Hello Seattle! It’s going to be another great weekend in the Emerald City. As always, we have a great list of Seattle events including festivals, parties, music, theater, film, as well as upcoming May and Mother’s Day events. Also, over $150 in ticket giveaways.
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Featured: Seattle Memorial Day Weekend Events: Festivals, Music, Food & Wine, Traveling
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Win Seattle Tickets:
- Win Tickets ($30): Nick Vigarino’s Back Porch Stomp & Meantown Blues w/ special guest Alice Stuart @ Highway 99 Blues Club | Chicago and Delta Style Blues (May 17)
- Win Tickets ($30): Beat Connection w/ Onuinu + Painted Palms @ Neumos | Tropical Psychedelic Pop, Polyphonic (May 17)
- Win Tickets ($30) Man or Astro-Man? w/ Audacity + Atomic Bride @ Neumos | Indie, Rock, Surf, Garage Rock (May 18)
- Win Tickets ($30): Black Moth Super Rainbow with The Hood Internet + Oscillator Bug @ Neumos | Digital Psych Punk (May 20)
- Win Tickets, ($40): Seattle Memorial Day Weekend Yacht Party | Dancing, DJs, Champagne Cruises (May 26)
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Seattle Thursday Events, May 16:
- Art Walk: Columbia City Bohemian Backstreets Art Walk | Local Artists, Performance, Movie Shorts (more info)
- Art: Expo 13: BFA Exhibition @ Cornish Main Campus Center | Student Work On Display
- Beer: Seattle Beer Week Events Schedule: 200 Events, 80 Locations, Tap Takeovers, Releases, BBQs, Happy Hours, & More
- Breakfast: 10th Annual Pacific Science Center Foundations of Science Breakfast @ Four Seasons Hotel Seattle | Eric Liu
- Burien: Thursday Farmers Market | Fresh Vegetables, Fruits, Flowers, Crafts, Food, Live Music, Free
- Burlesque: Scandals! On Broadway #4 @ Julia’s on Broadway | Burlesque, Cabaret, Dance
- Cartoons: Happy Hour Cartoons @ Central Cinema | Free, All Ages, Beer, Wine
- Dinner Theater: Cafe Nordo Presents Smoked! @ The Kitchen By Delicatus | 5 Craft Cocktails, 4 Seasonal Courses, 1 Man’s Last Meal
- Edmonds: Downtown Edmonds Art Walk | Free, Hundreds of Artists & Exhibitions, Live Performances (more info)
- Fashion: 6th Annual “On My Block” Fashion Show presented by the Fashion Club of Seattle University | $10-25 (more info)
- Film: Shaft ’71 @ Central Cinema | The Black & Beautiful Film Festival, $8 (more info)
- Film: Opening Night–Seattle International Film Fest @ McCaw Hall | Premiere Of “Much Ado About Nothing,” Joss Whedon, Drinks, Dancing
- Happy Hour: Seattle Center’s “Best Damn Happy Hour” | Prizes, Music, Specialty Cocktails, Discounted Parking
- Music: Ponyhomie, A Breakthrough in Field Studies, Jupe Jupe, Vibragun at Barboza
- Music: Daughter, Jeremy Messersmith at Neumos
- Music: Cold War Kids, Superhumanoids at Neptune Theatre | $21.50-23.50 (more info)
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Trivia: Geeks Who Drinks @ Bars All Over | Free (more info)
- Portland: Check out Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways on PDX Pipeline
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Seattle Friday Events, May 17:
- Art Walk: University District Art Walk | Third Thursday, 6-9PM, On & Around University Way (more info)
- Art: Expo 13: BFA Exhibition @ Cornish Main Campus Center | Student Work On Display
- Beer: Seattle Beer Week Events Schedule: 200 Events, 80 Locations, Tap Takeovers, Releases, BBQs, Happy Hours, & More
- Bellevue: Don Quixote @ Meydenbauer Theater | International Ballet Theater
- Bikes: 2013 F5 Bike to Work Day | Prizes, After Party, Thousands of Riders
- Dance Party: “Dickslap” @ Seattle Eagle Tavern, Capitol Hill | Hosted By Dan Savage, Presented by Nark Magazine, DJs, Dancing, Jello Shots (more info)
- Festival: 17th of May Norwegian Constitution Day Festival in Ballard | 20,000+ Attendees, Parade Route, & More
- Film: Seattle International Film Fest @ McCaw Hall | Premiere Of “Much Ado About Nothing,” Joss Whedon, Drinks, Dancing
- Film: Friday Night Meaningful Movies @ Keystone Congregational United Church of Christ | Free (more info)
