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Friday, May 10, 2024
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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2024 "Big Day" bird count (2nd Saturday in May) | FREE | eBird online | |
Festal: Spirit Of Africa Cultural Festival at Seattle Center | FREE | Seattle Center Armory | |
Things to do for Mother's Day 2024 | |||
2nd Saturday (spring-fall): Beacon Arts Street Fair in south Seattle | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | El Centro de la Raza, 1660 S Roberto Maestas Festival St, Seattle, WA 98144 |
Art Studio Tour on Camano Island | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Camano Island, Wa |
Monthly soup club 2nd Saturday in Fremont | 11:00 am to 2:00 pm | Book Larder, 4252 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103 | |
Saturday Toy Boat Building on Camano Island | 10:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Center for Wooden Boats at Cama Beach |
Craft distillery tours on Seattle Waterfront | $20.00 | Copperworks Distilling Co, 1250 Alaskan Way Seattle, WA 98101 | |
Local Makers Market in north Seattle | FREE | Big Whale Consignment, 10001 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133 | |
Plant Swaps in Tacoma | FREE | Multiple locations | |
Getaway: free family friendly Irrigation Festival in Sequim (68 mi NW via ferry, 120 mi by car) | FREE | US Highway 101, Sequim, WA | |
2024 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) | $15.00-2500.00 | Multiple locations | |
Stories From The Streets: Real Change art exhibit in Seattle | FREE | Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 | |
Discount on new Target Circle 360 paid loyalty program | Discounted | Online | |
Register for Dick's Drive-In Seafair Classic Car Show at Seafair Weekend | Online registration | ||
LeMay FREE paper shredding events | FREE | Multiple locations | |
Where to see wildflowers in Washington State | FREE | Multiple locations | |
When and where to watch the giant Peamouth minnow spawn | FREE | Multiple locations | |
Suggested Mother's Day restaurants with modest prices | Multiple locations | ||
Free Exotics@RTC car enthusiast gathering Saturdays (Apr-Oct) in Redmond (weather cancels) | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Redmond Town Center, 164th Avenue NE & NE 74th Street, Redmond, WA 98052 |
Kenmore/Lake Forest Park Spring Residential Recycling Event | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Epiphany Lutheran Church, 16450 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore, WA 98028 |
Free tour 2nd Saturday of historic Moore Theatre in Seattle | 10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Moore Theatre |
Pierce County free SPRING shredding events | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | FREE | Multiple locations |
Free 2nd Saturday open house & guided tour at Georgetown Steam Plant | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Georgetown Steam Plant, 6605 13TH Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108 |
FREE Education Center Saturdays at Puyallup Fish Hatchery | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Puyallup Fish Hatchery, 1416 14th Street SW, Puyallup, WA 98371 |
Year-round weekly vintage flea market in Bremerton | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Bremerton Vintage Flea Market, 816 Pacific Ave Bremerton, WA 98337 |
2nd Saturday SODO Flea Market in Seattle | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | ODO Flea Market, 3701 7th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134 |
Learn to make spring rolls in Sultan | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Sultan Library, 319 Main St, #100, PO Box 580, Sultan, WA 98294 |
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 |
Explore Jazz from Around the World in Tacoma | 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | South Tacoma Branch, 3411 South 56th Street, Tacoma WA 98409 |
Georgetown Art Attack 2nd Saturday in Seattle's oldest neighborhood | 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Georgetown neighborhood, Seattle, WA |
Learn about NAMI Sno-Isle mental illness resources in Marysville | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St, Marysville, WA 98270 |
Award-winning Pac NW writer & NPR podcaster Shin Yu Pai shares Asian American experiences | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | University Place Library, 3609 Market Place West, University Place, WA 98466 |
Short film premiere "Tacoma Method: How the City of Destiny Reconciles its Racist Past" | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Wheelock Branch library, 3722 North 26th St, Tacoma, WA 98407 |
2nd Saturday free artwalks in Seattle and Poulsbo | 5:00 pm | FREE | Multiple locations |
Dance Yourself Clean Indie Party (21+) in Seattle | 9:00 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00-10.00 | Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison St, Seattle, WA 98122 |
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Monday, May 13, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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2024 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) | $15.00-2500.00 | Multiple locations | |
Stories From The Streets: Real Change art exhibit in Seattle | FREE | Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 | |
Discount on new Target Circle 360 paid loyalty program | Discounted | Online | |
Register for Dick's Drive-In Seafair Classic Car Show at Seafair Weekend | Online registration | ||
Where to see wildflowers in Washington State | FREE | Multiple locations | |
When and where to watch the giant Peamouth minnow spawn | FREE | Multiple locations | |
Take & Make Craft: Cupcake Liner Flower in Kingston | 10:00 am | FREE | Little Boston Library, 31980 Little Boston Road NE, Kingston, WA 98346 |
Learn the basics of Japanese sumi (ink) painting in Gig Harbor | 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Gig Harbor Library, 4424 Point Fosdick Drive NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335 |
Online: Disability and Access in the Outdoors with Author Syren Nagakyrie | 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Online |
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Event | Time | Price | Location |
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2024 WNBA Seattle Storm home opener vs Minnesota Lynx | 7:00 pm | Climate Pledge Arena at Seattle Center | |
2024 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) | $15.00-2500.00 | Multiple locations | |
Stories From The Streets: Real Change art exhibit in Seattle | FREE | Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 | |
Discount on new Target Circle 360 paid loyalty program | Discounted | Online | |
Register for Dick's Drive-In Seafair Classic Car Show at Seafair Weekend | Online registration | ||
Where to see wildflowers in Washington State | FREE | Multiple locations | |
When and where to watch the giant Peamouth minnow spawn | FREE | Multiple locations | |
Take & Make Craft: Cupcake Liner Flower in Kingston | 10:00 am | FREE | Little Boston Library, 31980 Little Boston Road NE, Kingston, WA 98346 |