Below are some events happening in Seattle this weekend.
Other festivals and on going events:
Seattle Events, event calendar, guide to happenings around Seattle - Exploit Seattle
Pick up this 80 page glossy magazine for bars,nightlife and events--free, I got mine at the rosebud bistro. It has a comprehensive listing of parties and events, places to go that I was not aware of that's not on the website.
DListMagazine.com - Dress, Dine, Drink, Dance - Seattle's premier lifestyle magazine
****Be aware that many streets are closed this weekend.*****
Saturday, June 27
Artopia: Several Venues. Indoor/outdoor. Large art festival, Georgetown 2pm
Seattle Weekly's Artopia 2009 - Georgetown
Georgetown Music Festival: Several venues. Indoor/outdoor. Streets around airport way closed. Many performances. 2pm
Wildrose Gay Pride Street Party: 1 p.m. - 12 a.m. Capitol Hill - 11th Avenue from E Pike to E Union Streets closed from 6 a.m. (Friday) to 11:30 p.m. Sunday: E Pike Street from Broadway to 12th Avenue and 11th Avenue from Pike to Union Street.
PURR Pride Block Party: 1 p.m. - 2 a.m. Saturday Capitol Hill 1518 11th Avenue Streets closed from 7 a.m. Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday: 11th Avenue from E Pine Street to E Pike Street.
Ferrari California Launch Event: 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. E Union between 11th and 12th Street closed from 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.: E Union Street from 11th to 12th Avenue
Seattle Dyke March: 7 - 8 p.m. Capitol Hill Seattle Police will escort which will create a rolling slowdown. March starts at Seattle Central Community College on Broadway at Pine Street, heads east on E Pine Street to 12th Avenue, north on 12th Avenue to E Mercer Street, west on E Mercer, and south on Broadway to E Pine Street.
Julia’s on Broadway Pride Street Party: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. E Thomas St and Broadway Streets closed from 10 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.: E Thomas Street from Broadway to 10th Avenue E.
Capitol Hill Pride Festival 2009 on Broadway: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Streets closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Broadway from Olive to Roy streets.
Rock ’n’ Roll Seattle - Marathon and Half Marathon: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. 25,000 participants Alaskan Way Viaduct/ SR 99 closed to vehicles from N 45th Street to East Marginal Way S from 5:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Streets closed on race route from 5:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Marathon starts in Tukwila heading north on Interurban Boulevard to Boeing Access Road, heads east on Boeing Access to Martin Luther King Jr. Way (MLK), north on MLK to Cloverdale, east on Cloverdale to Seward Park, north on Seward Park Drive to Lake Washington Boulevard, north on Lake Washington Boulevard to I-90 Express lanes, east to mid Mercer Island, then turns around going west on I-90 Express lanes into downtown Seattle taking the S Airport Way exit, north on Airport to Fourth Avenue, north on Fourth to Second Avenue, north on Second to Columbia, west on Columbia to the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Half marathon goes south to First Ave S and finishes at Qwest Field. Full marathon goes north onto Alaskan Way Viaduct to Aurora to 39th Avenue, turns around heading south on Aurora back onto the viaduct to the West Seattle Bridge, and then makes a U-turn going north on the viaduct and then goes off at First Avenue to Qwest Field. For map and more details please go to:
Rock 'n' Roll Seattle - Marathon & 1/2 Marathon - June 27, 2009
The Red party: Hi enrgy dance party-Nemous till 5am.
Seattle Pride Cruise: 5pm-9pm. Dancing, food. 5-9pm
Health and fitness Expo: Qwest field-10-7pm
Greenwood Car Show: 9am-4pm
Phinney Ridge Community party: 2pm
Art 30-Juried Art show-Sat-Sunday at Magnuson Park-10am
Magnuson Park Summer Streets Celebration: Music, stunt bike performances, food, art, games,yo-yo champion-Free
Summer Concerts at the Locks Sat-Sunday at 2pm-Free
Fremont outdoor Movie-7pm
Music in the Sculpture Garden-Summer Concert Series-2pm
Womens Hot Flash DANCE Parties-Neighbors Nightclub and the War Room Nightclub-5pm-late
Bend it Extravaganza-3 day youth art and music festival June-26-28, Cal Anderson Park
Summer of Love Youth Celebration-all day Lambert House
Cherry Womens Party at Re-bar,8pm
Sunday, June 28
Cuff Pride Day Street Party : 12 noon - 9 p.m. Capitol Hill Streets closed from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.: 13th Avenue from Pike to Pine.
Seattle Pride Parade: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Downtown Seattle
250,000 people expected. Streets closed from 6 a.m. -11 a.m. for staging: 4th Avenue from Columbia to Union Street. Streets closed from 11a.m. - 3 p.m. for parade: Fourth Avenue north from Union to Denny, west on Denny to Second Avenue, north on Second to the Seattle Center.
Seattle Pride Fest at Seattle Center: 2pm-Food, Concerts, performances, dancing.
Outdoor Underwear Dance Party-Seattle Center International Fountain, DJs spin around the fountain Base. 3pm
Wildrose Gay Pride street party: 12 p.m. - 10 p.m. Capitol Hill - 11th Avenue from E Pike to E Union Street 1,500 expected Streets closed from 6 a.m. (Friday) to 11:30 p.m. Sunday: E Pike Street from Broadway to 12th Avenue and 11th Avenue from Pike to Union Street.
31st Annual Shore Run and Walk: 8 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Along Lake Washington 3,150 expected Streets adjacent to route will be congested: 5 K run starts at 8:15 a.m. at Leschi and goes along Lakeside Avenue/Lake Washington Boulevard to Madison Park. 6.7 Mile run starts at 9 a.m. at Seward Park and goes along Lakeside Avenue/Lake Washington Boulevard to Madison Park.
Sounders FC Soccer game: Qwest field, 1pm.