Special Events in Seatlle

The Seattle Center hosts more than 1,500 events every year, including summer festivals celebrating the cultures of the Philippines (June), China (June), Brazil (August) and Tibet (August).

January
Chinese and Vietnamese New Year's celebrations
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

February
Mardi Gras

March
Imagination Celebration/Art Festival for Children
Seattle Fringe Festival

April - Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival

May
Yacht season opens (first Sat)
International Children's Theater Festival
First run performances by groups from around the world.
University Street Fair - Crafts, entertainment.
Northwest Folklife Festival - largest festival in the country.
Pike Place Market Festival - food, music, crafts.
Seattle International Film Festival

June
Fremont Solstice Parade and
Fremont Arts& Crafts Fair- crafts, food
Out to Lunch Summer Downtown concerts
Summer Nights on the Pier Concert Series

July
4th of July fireworks over Lake Union and Elliott Bay
Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival
Caribbean Festival- A Taste of Soul- food, music
Chinatown International District Summer Festival- performances, food, crafts
Bite of Seattle Food Fest
Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair
Seafair

August
Freeway Park Festival
Summer Concerts at Solstice Plaza
Annual Sunset Supper at the Market
Art-Nature-Literature Festival
Annual Rainier Valley Heritage Festival
Annual Tibetfest

September
Bumbershoot- festival of music, visual arts, crafts
Taste Of Washington Farms - The Annual Taste of Washington Farms takes place on Labor Day. This celebration of Washington agriculture combines farmers, educational groups, tastings, chef demonstrations, and kids activities in a fun learning environment.

October
Oktoberfest of the Austrian-American club, the german-american chamber of commerce, the Swedish Club, the Austrian-American council

December
Christmas Ship- brightly lit vessels tour the beaches with vocal groups singing to people on shore