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Seattle · Jul 31–Aug 2

159 arts and culture stops in Seattle next weekend: Jul 31–Aug 2

A forward look at Seattle for Jul 31–Aug 2: events and places that are useful to plan around early.

Updated Saturday, July 25 · event dates verified when shown

Taylor Fest
Verified event 9:00 PM Friday, July 31

Taylor Fest

Verified eventHas a verified timeLive music Chop Suey From $25.49
Woodland Park Zoo
Local pick Sunday, August 2 4:30 PM: ZooTunes: Ani DiFranco with Valer…

Woodland Park Zoo

An award-winning 92-acre oasis in Seattle, Woodland Park Zoo is famed for its pioneering naturalistic exhibits and a di…

Sunday, August 2 4:30 PM: ZooTunes: Ani DiFranco with Valer…
Local pickMuseumsSunday, August 2 4:30 PM: ZooTunes: Ani DiFranco with Valer… Fremont
Neptune Theatre
Local pick Saturday, August 1 8:00 PM: Thee Sinseers & The Altons

Neptune Theatre

A historic 1,000-capacity performing arts venue in Seattle's University District, the Neptune Theatre has served as a c…

Saturday, August 1 8:00 PM: Thee Sinseers & The Altons
Local pickTheaters and musicSaturday, August 1 8:00 PM: Thee Sinseers & The Altons University District
Old 97's, River Shook
Verified event 6:00 PM Friday, July 31

Old 97's, River Shook

Verified eventHas a verified timeLive music The Crocodile From $51.93
RAIL - MTV Basement Tape Winner
Verified event 8:30 PM Friday, July 31

RAIL - MTV Basement Tape Winner

Verified eventHas a verified timeLive music Suquamish Clearwater Beach Rock Music & Sports Lounge
Lumen Field
Local pick Saturday, August 1 5:30 PM: Ed Sheeran: LOOP Tour

Lumen Field

An iconic multi-purpose stadium in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood, home to the Seahawks, Sounders FC, and Reign…

Saturday, August 1 5:30 PM: Ed Sheeran: LOOP Tour
Local pickLandmarksSaturday, August 1 5:30 PM: Ed Sheeran: LOOP Tour Chinatown-International District
J. Rinehart Gallery
Local pick Saturday, August 1: Ariana Heinzman | Exhibition Preview

J. Rinehart Gallery

A refined contemporary art gallery in the heart of the Seattle Arts District, specializing in high-quality, process-ori…

Saturday, August 1: Ariana Heinzman | Exhibition Preview
Local pickMuseumsSaturday, August 1: Ariana Heinzman | Exhibition Preview Downtown Seattle
Hannah Frances
Verified event 8:00 PM Friday, July 31

Hannah Frances

Verified eventHas a verified timeLive music The Fremont Abbey From $29.74
MONIC
Verified event 10:00 PM Friday, July 31

MONIC

Verified eventHas a verified timeLive music Baba Yaga From $23.1
Fremont Abbey Arts Center
Local pick Friday, July 31 8:00 PM: Hannah Frances

Fremont Abbey Arts Center

A stunning 1914 brick church transformed into a nonprofit community hub, the Fremont Abbey Arts Center hosts intimate c…

Friday, July 31 8:00 PM: Hannah Frances
Local pickTheaters and musicFriday, July 31 8:00 PM: Hannah Frances Fremont
Theatre Puget Sound
Local pick

Theatre Puget Sound

A dedicated leadership and service organization founded to advocate for Seattle's theatre community, providing essentia…

Local pickTheaters and music Fremont
Bad Nerves
Verified event 8:00 PM Saturday, August 1

Bad Nerves

Verified eventHas a verified timeLive music The Showbox
Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
Local pick

Marion Oliver McCaw Hall

A premier performing arts venue at Seattle Center, home to the Seattle Opera and Pacific Northwest Ballet, featuring a…

Local pickTheaters and music Seattle Center
5th Avenue Theatre
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5th Avenue Theatre

A landmark 1926 theatre in the Skinner Building, serving as Seattle's premier home for world-class musical theatre and…

Local pickTheaters and music Downtown Seattle
Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center
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Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center

A modern cedar longhouse and museum serving as the ancestral home and cultural hub of the Duwamish people, the host tri…

Local pickMuseums Georgetown
DANCE THE DECADES
Verified event 9:00 PM Saturday, August 1

DANCE THE DECADES

Verified eventHas a verified timeLive music Chop Suey Free
Cover Boy - Loverboy Tribute
Verified event 8:30 PM Saturday, August 1

Cover Boy - Loverboy Tribute

Verified eventHas a verified timeLive music Suquamish Clearwater Beach Rock Music & Sports Lounge
Pacific Science Center
Local pick

