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Put some fun in your run. Road Runner Sports (RRS) in Seattle hosts the hottest group run in town, the Thursday Adventure Run. This is a fun, hour long run that involves maps, music, strategy, and meeting hundreds of new running friends. Prizes at the end of the hour include gift certificates to local businesses and thousands of dollars in running gear! Fun, run, and prizes: it’s all free.
Where:
When: Every 1st Thurday, Road Runner Sports, 7020 Woodlawn Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98115 (Google map). Ph: (206) 517-5100.
- 5pm Sign In (Or, pre-register by noon on day of event at the RRS store, present valid over-21-ID, and get a complimentary beer ticket! )
- 6-7pm Run Like the Wind!
- 7-9pm Free Raffle + Après-Party
The Arboretum Foundation “Gifts & Greens Galore” holiday sale offers a wonderful selection of holiday decorations, including wreaths, swags, and fresh-cut greens. It’s also a showcase for the Arboretum Shop, which features an excellent selection of gardening and nature books, plant-themed jewelry, natural body products, tools for green thumbs, and much more. The sale features many fun activities and unique gift merchandise:
- Live seasonal music
- Free hot drinks
- Michael Michaud Silver Season botanical tableware and jewelry
- Handmade holiday cards
The sale is held at the Graham Visitors Center, 2300 Arboretum Drive East, Seattle, WA 98112 (Google map). Free parking and admission. For more information, visit Gifts & Greens Galore.
- Saturday, December 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Sunday, December 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Arboretum Foundation, a non-profit membership organization, has provided stewardship for Washington Park Arboretum since 1935. The mission of the Foundation is to promote, protect and enhance the Washington Park Arboretum for current and future generations by strengthening and building a diverse and engaged community of donors, volunteers and advocates.
Fremont Oktoberfest is Seattle’s Fall Tradition in the “Center of the Universe” Fremont, Washington. Voted by USA Today and Orbitz.com as one of the top places to toast Oktoberfest, this three-day festival features a Tasting Garden, live music, Kids Area, a 5K Run, and plenty of other activities. The festival runs September 23-25, 2011. Save $5 when you purchase tickets online or at one of the advance ticket outlets in Seattle, Bellevue, and Federal Way.
Tickets
- $20ADV/$25DOOR general admission ticket, includes a 5 oz. commemorative glass and five beer/wine tasting tokens.
- $15 Non-Drinking admission available at the door, includes four tickets good for water or soda redeemable at the Hop Stop booth.
Pike Street Fish Fry (PSFF) on Capitol Hill claims to have the best fries in Seattle and want you to have an oppurtunity to experience it for your self! PSFF will be serving free fresh cut frys from 5 – 7PM every third Friday. Pike Street Fish Fry, 925 East Pike Street, Seattle, between Neumos and Moebar on Pike and 10th (Google map).
Enjoy your fries with music and a $2 Fat Tire or Blue Paddle. But if you don’t want the $2 beer, they’re OK with that, too!
Related post: Free Fries Friday begins Oct 23 @ Pike Street Fish Fry
Seattle International Beer Festival (SIB) is an OVER THE TOP beer festival, celebrating the world’s most legendary brewing styles and the nations that made them famous. Held outdoors in the grass of the Seattle Center Mural Amphitheater (about 100 yards west of the Space Needle), SIB lets you taste over 150 world-class beers from more than 15 countries. Cost is $25 AT GATE; advance tickets are $20 online. $5 for non-drinkers (includes free NA bevs). Ticket price includes the following goodies.
Entry includes SIB glass & 10 beer tickets
More tickets available for $1 each
All beers are 4oz. servings
Beers cost 1 to 6 tickets, depending on how much it costs SIB
Prices are NOT based on rarity.
There are dozens of 1 ticket beers. Usually over 50.
Hours
Friday July 1 12pm-10pm
Saturday July 2 12pm-10pm
Sunday July 3 12pm-9pm
Here’s how to enjoy all that beer and save a buck or more:
$20 ADVANCE PURCHASE when you buy tickets online
Volunteer at SIB and get free beer.
Join Pagliacci Pizza on Capitol Hill every Thursday for Free Trivia. Festivities begin at 8:30PM and go till around 10:30PM.
- Put your knowledge to the test as you compete for some excellent prizes!
- Draught beer is 1/2 off!
Pagliacci Pizza, 426 Broadway Ave. E, Seattle 98122 (Google map).
Washington Brewers Festival is The Mother of All Fathers Day Festivals at one of the biggest and longest running beer tasting events presented by the Washington Beer Commission at Saint Edward State Park in Kenmore. More than 60 breweries (50 from Washington state!) will be on hand to pour more than 200 craft brews in this annual pilgrimage of 15,000 to Saint Edward State Park in Kenmore over Father’s Day weekend.
- Friday admission is $15 advance/door includes a tasting cup and 4 tasting tokens.
- Saturday/Sunday is all ages. Persons under 21 are admitted free of charge. $20/advance or $25/door includes a tasting cup and 6 tasting tokens.
- Designated driver admission is $8 and available at the door only.
- Sorry, NO DOGS allowed.
There is very limited on-site parking available for $15 per vehicle advance purchase required. The Festival strongly encourages you to take public transportations or park in one of the designated off-site parking lots and take the FREE shuttle bus to the Park.
The Spot Off Main features happy hour all night (4pm-2am) on Sundays. With billiards, darts and video games, The Spot is a place you can truly have fun. The Spot features 5 HDTV’s, 3 HD Projection TV’s, Big Buck Hunter Safari and Golden Tee Fore online, Electronic Darts, and Free Wi-Fi.
Located just off Main St. on 103rd Ave NE in Old Bellevue, The Spot opened in the fall of 2007, aiming to entertain the growing downtown scene. With special features every night of the week, as well as specialty drinks, The Spot is likely to be your new favorite place to get away from the everyday.
DealPop is an online service that will soon offer great deals at the best places to eat, drink, and have fun—right in your neighborhood.
DealPop is local, insiders who know Seattle. They find the gems near you that you have been meaning to try, like that cozy little bistro, that awesome show, or that one place that has every cool shoe in the universe. Then they offer a great deal for you at one of those places—a deal that you just can’t pass up.
DealPop is launching in Seattle very soon. Sign up for their list to start getting daily deals as soon as they go live!
DealPop is part of WhitePages.com which has been helping people connect with businesses on the internet for more than a decade. DealPop is headquartered in Seattle and has offices all over the U.S.
 Hopscotch at Fremont Studios runs April 23-24 in the stylish indoor setting of Fremont Studios, 155 N. 35th St, Seattle 98103. The unique tasting experience features over 80 beers, wines, and spirits. Entrance includes tokens to sample beer and wine. The festival provides guests the opportunity to interact with beverage experts and to discover their true palette. For an expanded tasting experience, optional spirit samplers of Scotch or tequila may be purchased as well as an hour-long Scotch Seminar with the Master of Whisky. Select wineries will pour their favorite varieties of wine. This is a 21 and over only event.
Tickets
$20ADV/$25DOOR general admission ticket, includes a 5 oz. commemorative glass and five beer/wine tasting tokens.
$15 Non-Drinking admission available at the door only, includes four tickets good for water or soda redeemable at the Hop Stop booth.
$10 samplers include a flight of five-¼ oz. Scotch or Tequila tastes
$30 Scotch Tasting Seminar with the Master of Whiskey is an hour-long seminar conducted by the Master of Whisky with eight-¼ oz. Scotch tastes.
Hop Scotch is a benefit for the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF). SIFF’s mission is to create experiences that bring people together to discover extraordinary films from around the world. It is through the art of cinema that we foster a community that is more informed, awake and alive.
Purchase discounted tickets in advance online or at select ticket locations.
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