 p.m.
Clean energy fair FREE
April 26, 2025 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
Everett (29 miles N)
See electric cars, touch a utility truck, watch a high-voltage electricity show, find out about solar energy, and shop at food trucks during Energy Block Party at PUD Auditorium Theater, 2320 California St. in Everett.
Jazz walk in North Bend
April 26, 2025 (6 to 11:59 p.m.)
North Bend (30 miles E)
Head to the mountains to hear live jazz during North Bend Jazz Walk in 19 venues centered around North Bend Theatre, 125 Bendigo Blvd. in North Bend. A few venues are for age 21+.
Tacoma kids’ parade FREE
April 26, 2025
Tacoma (37 miles S)
Billed as the largest children’s parade in the state, the Junior Daffodil Parade is four blocks long, beginning at N Proctor St. & N 28th St. in Tacoma.
Green home tour FREE
April 26 - 27, 2025
Seattle neighborhoods
Register online for the self-guided Northwest Green Home Tour to see 15 solar-powered, energy-efficient, and sustainably built homes.
- Saturday — Eastside & Seattle
- Sunday — Remote areas like Arlington
Cowboy show
April 26 - 27, 2025
Tacoma (33 miles S)
Professional Bull Riders compete to see who can last the longest atop a bucking bull at the Tacoma Dome, 2727 East D Street in Tacoma.
Touch a Truck
April 27, 2025 (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
University District (4.4 miles NE)
Children can touch and explore heavy machinery and emergency vehicles, talk to the drivers, and play games at Touch a Truck in Parking Lot E1, just south of University of Washington Golf Range. Paid parking in E18. Children younger than age 2 are free. Food trucks available. No pets.
Chowder fundraiser
April 27, 2025 (4 to 7 p.m.)
Tacoma (35 miles S)
A ticket to Chowder Social includes live entertainment, passed hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, “a casual dinner full of nine local and delicious unique chowders,” and a live auction at Foss Waterway Seaport Museum, 705 Dock St. in Tacoma.
Run around windmills
April 27, 2025
Ellensburg (128 miles E)
Run Like the Wind Running Festival includes running events (5K, 10K, 10 mile, kid’s dash), finish-line food, beer samples, a wildflower walk, and a windmill tour at Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility, 25901 Vantage Hwy in Ellensburg.
Brazilian jazz
April 28, 2025 (7:30 p.m.)
First Hill (0.5 miles SE)
Global Rhythms features the Trio Brasileiro playing “both original compositions and fresh interpretations of Brazilian classics” at Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave. in Seattle. Free for age 22 and younger.
Glass-school tours
April 30 - May 4, 2025
Stanwood (54 miles N)
Watch hot glass demonstrations, meet the artists, take a tour of the campus founded by Dale Chihuly, and shop for glass art during Spring Tours at Pilchuk Glass School, 1201 316th St. NW in Stanwood.
Gay aquarium party
April 2025 (undated)
Waterfront (0.5 miles SW)
After Hours: Pride Celebration includes DJ music, drag performances, a no-host bar, food for sale, and animal-themed experiences throughout the Seattle Aquarium, 1483 Alaskan Way Pier 59 in Seattle for age 21+.
Nuclear films
April 2025 (undated)
Capitol Hill (1.1 miles E)
International Uranium Film Festival screens seven “cutting edge films on nuclear issues around the world” at Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. in Seattle.
A.I. conference FREE
April 2025 (undated)
Westlake (1.2 miles N)
“Be amazed and inspired by powerful community voices telling the story of their vision for the future of artificial intelligence” as they display slides at Innovation Exchange, followed by discussions at the Museum of History and Industry, 860 Terry Ave. N in Seattle. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the program begins at 6:15 p.m.
Dinner on a football field
April 2025 (undated)
Pioneer Square (1.3 miles S)
Enjoy a four-course gourmet dinner prepared by local chefs outdoors (but under cover with heaters) at Field to Table on Lumen Field, 800 Occidental Ave. S in Seattle. Bring age 21+ ID. Frequently asked questions.
Student acrobats
April 2025 (undated)
SoDo (2.8 miles S)
Watch teenage acrobats from the School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts acting out a collection of classic stories as they unicycle, juggle, and fly through the air during Retold: A Circus Anthology at Emerald City Trapeze Arts, 2702 6th Ave. S in Seattle.
Ideas conference
April 2025 (undated)
University District (4.9 miles NE)
Hear speakers give short talks and screen videos during TedxUofW at the University of Washington in Kane Hall, 4069 Spokane Lane in Seattle.
Evening market
April 2025 (undated)
Sand Point (7.6 miles NE)
Taco Libre Truck Showdown by Seattle Night Markets has taco trucks, a margarita bar, a mariachi band, a night market, and high-flying wrestling performances by Lucha Libre Volcánica in Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park, 6310 NE 74th St. in Seattle for age 21+.
Small food fair FREE
April 2025 (undated)
Rainier Beach (9 miles S)
Spring Foodie Fest promises local food vendors, a few craft booths, and DJ music at The Stone House Cafe, 9701 Rainier Ave. S in Seattle.
Doll show
April 2025 (undated)
Bellevue (10 miles E)
World Doll Day Show and Sale promises antique, vintage, and modern dolls, as well as bears and toys at Hilton Bellevue, 300 112th Ave. SE in Bellevue. Children age 12 and younger are free.
Prom night for adults
April 2025 (undated)
SeaTac (15 miles S)
Get dressed up with friends or a date, and dance to DJ music during Emerald City Adult Prom for age 21+ in the Grand Ballroom at DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport, 18740 International Blvd. in SeaTac.
Small tea festival
April 2025 (undated)
Woodinville (22 miles NE)
Cascadia Spring Tea Festival features 10 local vendors, tea tasting (bring your own cup), tea arts and crafts, and workshops at Brightwater Environmental Education and Community Center, 22505 State Route 9 SE in Woodinville.
Whidbey Island whale festival FREE
April 2025 (undated)
Langley (36 miles N via ferry)
Welcome the Whales honors Orca whales that return every spring with a parade & ceremony (Sat. 2 p.m.), a reception (Sun. noon), and a ticketed boat trip (Sun. 3 to 5 p.m.). You can also visit Langley Whale Center.