Town Hall
Town Hall is a fantastic organization that hosts book talks and lectures, and more rarely concerts and podcasts recordings, for very low prices—usually $5. Cur…
1119 Eighth Ave
First Hill
206-652-4255
First Hill
206-652-4255
The 5th Avenue Theatre
Built in 1926, downtown Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre presents touring productions of Broadway hits and has also established itself as a testing ground for new …
1308 Fifth Ave
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-625-1900
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-625-1900
Paramount Theatre
The Paramount is where the big dogs go when they're rolling through town, your Nick Caves, your Adeles, your Aziz Ansaris. A historic venue with history to spa…
911 Pine St
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-682-1414
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-682-1414
Early Music Seattle
"Early Music Seattle is the area’s largest presenter of early music and related educational programs. Its mainstage events include Seattle Baroque Orchestra an…
Central Business District
GreenStage Shakespeare in the Park
Theater is alive in Seattle, but, as in most places, it generally isn't cheap. GreenStage's productions are a nice change: See Shakespeare and Shakespeare-base…
Central Business District
Seattle Public Libraries
The Seattle Public Library hosts a dizzying number of events at branches across the city, and every single one of them is absolutely free. They’ll help you fig…
Central Business District
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Anchorhead Coffee
The blocks around Westlake Park can feel like a special type of hell as you navigate between tweakers begging for money and people from Marysville doing the Su…
1600 Seventh Ave
Pike Pine Retail Core
Pike Pine Retail Core
Mamnoon
Mamnoon serves upscale and bold, perfectly seasoned Lebanese/Syrian food, including a selection of delicious, freshly baked flat and leavened breads. If you do…
1508 Melrose Ave
Capitol Hill
206-906-9606
Capitol Hill
206-906-9606
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Frye Art Museum
For decades, the Frye, founded in the early 20th century by a Seattle meat-packing family, was a sleepy place full of gilt frames and orthopedic shoes. In rece…
704 Terry Ave
First Hill
206-622-9250
First Hill
206-622-9250
Benaroya Hall
The eminently classy, Dale Chihuly-bedecked Benaroya Hall plays host to the world-renowned Seattle Symphony, as well as the occasional legendary pop act or jaz…
200 University St
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-215-4700
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-215-4700
ACT Theatre
With two large theaters, a basement cabaret, and several smaller stages in its large downtown building, ACT is simultaneously one of Seattle's large regional t…
700 Union St
Capitol Hill
206-292-7676
Capitol Hill
206-292-7676
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Seattle Art Museum
Seattle's largest art museum was founded in the 1930s by a collector of Asian art. Today most of the Asian collection is housed at the Asian Art Museum in Volu…
1300 First Ave
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-625-8900
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-625-8900
Ben Paris
Named after the late Seattle sportsman and entrepreneur (who used to run a famous restaurant of the same name in the same location) during the early 20th centu…
130 Pike St
Pike Place Market
206-999-3971
Pike Place Market
206-999-3971
Seattle Coffee Works
One of the only active coffee roasters in downtown, Seattle Coffee Works roasts expressive and ethically sourced coffees inside their cafe just steps away from…
107 Pike St
Pike Place Market
206-340-8867
Pike Place Market
206-340-8867
Unexpected Productions' Market Theater
Unexpected Productions Market locations is in the heart of Pike Place Market right near the famous Gum Wall. They specialize in Improv Comedy shows and theatre…
1428 Post Alley
Pike Place Market
206-587-2414
Pike Place Market
206-587-2414
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FareStart
FareStart serves lunch Monday through Friday and, every Thursday evening, hosts Guest Chef Night, featuring dinners by great Seattle chefs—reserve in advance f…
700 Virginia St
Belltown
206-443-1233
Belltown
206-443-1233