Seattle's Summer Festivals, Events and Activities

Summer in Seattle is the most exquisite time of year and the people of Seattle know how to party, parade and enjoy their warm sunshine and soft breezes. The listing of activities focuses around Seattle Center since it is a hub for summer events in Seattle. Whether formally arranged or community created, Seattle Center is the Seattle's best gathering place. Its roots reach back more than 100 years as a site of Native American celebrations. Today this place is home to major sports teams, top performing arts groups and the city's most recognized attractions. It's the place to be for rock concerts and operas, art fairs and fun festivals, basketball and ballroom dancing.

The Community Created Events program of Seattle Center supports the public by sponsoring their unique interests and out-of-the-ordinary talents in events and exhibits. Community Created Events are designed to provide joy, laughter, inspiration and enrichment for everyone to enjoy!

• July 23rd - Community Square Dance
• July 23rd - Aug. 1st - The World of Puppetry: Treasures from The Cook/Marks Collection
• July 25th - Hispanic Seafair
• July 26th - Aug. 6th - Seattle League of Arts Art Show & Sale
• July 31st - Alaska Airlines Torchlight Parade at Seafair
• July 31st - X Marks the Sound
• Aug. 1st - Wooden O Shakespeare in the Parks
• Aug. 7th - Worthy Music Ministries Showcase
• Aug. 14th - Community Square Dance
• Aug. 21st - X Marks the Sound
• Sept. 19th - FLASHMOB
• Oct. 1st - National Ballroom Dance Week
• Oct. 3rd - Buddy Walk
• Oct. 3rd - Arts Crush Kick-Off Fair
• Oct. 10th - Dream a Sound Future Competition Final
• Oct. 23rd - 24th - Robothon

Monthly events: (Free events are so noted with "**" double asterisks as well as Bolded)

JULY 2010

X Marks the Sound, Red Cross High Energy CPR Demonstrations
July 31; Aug. 21, 11 a.m. - 12 noon, Seattle Center Grounds

**Summer Fitness - Tai Chi with the Wallingford School of Oom Yung Doe
July 20, 27, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., North International Fountain Lawn, FREE

**Summer Fitness - Yoga with Home Yoga and Wellness Center
July 21, 28, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., North International Fountain Lawn, FREE

**COMCAST Bite of Seattle, July 16 -18, Seattle Center CampusFREE
FESTIVAL HOURS:
Friday & Saturday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
www.biteofseattle.com

**Seattle's Annual Diversity Employment Day Career Fair, July 20, Rainier Room, FREE

Salad Bowl Fundraiser, July 22, Pottery Northwest Gallery

Seussical Jr., July 22, 23, 24, Seattle Children's Theatre

There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom, July 22, 23, 24, Seattle Children's Theatre

**Hispanic Seafair, July 24; 11am - 7pm,Mural Amphitheatre,FREE

The Laramie Project, July 29, 30, 31, Seattle Children's Theatre

Tristan and Isolde , July 31; Aug. 4, 7, 12, 15, 18, 21, Seattle Opera, McCaw Hall at Seattle Center

AUGUST
Movies at the Mural
August 7, 21, 22 & 28, 2010 at 9 PM Seattle Center
305 Harrison Street
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 684-7200

Movies at the Mural -FREE
Seattle Center, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109 - (206) 684-7200
August 7, 21, 22 & 28, 2010 at 9 PM

Saturday, August 7 - The Princess Bride (PG)

A cult classic fairy tale with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing.

Saturday, August 21 - Twilight (PG-13)

The first film in the blockbuster saga, Twilight is an action-packed, modern day love story between a teenage girl and a vampire.

Sunday, August 22 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (PG-13)

In the second installment of the phenomenally successful Twilight series, the romance between mortal and vampire soars to a new level as Bella Swan delves deeper into the mysteries of the supernatural world she yearns to become part of, only to find herself in greater peril than ever before.

Saturday, August 28 - Star Trek (PG-13)

The greatest adventure of all time begins with "Star Trek" the incredible story of a young crew's maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise.

**Seattle Shakespeare Company's Free Wooden O Productions, Much Ado About Nothing
Aug. 1, 2:00 p.m., Fisher Pavilion Lawn, FREE

**Seattle Shakespeare Company's Free Wooden O Productions, Othello
Aug. 1, 2010 at 6:00 p.m., Fisher Pavilion Lawn, FREE

**Summer Fitness - Tai Chi with the Wallingford School of Oom Yung Doe
Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., North International Fountain Lawn, FREE

**Summer Fitness - Yoga with Home Yoga and Wellness Center
Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., North International Fountain Lawn, FREE

**KEXP & Seattle Center Present Concerts at the Mural
Aug. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 6 p.m., Mural Amphitheatre, FREE

Friday, August 6 at 6 PM
Elliott Brood
Grand Hallway
Gabriel Mintz

Friday, August 13 at 6 PM

TBA

Saturday, August 14 from 2 - 9 PM
KEXP BBQ
Suckers
The Lonely Forest
The Joy Formidable

