Queen Anne’s got a weekend packed with events and activities–a sure sign that spring must be on the way! Whether you’re in the mood to do a little gardening or hear some live tunes, you’ll find a number of fun things to do in the Queen Anne Weekend Guide!
Friday, March 26
- Hear some “honky-tonk, jump blues, and rock and roll” at Easy Street Records at 7 p.m. where The Dusty 45s will be doing a live, free all-ages performance. Details here.
Saturday, March 27
- Get your hands dirty and help build the neighborhood’s newest community garden, the Gilman Urban Gardens. The work party starts at 9 a.m. until as long as volunteers can stay. Can’t make it? Work parties will be digging away on Sunday too! Details here.
- Got a story to tell? Share it at the first annual Seattle Stories event at Serendipity Cafe in Magnolia. Readers start at 7:30 p.m. Details here.
- Catch a free fireworks show over Elliott Bay (General Construction Company is putting on the show in celebration of its centennial). Grab a perch near the top of the hill. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Details here.
- Join the Space Needle and Pacific Science Center arches in turning out the lights for the third annual Earth Hour–a global effort to take action against climate change by dousing the lights for one hour–from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Details here.
Sunday, March 28
- Help build the Gilman Urban Gardens. The work party starts at 9 a.m. until as long as volunteers can stay. (Psst! Volunteering is your best bet at getting a good plot!) Details here.
- Catch the Freelance Whales, a five-piece band and eight-time SXSW act, live at Easy Street Records at 3 p.m. Details here.
Traveling outside the neighborhood? Check out events going on in our sister neighborhoods: Ballard, Fremont, Magnolia, Phinney Ridge/Greenwood, Maple Leaf, Wallingford and Wedgwood/View Ridge.