This weekend brings lots of ways to show up for social and environmental justice causes (like the virtual Black National Convention Past Event Like List and a Climate Justice Rally for Black Lives Past Event Like List in Jefferson Park) and stay entertained at home and in the socially distant streets (like a Memorial for Lynn Shelton Past Event Like List , Indie Bookstore Day Past Event Like List , and Record Store Day Past Event Like List ). Read on for all of our top picks below. For even more options, check out our guides to movies to stream this weekend Like List , our complete streaming events and protests & resistance calendars, and our guides to outdoor and socially distanced things to do this summer and anti-racism resources and events.

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FRIDAY

COMMUNITY

The Black National Convention Past Event Like List
With a mission to build power and policy in defense of Black lives, the Movement for Black Lives and the Electoral Justice Project will host this one-day online convention on the heels of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions to rally Black voters, who as always will play a pivotal role in who gets elected this November. Special guests include #MeToo pioneer Tarana J. Burke, author Elaine Welteroth, Black Veterans Project founder Richard Brookshire, and performing artist Condola Rashad. (And many others!)  

CD Forum Black August Past Event Like List
Show some love for the Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas' BIPOC-focused programs and resources during this one-day fundraiser. You'll be supporting the Forum's new Youth Curator position and its artists directly.

Date-night Picking Past Event Like List
Treat your special quarantine friend to a romantic evening of blueberry picking on this Duvall farm. Or, bring a picnic and enjoy their pre-picked berries. 
Cottage Garden Heirloom Blueberries (Duvall)

Virtual March on Washington Past Event Like List
On the 57th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his seminal "I Have a Dream" speech, take part in this virtual "commitment march" (convened by Martin Luther King III) to hear from social justice speakers and watch live performances.

FILM

A Memorial for Lynn Shelton Past Event Like List
Megan Griffiths, Kevin Seal, Ben Gibbard, Tomo Nayakama, Sean Nelson, Charles Mudede, and other friends and former colleagues of the beloved Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton, who passed away suddenly earlier this year, will gather virtually for an evening of storytelling and remembrance.

Submit a Film to SLAY! Past Event Like List
The team who brought you HUMP! and SPLIFF have something extra-freaky in the works: SLAY, an amateur horror film festival premiering in October that will feature short films by gore and dystopian nightmare enthusiasts just like you. Submit your creations by tonight.

Virtual Watch Party: Taika Waititi's 'Boy' Past Event Like List
Sign into your free Kanopy account to watch Taika Waititi's Boy, about a young Maori boy with a vivid imagination and a Michael Jackson obsession who deals insuperably with his loser dad in mid-'80s rural New Zealand, with Skyway Virtual Cinema. This watch party includes a free interactive movie trivia game and chances to share your thoughts on the film. 

FOOD & DRINK

CHOMP! Summer Camp Past Event Like List
The in-person farmers market is out, but this "local food and sustainable living" festival will continue with chances to learn about local food producers, see livestreamed cooking demos and farm and garden tours, and watch educational programs. 

MUSIC

Just One Look a Linda Ronstadt Tribute Live Stream Past Event Like List
Multi-Grammy-winning singer Linda Ronstadt is retired, but a group of her musically talented fans will bring her hits back to live at this virtual tribute show, courtesy of the Historic Everett Theater. 

PERFORMANCE

Dragrace Vegas Revue Viewing Party Past Event Like List
RuPaul's Drag Race's new docuseries Dragrace Vegas Revue follows six drag queens (including Asia O’Hara, Derrick Barry, Naomi Smalls, and top-tier Cher impersonator Kameron Michaels) on their daily performance circuits in the City of Second Chances. Watch new episodes every Friday with your household or quarantine pod at West Seattle's Admiral Pub.
Admiral Pub (West Seattle)

Fukdtup Variety Show: Digitally Fukdt! Past Event Like List
Reawaken the wonderful weirdo within with this evening of "sick, salacious, spooky, sappy, sublime, and sinister" performances on the internet. 

PROTESTS & RESISTANCE

Black Joy Festival and Community Rally Past Event Like List
BIPOC folks are invited to bring a picnic blanket and join the Black Joy Campaign for this outdoor celebration of Black voices and culture in MLK Memorial Park.
MLK Memorial Park (Mount Baker)

FRIDAY-SATURDAY

COMMUNITY

Frolic Week Past Event Like List
Explore Renton's Shadow Lake Nature Preserve through virtual tours and scavenger hunts for a whole week. You'll also have the chance to win prizes in a photo contest and raffle.

