Hello Seattle!
Fall weather is here and it’s going to be a great weekend with many events and festivals all around the city and region including Eat Out on Capitol Hill tonight, the LAST Weekend of Pike Place Market Farmers Market, Italian Festival @ the Seattle Center, Free Museum Day on Saturday, the Sustainable Ballard Festival on Sunday, and much more! As always, we also have a big list of Seattle & Washington events and more than $400 in giveaways to fill up your weekend.
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Featured: Brew at the Zoo @ Woodland Park Zoo | Import Beers, Domestics, Microbrews, Ciders, Live Animals, Music (Win Tickets, $54)
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Win Seattle Tickets:
Win Tickets: Wicked Karma Presents: Bollysutra – Bollywood Hangover Dance Party @ Acquabar | First 50 Women Free, Creative Cocktails, Outside Patio, DJ RDX (Sept 27)
Win Tickets ($24): Whirr @ The Vera Project | Punk w/ Special Explosion, Heiress, Lo’ There Do I See My Brother (September 29)
Win Tickets ($36): Parachute @ El Corazon | Rock & Soul w/ Matt Wertz, Mikey Wax (Oct 1)
Win Tickets ($57): Brew at the Zoo @ Woodland Park Zoo | Import Beers, Domestics, Microbrews, Ciders, Live Animals, Music (October 2)
Win Tickets ($24): Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Screening of Pride @ Harvard Exit Theatre | Award Winning Film, Cannes Film Festival (Oct 2)
Win Tickets ($70): Oktoberfest Northwest in Puyallup | Beer, Brats, & Authentic Entertainment & More (Oct 3-5)
Win Tickets ($60): ELS Medieval Fall Festival | Seattle Knights, Medieval Characters, Archery, Food, Jousting & More! (Oct 5)
Win Tickets ($30): Michael Jackson Tribute Foreverland @ Nectar Lounge | 14-piece Band, w/ Tubaluba and Tetrabox (Oct 11)
Win Tickets ($24): Skerik’s Bandalabra @ Nectar Lounge | Featuring Thione Diop, Jazz, w/ Too Many Zooz (Oct 14)
Win Tickets ($30): Robert Walter’s 20th Congress @ Nectar Lounge | Funk & Latin w/ Locarno + En Canto (Oct 17)
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Seattle Thursday Events, September 25, 2014:
Cartoons: Happy Hour Cartoons @ Central Cinema | Free, All Ages, Beer, Wine
Film: Local Sightings Film Festival | Local Screenings, Classes, Meet The Filmmakers (more info)
Food: Eat Out on Capitol Hill | 39 Particpating Restaurants, Benefit for Country Doctor Community Health Centers
Lecture: An Expert’s Guide to Medical Marijuana @ Town Hall | w/ Author Michael Backes
Market: Queen Anne Farmer’s Market | Only Independent Farmers Market In Seattle
Music: SISTER SPARROW & THE DIRTY BIRDS @ Nectar Lounge | w/ DOWN NORTH, The Skablins, $8adv. $12 DOS (more info)
Networking: Beer:30 @ WeWork | Weekly Entrepreneur Happy Hour, 4:30 – 6 p.m. (more info)
Prose: Cheap Beer & Prose @ Hugo House | Free, Reading by Memoirist Claire Dederer, 7 p.m. (more info)
Rosh Hashanah: First Day of Rosh Hashanah @ the Seattle Asian Art Museum | “High Holiday Unplugged”
Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure this Fall!
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)
Yoga: Free Yoga at Saint Mark’s Cathedral | Capitol Hill
Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Seattle Friday Events, September 26, 2014:
Artist Talk: Janet Koplos The Aesthetics and Philosophy of Functional Pottery @ Pottery Northwest | Free, 7 p.m. (more info)
Author Talk: The Bully of Order @ Elliott Bay Book Company | w/ Idaho native and Keene Literary Prize winner Brian Hart, FREE, 7 p.m. (more info)
Film: Wallingford Meaningful Movies @ Keystone Congregational United Church of Christ | Free (more info)
Film: Local Sightings Film Festival | Local Screenings, Classes, Meet The Filmmakers (more info)
Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
Market: LAST ONE of 2014 – Madrona Friday Farmers Market | Fresh Fruit & Vegetables, Entertainment
Market: LAST Weekend-Pike Place Market Farmers Market | 80+ Washington Farmers, Cooking Demos, FAQs
Music: Traditional Chinese Music by Nanjing University Traditional Instrument Orchestra @ UW | FREE, 7 p.m. (more info)
Music: LITTLE BIG BAND (Album Release) @ Nectar Lounge | Featuring Skerik’s Horns Plus special reunion performances from: Molasses and I.P.D. (Ironing Pants Definitely) | $8adv / $12dos (more info)
Readings: Jack Straw Writers Program Readings @ University Bookstore | w/ John Mullen, Anastacia Tolbert, and Jane Wong, FREE, 7 p.m. (more info)
Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure this Fall!
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, September 27, 2014:
Books: Banned! Books in Drag @ Neighbors | Presented by Seattle Public Library, Performances Inspired by Titillating Fiction, 6:30-9 p.m. (more info)
Cooking: James Beard Foundation Taste America @ Seattle Sur La Table | Free, Cooking demonstrations, cookbook signings, tastings (more info)
Dance Party: Wicked Karma Presents: Bollysutra – Bollywood Hangover Dance Party @ Acquabar | First 50 Women Free, Creative Cocktails, Outside Patio, DJ RDX (Win Tickets)
Festival: Festa Italiana – Italian Festival @ Seattle Center | FREE, Music, Children’s activities, Chef Demos, Bocce Tournament, Food, Wine & Beer gardens, Arts & Crafts, Grape Stomp, Auto Show
Film: Local Sightings Film Festival | Local Screenings, Classes, Meet The Filmmakers (more info)
Huskies: Washington Huskies vs. Stanford Cardinal
Kids: Saturday Family Concerts @ Town Hall | Caspar Babypants
Kids: Children’s Storytime @ Elliott Bay Book Company | Castle, Picture to Storybooks, Starts at 11 a.m. (more info)
Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
Lecture: Reclaiming Prosperity: Robert Reich @ Town Hall | ‘$15 For All’
Market: LAST Weekend-Pike Place Market Farmers Market | 80+ Washington Farmers, Cooking Demos, FAQs
Model Boats: Pond Boat Sailing at the Model Boat Pond, Lake Union Park | 11AM-2PM $5 (more info)
Music: HEELS TO THE HARDWOOD (CD Release Party) @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Buzz Brump, Deception Past | $7adv / $10dos (more info)
Museums: Free Museum Day Across the Country | 34 Participants, EMP Museum, Seattle Art Museum, Free Subscription to Smithsonian Magazine
Parks: Free Entrance Days in America’s National Parks | Mt Rainier National Park, Olympic National Park
Plants: Fall Abundance Plant Sale @ Washington Park Arboretum | Perennials, Shrubs, Grasses, Free Admission & Parking, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (more info)
Polish: Celebrating 10 Years for Polish Internet Radio Wisla @ Polish Cultural Center | Free, Piano Concert, Starts at 6 p.m. (more info)
Redmond: Mac & Jack’s Weekend Brewery Tours | Free, African Amber, Serengeti Wheat, Blackcat Porter, Two Tun IPA
Redmond: Thrill The World Dance Practice @ Redmond Senior Center | Large Group Michael Jackson Thriller Dance
Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure this Fall!
Sounders: Seattle Sounders vs. Chivas USA
Tacoma: Crafts of the Past @ Tacoma’s Fort Nisqually Living History Museum | Wattle Fencing, Clothes, Etc.
