Extended Weekend Getaways Something Fun Awaits Year ‘Round
Whether your interests include music, dance, theatre, heritage, films or food, Seattle is your destination for festivals. We offer arts and cultural celebrations year round, with the biggest of all being the fabulous party that is Bumbershoot, the Labor Day weekend spectacular that features more than 2,500 visual and performing artists. Rolling Stone magazine named it one of the five best festivals in the U.S. And we’re justifiably proud of Seattle International Film Festival, the longest running, largest and most highly attended film festival in the United States. Here are some of our annual events, find more in our events calendar.
May
- Ballard Jazz Festival
- Festal – A Glimpse of China – Chinese Culture and Arts Festival
- Festal – Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration
- Northwest Folklife Festival
- Opening Day of Boating Season
- Seattle International Film Festival
- Seattle Maritime Festival
- University District Street Fair
June
- 14/48: The World’s Quickest Theatre Festival
- Chinatown-International District Dragonfest
- Festal – Festival Sundiata presents Black Arts Fest
- Festal – Iranian Festival
- Festal – Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival
- Festal – Spirit of Africa Festival
- Festal – Indigenous People Festival
- Fremont Fair
- Honk Fest West
- Northwest New Works Festival
- Paradiso Festival (The Gorge)
- Pride Festival
- Seattle International Dance Festival
- Seattle International Film Festival
- Seattle Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon & Half Marathon
- Washington Brewers Festival
July
- Ananda Mela
- Ballard SeafoodFest
- Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair
- Bite of Seattle
- Bon Odori
- Capitol Hill Block Party
- Darrington Bluegrass Festival
- DayBreak Star Indian Pow Wow
- Festival of American Fiddle Tunes – Centrum
- Kirkland Uncorked
- Olympic Music Festival
- Pista sa Nayon
- SEAFAIR Milk Carton Derby
- SEAFAIR Summer 4th
- SEAFAIR Torchlight Parade
- SEAFAIR Torchlight Run
- Seattle Chamber Music Festival
- Seattle International Beerfest
- Seattle Street Food Festival
- Sequim Lavender Weekend
- Timber! Outdoor Music Festival
- West Seattle Summer Festival
August
- Chief Seattle Days
- Doe Bay Festival
- Hempfest
- Festal – Arab Festival
- Festal – Brasilfest
- Festal – Tibet Fest
- Nordic Sol
- Olympic Music Festival
- Seattle Art Fair
- SEAFAIR Weekend–Hydroplanes & Airshow
- Seattle Festival of Alternative Dance & Improvisation
- Summer Meltdown
- Sunset Supper at the Market
- THING
- Umoja Family Festival
- Watershed (The Gorge)
September
- Bumbershoot
- Festal – Italian Festival
- Festal – Seattle Fiestas Patrias
- Festal: Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival
- Fremont Oktoberfest
- Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival
- PAX
- Seattle Children’s Festival
- Washington State (Puyallup) Fair
October
- Borealis Festival of Light
- Earshot Jazz Festival
- Festal – Croatiafest
- Festal – Diwali: Lights of India
- Festal – TurkFest
- REFRACT – The Seattle Glass Experience
- Seattle Restaurant Week
- Seattle Queer Film Festival
November
- Best of the Northwest
- Enchant Christmas
- Festal – Dia de Muertos
- Festal – Hmong New Year Celebration
- Seattle Marathon