Dinosaur Feathers

Victor Shade

More bands TBA

Friday, August 20at 6 PM

Say Hi
Head Like a Kite

Friday, August 27 at 6 PM

Mt. St. Helen's Vietnam Band

The Head and the Heart

Hair, Aug. 6, 7, 8, Seattle Children's Theatre

**Seattle Center Movies at the Mural, Aug. 7, 21, 22, 28, 9 pm, Mural Amphitheatre, FREE

Seattle Tattoo Expo, Aug. 13 -15, Northwest Rooms

Autism Speaks^TM Walk, Aug. 14, Location TBD

**Seattle Center Festal: BrasilFest, Aug. 15, 12 noon - 5 p.m., Center House, Mural Amphitheatre, FREE

American Idol Live, Seattle Center - Key Arena - Ticket Prices: $38.50, $48.50, $68.50

**Resident Artist Exit Show, Aug. 20 -Sept. 14, Pottery Northwest Gallery, FREE

Native American Honor Day, Aug. 21, 10am - 7pm, Center House

Seattle Oyster 2010 - The Ultimate Urban Adventure Race, Aug. 28

**Seattle Center Festal: Tibet Fest
Aug. 28 - 29, 12 noon - 6 p.m., Center House, Fisher Pavilion, FREE

Seattle Fall Wedding Expo, Aug. 28 -29, Exhibition Hall

SEPTEMBER

Bumbershoot®: Seattle's Music & Art Festival, Sept. 4 -6, Seattle Center Campus
Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival

September 4 - 6, 2010
Seattle Center Campus
Admission Charged - Tickets Available

http://www.bumbershoot.org

Festals at Seattle Center:

**BrasilFest - August 15, 2010 FREE

**Tibet Fest - August 28-29, 2010 FREE

**Korean Cultural Celebration - September 11, 2010 FREE

**Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival - September 12, 2010 FREE

**Seattle Fiestas Patrias - September 18-19, 2010 FREE

**The Italian Festival - September 25-26, 2010 FREE

SeaFair Days - visit www.seafair.com

July 14-18 Kla Ha Ya Days
July 16-18 Covington Days Festival
July 16-18 Kirkland Uncorked
July 16-18 Seafair Indian Days Pow Wow
July 17-18 Seattle Bon Odori
July 17-18 White Center Jubilee Days
July 18 Benaroya Research Institute Triathlon at Seafair
July 18 Kirkland Classic Car Show
July 23-25 IKEA Renton River Days
July 23-25 Silverdale Whaling Days
July 24 West Seattle American Legion Grand Parade
July 25 Chinatown Seafair Parade
July 25 Hispanic Seafair Festival
July 28 Greenwood Seafair Parade
July 30-Aug. 1 Tour de Terrace

July 31 Alaska Airlines Torchlight Parade at Seafair - 7:30 p.m., Downtown Seattle (Fourth Avenue)

The Alaska Airlines Torchlight Parade at Seafair is the largest nighttime parade in the Northwest and a highly anticipated event for more than 300,000 people lining the parade route year after year. Precision drill teams, community floats, regional and international bands, equestrian units, giant helium balloons, comical clowns and swashbuckling pirates all come together for one magical night in downtown Seattle to celebrate true family and community entertainment.

2010 Seating Options- Save time with a reserved seat at this year's parade. Reserved seating is available through Ticketmaster by calling 800-745-3000 or visit Ticketmaster. Feel the "BOOM" of the Pirates cannon in your front row seat along Fourth Avenue in downtown Seattle.2010 Tickets on sale now through Ticketmaster: Westlake Broadcast Reserved Seating $37; Parade Route Reserved Seating $18; Group Tickets (10 or more) $25 each.

Transportation- There is no better way to get downtown on Torchlight night than riding the bus. Metro will operate extra service from various King County Park & Ride locations between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. as well as extra service for the return trip following the parade. You can contact Metro at (206) 553-3000 or Community Transit at (425) 353-7433 for additional information.

Special Needs -Seafair provides a special seating section for disabled and wheelchair guests. To reserve a spot in this area, please call (206) 728-0123.

July 31 Seafair Scholarship Program for Women Coronation
July 31 Michelob ULTRA Torchlight Run at Seafair
August 1 Pista sa Nayon
August 4-8 Seafair Fleet Week presented by Boeing
August 6-8 Boeing Air Show at Seafair
August 6-8 Albert Lee Cup at Seafair
August 6-7 Lake City Pioneer Days & Grand Parade
August 6-7 Magnolia Summer Festival
August 6-8 Umoja Fest African Heritage Festival & Parade
August 21-22 Central Area Community FestivalUpcoming

Trade Shows include
Record & CD Convention
Browse Thousands of Classic Records & Cds!
8/1/2010 10:00AM - 6:00PM, Seattle Center - Shaw Room

and

Seattle Tattoo Expo -Sunday, August 15, 2010 -12:00PM
Seattle Center -Northwest Rooms