Bellevue - Seattle Event Calendar

Year-Round Bellevue-Seattle Events & Activities for Everyone

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Recently, readers of two of the world's foremost travel magazines (Travel + Lei-sure and Condé Nast Traveler), voted Seattle one of their top ten favorite cities to visit. Why did they find Seattle so appealing? It’s a dynamic, creative city that offers unlimited opportunities to experience art, heritage and culture, all in a setting of rare natural beauty.

Whether you feel like dancing, singing, eating, or just having lots of fun, the Bellevue-Seattle area is your destination for festivals and events. Seattle hosts premier arts and cultural festivals year round, with the biggest of all being the grand celebration that is Bumbershoot, the Labor Day weekend spectacular that features more than 2,500 visual and performing artists. Other Seattle festival favorites include NW Folklife, SEAFAIR, and the University District Street Fair.

Browse the Bellevue-Seattle events calendar below for many of the great events to be found near the Belleveue Hilton.

Northwest Asian American Film Festival

C/O Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave. S. , Seattle, Wa 98104, 206.340.1049
Seattle is renowned for both the sophistication of its film audiences and the vibrancy of its Asian American community. Since 2002, when it first appeared as Northwest Asian American Theatre's "A-Fest: Through the Lens," Northwest Asian American Film Festival has showcased the works Asian American film and video artists for an ever-growing audience. NWAAFF now occupies a place of distinction both among the many notable film festivals that make Seattle their home and among the greater family of Asian American film festivals.
Website: http://www.nwaaff.org/

Seattle Boat Show

The 10-day event features more than 1,000 recreational watercraft, seminars and the latest innovations in accessories at Qwest Field Event Center, plus 200 world-class boats in their natural habitat on South Lake Union. The West Coast's Largest Boat Show offers a convenient free shuttle service running continuously between the two venues. The Seattle Boat Show is presented by GMC. ACE Recreational Marine Insurance is an official sponsor of the show.
Phone: (206) 634-0911; Website: http://www.seattleboatshow.com/

Seattle Improvised Music Festival

Chapel Performance Space & Gallery 1412, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle, WA
Founded in 2005, Seattle Improvised Music (SIM) is dedicated to developing and strengthening Seattle's Improvised Music Community. The festival presents performances and workshops by musicians from Seattle and around the world, and facilitate other Improvised Music events and activities. Improvised Music is a unique art form that focuses performers and audience members alike on the creative process. Rather than producing a static commodity product, Improvised Music draws on the processes of listening and cooperation, in turn deepening participants' understanding and capacity for these practices.
Website: http://www.seattleimprovisedmusic.com/

Irish Week Festival

Seattle Center House, Fisher Pavilion, phone: 206-427-3027
Irish tunes, step dancing and the Irish jig keep the energy flowing at the Irish Week Festival. Festival-goers can participate in Gaelic games, trace their own Irish history with the help of genealogists or take Irish language lessons. Meet Irish celebrities, view Irish movies, cultural exhibits and demonstrations and have a "great craic" (Gaelic for "a great time"). Presented by the Irish Heritage Club.
Website: http://www.irishclub.org/center.htm

Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival

Seattle Center House, Fisher Pavilion, phone: 206-723-2003
Explore Seattle’s deep connections with Japan and celebrate the beauty of spring at the Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival. From the booms of taiko drums to the silence of ikebana flowers, the event is a feast for the senses. Delicious Japanese food, tea ceremony demonstrations and artwork present both a modern and ancient view of this complex culture. The event commemorates Japan’s gift of 1,000 blossoming cherry trees to Seattle in 1976. The trees were planted along Lake Washington Boulevard, in Seward Park and other places around the city. Presented by the Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival Committee.
Website: http://seattlecenter.com/events/festivals/festal/detail.asp?EV_EventNum=4

Seattle Maritime Festival

Bell Street Pier, Pier 66, Seattle
Save the date for this fun, family day on the Seattle waterfront. Music, kids activities, food and the World's Largest Tugboat race. Details coming soon.
Website: http://www.portseattle.org/news/events/