Tacoma: Fall Garden Festival @ Point Defiance Park | Free, Garden Tours, Lectures, Vendors & More
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)
Walk: AIDS Walk & 5K | Timed Run, After Party, Mimosas & Bloody Marys, Starts at 8:30 a.m. (more info)
Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Seattle Sunday Events, September 28, 2014:
Author Reading: First Wilderness: My Quest in the Territory of Alaska @ Elliott Bay Book Company | w/ Laurel Keith, 3 p.m. (more info)
Cannabis: Cannabis & Coffee – An Elevated Coffee Tasting Experience @ Trichome | Free, 10AM-2PM (more info)
Festival: Festa Italiana – Italian Festival @ Seattle Center | FREE, Music, Children’s activities, Chef Demos, Bocce Tournament, Food, Wine & Beer gardens, Arts & Crafts, Grape Stomp, Auto Show
Festival: Sustainable Ballard Festival @ Ballard Commons Park | 75+ Exhibits, Craft Beer, Food, Cooking Demos, Reuse & Recycling
Film: Local Sightings Film Festival | Local Screenings, Classes, Meet The Filmmakers (more info)
Kenmore: Kilometers for Cancer @ Log Boom Park | $25-$40, Kenmore, 10K/5K run and walk (more info)
Laser Shows: Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center | Beatles, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley, & More, $5-9.25
Lecture: ‘Capitalism vs. The Climate’ @ Town Hall | w/ Award Winning Journalist Naomi Klein
Lecture: Fukushima’s Ongoing Impact @ Town Hall | w/ Physician Helen Caldicott
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: LAST DAY – Pike Place Market Farmers Market | 80+ Washington Farmers, Cooking Demos, FAQs,
Market: Ballard Sunday Farmers Market | Local Produce, Dairy, Wild Salmon, Artisan Foods
Music: GYPSY LUMBERJACKS @ Nectar Lounge | w/ Humbucker, Ricky Gene Powell & Acoustic Laboratory, $5 adv / $8 dos (more info)
Music: FREE Concerts @ Seattle Public Library | The Steve Griggs Ensemble Residency feat. Panama Hotel Jazz
Redmond: Mac & Jack’s Weekend Brewery Tours | Free, African Amber, Serengeti Wheat, Blackcat Porter, Two Tun IPA
Scavenger Hunt: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure this Fall!
Tacoma: LAST DAY-South Tacoma Farmers Market | Frutis, Flowers, Vegetables, Meats, Live Entertainment, Cooking Demos
Tacoma: Downtown to Defiance Bike, Ride, Run & Walk in Tacoma | Free, Food Trucks, 7 Miles Without Vehicle Traffic
Tacoma: Crafts of the Past @ Tacoma’s Fort Nisqually Living History Museum | Wattle Fencing, Clothes, Etc.
Thriller: Thrill The World Dance Practices @ Artspace Hiawatha Lofts
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)
Wine: Sunday Sippers Wine Tasting @ Madrona Wine Merchants | Free (more info)
Yoga: FREE Yoga in the Park @ Cal Anderson Park | Sundays 11 a.m. – Noon
Walk: Seattle Walk for Food Allergy @ Genesee Park | 11 a.m. – Noon (more info)
Portland: Check out PDX Pipeline for Portland Events & Ticket Giveaways
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Upcoming Seattle Events:
All Month: Our September Events Calendar & Ticket Giveaways
All Month: Discover Seattle’s Hidden Mysteries on Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure this Fall!
