This is the opposite of a complete list of everything going on around town. It’s only what intrigues one weirdo, me, by being at least A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY while also being FREE or AFFORDABLE. I’ll be the fat old fart in the back row.
You are not allowed to have any fun whatsoever until you have AT LEAST contacted your elected reps to demand Donald Trump’ϟ impeachment and Elon Musk’ϟ arrest, and been to AT LEAST one rally against the coup:
• SAT MAR 1, 10AM at Westlake Tesla (435 Westlake Ave N)
• TUE MAR 4, 3PM at the Henry Jackson Federal Building (915 Second Ave)
• THU MAR 6, 8AM at Yesler I-5 overpass and N 50th Street overpass
• FRI MAR 7, NOON at the Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre
• SAT MAR 8, 10AM at Bellevue Downtown Park
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Concert at Tagney Jones Hall
• Ladies Musical Club: Music of Steven Luksan
THU FEB 27, 11:30 AM — FREE
Concert at Brechemin Auditorium
• UW School of Music Piano Series
THU FEB 27, 7:30 PM — FREE
Play at 12th Avenue Arts
• Time Stands Still
THU FEB 27, 7:30 PM — “Pay what you can”
Retirement at Admiral Chevron
• Farewell, Harold Chacon
FRI FEB 28, 10AM — FREE
Concert at Sunset Tavern
• Ben Dyleuth, with Arthur James, Young Chhaylee
FRI FEB 28, 8:30 PM — $15.45
Monologues at Highline Heritage Museum
• Seven Stories
FRI FEB 28, 7:30 PM
(cost is not mentioned on website; no reply to emailed inquiry)
Burlesque at Seattle Center Armory
• Fantasia: A Stripping Space Odyssey
FRI FEB 28, 6PM — FREE
Film at Pacific Science Center IMAX
• Lost Highway (1997)
FRI FEB 28 thru WED MAR 5 — $7.77
You are not required to purchase separate tickets to the Science Center.
Concert at the Black Lodge
• Stoneyard, Hewn, Lawn Darts, Sexting My Friends
FRI FEB 28, 7:00 PM — $15.66
Film at North Bend Theater
• Blue Velvet
FRI FEB 28 thru SUN MAR 2 — $10
(discounts for kiddies, military, old farts)
Poetry at Open Books
• Girlhood x A Haunting; Jessica Rae Bergamino with EJ Colen
FRI FEB 28, 7:00 PM
Concert at the Great Hall (Town Hall)
• Cappella Romana presents Canon for Racial Reconciliation
FRI FEB 28, 7:30 PM — $15 and up
Concert at the Great Hall (Town Hall)
• Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra’s Winter Concert
SAT MAR 1, 7:30 PM — $8 and up
Film at Beacon Cinema
• The Singing Detective (1986) marathon screening
SAT MAR 1, starting at NOON — $12.50
Dance at Yaw Theater
• Threads of Being
SAT MAR 1, 7:30 PM — $15 and up
Concert at Sunset Tavern
• Hockey Teeth with waltzerr and Die Right
SAT MAR 1, 8:30 PM — $15.45
• Tour the Paramount Theater
SAT MAR 1, 10AM — FREE
Concert at Couth Buzzard
• Songwriter Showcase Seattle
SAT MAR 1, 7:00 PM — FREE
(but it’s a bookstore, ya cheap bastard, buy something)
Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024)
now playing thru SUN MAR 2 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)
Film at the Beacon
• Some Like It Hot (1959)
SUN MAR 2 thru WED MAR 5 — $12
Concert at the Vera Project
• Happy Minds School of Music concert
SUN MAR 2, 2:30 PM — $13.39
Films at SIFF Center
• 11 short films by Kevin Jerome Everson
MON MAR 3, 7PM — FREE
(Also TUE MAR 4 at Mini Mart City Park)
Film at Uptown Cinema
• 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action
MON MAR 3, 4:15 PM — $6
Film at Uptown Cinema
• 2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animated
MON MAR 3, 7:15 PM — $6
Film at Here-After (presented by Grand Illusion)