VISUAL ART

Black Arts Northwest Past Event Like List
Check out work by artists from the African diaspora living in the Pacific Northwest.
ONYX Fine Arts (Belltown)
Closing Saturday

Linda Hodges Group Show Past Event Like List
This Pioneer Square Gallery will feature paintings from artists Alfredo Arreguin, Tim Cross, Sue Danielson, Cable Griffith, David Hytone, and Ilana Zweschi. I felt particularly drawn to Zweschi's work after reading about her process in Seattle Met last month. She takes incendiary text documents, rearranges the letters alphabetically, assigns each letter a color, then creates an algorithm that drives her brush strokes. Her paintings look like the guts of a computer, an abstracted and acrylic covered motherboard.  JASMYNE KEIMIG
Linda Hodges Gallery (Pioneer Square)
Closing Saturday

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

COMEDY

SketchFest Mashup: Virtual Edition Past Event Like List
Unexpected Productions' longrunning annual sketch comedy festival will continue its tradition of assembling comics from Seattle and beyond in this three-day virtual event. 

COMMUNITY

Berries & Blooms Past Event Like List
Sunflowers and heirloom blueberries are ready for picking at Mountainview Blueberry Farm. Wander through the late-summer fields and mull over about what you'll do with your bounty when you get back home. They also have a socially distanced beer and wine tent. 
Mountainview Blueberry Farm (Snohomish)

Bob's Corn Sunflower Experience Past Event Like List
Thirty-seven varieties of sunflowers are blooming and ready to be picked across the Snohomish farm's 12 acres. Pick a bouquet, grab something to eat, and shop from sunflower-themed crafts from local vendors in this year's social distancing-accommodated rig.
Bob's Corn and Pumpkin Farm (Snohomish)

Hai! Japantown 2020 Past Event Like List
This annual celebration of Japanese culture in Seattle's Japantown will spread itself out to accommodate for social distancing. Stroll through the neighborhood for special deals from local businesses, check out new art installations, and grab a bite to eat.
Various locations (Japantown)

Maris Farms Sunflower Festival Past Event Like List
Maris Farms boasts over a dozen colors and varieties of sunflowers, and you can pick an armful at their first-ever Sunflower Festival. Wear a mask and bring your own pruners!
Maris Farms (Buckley)

Sunflowers in Snohomish at Thomas Family Farm Past Event Like List
Wander through this farm's eight acres plucking sunflowers in yellow and red. 
Thomas Family Farm (Snohomish)

FILM

The AMP Virtual Arts Series - Written to Remember Past Event Like List
Local writers share excerpts of books, plays, short stories, essays, and poetry about the history and impacts of HIV/AIDS as part of the AIDS Memorial Pathway project.

PERFORMANCE

:robot_face: Past Event Like List
We all miss in-person theater, but Dacha's new interactive play :robot_face: happens to be perfectly suited to a virtual platform. It's all about the growing social intelligence of chatbots (those "agents" you talk to via instant messenger when you have a customer service question), and how our relationships with them can pose similar emotional dilemmas as we experience with humans. In the play, bots experience mental breakdowns, obsessions with surfing, and other things previously denoted to human behavior. You can choose to be a spectator and watch the show like normal, or you can be a "contestant" who can call and interact with the actors. 

VISUAL ART

Seattle Deconstructed Art Fair Past Event Like List
The Seattle Art Fair was canceled, but a bunch of local galleries—many of which are in Pioneer Square—are taking it upon themselves to keep the tradition alive while abiding by social distancing guidelines with a DIY, self-guided version featuring exciting new pieces by artists like Anthony White.

FRIDAY & SUNDAY

COMMUNITY

The Eastside Change Coalition presents: The Decolonized Classroom Past Event Like List
Local educators will teach three online classes about the history and culture of people of color in the US.

SATURDAY

COMEDY

Feel You UP: Online Improvised Motivational Seminar Past Event Like List
Unexpected Productions invites you to Twitch for an evening of improv skewering the self-help world of instant enlightenment. 

COMMUNITY

APCC Polynesian Luau Virtual Fundraiser Past Event Like List
The Asia Pacific Cultural Center's annual fundraiser will move online this year, promising Polynesian music and dance performances, recipes for making your own luau at home, door prizes (including an Alaska Airlines ticket voucher for whenever it's safe to travel again), and a special fire knife dance by the Salanoa Boys and Keila Pritchard. 

Black Women's Hour: Mental Wellness...coz it's been a hectic time! Past Event Like List
Bellevue-based MD Mabel Bongmba will offer ways for Black women to practice wellness and alleviate anxiety during this period of social unrest over the prolonged violence against Black bodies. "The vision of Black Women's Hour is for Black women to claim space, to shine, to be seen, and be heard," reads press materials.

FILM

Safe Streets Movie Night Fundraiser Past Event Like List
See a drive-in screening of the Oscar-nominated Mr. Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Proceeds will benefit the Safe Streets Campaign, a Tacoma nonprofit that partners with local organizations to "put tools and relationships in the hands of community members to drive change."
LeMay: America's Car Museum (Tacoma)

FOOD & DRINK

Uncorked: Virtual Wine Fest - Battle Edition Past Event Like List
Add a little friendly competition to your wine-drinking adventures by participating in a virtual "battle of the heavyweights" pitting New Zealand whites against Paso Robles reds. Choose a side or play devil's advocate to get a six-pack of all the wines. Once you get your bottles, tune in to the livestreamed event for chats with the winemakers and winery reps, interactive trivia, games, prizes, and live music performances.

