Past events

This page archives events that previously were included on the Current events template.

2005

• January 15: Seattle Wikipedia Meetup

• January 28: Critical Mass

• February 14: Laugh Lover's Ball

• February 19-20: Bike Expo

• February 27: Chilly Hilly Bicycle Ride

• March 12-13: Vegfest

• March 17: Built Green Conference - learn more about current sustainable building ideas

• March 23: Public Works: Sustainability in Local Communities - lecture put on by the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild

• April 7, 5:00pm-8:00pm: First Thursday Art Walk in Pioneer Square. A great time to see what's new in the galleries. All new shows for the month will be posted.

• April 22, 8:00pm: An Evening of Burlesque at Pilates Center of Olympia

• April 22-24, 10:00am-6:00pm: Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival at Seattle Center House, Fisher Pavilion

• May 2-29: Bike to Work Month, Commute Challenge, and Bike to Work day

• May 14, 11:00am-5:00pm: Port of Seattle Maritime Festival at Seattle's Pier 66/Bell Harbor Marina

• May 15:
  • 11:00am-3:00pm: Wild Keta Salmon Cook-Off (part of the Maritime Festival) at Fisherman's Terminal
  • 11:00am-5:00pm: Seattle Cheese Festival at Pike Place Market
  • 4:30pm: Orchestra of Flight Annual Dinner/Fundraiser concert at West Seattle Golf Club

• May 19-June 12: Seattle International Film Festival at several venues around downtown Seattle

• May 21, 22: University District Street Fair, 36th annual gathering of crafts and food

• May 27-30: Northwest Folklife Festival at Seattle Center

• May 29, 30: Pike Place Market Street Festival with food, arts and crafts, and performances to benefit the Market Foundation

• June 3-25: Sex in Seattle, Episode 11: The Ultimate Dating Challenge

• June 4:
  • Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure breast cancer fund raiser starting at Qwest Field
  • 11am-5pm: "A Taste of Sea-Tac", grand opening celebration of the new dining and shopping areas at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

• June 16, 7pm: Yusef Komunyakaa will be reading and signing books at Cat and Cannon Used Books (Lake City)

• June 17-19:
  • NWSource.com Summer Brewfest at St. Edward State Park in Kenmore
  • Edmonds Arts Festival at Anderson Cultural Center on Edmonds' Main Street
  • Juneteenth Freedom Festival and Parade in Seattle's Pratt Park, commemorating the 1865 Emancipation Proclamation in Texas
  • Marysville Strawberry Festival in downtown Marysville (about 34 miles north of downtown Seattle)
  • Here's to the Heroes Tour 2:00pm-8:00pm daily at Qwest Field Event Center, Anheuser-Busch's Clydesdale horses touring the U.S. with a display of SeaWorld animals and an exhibit that allows visitors to record customized messages to U.S. troops serving overseas

• June 18: Fremont Solstice Parade, picnic, and festival on Fremont and Gasworks Park

• June 18-19: Burien Strawberry Festival offers strawberries, arts and crafts, children's activities and more

• June 20: Washington Citizens for Proportional Representation - monthly meeting, 6:00pm to 8:45pm at the University Branch of the Seattle Public Library

• June 23-25: Gnomedex 5.0, Bell Harbor Conference Center

• June 25-26:
  • Seattle Pride, parade and festival on Capitol Hill and in Volunteer Park
  • Shoreline Arts Festival, 15th annual celebration of arts and crafts, music, dance, and food and drink on the grounds of the Shoreline Center

• June 30-July 4: Tall Ships Tacoma includes Parade of Sails in Commencement Bay and display, tours, and simulated battles of tall ships

• July 1-3: Seattle International Beer Festival at Seattle Center's Mural Amphitheatre

• July 3, 7:00pm: Poets to Music at Cat and Cannon Used Books (Lake City): Irene Drennan, Sandra Larkman-Heindsmann and Vivienne Inman will read their words to Karen Olsen's music

• July 2-4: 29th Annual Wooden Boat Festival, Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union

• July 4:
  • WAMU Family Fourth of July at Lake Union, viewing at Gasworks Park (Wallingford)
  • 4th of Jul-Ivar's at Myrtle Edwards Park
  • WSP Complete List of Public Fireworks Displays, pdf schedule of all 4th of July displays

• July 9-10: Chinatown-International District Summer Festival

• July 11-August 7: SEAFAIR, hydroplane races and an air show on Lake Washington, U.S. Navy and Coast Guard fleet arrival, and several other activities around Seattle

