Seattle Arts & Performance Guide
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PERFORMANCE
Frida...A Self-Portrait
Multiple dates through June 28
Union Arts Center, Home of ACT & Seattle Shakespeare
Wish You Were Here by Sanaz Toossi
Multiple dates through July 5
ArtsWest
Freak The Mighty
Every day, from July 30–October 6
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Hamlet
Every day, from September 19–October 11
Union Arts Center, Home of ACT & Seattle Shakespeare
Eureka Day
Every day, from September 24–November 15
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Uncle Basement's Attic of Horrors
Every day, from October 8–10
Theatre Off Jackson
Table 17
Every day, from October 24–November 15
Union Arts Center, Home of ACT & Seattle Shakespeare
Oh, Mary!
Every day, from November 3–8
Paramount Theatre
Seattle Vice
Multiple dates between July 10 - July 18
Triple Door
Hedwig and the Angry Inch: 25th Anniversary Movie Tour with John Cameron Mitchell
Every day, from July 14–15
Neptune Theatre
Hell's Kitchen
Every day, from July 21–26
Paramount Theatre
Freak The Mighty
Every day, from July 30–October 6
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Off Book: Tour de Force (A Force of Tour)
Saturday, September 12
Neptune Theatre
A Chorus Line
Every day, from September 13–27
The 5th Avenue Theatre
Hokus Pokus Live!
Sunday, September 27
Moore Theatre
Water For Elephants
Every day, from October 6–11
Paramount Theatre
An Evening with Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon
Sunday, June 28
Woodland Park Zoo
Stavros Halkias: The Dreamboat Tour
Tuesday, June 30
Neptune Theatre
Leslie Jones
Multiple dates between July 10 - July 12
Emerald City Comedy Club
The Crocodile Presents Sam Taggart
Thursday, July 16
The Rabbit Box Theatre
Casey Frey
Multiple dates between July 20 - July 21
Emerald City Comedy Club
Dark Room Comedy
Multiple dates through July 25
The Growler Guys
Gabey Lucas Edinburgh Fringe Preview
Saturday, July 25
Kenyon Hall
Rahul Subramanian
Saturday, August 8
Neptune Theatre
Northwest Balboa Festival
Fri Jul 24
& other dates
at Reverie Ballroom
at Reverie Ballroom
2026 PNW Folklorico Festival
Sun Aug 16
at Brockey Conference Center at South Seattle College
at Brockey Conference Center at South Seattle College
Georgian National Ballet - Sukhishvili
Sun Oct 18
at Moore Theatre
at Moore Theatre
World Ballet Company: Swan Lake with Live Orchestra
Fri Nov 13
at Paramount Theatre
at Paramount Theatre
Blues To Do podcast with Marlee Walker, Sundays 1pm
Sun Jul 5
& other dates
at The SLAB: Seattle Drum School Georgetown
at The SLAB: Seattle Drum School Georgetown
Nothing to Fix Live Podcast Live
Thu Jul 16
at Common Objects
at Common Objects
Cinema Therapy LIVE!
