Party it up at Capitol Hill Block Party, a multi-stage extravaganza in July featuring huge names in rock, pop, electronica, and hiphop. Credit: Jim Bennett
Party it up at Capitol Hill Block Party, a multi-stage extravaganza in July featuring huge names in rock, pop, electronica, and hiphop.
Party it up at Capitol Hill Block Party, a multi-stage extravaganza in July featuring huge names in rock, pop, electronica, and hiphop. Jim Bennett

Whether you’re into blues music, dragon dancing, glassblowing, Vietnamese food, naked (or fully clothed) bike rides, or smoking weed, there’s a festival to celebrate that this summer while also soaking up some of that sweet Seattle sunshine, and we’ve rounded up the biggest and best ones you need to know about below. You can also find a complete list of festivals in Seattle this summer on our Things To Do calendar, or check out the rest of our critics’ picks from Seattle Art and Performance.

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MUSIC

June 15–16

Paradiso Festival Paradiso is the PNW’s premier festival of WUB-WUB-WUB, colloquially known as brostep, also called EDM, which is short for “electronic dance music” (you’re welcome, grandpa). Headliners include Deadmau5, DJ Snake, and Armin Van Buuren. Trust that glow sticks will be wielded, hearts broken, and vape pens smoked. (Gorge Amphitheatre, $195+)

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