Pacific Science Center

A premier nonprofit science education organization in Seattle, featuring interactive exhibits, a tropical butterfly hou…

Local pickMuseums Seattle Center
Grand Illusion Cinema
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Grand Illusion Cinema

Seattle's longest continually running independent cinema, founded in 1970 as The Movie House, is a volunteer-operated n…

Local pickTheaters and music University District
Ed Sheeran: LOOP Tour
Verified event 5:30 PM Saturday, August 1

Ed Sheeran: LOOP Tour

Verified eventHas a verified timeLive music Lumen Field
Megan Moroney
Verified event 7:00 PM Sunday, August 2

Megan Moroney

Verified eventHas a verified timeLive music Climate Pledge Arena
Georgetown Steam Plant
Local pick

Georgetown Steam Plant

A monumental reinforced concrete power plant from 1906, this National Historic Landmark serves as a testament to Seattl…

Local pickMuseums Georgetown
Jacobsen Observatory
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Jacobsen Observatory

A historic 1895 observatory on the University of Washington campus, featuring a vintage 6-inch Brashear refracting tele…

Local pickMuseums University District
Center for Wooden Boats (CWB)
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Center for Wooden Boats (CWB)

A living museum on South Lake Union dedicated to preserving Pacific Northwest maritime history through hands-on experie…

Local pickMuseums Capitol Hill
Seattle Center Monorail
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Seattle Center Monorail

An iconic elevated straddle-beam monorail linking downtown Seattle to the city's premier attractions, built for the 196…

Local pickLandmarks Seattle Center
Volunteer Park Water Tower
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Volunteer Park Water Tower

A historic cast-concrete landmark from 1906, this architecturally distinctive tower once served as a vital utility for…

Local pickLandmarks Capitol Hill
Ballard Bridge
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Ballard Bridge

A massive 1917 bascule bridge spanning Salmon Bay, this critical corridor connects the Ballard neighborhood to Interbay…

Local pickLandmarks Ballard
Ballard Homestead
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Ballard Homestead

A cozy nonprofit arts venue in Northwest Ballard, this former 1923 Mission Hall now serves as a community space for mus…

Local pickHistory Ballard
West Point Lighthouse
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West Point Lighthouse

A historic beacon guarding the northern entrance of Elliott Bay, this 23-foot tower is a serene landmark nestled within…

Local pickLandmarks Ballard
Oxbow Park / Hat 'n' Boots
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Oxbow Park / Hat 'n' Boots

A quirky, oversized own-your-own-adventure landmark in Seattle's historic Georgetown neighborhood, featuring the larges…

Local pickLandmarks Georgetown
North Queen Anne Drive Bridge
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North Queen Anne Drive Bridge

A historic 1936 steel-and-concrete deck arch bridge spanning Wolf Creek, recognized as a Seattle city landmark for its…

Local pickHistory Fremont
Seattle Fishermen's Memorial
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Seattle Fishermen's Memorial

A poignant bronze and granite monument at Fishermen's Terminal honoring over 675 commercial fishers lost at sea since 1…

Local pickHistory Ballard
Alaska Trade Building
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Alaska Trade Building

Built in 1909 by James H. Steele, this fireproof brick and concrete structure stands at 1917 First Avenue. It served as…

Local pickHistory Downtown Seattle
Harvard-Belmont Landmark District
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Harvard-Belmont Landmark District

An elite residential enclave on Capitol Hill's west slope, featuring a concentration of early 20th-century mansions and…

Local pickHistory Capitol Hill
Nippon Kan Theatre
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Nippon Kan Theatre

A historic cornerstone of Seattle's Japanese community, this 1909 theater has evolved from a cultural hub into a restor…

Local pickTheaters and music Pioneer Square
Stimson-Green Mansion
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Stimson-Green Mansion

An exceptional early-20th-century English Tudor Revival mansion in First Hill, designed by Kirtland Cutter for lumberma…

Local pickHistory Downtown Seattle
Fireboat Duwamish
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Fireboat Duwamish

The second oldest fireboat in the United States, the Fireboat Duwamish is a National Historic Landmark and museum ship…

Local pickHistory Capitol Hill
Fremont Bridge
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Fremont Bridge

A historic 1917 bascule drawbridge crossing the Lake Washington Ship Canal, linking the eclectic Fremont neighborhood w…

Local pickLandmarks Fremont
Athenian Inn
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Athenian Inn

A historic Pike Place Market landmark established in 1909, this seafood restaurant is famous for its timeless atmospher…

Local pickHistory Downtown Seattle
NVC Memorial Hall
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NVC Memorial Hall

A poignant historic site honoring Japanese American veterans and those interned during World War II, featuring a massiv…