Fri Jul 31
at The Showbox
at The Showbox
Comedy Bang! Bang! Ground Beefing Tour 2026
Mon Aug 10
at Moore Theatre
at Moore Theatre
Crashing Out Live
Fri Aug 21
at Neptune Theatre
at Neptune Theatre
Fear& Live: Ft. Hasan Piker, Austinshow, Will Neff, & QTCinderella
Sat Aug 22
at McCaw Hall
at McCaw Hall
Dan and Phil: Hard Launch World Tour
Wed Sep 16
at Paramount Theatre
at Paramount Theatre
Best Friends Podcast
Thu Oct 8
at Neptune Theatre
at Neptune Theatre
Two Dykes and a Mic: Soaking Wet Tour
Sun Oct 18
at Neptune Theatre
at Neptune Theatre
The Best One Yet: The IPO Tour
Wed Nov 4
at The Showbox
at The Showbox
READINGS & TALKS
Susan Nolen with Peter Mountford — 'An Uncertain Age'
Wed Jul 1
at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
Josh Weil with Urban Waite
Wed Jul 1
at Elliott Bay Book Company
at Elliott Bay Book Company
Jedediah Berry with Jared Pechaček — 'Kill All Wizards'
Thu Jul 2
at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
Elena Taylor with Robert Dugoni — 'Kill to Keep'
Wed Jul 8
at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
Kim Narby presents 'Saturn Returning'
Tue Jul 14
at Third Place Books Ravenna
at Third Place Books Ravenna
Christina Dodd with Julia Quinn — 'Teach the Torches to Burn'
Tue Jul 14
at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
Nisi Shawl & Theo Downes-Le Guin discussing Vonda N. McIntyre's 'The Curve of the World'
Thu Jul 16
at Elliott Bay Book Company
at Elliott Bay Book Company
J.R. Mathews
Fri Jul 17
at Elliott Bay Book Company
at Elliott Bay Book Company
Wendy Call presents translations of 'Stolen Flower' & 'Red Seed: Poems for Luno'
Wed Jul 1
at Third Place Books Ravenna
at Third Place Books Ravenna
Taylor Strickland with Bill Hulseman
Thu Jul 2
at Elliott Bay Book Company
at Elliott Bay Book Company
Fatimah Asghar with Jane Wong
Wed Jul 8
at Elliott Bay Book Company
at Elliott Bay Book Company
Gary Lemons with Douglas Cole
Fri Jul 10
at Elliott Bay Book Company
at Elliott Bay Book Company
Raúl Sánchez with Benjamin Schmitt, T. Clear, and Molly Olguín — 'When We Were Water'
Wed Jul 15
at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
Part Time Poets Club
Thu Jul 16
& other dates
at Push/Pull
at Push/Pull
Keana Aguila Labra with Kerry J Heckman, Marty Salgado, Kalehua Kim, Eric Lochridge, & Lorenz Mazon Dumuk
Tue Jul 21
at Elliott Bay Book Company
at Elliott Bay Book Company
Ocean Vuong with Putsata Reang
Thu Jul 23
at Town Hall Seattle
at Town Hall Seattle
Free Drop-in Poetry Class
Fri Jul 24
& other dates
at Northgate Community Center
at Northgate Community Center
Password: Poetry
Fri Sep 4
at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
VISUAL ART
Asian Comics: Evolution of an Art Form
Every Thursday–Tuesday
Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP)
Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music
Every Thursday–Tuesday, through January 1, 2027
Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP)
Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Every day, through October 24, 2027
Olympic Sculpture Park
Eco-Blockbusters: Environmentalism in Cinema
Every day, through March 31, 2027
Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP)
BIMA's Treasure Trek 2026
Every day, through June 30
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Massive: The Power of Pop Culture
Every Thursday–Tuesday
Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP)
Rebels + Icons: The Photography of Janette Beckman
Every day
Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP)
Beats + Rhymes: A Collective Narrative of Hip-Hop
Every day, through September 30, 2026
Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP)
Lost & Found: Searching For Home
Every Wednesday–Sunday, through September 14, 2026
Wing Luke Museum
Impressionisms: The Global Nineteenth Century
Every Wednesday–Sunday
Seattle Art Museum
SAM on Paper: Rembrandt’s Etchings
Every Wednesday–Sunday
Seattle Art Museum
Frye Parlor x Jayme Yen
Every Wednesday–Sunday, through January 31, 2027
Frye Art Museum
Eirik Johnson: PINE
Multiple dates through July 25
