This is the best event calendar in the Seattle-Tacoma metro area if you are looking for free and cheap things to do without spending a lot of money.
Every day, we search the Puget Sound region for community festivals, art shows & art walks, craft fairs, movie screenings and film festivals, live music, comedy shows, theater, performing arts, literary events, hobby shows of all kinds, family events, sporting events, recreation on the water, shopping discounts, consignment and used goods sales, exercise events, and more. Anything and everything as long as its free or cheap and fun.
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Sunday, July 28, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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Free public Sail: last Sunday (Apr-Oct) on Lake Union | FREE | Center for Wooden Boats on South Lake Union | |
Trailhead Direct summer metro bus service | $2.75 | Multiple locations | |
BAM ARTSFair in Bellevue | FREE | Multiple locations | |
Where to find sprayparks and wading pools | FREE | Puget Sound region | |
Bellevue Downtown Arts Market | FREE | Downtown Bellevue | |
Festal: Arab Cultural Festival at Seattle Center | FREE | Seattle Center Armory | |
Where to find farmers markets in the Puget Sound region | FREE | Multiple locations | |
Car-free Bicycle Weekends in southeast Seattle | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Lake Washington Blvd S |
Urban Craft Uprising: Local arts & crafts Summer Show in Seattle | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Magnuson Park, Hangar 30, 6310 NE 74th St, Seattle, WA 98115 |
Stargazing event: Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower | 10:00 pm to 4:00 am | FREE | Your house! |
Local Makers Market in north Seattle | FREE | Big Whale Consignment, 10001 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133 | |
Target back-to-school savings | Discounted | Multiple locations | |
Online: Summer Olympic Games 2024 via Paris, France | FREE | Multiple locations | |
Good Guys/ Griot’s Garage Auto Show in Puyallup | $28.00 | Washington State Fairgrounds | |
Staples backpack and school supply recycling program | FREE | Multiple locations | |
Planet Fitness FREE HS Summer Pass (age 14-19) | FREE | Planet Fitness (multiple locations) | |
Canoe and kayak rentals at UW Seattle | $18.00-25.00 | Waterfront Activities Center, 3710 Montlake Blvd NE, Seattle, WA 98195 | |
Where to see wildflowers in Washington State | FREE | Multiple locations | |
Popular u pick crops for July: apricots, cherries, peaches, raspberries | Puget Sound region | ||
10% online discount on Chuck E. Cheese Summer Pass | Discounted | Online | |
2024 Kids Bowl Free program in Western WA | FREE | Multiple locations | |
Best time to see sockeye (red) salmon at the Ballard Locks fish ladder | 7:00 am to 8:45 pm | FREE | Hiram Chittenden “Ballard” Locks, 3015 NW 54th St Seattle, WA 98107 |
Whidbey Island Fair in Langley | 9:00 am | $12.00-36.00 | Island County Fairgrounds, 819 Camano Ave, Langley, WA 98260 |
Butterfly Garden at Woodland Park | 9:30 am to 6:00 pm | $30.45 | Woodland Park Zoo (west entrance), 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103 |
Free Waterfront Shuttle all summer in downtown Seattle | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Multiple locations |
Free family-friendly Renton River Days festival | 11:00 am | FREE | Renton Pavilion Event Center, 233 Burnett Ave S, Renton, WA 98057 |
Filipino festival 'Pista Sa Nayon' in Seattle | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Seward Park, 5900 Lake Washington Blvd. S, Seattle, WA 98118 |
Weekends: free guided tour at Bellevue Botanical Garden (donation suggested, walk-ins OK) | 12:00 pm | FREE | Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main Street, Bellevue, WA 98005 |
Free weekend afternoon concert on the lawn at Ballard Locks in Seattle | 2:00 pm | FREE | Hiram Chittenden “Ballard” Locks, 3015 NW 54th St Seattle, WA 98107 |
Free Sunday afternoon concert at Edmonds City Park | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Edmonds City Park, 600 3rd Ave South, Edmonds, WA |
Youth free to try velodrome bicycle track Sundays in Redmond | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | $0-10.00 | Jerry Baker Memorial Velodrome, 6046 W Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE, Redmond, WA 98052 |
Free outdoor Shakespeare play: Two Gentlemen of Verona in Des Moines | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Des Moines Beach Park, 22030 Cliff Ave S, Des Moines, WA 98198 |
Outdoor pickup dodgeball Fri/Sun rain or shine on Capitol Hill | 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Cal Anderson Park, 1635 11th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 |
In-person or virtual: Compline prayer chant service Sundays via Capitol Hill | 9:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral |