It’s Labor Day weekend, so we’ve put in the work to round up all of the cheap and cheerful events around town into one handy guide. Read on for picks from the Seattle Indies Expo to Un Verano con Aquí Mercado and from Alki Beach Pride to an Yvie Oddly book reading with Matt Baume. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week and our destination restaurant picks.
FRIDAY
COMMUNITY
Sound Transit Night Market
Seattle’s light rail system is expanding! On Friday morning, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will officially open the new Lynnwood extension of the 1 Line, adding 8.5 miles of rail and four new stations. Stick around (or return on the new rail!) for a night market celebration where live performances, food vendors, arts and crafts booths, games, and more will be set up around the Lynnwood station. A commemorative map will encourage visitors to check out each new station along the extension, where over 350 organizations are participating in the opening day festivities. I’m hoping to get my hands on a plushie of Sound Transit’s adorable mascot Boop. SHANNON LUBETICH
(Lynnwood City Center Station, free)
