Oktoberfest season kicks off this weekend with events in Ballard, Green Lake, and more. Credit: Shutterstock
Oktoberfest season kicks off this weekend with events in Ballard, Green Lake, and more.
Oktoberfest season kicks off this weekend with events in Ballard, Green Lake, and more. Shutterstock

Congratulations, you’ve made it to the weekend! All week long, we’ve been posting lists of Seattle events to prepare you for this moment (including cheap & easy weekend events, ways to celebrate Friday the 13th, and the best movies to see this weekend), but we realize there’s a lot to sort through. To help you out, we’ve plucked the biggest events you need to know about in every genre, whether you want to freak out about fermented apples at Washington Cider Week, explore gorgeous flower fields at the Snohomish Sunflower Festival, or dance on the waterfront for a good cause at SEAchanger.

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ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVALS

Bellwether 2019: Taking Root
This year’s festival of arts and performance spreads from the Bellevue Arts Museum to various downtown Bellevue venues, including the Meydenbauer Center and City Hall. There’ll be an opening bash, pop-up art markets, and other special events, as well as the work of more than 40 artists on display. A big team of darlings of the arts and music scenes (SassyBlack, Anthony White, Michelle de la Vega, Ellen Ito, Janet Galore, Elisheba Johnson, Angelina Villalobos, and Jonathan Zwickel) have acted as curators, with the trio SuttonBeresCuller handling the general direction of the festival. See the full schedule here.
Friday–Sunday

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