Seattle’s 45th annual Northwest Folklife Festival, the country’s largest community-powered arts and culture Festival is this weekend! Beginning Friday, Northwest Folklife creates opportunities for all to celebrate, share, and participate in the evolving cultural traditions of the Pacific Northwest. Northwest Folklife Festival is the non-profit’s signature event, featuring over 5,000 performers from over 65 different cultural communities that help to make up the Northwest’s arts-rich landscape.
Author: Seattleite Staff
Over 4,000 people have filled the sidewalks, restaurants and venues of Downtown Everett the last two years to experience Fisherman’s Village Music Festival. Come meet a new city and enjoy a unique weekend full of new faces and new music. There will be a vintage fair, talented (and many local) musicians, and food trucks!
The Eastside, particularly Bellevue, has a reputation and it’s not a positive one. Many people think of the Eastside as being cultureless with cookie-cutter chain restaurants and snobby, materialistic people driving Range Rovers and Teslas. However, while it may be true in a small way, that isn’t an entirely accurate or fair description. There’s so much more to the Eastside—don’t let a few stereotypes stop you from visiting! There are several great spots that Seattleites should consider crossing the bridge for (and a few places to avoid), you just need a little “In the Know”.
Imagine getting married in front of 450,000 people, at one of the biggest pride parades in the country on Sunday, June 26. Well, now’s your chance, all thanks to Angel Designs Jewelry at Bellevue Rare Coins! All you need to do is submit a 30-second or less video explaining why you and your partner should be chosen! Jewelry at Bellevue Rare Coins in partnership with Seattle Pride are taking submissions from couples who want to win the ultimate wedding package and tie the knot at the Seattle Pride. Click here to enter or for more information.
GRAMMY nominated producer ZHU has been headlining his ‘Neon City’ tour this spring beginning with Coachella two weeks ago and playing to a sold out Seattle crowd last night. Touring with fellow Mind of a Genius act Gallant, the vibe at the show was the perfect mix of chill, dance party, and energy. The instrumentals were absolute fire set to a unique feature-length film and captivating light show. The futuristic Neon City stages adds another dimension to the sonic and visual production.
Mother’s Day is now a little less than 2 weeks away—Sunday, May 8th! Shop small and support local Seattle stores with this gift guide.
Mother’s Day is a little less than three weeks away so it’s time to start planning what you’re going to do for the irreplaceable special lady in your life. There are definitely gifts you can get her (gift guide coming soon), brunches, and dinners to take her to, but how about spending some quality time with mom? If she’s in the Seattle area, here are some fun ideas she might love.
Seattle’s nomadic dance party is back with master party rocker Four Color Zack (Thre3style World Champion, Fool’s Gold Records).
Four Color Zack has lit up dance floors around the world with his ear for heart-thumpers, a singular talent for bridging tunes, and technical genius you gotta see to believe. Night Shift is always a fun time—good people, good vibes, and great music. Scroll down for your chance to win a pair of passes to this Friday’s Night Shift dance party.
This Labor Day Weekend, Bumbershoot celebrates 46 years!
Treefort Music Festival just passed, Sasquatch is coming up at The Gorge next month, Capitol Hill Block Party just announced its lineup for July, and Bumbershoot tickets are on sale! The early bird sale is almost over, so make sure to get your tickets before prices go up! This year, the event will be held Friday through Sunday of Labor Day Weekend instead of Saturday through Monday in past years. This is an awesome shift so we will have Sunday to rest and recover before heading back to work/school on Tuesday!
The world’s first environmentally conscious nose-to-tail pig competition.
In its seventh year, this live-culinary event raises awareness for the responsible farming of heritage breed pigs through eating and drinking. Eating for a cause has never tasted so good. The weekend begins with charity dinners on Friday and Saturday followed by the head-to-toe, nationally celebrated Cochon555 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel on Sunday afternoon. Five chefs compete with five heritage breed pigs in a friendly competition for a cause. The food is hyper-local; eating for a cause has never tasted so good.
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