• Battle Royale (2000)
TUE MAR 4, 7:00 PM — $11 (age 21+ only)
(discount for members who preorder)
Films at Mini Mart City Park
• 11 short films by Kevin Jerome Everson
TUE MAR 4, 6:30 PM — FREE
(Also MON MAR 3 at SIFF Center)
• Transit Riders Union Monthly Social at Owl 'N Thistle
WED MAR 5, 5:30 PM — FREE
(but it’s a restaurant & bar, ya cheap bastard, dinner from around $20)
Pasta, film, & rock’n’roll at The Rabbit Box Theatre
• Spaghetti Western Wednesday
WED MAR 5, 7:30 PM — $10 and up
Free First Thursday at most Seattle museums
• Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
• Henry Art Gallery
• Museum of Flight
• National Nordic Museum
• Northwest African American Museum
• Seattle Art Museum
• Seattle Asian Art Museum
• Volunteer Park Conservatory
• Washington Park Arboretum walking tour
THU MAR 6 — FREE
Film at the Beacon
• Inland Empire (2006)
THU MAR 6 thru THU MAR 13 — $12
Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Rat Film (2016)
THU MAR 6, 7:00 PM — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)
Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Bona (1980)
THU MAR 6 thru SUN MAR 16 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)
Play at the Northwest School
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
THU MAR 6 thru SAT MAR 8 — FREE
Film at Broadview Library
• Nosferatu (1922)
THU MAR 6, 1:00 PM — FREE
Decent Social Skills at Ada’s Technical Books & Cafe
• Facing Rejection
THU MAR 6, 6:30 PM — FREE
(but it’s a bookstore, ya cheap bastard, buy something)
Concert at The Royal Room
• Lincoln High School Jazz Band
THU MAR 6, doors 6PM, show 7PM — FREE
(but it’s a lounge and restaurant, ya cheap bastard, buy something)
Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Eraserhead (1977)
FRI MAR 7 thru SUN MAR 16 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)
Concert at Anderson School (Thorndike Room) in Bothell
• Dain Norman
FRI MAR 7, 7PM — FREE
Concert at Broadview Library
• Live experimental musical arts with video projection by Rob Angus
SAT MAR 8, 3:30 PM — FREE
• Tour the Moore Theater
SAT MAR 8, 10AM — FREE
Lecture at Vashon Library, by Robert Horton
• Un-American Activities: The Blacklist Era and Hollywood
SAT MAR 8, 4:30 PM — FREE
Film at Rainier Beach Community Club
• Free for All: The Public Library (2024)
SAT MAR 8, 7:00 PM — FREE
Beat the Freeze at Town Hall Seattle
• Seattle Welcome Day
SAT MAR 8, 10AM-2PM — $20
• Georgetown Steam Plant Open House
featuring poetry by Xochitl Clare
SAT MAR 8, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM — FREE
Concert at West Seattle Library
• Ladies Musical Club concert
SUN MAR 9, 3:00 PM — FREE
Film at Beacon Cinema
• Niagara (1953)
SUN MAR 9 thru MON MAR 10 — $12.50
Play at UW’s Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre
• Late, A Cowboy Song
THU MAR 11 thru SUN MAR 15 — $10-22
Concert at Central Library
• Ladies Musical Club
WED MAR 12, NOON — FREE
Film at Beacon Cinema
• Secret Cinema
WED MAR 12, 7:30 PM — FREE
Comedy at Clock-Out Lounge
• Joketellers Union
WED MAR 12, doors 8:00 PM, show 8:30 — $12
Lecture at Wyncote NW Forum (Town Hall)
• Priced out of the American Dream, by Yoni Appelbaum
WED MAR 12, 7:30 PM — $10 and up
Decent Social Skills at Ada’s Technical Books & Cafe
• Starting the Conversation
THU MAR 13, 6:30 PM — FREE
(but it’s a bookstore, ya cheap bastard, buy something)
Adult story time at Fremont Library
• Love Out Loud