Local pickHistory Chinatown-International District
Schwabacher Hardware Company Building
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Schwabacher Hardware Company Building

A Classical Revival landmark in Pioneer Square, this 1892 building served as a vital supply hub for Klondike Gold Rush…

Local pickHistory Pioneer Square
Maynard Building
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Maynard Building

A stunning Romanesque Revival masterpiece in Pioneer Square, originally the site of Seattle's first bank and now honori…

Local pickHistory Pioneer Square
Old Georgetown City Hall
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Old Georgetown City Hall

A stately 1909 dark red brick landmark that once served as the administrative heart of Georgetown before its annexation…

Local pickHistory Georgetown
Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
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Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

The largest and most heavily used locks on the West Coast, connecting Lake Washington and Lake Union to Puget Sound thr…

Local pickLandmarks Ballard
Lake Washington Ship Canal
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Lake Washington Ship Canal

An eight-mile engineering marvel that links freshwater Lake Washington and Lake Union to the saltwater of Puget Sound,…

Local pickHistory Fremont
East Kong Yick Building
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East Kong Yick Building

A historic four-story masonry building in Seattle's International District, home to the Wing Luke Museum and a National…

Local pickHistory Pioneer Square
Lake View Cemetery
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Lake View Cemetery

Established in 1872, Lake View Cemetery is a historic Capitol Hill landmark known as Seattle's Pioneer Cemetery, offeri…

Local pickHistory Capitol Hill
Naval Reserve Armory
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Naval Reserve Armory

A landmark concrete structure in South Lake Union, this former naval reserve center now houses the Museum of History an…

Local pickHistory Capitol Hill
Pioneer Building
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Pioneer Building

A Richardsonian Romanesque masterpiece and National Historic Landmark, the Pioneer Building is a cornerstone of Seattle…

Local pickHistory Downtown Seattle
Queen Anne High School
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Queen Anne High School

A grand English Renaissance palace-style schoolhouse converted into luxury apartments, this Seattle Landmark is a stunn…

Local pickHistory Belltown
Denny Hall
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Denny Hall

The oldest building on the University of Washington's current campus, this French Renaissance Revival masterpiece of br…

Local pickHistory University District
Post Alley
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Post Alley

A historic, narrow pedestrian passage in Seattle, famous for its worn-brick facades, eclectic eateries, and the colorfu…

Local pickHistory Downtown Seattle
Ballard Avenue Historic District
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Ballard Avenue Historic District

A preserved slice of downtown Ballard featuring modest commercial architecture from the 1890s to 1940s, blending the ne…

Local pickHistory Ballard
Memorial Stadium
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Memorial Stadium

A historic athletic landmark at Seattle Center, currently undergoing a major transformation into a state-of-the-art mul…

Local pickLandmarks Seattle Center
The Ballard Bridge
Local pick

The Ballard Bridge

A historic 2,854-foot bascule bridge spanning the eastern edge of Salmon Bay, connecting the Ballard neighborhood to In…

Local pickLandmarks Ballard
The Egyptian Theatre
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The Egyptian Theatre

A premier single-screen historic cinema in Capitol Hill, the Egyptian Theatre is a landmark venue known for its unique…

Local pickTheaters and music Capitol Hill
Union Station
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Union Station

A monument to early 20th-century civic ambition, this former rail hub blends Beaux-Arts grandeur with modern sustainabi…

Local pickHistory Pioneer Square
University of Washington Columns
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University of Washington Columns

Four iconic 24-foot cedar columns representing 'LIFE' that stand as a symbolic link between the University of Washingto…

Local pickLandmarks University District
Jules Maes Saloon
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Jules Maes Saloon

Claiming the title of Seattle's oldest bar, this historic Georgetown landmark occupies a Seattle Historic Site building…

Local pickHistory Georgetown
Birthplace of Seattle Monument
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Birthplace of Seattle Monument

A granite obelisk at Alki Point commemorating the 1851 landing of the Denny Party, the original Euro-American settlers…

Local pickLandmarks West Seattle
Canoe House (ASUW Shell House)
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Canoe House (ASUW Shell House)

A historic landmark on the UW campus, this former Navy seaplane hangar served as the home of the gold-medal winning 'Bo…

Local pickHistory University District
Pioneer Houses
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Pioneer Houses

Discover the Pioneer Houses, some of Seattle's oldest surviving residential structures. These 19th-century wooden homes…

Local pickHistory Ballard
West Queen Anne School
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West Queen Anne School

A stunning example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, this former 1896 elementary school was the first in Seattl…

Local pickHistory Belltown
Kenyon Hall
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Kenyon Hall

Known as West Seattle's historic entertainment palace, Kenyon Hall is a vibrant community arts space featuring a rare 1…

Local pickTheaters and music Theaters and music

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