Hello Seattle!
Memorial Day weekend is here and there are several festivals and fun events including the huge Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle’s Central Library 10th Anniversary Celebration, the Seattle International Film Festival, Ignite! Seattle @ Town Hall, and more! As always, we also have a big list of Seattle & Washington events and more than $200 in giveaways to fill up your weekend.
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Featured: Northwest Folklife Festival | FREE, 7,000+ Performers, One of the Largest Free Folk Festivals in the US (May 23-26)
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Win Seattle Tickets:
- Win Tickets ($24): Seattle International Film Festival: Strictly Sacred: The Story of Girl Trouble @ SIFF Cinema Uptown | Meet the Director & Band, Legendary Tacoma Garage Band (May 26)
- Win Tickets ($24): Seattle International Film Festival: Fly Colt Fly: The Legend of The Barefoot Bandit @ SIFF Cinema Uptown | Documentary About Teenage Fugitive (May 29)
- Win Tickets ($30): Best 80s Party Ever! (So Far) @ Nectar Lounge | Live Music by Nite Wave, DJ Indica Jones spinning 80′s Dance Jams All Night Long (May 31)
- Win Tickets ($80): Local Liquid Arts Tasting Festival in Lynwood | Craft Beer, Wine, Distilled Beverages, Samples (May 31)
- Win Tickets ($70): Electric Run Seattle | World’s Premier Nighttime 5K Experience, Costumes (August 8)
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Seattle Thursday Events, May 22, 2014:
- Books: A Reading w/ Blake Bailey @ Hugo House | Free, The Splendid Things We Planned, Talk w/ Tom Nissley, 7 p.m. (more info)
- Burien: Thursday Farmers Market | Fresh Vegetables, Fruits, Flowers, Crafts, Food, Live Music, Free
- Cartoons: Happy Hour Cartoons @ Central Cinema | Free, All Ages, Beer, Wine
- Chocolate: Free Seattle Chocolate Happy Hour Events at Chocolopolis | 5-9PM
- Everett: Summer Palooza Job & Resource Fair for Youth & Adults in Everett | Summer Jobs Internships Volunteer Opportunities, 3-6 p.m. (more info)
- Film: Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) Discounts & Giveaways| 250 Feature Films From Over 70 Countries
- Ignite: Ignite! Seattle @ Town Hall | Public Speaking Series, Speakers Only Have 5 Minutes
- Library: Panel Discussion: The Building of the Central Library | Part of Seattle Central Library 10th Anniversary Celebration, Time Magazine’s “2004 Building of the Year”
- Museums: Museum Week Northwest 2014 | Buy-one-get-one-free admissions, Free Walking Tours & Special Events at more than 50 organizations across the region (more info)
- Music: FOLKLIFE BLUEGRASS KICKOFF @ Nectar Lounge | Featuring The Warren G. Hardings and Renegade Stringband, Steep Ravine (more info)
- Pride: Be You. Be Proud. Be the next Seattle Pride Idol 2014 | 10 Different Singers Over 10 Nights, Hosted by Miss Gay Seattle Olivia LaGarce
- Tacoma: Broadway Farmers Market | Downtown, Thursdays, May-October
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Tour: Seattle’s Original Coffee Crawl | Sample a variety of blends, roasts and brews at some of the city’s best-loved coffee houses, 10AM, $25-30 (more info)
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Seattle Friday Events, May 23, 2014:
- Comedy: Punchline Fridays Comedy Showcase @ Jai Thai, Capitol Hill | Free (more info)
- Festival: Northwest Folklife Festival | FREE, 7,000+ Performers, One of the Largest Free Folk Festivals in the US
- Film: Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) Discounts & Giveaways| 250 Feature Films From Over 70 Countries
- Freakonomics: ‘Think Like a Freak’ @ Town Hall | w/ Authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Library: Seattle Central Library 10th Anniversary Celebration | Free Fun Day, Cupcakes, Live Music by Tubaluba, Lion Dance, Free Gifts & More
- Market: Madrona Friday Farmers Market | Mid-May – September, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, Entertainment
- Museums: Museum Week Northwest 2014 | Buy-one-get-one-free admissions, Free Walking Tours & Special Events at more than 50 organizations across the region (more info)
- Music: MOTHERLODE @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Funky 2 Death plus Paa Kow’s By All Means Band (more info)
- SIFF: Lucky Them @ SIFF | Egyptian Theatre, Seattle Rock Journalist Must Track Down Her Ex (Win Tickets, $24)
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Tour: Seattle’s Original Coffee Crawl | Sample a variety of blends, roasts and brews at some of the city’s best-loved coffee houses, 10AM, $25-30 (more info)
- Vikings: Free Film Series @ Swedish Cultural Center | The Viking influence on history, culture, language and the arts (more info)
- Wine: Free Wine Fridays @ European Vine Selections on Capitol Hill | 3-6PM (more info)
- Wine: Free Wine Tastings @ Pike & Western | 3-6PM (more info)
- Wine: Free Wine Tastings @ Gilbert Cellars | 5-8PM (more info)
- Wine: Wine Tastings @ City Cellars, Wallingford | 5-7PM, $3-5, Refundable w/ Wine Purchase (more info)
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Seattle Saturday Events, May 24, 2014:
- Dinner Show: The Dinner Detective @ The Hotel Deca | Largest Murder Mystery Dinner Show In The U.S., Saturdays, Everyone’s Suspect
- Festival: Northwest Folklife Festival | FREE, 7,000+ Performers, One of the Largest Free Folk Festivals in the US
- Film: Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) Discounts & Giveaways| 250 Feature Films From Over 70 Countries