Koplin Del Rio Gallery
KTNA: The Kelp Forest
Multiple dates through September 4
Jack Straw New Media Gallery
Monir & Mehdi Ghanbeigy: Persian Garden
Multiple dates
Suzanne Zahr Gallery
Rob Schouten Gallery June Exhibition
Multiple dates through June 29
Rob Schouten Gallery
Einar & Jamex de la Torre: Ship of Fools
Multiple dates
Traver Gallery
Nebula Seattle Presents Cabinet of Dreams: The Gallery Exhibition
Multiple dates through July 6
Buttnick Building 1st Avenue
Coast Salish Creation Stories Exhibition
Multiple dates through July 22
Tidelands
Teresa Saia New Paintings
Multiple dates between July 1 - July 27
Rob Schouten Gallery
Frye Salon + Jonathan Lasker
Multiple dates through September 20
Frye Art Museum
WATER 35: An Exhibition of Perri Rhoden
Multiple dates through July 1
Slip Gallery
Charlene Liu: Scallion
Every Thursday–Sunday, through July 31, 2027
Henry Art Gallery
Reilly Jensen: Eldermaxxing
Multiple dates between July 2 - August 14
Gallery 4Culture
Mindfulness Meditation
Wed Jul 1
& other dates
at Frye Art Museum
at Frye Art Museum
Foggy Tea 1st Thursday Reception
Thu Jul 2
& other dates
at Foggy Tea
at Foggy Tea
Fremont First Friday
Fri Jul 3
& other dates
at Various locations
at Various locations
Central District Art Walk - First Friday
Fri Jul 3
& other dates
at Midtown Square
at Midtown Square
Frye in Focus Tour
Sat Jul 11
& other dates
at Frye Art Museum
at Frye Art Museum
Poulsbo Artwalk – Second Saturday
Sat Jul 11
& other dates
at Historic Downtown Poulsbo
at Historic Downtown Poulsbo
Ballard Art Walk
Sat Jul 11
& other dates
at Various locations
at Various locations
University District Art Walk
Fri Jul 17
& other dates
FILM
Eco-Blockbusters: Environmentalism in Cinema
Mon Jun 29
& other dates
at Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP)
at Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP)
Base Metals, Pure Gold: The Scores of Ennio Morricone
Mon Jun 29
& other dates
at The Beacon Cinema
at The Beacon Cinema
Top Gun: Maverick in Concert with the Seattle Symphony
Wed Jul 8
at Benaroya Hall S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
at Benaroya Hall S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
How To Train Your Dragon in Concert with the Seattle Symphony
Fri Jul 10
& other dates
at Benaroya Hall S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
at Benaroya Hall S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Hedwig and the Angry Inch: 25th Anniversary Movie Tour with John Cameron Mitchell
Tue Jul 14
& other dates
at Neptune Theatre
at Neptune Theatre
The Odyssey (70mm)
Thu Jul 16
& other dates
at SIFF Cinema Downtown
at SIFF Cinema Downtown
Cold War Summer
Wed Jul 22
& other dates
at SIFF Cinema Uptown
at SIFF Cinema Uptown
Twisted Flicks
Sat Jul 25
& other dates
at Jet City Improv
at Jet City Improv
Base Metals, Pure Gold: The Scores of Ennio Morricone
Mon Jun 29
& other dates
at The Beacon Cinema
at The Beacon Cinema
Top Gun: Maverick in Concert with the Seattle Symphony
Wed Jul 8
at Benaroya Hall S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
at Benaroya Hall S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Cinema Divina Film Screening & Contemplative Gazing
Thu Jul 9
at Frye Art Museum
at Frye Art Museum
How To Train Your Dragon in Concert with the Seattle Symphony
Fri Jul 10
& other dates
at Benaroya Hall S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
at Benaroya Hall S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
Hedwig and the Angry Inch: 25th Anniversary Movie Tour with John Cameron Mitchell
Tue Jul 14
& other dates
at Neptune Theatre
at Neptune Theatre
The Last Picture Shows
Wed Jul 15
at Tasveer Film Center
at Tasveer Film Center
The Odyssey (70mm)
Thu Jul 16
& other dates
at SIFF Cinema Downtown
at SIFF Cinema Downtown
Girls on Film: Weird Science Fiction
Fri Jul 17
at Cherry Nightclub
at Cherry Nightclub
SECS Fest Presents: The Fireworks Woman
Fri Jul 17
at The Beacon Cinema
at The Beacon Cinema
(waterfall / sound/ light) install
Sat Jul 18
at Gallery 1412
at Gallery 1412
MUSIC
All-Star Jazz Showcase - Benefit for WestSide Baby!