THU MAR 13, 4PM — FREE
Film at Beacon Cinema
• David Lynch’s Dune (1984)
THU MAR 13 thru THU MAR 20 — $12.50
Concert at Anderson School (Thorndike Room) in Bothell
• TwoMacs & Friends
FRI MAR 14, 7PM — FREE
Film at Beacon Cinema
• George Romero’s The Crazies (1973)
FRI MAR 14 and SAT MAR 15, 10PM — $12.50
• Tour the Neptune Theater
SAT MAR 15, 10AM — FREE
Film at Beacon Cinema
• The Misfits (1961)
SUN MAR 16 thru TUE MAR 18 — $12.50
Film at Beacon Cinema
• Girls Town (1996)
SUN MAR 16 thru WED MAR 19 — $12.50
Readings at Lapis Theater
• Works in Progress
TUE MAR 18, 6PM — FREE (registration required)
Lecture at White River Valley Museum in Auburn
• Hunting, Fishing, and Native Sovereignty
WED MAR 19, 5:30 PM — FREE
Decent Social Skills at Ada’s Technical Books & Cafe
• Conversation Cafe
THU MAR 20, 6:30 PM — FREE
(but it’s a bookstore, ya cheap bastard, buy something)
Concert at Rabbit Box Theater
• Dirty Sidewalks with Bow & Yarrow, Michael Ray, and the Plastic Sheets
THU MAR 20 — $12
Play at Annex Theater
• Blue to Blue
FRI MAR 21 thru SAT APR 12 — $5 and up
Concert at Baba Yaga
• Weep Wave with Family Worship Center and Little Venom
SAT MAR 22, doors 8:00 PM, show 9:00 — $15 (age 21+ only)
Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Crash (1996)
SAT MAR 22 thru SAT MAR 29 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)
Film at Beacon Cinema
• Secret Cinema
TUE MAR 25, 7:30 PM — FREE
Comedy at Clock-Out Lounge
• Joketellers Union
WED MAR 26, doors 8:00 PM, show 8:30 — $12
Film at Pacific Science Center IMAX
• Mulholland Drive (2001)
FRI MAR 28 thru WED APR 2 — $7.77
You are not required to purchase separate tickets to the Science Center.
As the nincompoops say, “Do your own research.” Click the links. Check the times. Maybe I made a typo.
ALWAYS FREE
• Art Walks
• Artists at Play (at Seattle Center)
• Ballard Locks
• Center for Wooden Boats (Wednesdays – Sundays)
• Center on Contemporary Art (Thursdays – Saturdays)
• Low tide on the Sound— great for crab, snail, or starfish hunting
• Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center (closed Mondays)
• Festál (at Seattle Center)
• Frye Art Museum
• KEXP Gathering Space
• Klondike Gold Rush Museum (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
• Kubota Garden
• Ladies Musical Club
• Log House Museum (Fridays & Saturdays)
• Museum Pass from King County Public Library
• Olympic Sculpture Park
• Pike Place Market
• Seattle Center
• Seattle Chinese Garden
• Seattle Free Walking Tours
• Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets
• Seattle Parks & Recreation
• Suzzallo Library
• Washington Park Arboretum
• Woodland Park Rose Garden
NOT FREE BUT WORTH THE PRICE
• Ada’s Technical Books & Cafe
• Archie McPhee
• Charlie’s Queer Books
• Connections Museum (Sundays only)
• The Couth Buzzard
• Elliott Bay Books
• Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
• Highline Heritage Museum (closed Mondays-Wednesdays)
• Left Bank Books
• Metro Transit
• The Monorail
• Open Books
• Paper Boat Booksellers
• Scarecrow Video
• Queen Anne Book Company
• Seattle Japanese Garden (closed for winter)
• Seattle Pinball Museum
• Sound Transit
• Third Place Books
• Underground Tour
• Washington State Ferries
• Water Taxi
• Wing Luke Museum (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
• Woodland Park Zoo (ticket price varies stupidly & wildly from day to day)
• Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Hey, thanks.