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Model Boats: Pond Boat Sailing at the Model Boat Pond, Lake Union Park | 11AM-2PM $5 (more info)
- Music: ORGANIK TIME MACHINE @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Spyn Reset / Gems / Tetrabox (more info)
- Redmond: Mac & Jack’s Weekend Brewery Tours | Free, African Amber, Serengeti Wheat, Blackcat Porter, Two Tun IPA
- Sounders: Seattle Sounders vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Snoqualmie: Ride the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad for Memorial Day
- Tacoma: Crafts of the Past @ Tacoma’s Fort Nisqually Living History Museum |Cyanotype Photographic Prints, Paper & Fabric
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Tour: The Fremont Tour, A Street Theater @ Solstice Pizza (more info)
- Tour: Seattle’s Original Coffee Crawl | Sample a variety of blends, roasts and brews at some of the city’s best-loved coffee houses, 10AM, $25-30 (more info)
- Tour: Downtown By Foot | Discover historic places like Pike Place Market and Pioneer Square and the emerging arts district of West Edge, 2PM, $20-25 (more info)
- Tour: City Pub Tour| Discover Seattle’s Beer Pioneers (maybe meet one or two), hear tales of prohibition and lack of inhibition, 4PM, $30 (more info)
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Seattle Sunday Events, May 25, 2014:
- Cosmos: Watch the Cosmos @ Woodskys | All 13 Episodes, Every Sunday, Starts at 9 p.m. (more info)
- Festival: Northwest Folklife Festival | FREE, 7,000+ Performers, One of the Largest Free Folk Festivals in the US
- Film: Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) Discounts & Giveaways| 250 Feature Films From Over 70 Countries
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Market: Broadway Sunday Farmers Market: 55+ Vendors, Local Produce/Meats, Honey, Eggs, Free
- Market: Fremont Sunday Street Market: 150+ Vendors, Crafts, Antiques, Food, English-Style Pub, Chocolate Factory, & More
- Market: Ballard Sunday Farmers Market | Local Produce, Dairy, Wild Salmon, Artisan Foods
- Pride: Be You. Be Proud. Be the next Seattle Pride Idol 2014 | 10 Different Singers Over 10 Nights, Hosted by Miss Gay Seattle Olivia LaGarce
- Redmond: Mac & Jack’s Weekend Brewery Tours | Free, African Amber, Serengeti Wheat, Blackcat Porter, Two Tun IPA
- Snoqualmie: Ride the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad for Memorial Day
- Tacoma: Crafts of the Past @ Tacoma’s Fort Nisqually Living History Museum |Cyanotype Photographic Prints, Paper & Fabric
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Tour: Downtown By Foot| Discover historic places like Pike Place Market and Pioneer Square and the emerging arts district of West Edge, 2PM, $20-25 (more info)
- Tour: City Pub Tour| Discover Seattle’s Beer Pioneers (maybe meet one or two), hear tales of prohibition and lack of inhibition, 4PM, $30 (more info)
- Walk: Weekend Walks @ Washington Park Arboretum | Free (more info)
- Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Seattle Memorial Day Events, May 26, 2014:
- Ceremony: Museum of Flight Memorial Day Ceremony (more info)
- Festival: Northwest Folklife Festival | FREE, 7,000+ Performers, One of the Largest Free Folk Festivals in the US
- Film: Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) Discounts & Giveaways| 250 Feature Films From Over 70 Countries
- Hamburgers: National Hamburger Day @ Li’l Woody’s | Capitol Hill & Ballard, FREE Burgers from 2-5 p.m. (more info)
- Service: Memorial Day Service to Honor American Heroes @ Mountain View Memorial Park | Joint Services Ceremony, Unknown Graves to be Marked, 2 p.m. (more info)
- SIFF: Seattle International Film Festival: Strictly Sacred: The Story of Girl Trouble @ SIFF Cinema Uptown | Meet the Director & Band, Legendary Tacoma Garage Band (Win Tickets, $24)
- Music: The Sound of Africatown @ Experience Music Project | Free, All Ages, Hip Hop Artist Draze & More
- Music: RAIN CITY ROCK @ Nectar Lounge | A Benefit for Scholarships featuring The Queen Annes, Hearts are Thugs, JPatt, Saint John and the Revelations, The Whywolves (more info)
- Snoqualmie: Ride the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad for Memorial Day
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Upcoming Seattle Events:
- All Month: Our May Events Calendar & Ticket Giveaways
- May 30: Man Overboard @ Chop Suey | w/ Transit, Forever Came Calling, Knuckle Puck, Defeat The Low
- May 31: Best 80s Party Ever! (So Far) @ Nectar Lounge | Live Music by Nite Wave, DJ Indica Jones spinning 80′s Dance Jams All Night Long (Win Tickets, $30)
- May 31: Local Liquid Arts Tasting Festival in Lynwood | Craft Beer, Wine, Distilled Beverages, Samples (Win Tickets, $80)
- June 1: Build Small, Live Large Portland’s Accessory Dwelling Unit Tour | Tour 10+ ADUs, Social & Networking Event
- June 8: Coolio @ Nectar Lounge | Rap & Hip Hop, w/ Grynch, Mr. PJ, Esseno, Eddie Grandpre
- June 10: Design in Depth Lecture Series: Ballard | Hilliard’s Brewery, Microbrew Capitol, Urban Character: Neighborhoods Then & Now
- June 12-15: The Amazing Acro-cats @ Seattle Center | 12+ Skilled Felines, The World’s Only Cat Band, Circus Performances
- June 19-22: What The Festival @ Wolf Run Ranch in Dufur, Oregon | The Glitch Mob, Washed Out, Pool Party & More! (Win Tickets, $400)
- July 4: Seattle Fourth of July Events, Celebrations, Fireworks Pictures, Where To Watch, Parades | Lake Union, Whibney Island, Bellevue, Tacoma
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