• July 14: Pat Andrus reads her poems at Cat and Cannon Used Books (Lake City)

• July 15-17: West Seattle Junction Festival offers arts, crafts, food, wine and beer garden to celebrate West Seattle's history and character

• July 18: Washington Citizens for Proportional Representation - monthly meeting, 6:00pm to 8:45pm at the University Branch of the Seattle Public Library

• July 19: Community Forum for Marriage Equality at the Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center, organized by Marriage Equality Now

• July 19, 20: Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park presents Indigo Girls, 7:00pm

• July 21: Thee Casual Plaids punkadelic rock at the Sunset Tavern (last band around midnight). Appearing with the ToneBlasters and Mercurius. Presented by Sheli Story from Hillbilly Punkshop.

• July 22: West Seattle Sidewalk Cinema featuring Babe

• July 22-23: 14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival, this two-night event features 14 short plays completely produced in 48 hours!

• July 23:
  • West Seattle Sidewalk Cinema featuring Breakfast at Tiffany's
  • Fremont Outdoor Movies featuring Christmas in July
  • A Garden of Hope Gardening Competition and Garden Party in Redmond benefiting Hopelink
  • Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park presents a special evening with Ann Wilson

• July 20-24: King County Fair in Enumclaw

• July 22-24:
  • Seattle Breast Cancer 3-Day, a fundraising/awareness walk covering 60 miles over 3 days in the Seattle metro area
  • Bite of Seattle, the premier food festival in the Northwest held at the Seattle Center

• July 29: South Lake Union Cinema on the Lawn featuring Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

• July 30-31: Capitol Hill Block Party featuring over 50 bands on four stages; multiple beer gardens; community activist, artist, and food booths

• August 2:
  • Seattle Night Out is an annual event, usually held on the first Tuesday in August, where neighborhoods show their active involvement in Block Watch and Crime Prevention.
  • Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park presents Clint Black
  • 9:00 pm: Henkenseifken with Hyoka and channel at High Dive in Fremont

• August 5: West Seattle Sidewalk Cinema featuring Big

• August 6:
  • West Seattle Sidewalk Cinema featuring Grease
  • Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park presents Aimee Mann

• August 6-7: Arab Festival, Seattle Center event with food and activities offering insights into the traditions of the Arab culture

• August 7, 7:00pm: First Sundays Listening Salon at Cat and Cannon Books. Hosted by Dobbie Norris; readings by Susan Blair, Daniel Casaletto, Murray Gordan; music by Charlotte Thistle.

• August 9: Medina Days Concert in the Park & Back to School Drive benefiting the Hopelink Hoops for Hope School Supply Drive

• August 10: Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park presents Los Lonely Boys

• August 12: South Lake Union Cinema on the Lawn featuring Cabaret. Co-sponsored with Lifelong AIDS Alliance.

• August 12-13: Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park presents the B.B. King Blues Festival

• August 20:
  • Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park presents Keali'l Reichel
  • Bath Salts Project Class at basic green box - learn how to create sumptuous bath sea salts, registration required.

• August 20-21: The Seattle Hempfest at Myrtle Edwards Park (Pier 70)

• August 25:
  • Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park presents Susan Tedeschi / Blind Boys of Alabama
  • 7:00 pm: Seattle Flickrites August Meetup at Six Arms on Capitol Hill

• August 26:
  • South Lake Union Cinema on the Lawn featuring Waiting For Guffman
  • Summer Nights at South Lake Union Park presents Trio! Stanley Clarke - Bela Fleck - Jean-Luc Ponty

• August 26-28: Penny Arcade Expo, Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue

2004

• May 20-June 13: Go see a movie at the Seattle Film Festival

• May 21 to June 19: Bike to Work Month

• May 23: The new Central Library opened

• June 19: Fremont Solstice Parade

• June 26-27: Seattle Pride

• July 17: 2nd Annual KEXP BBQ starts at 6:00 pm

• July 17-18: Bite of Seattle

• July 24-25: Capitol Hill Block Party

• July 30-31: Beer festivals

• August 6-8: Seattle Seafair

• September 3-6: Bumbershoot

• September 14: Primary elections

• September 17-18: Fremont Oktoberfest

• September 18: DJ Keoki at Medusa Nightclub

• October 2: Last day to register to vote by mail in the general elections

• November 6: Seattle Wikipedia meetup

• November 26-28: National Geographic Warehouse Sale