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Plan Ahead: Don’t miss these events happening in Seattle
Bookmark this guide for a curated list of events taking place each month that we’re most looking forward to.
August 27, 2025 09:59 AM
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Culture
UFO Festival beams down in Burien
The festival honors the great Maury Incident of 1947 when the term “flying saucer” was first coined.
August 3, 2023
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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Culture
Taylor Swift events happening around Seattle
Have some fun whether you’re heading to the Eras Tour or not
July 20, 2023
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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Culture
Beat the heat: swimming pools for rent in Seattle
What’s summer without at least one pool party with your friends and family?
July 14, 2023
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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Culture
Seafair Pirates make their annual landing at Alki
Shiver me timbers — the cosplaying troupe is back
July 7, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
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Travel and Outdoors
Where to rent boats and kayaks in Seattle
We can’t name a better way to enjoy the warm weather than floating on the lake.
July 6, 2023
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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Sports
Previewing Seattle’s MLB All-Star Week
Check out a schedule of events and how to get around.
June 30, 2023
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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Culture
Who would be on your Mt. Rushmore of Seattle music?
Send in your picks to help carve out our poll.
June 26, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
The floating home from "Sleepless in Seattle" with various boats surrounding it and housing complexes in the background.
Culture
How Seattle has changed since ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ debuted
Floating homes have certainly gotten pricier.
June 21, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
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Culture
SEAtoday will celebrate Drink Up Month in July 2023
We’ll be exploring Seattle’s bountiful beverage scene during the month of July — from tea + coffee, to craft beer and lots more.
June 14, 2023
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The members of Chaotic Noise Marching Corp. playing their brass instruments on the street — some members are laying down.
Culture
Chaotic Noise Marching Corps may be Seattle’s wildest band
The longtime ‘renegade’ marching band will play with similar groups at Honk! Fest West.
June 1, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
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Discover your own city with interactive maps from the City of Seattle
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October 10, 2024
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Travel and Outdoors
Tips for finding the best mushrooms near Seattle
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October 10, 2024
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Seattle Public Schools alters its closure plan
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October 9, 2024
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Construction is underway for the RapidRide J Line in Seattle
The J Line project upgrades the current Route 70 to a RapidRide level of service via enhanced transit connections to surrounding Seattle neighborhoods.
October 9, 2024
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Seattle restaurants that you miss the most
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October 8, 2024
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Travel and Outdoors
Seattle Parks and Rec is planning two new off-leash areas for dogs
Slated for West Seattle and Othello, the new sites are part of Seattle Parks and Rec’s Off-Leash Area expansion project — and it wants your feedback.
October 7, 2024
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Seattle Art Museum to deinstall iconic lobby tree sculpture
Titled “Middle Fork,” the tree sculpture has been suspended above visitors’ heads in the Seattle Art Museum’s main entrance lobby for almost a decade.
October 4, 2024
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City
Seattle decades: the 1980s
This decade brought Seattle the nickname “The Emerald City,” the first-ever Costco, and Nirvana.
October 3, 2024
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Food
Come on, dish: Which Seattle restaurant do you miss the most?
We want to know — which Emerald City restaurant or meal sparks nostalgia in your belly, and why?
October 2, 2024
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Culture
Independent theater Grand Illusion Cinema looking for community help to move
The Grand Illusion Cinema, Seattle’s “longest continuously running movie theater”, just launched a campaign to help fund its move to a new location.
October 2, 2024
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