- Film: Looks Who’s Coming To Dinner @ Central Cinema | The Black & Beautiful Film Festival, $6 (more info)
- Film: Jackie Brown @ Central Cinema | The Black & Beautiful Film Festival, $6 (more info)
- Impersonators: Le Faux @ Julia’s on Broadway | Seattle’s Longest Running Celebrity Impersonator Show $20-45 (more info)
- Improv: Seattle Theatresports @ Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater | Comedy, Competitive Improv Match , $15 (more info)
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- LGBT Party: Syttende Gay @ BalMar Cocktail Lounge | Nordic LGBT Community Party, Watch 17th of May Parade (more info)
- Music: Beat Connection w/ Onuinu + Painted Palms @ Neumos | Tropical Psychedelic Pop, Polyphonic (Win Tickets, $30)
- Music: Brass Band Eruption @ The Mix | 3 Bands, Dance, Benefit for HONK! Fest
- Music: Young Fresh Fellows, Thee Sgt Major III at Sunset Tavern
- Music: Yo La Tengo at Showbox at the Market | $20-22 (more info)
- Music: Pokey Lafarge, JD Hobson at Tractor Tavern
- Music: Nick Vigarino’s Back Porch Stomp & Meantown Blues w/ special guest Alice Stuart @ Highway 99 Blues Club | Chicago and Delta Style Blues (Win Tickets, $30)
- Music: Golden Gardens, Tokyoidaho, Kelli Francis Corrado at Columbia City Theater
- Photography: Based On Location Photo Show @ Lovecitylove | Capitol Hill, Seattle-based photographer Jake Clifford (more info)
- Theater: Team Of Heroes: No More Heroes @ Annex Theatre | Superhero Team, $12-20 (more info)
- Theater: The Temperamentals @ The Ballard Underground | Chronicle Of The Early Days of the Gay Rights Movement (Win Tickets, $32)
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (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 Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways on PDX Pipeline
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Seattle Saturday Events, May 18:
- Art Walk: Pike Hike Art Walk in Downtown Seattle | 2-6PM, Third Saturdays, May-October (more info)
- Art: Sasquatch Poster Exhibition @ Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar | Free (more info)
- Art: Expo 13: BFA Exhibition @ Cornish Main Campus Center | Student Work On Display
- Art Talk: Open House @ Powerhouse Art Studio | Parade Discussion, Venice, New Orleans, Rio
- Bears: Bear Awareness Weekend @ Northwest Trek Wildlife Park | Campsite Demonstration, Crafts, Free
- Beer: Seattle Beer Week Events Schedule: 200 Events, 80 Locations, Tap Takeovers, Releases, BBQs, Happy Hours, & More
- Bellevue: Don Quixote @ Meydenbauer Theater | International Ballet Theater
- Books: John Densmore of the Doors @ Elliott Bay Books | “The Doors Unhinged” (more info)
- Crafts: Cafe Racer’s Crafts & Curiosities Show | Swap Meet, Crafts & Curiosities Of The Roosevelt & University District Neighborhoods (more info)
- Dance: Gathering Bones @ Velocity Dance Center | Nine of Seattle’s Most Powerful Dancers, $18 (more info)
- Everett: Monthly Downtown Everett Art Walk | Local Art, Galleries, Refreshments, 3rd Saturday of the Month (more info)
- Festival: A Glimpse of China: Chinese Culture and Arts Festival @ Seattle Center Armory | Food, Dance, Free, Marketplace
- Film: Seattle International Film Fest @ McCaw Hall | Premiere Of “Much Ado About Nothing,” Joss Whedon, Drinks, Dancing
- Film: Jackie Brown @ Central Cinema | The Black & Beautiful Film Festival, $6 (more info)
- Film: Looks Who’s Coming To Dinner @ Central Cinema | The Black & Beautiful Film Festival, $6 (more info)
- Kids: Children’s Book Week Celebration @ Ada’s Technical Books | Free, Snacks (more info)
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Music: Boris: “All Time Classics” with House of Low Culture at Crocodile
- Music: The Beets, CMRYTZ at Barboza
- Music: Kinski, Baltic Cousins, Nu Klezmer Army at Columbia City Theater
- Music: Man or Astro-Man? w/ Audacity + Atomic Bride @ Neumos | Indie, Rock, Surf, Garage Rock (Win Tickets, $30)
- Museum: Free Admission Days at Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience | First Thursdays & Third Saturdays
- Pink Floyd: Brit Floyd: The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show @ Paramount Theater | $31-41 (more info)
