Saint Mark’s Evensong Choir performs its monthly Choral Evensong service in the cathedral nave at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E in Seattle. FREE
Based on a Tim Burton film, Beetlejuice is a musical about an unusual teenager whose life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon wearing stripes at The Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St. in Seattle for age 13+.
Billed as the world’s largest comedy/variety festival, Moisture Festival presents 40 shows at Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway in Seattle. The 3 & 7:30 p.m. shows are for all ages; burlesque and late-night shows are for age 18+.
The Fantasticks features “breathtaking poetry, theatrical sophistication, and timeless songs” as it tells the story of a boy and girl who fall madly in love despite their fathers trying to keep them apart at Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N in Issaquah.
Enjoy a night of Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, and more at Motown Under The Stars, with a stunning view from Olympic Rooftop Pavilion, 5214 Ballard Ave. NW in Seattle. Must be age 21+. Full bar available. Event is outdoors but under cover if it rains.
Emerald City Hoedown is an LGBTQ friendly weekend of dancing, with 35 workshops and lots of social events at Renaissance Seattle Hotel, 515 Madison St. in Seattle. Schedule.
Kids go bonkers for the lovable puppies in Paw Patrol Live: Heroes Unite who prove that “no job is too big, no pup is too small” as they share lessons about citizenship, social skills, and problem-solving.
Watch 16 teams “face off head to head, before a panel of five judges” at $54 Lords of the Floor in WaMu Theater, 800 Occidental Ave. S in Seattle. Followed by an after-party.
Lunar New Year Night Market has food trucks, bars, 100 craft vendors, DJ music, and lion dance performances at Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park, 6310 NE 74th St. in Seattle for age 21+. Repeats in different months.
A ticket to The Family Jewels Kenmore Ball Crawl supports cancer charity and gets you a commemorative glass, plus a pint of beer at each of the three participating breweries including Cairn Brewing, 7204 NE 175th St. in Kenmore. Bring age 21+ ID.
The Daffodil Parade includes daffodil-covered floats, marching bands, clowns, and pirates that travel through Tacoma (10:15 a.m.), Puyallup (12:45 p.m.), Sumner (2:30 p.m.), and Orting (5 p.m.). It’s the highlight of the Daffodil Festival. FREE
Enjoy dinner and views of Lake Union and Lake Washington from your private table aboard a Seattle Dinner Cruise, departing from Waterways Cruises, 901 Fairview Ave. N in Seattle.
Enjoy a buffet and two hours of lake views from your private table aboard a Weekend Brunch Cruise, departing from Waterways Cruises, 901 Fairview Ave. N in Seattle.
Enjoy a four-course gourmet dinner prepared by local chefs outdoors (but under cover with heaters) at Field to Table on Lumen Field, 800 Occidental Ave. S in Seattle. Bring age 21+ ID. Frequently asked questions.
Spring Fair features baby animals, pig races, fair food, rides, art vendors, stunt bikers, and a demolition derby at Washington State Fair Events Center, 110 9th Ave. SW in Puyallup. Closed Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Visit Burien shops that host wine tasting with a ticket to Burien Uncorked for age 21+. Begin at Discover Burien, 611 SW 152nd St. in Burien. Held in April and October.
The Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival celebrates Seattle’s friendship with Japan and Japan’s gift of 1000 cherry trees in 1976. Enjoy Japanese art, dance, music, martial arts, and food in the Armory and Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St. in Seattle.
Visit 85 coin dealers, see exhibits, and watch the kids’ treasure hunt at the Coin Show held each spring and fall by Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association at Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave. S in Tukwila. Held April and October.
Your sense of taste and aroma is enhanced when you eat a three-course meal blindfolded during Dining in the Dark at Columbia Tower Club, 701 5th Ave. in Seattle. Choice of seafood, red meat, or vegan. Drinks extra.
Hear a dozen works by Joe Hisaishi performed by a string quartet and lit by electric candles during $51 Candlelight: The Best of Joe Hisaishi at Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave. in Seattle.
Celebrate the first man to orbit the earth in 1961 at Yuri’s Night, a space-themed spectacle that transforms the Museum of Flight into an intergalactic nightclub for age 21+ with electronic music DJs, lighted art, drinks, and food trucks at 9404 E Marginal Way S in Seattle. Costumes are welcome.