September 29: Mo’ Jam Mondays @ Nectar Lounge | Free, Drink Specials, Morganica Quartet, Improvised Sets
September 29: Whirr @ The Vera Project | Punk w/ Special Explosion, Heiress, Lo’ There Do I See My Brother (Win Tickets, $24)
October 1: Parachute @ El Corazon | Rock & Soul w/ Matt Wertz, Mikey Wax (Win Tickets, $36)
October 2: Brew at the Zoo @ Woodland Park Zoo | Import Beers, Domestics, Microbrews, Ciders, Live Animals, Music (Win Tickets, $54)
October 2: Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Screening of Pride @ Harvard Exit Theatre | Award Winning Film, Cannes Film Festival (Win Tickets, $24)
October 3-4: Northwest Chocolate Festival @ Bell Harbor Pier | 80+ Fine Chocolate Vendors, Samples, Beer, Wine & Spirits Pairings
October 3-5: Oktoberfest Northwest | Beer, Brats, & Authentic Entertainment & More (Win Tickets, $70)
October 3-5: Northwest Chocolate Festival @ Bell Harbor Pier | 80+ Fine Chocolate Vendors, Samples, Beer, Wine & Spirits Pairings
October 4: SonReal w/ guests @ The Vera Project | Hip Hop Alternative
October 4: Ken DeRouchie Band @ Highway 99 Blues Club | Soul, R&B, Funk, Blues
October 5: ELS Medieval Fall Festival @ Holly Farm | Seattle Knights, Medieval Characters, Archery, Food, Jousting & More! (Win Tickets, $60)
October 6: Watch Seahawks vs. Washington Pro Football Team in Fremont @ Nectar Lounge | Happy Hour, No Cover, Kitchen + Patio
October 6: Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonley Estate) @ El Corazon | Indie w/ Free Throw, Scarves ,Afterwords, Moments, All Ages (more info)
October 8: Joey Cape (of Lagwagon) @ Sunset Tavern | Acoustic Indie w/ Chris Cresswell (of The Flatliners), Brian Wahlstrom, Betty And The Boy
October 9: Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Screening of Back On Board @ SIFF Cinema Egyptian | Legendary Olympic Diver Greg Louganis Will be in Attendance
October 9-19: Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival | Blackbird, Behaviour, Club King
October 10: Stolas @ El Corazon |Experimental Progressive Rock w/ Icarus The Owl, Chrome Lakes, Nitrogen Lion Society, All Ages (more info)
October 11: Michael Jackson Tribute Foreverland @ Nectar Lounge | 14-piece Band, w/ Tubaluba and Tetrabox (Win Tickets, $30)
October 11: Superhero Dance Party @ Nectar Lounge | Come dressed as your favorite superhero, dance to the beats of DJ Taco Supreme, craft your own mask | 11am – 2pm, $10 each – 50% goes to YouthCare (more info)
October 12: The Atlas Moth @ The Highline | Sludge, Psychedelic, Metal, Doom w/ The Proselyte, 21+ (more info)
October 14: Skerik’s Bandalabra @ Nectar Lounge | Featuring Thione Diop, Jazz, w/ Too Many Zooz (Win Tickets, $24)
October 17: Robert Walter’s 20th Congress @ Nectar Lounge | Funk & Latin w/ Locarno + En Canto (Win Tickets, $30)
October 18: Big Ups + LVL UP @ The Vera Project | Nerdcore, Punctual Punk, Post-Ponk, Skronk Rock
October 19: DJ Qbert @ Nectar Lounge | Urban w/ Jeremy Ellis, Durazzo, Beat Molestr, DJ Indica Jones
October 24: Austin Lucas @ El Corazon | w/ Jon Snodgrass, Northcote & Jayke Orvis, Indie, Country, Punk Influenced Folk
October 25: The Best 80’s Halloween Party Ever! @ The Showbox | Nite Wave, Depeche Mode Tribute, 80’s Rock, 80’s Boy Band!
October 25: Boogie Nights 5K | Halloween-themed 5K Run/Walk, Costume Party, Beer Garden
October 31: Seattle’s Largest Halloween Party: Pulse @ EMP Museum | Costume Contest, 2,000+ People, Cash Prizes, Pre-Party, Brand X, DJ Funkdaddy
October 31: Bollywood SCREAM @ Acquabar | Costume Contest, DJ RDX, FREE Candy & Masks
Halloween: Seattle & Washington Halloween Events, Parties, Costume Contests and More
November 1: Jai Ho! Bollywood Thriller @ Nectar Lounge | Costume Contest, Flash Mob, Thriller Dance Lesson
November 1: Morbid Curiositease presents La Petit Mort’s Dark Cabaret @ Columbia City Theater | Burlesque, Belly Dancers, Sword Swallowers, Music & More!
November 14: Chris D’Elia @ Neptune Theater | Variety’s “Top 10 Comics to Watch,” Comedy Central Special, NBC’s “Undateable”
November 23: Green Lake Gobble & Mashed Potato Munch Off | 5K & 10K, Beer Garden, Food Drive
November 23: John Oliver @ Paramount Theater | “Last Week Tonight,” ” The Daily Show”
Holidays: Seattle Holiday Events: Shopping, Christmas, Buy Local, & More
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