Sunday, June 28
Tim's Tavern
Inara George (of The Bird and The Bee) with Zan Fiskum
Sunday, June 28
Triple Door
The Triangular Jazztet
Every Sunday
The Alley
The Westside Trio
Every Monday
The Alley
A$AP Rocky - Don't Be Dumb World Tour
Tue Jun 30
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
BECU ZooTunes 2026
Wed Jul 1
& other dates
at Woodland Park Zoo
at Woodland Park Zoo
The Revivalists with True Loves
Wed Jul 1
at Woodland Park Zoo
at Woodland Park Zoo
Ziggy Marley: Brightside Tour 2026
Wed Jul 1
at Chateau Ste. Michelle
at Chateau Ste. Michelle
Summer Walker: Still Finally Over It Tour
Wed Jul 1
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
The Head And The Heart: 15th Anniversary Tour
Fri Jul 10
& other dates
at Remlinger Farms
at Remlinger Farms
Modest Mouse
Fri Jul 10
& other dates
at The 5th Avenue Theatre
at The 5th Avenue Theatre
Hilary Duff: the lucky me tour
Wed Jul 15
at White River Amphitheatre
at White River Amphitheatre
Charley Crockett – Age of the Ram Tour
Wed Jul 15
at Northern Quest Resort & Casino
at Northern Quest Resort & Casino
Jimmy Eat World - 25 Years of Bleed American
Sat Jul 18
at WaMu Theater
at WaMu Theater
Joji: Solaris
Sun Jul 19
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Wynonna Judd & Melissa Etheridge: Raised On Radio Tour
Fri Jul 24
at Chateau Ste. Michelle
at Chateau Ste. Michelle
Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show
Fri Jul 24
& other dates
at Gorge Amphitheatre
at Gorge Amphitheatre
Alabama Shakes with Billy Allen + The Pollies
Fri Jul 24
at Dune Peninsula Park
at Dune Peninsula Park
Dillstradamus (Dillon Francis B2B Flosstradamus)
Fri Jul 24
at Showbox SoDo
at Showbox SoDo
Young the Giant – Victory Garden Tour with Cold War Kids
Sat Jul 25
at Marymoor Park
at Marymoor Park
Ed Sheeran: LOOP Tour
Sat Aug 1
at Lumen Field
at Lumen Field
Megan Moroney: The Cloud 9 Tour
Sun Aug 2
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing a Song All Night Long
Mon Aug 3
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Santana & The Doobie Brothers - Oneness Tour 2026
Thu Aug 6
at White River Amphitheatre
at White River Amphitheatre
Capitol Hill Block Party 2026
Fri Aug 7
& other dates
at Capitol Hill Block Party
at Capitol Hill Block Party
Luke Bryan: Word On The Street Tour
Sat Aug 8
at White River Amphitheatre
at White River Amphitheatre
Yoasobi: Never Ending Stories Tour
Wed Aug 12
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Jason Isbell
Thu Aug 13
at Woodland Park Zoo
at Woodland Park Zoo
Like a Star: Celebrating 20 Years of Corinne Bailey Rae
Thu Aug 13
at Moore Theatre
at Moore Theatre
Courtney Barnett w/ Built to Spill & Zoh Amba
Tue Aug 18
at Woodland Park Zoo
at Woodland Park Zoo
Toto + Christopher Cross + The Romantics
Tue Aug 18
at White River Amphitheatre
at White River Amphitheatre
The Guess Who: Takin' It Back Tour 2026
Sat Aug 22
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
Muse - The Wow! Signal Tour
Sun Aug 23
at White River Amphitheatre
at White River Amphitheatre
J. Cole: The Fall-Off Tour
Tue Aug 25
at Climate Pledge Arena
at Climate Pledge Arena