The Shoreline Short Short Film Festival screens a juried selection of films that are 3 to 13 minutes long and made by local emerging and developing filmmakers, with concessions for sale at Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave. N in Shoreline. Vote for your favorite film to determine who gets a golden Sasquatch statue.
Shop from 130 vendors of vintage and modern toys, comics, and collectibles at the Washington State Toy Show at Angel of the Winds Arena, 2000 Hewitt Ave. in Everett. Cheaper after 10 a.m.
Aha Mele Hawaiian Festival has music, hula, vendors, food, workshops, and kids’ activities (1 to 4 p.m.) at Chief Leschi Schools, 5625 52nd St. E in Puyallup. Bring cash.
Best of the Northwest Spring show has 100 artists displaying jewelry, clothing, paintings, glass art, and sculptures plus food trucks in Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park, 6310 NE 74th St. in Seattle. Children age 12 and younger are free. No pets. Repeats in Nov.
Watch decorated boats cruise past the waterfront along Ruston Way in the Daffodil Marine Festival and Parade after departing from the Tacoma Yacht Club, 5401 Yacht Club Road in Tacoma. FREE
Get a special deal on a three-course meal at hundreds of restaurants during Seattle Restaurant Week. Dates and hours may vary by restaurant. Held in the spring and fall.
“Be amazed and inspired by powerful community voices telling the story of their vision for the future of artificial intelligence” at Innovation Exchange, which has presentations followed by discussions at the Museum of History and Industry, 860 Terry Ave. N in Seattle.
Watch young acrobats skilled in the unicycle, tight wire, acrobatics, duo static trapeze, contortion, juggling, Chinese pole, lyra and cyr wheel, aerial straps, hoop diving, and aerial sling at Cirrus Circus Annual Show by the School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts at Emerald City Trapeze Arts, 2702 6th Ave. S in Seattle.
Venice is Sinking Masquerade Ball features aerialists, dancers, musicians, DJ music, a costume contest, pop-up fashion shows for men and women, dessert, and a no-host bar at House of Smith Jet City Winery, 1136 S Albro Place in Seattle for age 21+. Video (2 minutes).
Cascadia Spring Tea Festival features seven local vendors, tea tasting (bring your own cup), tea arts and crafts, and used tea-ware for sale at Brightwater Environmental Education and Community Center, 22505 State Route 9 SE in Woodinville.
Billed as the largest children’s parade in the state, the Junior Daffodil Parade is four blocks long, beginning at N Proctor St. & N 28th St. in Tacoma. FREE
Watch crabs race and eat crab at the World Class Crab Races and Crab Feed in the parking-lot tent at Westport Convention Center, 421 Neddie Rose Drive in Westport.
Planted Expo Seattle promises “200 vegan edible and lifestyle businesses and a stage packed with informative and inspirational speakers” at Washington State Convention Center, 705 Pike St. in Seattle. Children age 11 and younger are free.
Children from around the world dance, sing, play music, make origami, and get faces painted at the International Children’s Friendship Festival in Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St. in Seattle. FREE
See unusual creations by 100 artists and crafters at Oddmall Emporium of the Weird, and visit the food trucks at Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE in Monroe. Held in April and November. FREE
A ticket to Landmark Unlocked Event Showcase includes transportation to six venues where catering teams serve you “delectable light bites with refreshing mocktails and drinks” beginning at Hideaway Cellars, 4130 1st Ave. S in Seattle. [Choose Seattle (5 venues), Issaquah (1), or both (6).]
Spring Pops Concert concert features “a 15-member brass and percussion ensemble” playing pops music in the auditorium at Tacoma Community College, 6501 S 19th St. in Tacoma. FREE
A $54 ticket to Grape Escape includes bites from local restaurants, a silent auction, and samples from 20 local wineries, distilleries, and breweries at Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. NW in Issaquah. Photos.
Aladdin by Disney is a love story filled with “beauty, magic, comedy, and breathtaking spectacle” featuring a lamp that grants three wishes at The Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St. in Seattle. No show on April 23.
Seattle Black Film Festival “features film screenings, hands-on workshops, panel discussions, and in-depth chats with filmmakers” at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave. S, Seattle.
Seattle Shakespeare performs Romeo and Juliet, the classic love story of star-crossed lovers, at Center Theatre, 305 Harrison St. in Seattle. Discussions before or after some shows.