MUSIC

HDLSC Presents: JUPE JUPE Past Event Like List
Minor-key New Wave rockers Jupe Jupe will play live on High Dive's virtual stage.

Megan Thee Stallion Live Past Event Like List
Spend an hour of your Saturday afternoon belting out the lyrics to "WAP" while Megan Thee Stallion performs live online. 

Monkey Loft Daydream 2 Past Event Like List
Find an empty rooftop deck (or just clear some dancing space in your living room) and groove to live sets from DJs Johnny Fiasco, Snapdragon, Sho Nuph, LGSP, Michael Manahan, Doza, Pezzner, Ramiro, and Jon Lemmon, coming at you live from the Monkey Loft.

Record Store Day 2020 Past Event Like List
Excellently divisive music-nerd holiday Record Store Day acts as an annual reminder of how Seattle is still very much a music-obsessed town. For those of you who aren't saving your pennies for specific releases, Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 as a day of celebration and discounts for vinyl enthusiasts. Depending on whom you ask, it's either a booster shot to music retailers or a headache for smaller labels that have to compete with major labels to get their releases pressed on time. Since pawing through stacks of vinyl in person is still on hold at some shops, this year's three-date event will be a little different from past events—the Record Store Day folks will release an official list on each date, and you can shop for those titles online or in-person, depending on where you go.
Various locations

Sea Monster Lounge Presents: Mambo Cadillac Past Event Like List
Shake your booty to Mambo Cadillac's fusion/Afro Cuban salsa.

PROTESTS & RESISTANCE

Climate Justice for Black Lives Past Event Like List
From Flint to Standing Rock to the Tacoma Shelter Plume to the Duwamish River, climate change and environmental destruction impact BIPOC communities the most around the country. This rally will champion environmental justice and demand the defunding of SPD, the release of all BLM protestors, and the reallocation of resources toward Black and Brown communities. 
Jefferson Park (Beacon Hill)

In the Time of Healing Past Event Like List
Join Sustainable Seattle’s RiSE BIPOC cohort for a socially distant celebration of climate resilience, racial equity, and emergency preparedness through storytelling, live performances, music, and food.
Jimi Hendrix Park (Central District)

READINGS & TALKS

Drive In Book signing with Garth Stein Past Event Like List
You can't shake his hand, but this drive-in event will allow you to meet author Garth Stein (The Art of Racing in the Rain) in person and come away with a signed copy of his latest book, The Cloven. 
Island Books (Mercer Island)

SHOPPING

Indie Bookstore Day Past Event Like List
We know you've been collecting all sorts of reading lists, so take this day, Seattle's celebration of the city's plentiful and varied independent bookstores, to support your favorite local tome suppliers in stores and online. You can also expect in-store and online events, games, and exclusive offerings, like the Indie Bookstore Day official T-shirt. See our full Indie Bookstore Day calendar here.
Various locations

West Seattle Summer Fest Sidewalk Sale Past Event Like List
In lieu of the West Seattle Summer Fest, businesses like Carmilia's, CAPERS, City Mouse, Easy Street Records, Fleurt, Darby Winery, Funky Janes, Wild Rose's, and elsewhere will shell out deals to socially distant and masked shoppers for one day only.
West Seattle Junction

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

MUSIC

Inside Lands Past Event Like List
Outside Lands partners with Twitch to present this exclusive two-day music festival celebrating the music, the style, and the strength of the Bay Area, with a mix of archival performances, new live sets, interviews, and more. Performers include D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Elton John, Khruangbin, Leon Bridges, Puddles Pity Party, Yung Bae, Brittany Howard, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals, and more. Hosted by Lyrics Born.

SPORTS & RECREATION

Tour de France Past Event Like List
After being postponed from its original date in June, the 107th Tour de France, the annual men's bicycle race, will be held in front of a limited audience and livestreamed. Watch it kick off from Nice and last throughout September.

SUNDAY

FOOD & DRINK

Valhalla Dinner Series: Nordic Crayfish Boil Past Event Like List
Tuck into a traditional Nordic crayfish boil (aka kräftskiva) for your fill of PNW-caught crustaceans and aquavit, plus Swedish-style sides like fingerling potatoes, corn on the cob with honey butter, and rye crispbread and grilled sourdough with butter and lingonberry jam. Don't want to dine in? You can also order the meal for pickup. 
Skål Beer Hall (Ballard)

MUSIC

Video Music Awards 2020 Past Event Like List
Remember Fiona Apple's iconic anti-establishment speech at the 1997 Video Music Awards? That should be reason enough to check out what's in store for MTV's livestreamed 2020 edition, where you'll see performances from the likes of Ariana Grande, BTS, DaBaby, Lady Gaga, Dojo Cat, The Weeknd, and other big names.

VISUAL ART

PhinneyWood Art Sale & Stroll Past Event Like List
Check out locally made art, jewelry, and other handmade treasures at this socially distanced stroll through PhinneyWood. You can pick up a map at the Phinney Neighborhood Association.
Various locations (PhinneyWood)