The weather’s heating up this weekend and so is the event calendar. From Ballard SeafoodFest to the West Seattle Summer Fest, and from the One Seattle Day of Service to Hot Off the Press Book Fair, there’s plenty to squeeze into your schedule. And don’t forget, there are even more suggestions in our top picks guide.
FRIDAY
LIVE MUSIC
Downtown Summer Sounds 2025
Downtown Summer Sounds brings free, live music to the heart of Seattle for their 46th annual concert series. Shows run through August and take place across several parks and outdoor venues featuring artists from smaller local bands like Racoma and Cumulus to world-renowned multi-instrumentalist Kishi Bashi and Seattle power rockers Chastity Belt. The series kicks off this Friday evening with Raveena‘s Indian-tinged R&B. SHANNON LUBETICH
(Westlake Park, Downtown, free)