Cadence: Video Poetry Festival is “a series of screenings, workshops, and discussions on the genre of video poetry” with works from multiple countries at Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. in Seattle.
Boats Afloat Show includes cabin cruisers, sailboats, ski boats, and yachts on Lake Union at Chandler’s Cove, 901 Fairview Ave. N in Seattle. Enjoy live music, food for sale, and boat rides. Children age 12 and younger are free. Held in April and September.
National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) showcases the best directors age 24 and younger, with a focus on “young persons from traditionally marginalized communities” at SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave. N in Seattle.
Washington State Apple Blossom Festival in sunny Wenatchee has carnival rides, food vendors, a beer garden, a color run (April 29), an arts & crafts fair (May 5), a car parade (May 5 at 6 p.m.), a car show (May 6), a 2K/5K/10K (May 6), and a grand parade (May 6 at 11 a.m.) in and around Memorial Park, 2 S. Chelan Ave. in Wenatchee. See schedule.
Enjoy tapas as you watch a chef make chicken paella, and then make your own at the $95 Paella Party by Hot Stove Society at Hotel Andra, 2000 4th Ave. in Seattle.
Northwest Symphony Orchestra performs music by popular composers (Beethoven, Debussy, Dvorak, Wagner, Williams) as you watch photos of our state onscreen during Crescendo: A Symphonic Celebration of Washington Landscapes at Benaroya Hall, 200 University St. in Seattle.
Admire art Friday evening and Saturday at Arts Walk. Join a luminary procession (Fri. 8:30 p.m.). Watch people parade in animal costumes in the Procession of the Species (Sat. 4:30 p.m.), which passes by Sylvester Park, 615 Washington St. SE in Olympia. FREE
Watch creative films made by students at BFA Film Showcase at Cornish College of the Arts - Raisbeck Performance Hall, 2015 Boren Ave. in Seattle. FREE
Seattle Erotic Art Festival is an uncensored collection of art, films, and live performances at Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, 301 Mercer St. in Seattle. Bring age 21+ ID (age 18+ on Sunday).
Emerald Cup is a bodybuilding, fitness, figure, bikini, and physique championship with health-industry vendors at Meydenbauer Center, 11000 NE 6th St. in Bellevue.
Evergreen Home Show promises 200 booths of “specialized local businesses ready to help you customize, update, or even design, the home you have always wanted” at Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE in Monroe.Held in spring and fall.
Victorian Heritage Festival has walking tours, weekend teas, a Saturday Victorian fashion show and a contra dance. Festival headquarters is in Pope Marine Building, also called Marine Park Community Building, 100 Madison St. in Port Townsend.
Register online for the self-guided Northwest Green Home Tour to see 17 solar-powered, energy-efficient, and sustainably built homes in Seattle and on the Eastside. Tour map. FREE
Visit local shops to taste wine from a dozen wineries during Spring Vino in the Village. Start by picking up your wine glass at Modeles Home Furnishings, 3220 W McGraw St. in Seattle. Also held in September.
Get dressed up with friends or a date, and dance to DJ music during Emerald City Adult Prom for age 21+ in the Grand Ballroom at DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport, 18740 International Blvd. in SeaTac.
Buy a ticket online and head to the mountains to hear live jazz during North Bend Jazz Walk in 18 venues centered around North Bend Theatre, 125 Bendigo Blvd. in North Bend. A few venues are for age 21+.
Tacoma City Marathon includes a 5K on Saturday at Dune Peninsula Park, plus a marathon and half marathon on Sunday across the Narrows Bridge, which both begin at Tacoma Narrows Airport, 1202 26th Ave. NW in Gig Harbor.
Cornish College of the Arts showcases the work of its Bachelor of Fine Arts students at the Design, Illustration, Interior Architecture BFA Showcase [formerly BFA Exhibition] at 9th Avenue Gallery, 2014 9th Ave. in Seattle. In past years, hours were weekdays (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and weekends (noon to 4 p.m.). Evening reception April 26. FREE
A $100 ticket to Chowder Social includes live entertainment, passed hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, “a casual dinner full of nine local and delicious unique chowders,” and a live auction at Foss Waterway Seaport Museum, 705 Dock St. in Tacoma.
Run Like the Wind Running Festival includes running events (5K, 10K, 10 mile, kid’s dash), finish-line food, beer samples, a wildflower walk, and a windmill tour at Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility, 25901 Vantage Hwy in Ellensburg.
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