It’s going to be a busy weekend around Queen Anne, especially the streets surrounding the Seattle Center and Uptown – it’s Hempfest weekend with 50,000-70,000 attendees expected per Seattle.gov, so parking will get tricky. Plus, on Saturday, add in the World’s Largest Water Balloon Fight at the Seattle Center (13,000 attendees), the Storm playing at Key Arena, and a free movie at the Mural… it’s going to be busy! If you head away from Queen Anne, be sure to note the Lake Union 10K Saturday morning and the Seahawks at CenturyLink Saturday night.
Multi-Day Events:
- Hempfest, Centennial Park, Myrtle Edwards Park, and Olympic Sculpture Park, Aug 16-18 FREE
- Viking Days, Nordic Heritage Museum, Ballard, Aug 17-18 FREE
- Concerts at the Locks, Ballard Locks, FREE June 1-Sept 2 (Sat & Sun, 2pm)
- Imaginate, Pacific Science Center, June 1 – Sept 2
Friday, August 16
- Concerts at the Mural, Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre, 5:30-8:30pm FREE
- MOHAI Movies in the Park: Say Anything, MOHAI, 8:45pm/dusk FREE
- Fountain of Lights, Seattle Center International Fountain, 9pm FREE – NOTE: Moved to 8/23
- SIFF Uptown New & Continuing Films: 20 Feet from Stardom, The Way Way Back, Drug War, The Butler, The Wall
Saturday, August 17
- Grub One-Year Anniversary Celebration, Grub, all day 8am to 10pm
- Indigenous Cultures Day, Seattle Center Armory, 10am FREE
- World’s Largest Water Balloon Fight, Seattle Center, events begin at noon, FREE
- Seattle Opera Wagner’s Ring Cycle, McCaw Hall, 6pm
- Storm vs Indiana, Key Arena, 7pm
- Seahawks vs Broncos, CenturyLink, 7pm
- Movies at the Mural: The Help, Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre, 9pm FREE
Sunday, August 18
- Lake Union 10K, Westlake Ave N start (map), 7:30am
- BrasilFest, Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre, noon FREE
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