Pike Place Market Street Festival

Pike Place Market, Seattle, (206) 774-5249
The Pike Place Market Street Festival takes place in the heart of downtown Seattle, at the Pike Place Market. Since 1982 the Market Foundation has worked to preserve the Pike Place Market’s vitality, diversity, and role as a treasured icon of the City of Seattle. The organization raises funds for the Pike Market Medical Clinic, Child Care & Preschool, Senior Center and Downtown Food Bank as well as special heritage and community projects within the Market.
Website: http://www.pikeplacemarketstreetfestival.com/

Seattle SeaFair Festival

Contact: 2200 Sixth Ave. - Suite 400, Seattle WA. 98121, (206) 728-0123
The Seattle Seafair Festival has entertained local residents and visitors as the region's largest summertime celebration for over half a century. Events take place in various Puget Sound venues each weekend from late June to early August. SeaFair details and schedule.
Website: http://www.seafair.com

Bellevue Arts Museum ArtsFair

510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, 425.519.0770
Hundreds of high-quality artist booths, artist demonstrations, lively entertainment, and Kidsfair presented by The Seattle Times.
Website: http://www.bellevuearts.org/fair/index.htm

Seattle SeaFair Festival

Contact: 2200 Sixth Ave. - Suite 400, Seattle WA. 98121, (206) 728-0123
The Seattle Seafair Festival has entertained local residents and visitors as the region's largest summertime celebration for over half a century. Events take place in various Puget Sound venues each weekend from late June to early August. SeaFair details and schedule.
Website: http://www.seafair.com

Seattle SeaFair Festival

Contact: 2200 Sixth Ave. - Suite 400, Seattle WA. 98121, (206) 728-0123
The Seattle Seafair Festival has entertained local residents and visitors as the region's largest summertime celebration for over half a century. Events take place in various Puget Sound venues each weekend from late June to early August. SeaFair details and schedule.
Website: http://www.seafair.com

Seattle Chamber Music Festival

Established in 1982, SCMS presents world-class chamber music Festivals in summer and winter, as well as education and outreach activities throughout the year. At the Overlake festival in August, we offer 5 main series concerts, on two Wednesdays and Fridays and the Monday between them. The concerts follow the same format as at Lakeside, and again there are no repeats - these concerts have their own repertoire and guest musicians who often come specially to play at Overlake.
Phone: (206) 283–8808; Website: http://www.seattlechambermusic.org/

Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival

Bumbershoot is an annual international music and arts festival held in Seattle. One of North America's largest such festivals, it takes place every Labor Day weekend at the 74-acre Seattle Center, which was built for the 1962 World's Fair.
Phone: 206.281.7788; Website: http://www.bumbershoot.org/

Fremont Oktoberfest

Some 30,000 visitors each year visit the Fremont Oktoberfest, a fun-filled and charming event with events and attractions for all the family. Among the ingredients of this Oktoberfest is an urban carnival, a beer garden, live music on two stages, a street fair, a kids' area and the incredible spectacle of the Texas Chainsaw Pumpkin Carving. This is a fun event that's not to be missed.
Phone: (206) 633 0422; Website: www.fremontoktoberfest.com

Best of the Northwest

Qwest Field & Event Center,800 Occidental Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98134, (206) 525-5926
This seasonal exposition will showcase over 200 artists presenting the best in American Crafts and Fine Art. For those of you who have never been the Spring show it is a wonderful time to view the new works by your favorite artists and see what their creativity has brought forth to the world. The images below represent a sampling of the artists who will be present at the show.
Phone: http://www.art-seattle.com/

Argosy Christmas Ship^™ festival

The Argosy Christmas Ship festival is a holiday celebration that has been a Northwest tradition for 59 years. Its main purpose is to bring communities together to celebrate the holiday season. From our flotilla of ships to the crowds of people who gather onshore, this celebration is one of the gems of the holiday season. Each night of the festival, the Argosy Christmas Ship^™ sails to different Puget Sound waterfront communities, over 45 in total. Choirs onboard sing 20-minute performances to these communities, all broadcast via state-of-the-art speaker system. On shore, thousands of people gather around roaring bonfires anticipating the arrival of the Christmas Ship^™. You can either join us on board or one of the Parade ships that follow, or join with friends and neighbors to gather together for your own caroling tradition. If you own your own boat, feel welcome to join in the festival and help form the largest holiday floating parade in the world.
Phone: 206.623.1445;
Website: http://www.argosycruises.com/themecruises/xmasSchedule.cfm