- Reading: “What Was Your First Book” @ Richard Hugo House | $10-25, Includes a Seattle Sounder, a Ride The Ducks driver, a Rat City Roller Girl, and more (more info)
- Street Fair: University District Street Fair Schedule & Info | Live Music, 300+ Food & Craft Booths
- Tacoma: Life in Color featuring Flux Pavilion @ Tacoma Dome | “World’s Largest Paint Party,” Rebirth, Music
- Tacoma: STAR Center’s First Anniversary| Free, Classes, Adventure Run
- Theater: Team Of Heroes: No More Heroes @ Annex Theatre | Superhero Team, $12-20 (more info)
- Theater: The Temperamentals @ The Ballard Underground | Chronicle Of The Early Days of the Gay Rights Movement (Win Tickets, $32)
- Tour: Free Historic Tour of Neptune Theater | 90 Minutes, 10AM (more info)
- 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)
- Portland: Check out Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways on PDX Pipeline
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Seattle Sunday Events, May 19:
- Art: Expo 13: BFA Exhibition @ Cornish Main Campus Center | Student Work On Display
- Bears: Bear Awareness Weekend @ Northwest Trek Wildlife Park | Campsite Demonstration, Crafts, Free
- Beer: Seattle Beer Week Events Schedule: 200 Events, 80 Locations, Tap Takeovers, Releases, BBQs, Happy Hours, & More
- Bellevue: Don Quixote @ Meydenbauer Theater | International Ballet Theater
- Dance: Gathering Bones @ Velocity Dance Center | Nine of Seattle’s Most Powerful Dancers, $18 (more info)
- Festival: Fight Hunger Build Hope @ Phinney Neighborhood Center | Food Trucks, Live Music, Beer, Wine
- Film: Looks Who’s Coming To Dinner @ Central Cinema | The Black & Beautiful Film Festival, $6 (more info)
- Film: Jackie Brown @ Central Cinema | The Black & Beautiful Film Festival, $6 (more info)
- Film: Seattle International Film Fest @ McCaw Hall | Premiere Of “Much Ado About Nothing,” Joss Whedon, Drinks, Dancing
- Flea Market: Hangover Flea Market @ Comet Tavern | Free, 2-6PM
- Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
- Library: Sundays are Special: Celebrate New Open Hours (more info)
- 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
- Music: Boris: “Flood” with Drcarlsonalbion at Crocodile
- Music: Vox Mod, Kairos, Cabana at Barboza
- Street Fair: University District Street Fair Schedule & Info | Live Music, 300+ Food & Craft Booths
- Theater: The Temperamentals @ The Ballard Underground | Chronicle Of The Early Days of the Gay Rights Movement (Win Tickets, $32)
- Tomatoes: Organic Tomato Plant Sale @ Fred Lind Manor | Plants From Jones Creek Farms of Skagit Valley (more info)
- Tour: Public Market Tours @ Pike Place Market | Official One-Hour Historical Tour (more info)
- Trivia: Geeks Who Drinks @ Quarter Lounge | Free (more info)
- Walk: Weekend Walks @ Washington Park Arboretum | Spring Tour, Blossoms, Free Event
- Portland: Check out Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways on PDX Pipeline
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Upcoming Seattle Events:
- MAY: Seattle May Events Calendar & Ticket Giveaways
- Wednesdays: Seattle Bollywood & Bhangra Dance Lessons @ U-Studios | Dance With Mollie, New Classes
- May 20: Black Moth Super Rainbow with The Hood Internet + Oscillator Bug @ Neumos | Digital Psych Punk (Win Tickets, $30)
- May 24: Crypticon @ Hilton Airport Conference Center | Pacific Northwest’s largest horror convention, Burlesque, Boylesque, Magic & Gorelesque
- May 24-27: 42nd Annual Northwest Folklife Festival @ Seattle Center | Free, Music, Dance, Workplace Stories
- May 24-27: Seattle Memorial Day Weekend Events: Festivals, Music, Food & Wine, Traveling
- May 25: 13th annual Zumiez Couch Tour @ The Outlet Collection (Formerly Seattle Supermall) | Free, Skateboard Demos, Celebrities, Prizes, & More
- May 29: Compound Fracture Movie Tour @ Varsity Theatre | Tyler Mane In Attendance ( Michael Meyers in Rob Zombie’s Halloween Movies), Win Prizes, Q&A
- June: Seattle June Events Calendar & Ticket Giveaways
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