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Every major event this summer — FIFA World Cup matches, festivals, holidays, and cruise season — in one place. Past events grey out automatically.

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May
14
🎬 Film Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) opens
📍 SIFF Cinema Uptown, Egyptian, Ark Lodge & more🗓️ May 14 – Jun 7🎟️ siff.net
One of the largest film festivals in North America — 400+ films from 80+ countries over 25 days. Screenings across multiple Seattle venues. The opening gala at SIFF Cinema Uptown is a can't-miss if you're in town.
May
23
🎖️ Holiday Northwest Folklife Festival — Memorial Day Weekend
📍 Seattle Center🗓️ May 23–26🎟️ Free admission · nwfolklife.org
The largest free folk arts festival in North America. 200+ performers, dancers, and artisans across Seattle Center's lawns and stages. Celebrates Pacific Northwest cultural traditions — expect incredible food, music, and craft vendors. Memorial Day weekend traffic adds to usual congestion.
May
2
🌾 Market Farmers Markets Open for Summer Season
📍 Multiple neighborhoods🗓️ Weekly through October
Seattle's beloved farmers markets kick into full summer mode. Ballard (Sun 9am–2pm, 22nd Ave NW) · Capitol Hill (Sun 11am–3pm, Broadway) · Fremont (Sun 10am–5pm, N 34th St) · University District (Sat 9am–2pm, University Way) · Columbia City (Wed 3–7pm, Rainier Ave). Pike Place Market runs year-round but peaks in summer.
May
1
🏟️ Sports Seattle Mariners Season — Home Games All Summer
📍 T-Mobile Park, SODO🗓️ April – September🎟️ mlb.com/mariners
The Mariners play 81 home games at T-Mobile Park — located 4 blocks from Lumen Field in SODO. Check for schedule overlaps with FIFA match days: double-event days will push SODO and SoDo-area transit to maximum capacity. Plan 90+ extra minutes on those days.
May
1
🚢 Cruise Alaska Cruise Season Opens
📍 Pier 91 & Pier 66🗓️ May – September 2026
Record 2.1M passengers expected this season. Heaviest traffic on weekend mornings — Saturdays and Sundays see the most embarkations. Plan terminal transport well in advance.
Jun
15
⚽ FIFA 🇧🇪 Belgium vs Egypt 🇪🇬
📍 Lumen Field, SODO⏰ 12:00 PM PDT🎟️ FIFA.com
Seattle's first World Cup match. Fan zones open at Seattle Center and along the waterfront from 9am. Expect SODO and downtown to be at full capacity — take Link Light Rail.
Jun
19
⚽ FIFA 🇺🇸 USA vs Australia 🇦🇺
📍 Lumen Field, SODO⏰ 12:00 PM PDT🎟️ FIFA.com
The game locals will be most excited about. USMNT plays at home — expect sellout crowd and massive fan activity throughout Seattle. Book restaurants days in advance.
Jun
24
⚽ FIFA 🇶🇦 Qatar vs UEFA Playoff Winner
📍 Lumen Field, SODO⏰ 12:00 PM PDT🎟️ FIFA.com
Group stage match featuring Qatar and the UEFA playoff winner (Italy, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, or Wales). Large international fan contingent expected.
Jun
26
🌈 Pride Seattle Pride Festival — Capitol Hill ⚠️ FIFA match day
📍 Capitol Hill🗓️ Jun 26–28👥 300,000+ attendees
Seattle's Queer Pride Festival fills Capitol Hill for three days. Coincides with Egypt vs Iran FIFA match at 8pm — downtown and Capitol Hill will both be at absolute capacity. Plan extra travel time.
Jun
26
⚽ FIFA 🇪🇬 Egypt vs IR Iran 🇮🇷 ⚠️ Pride weekend
📍 Lumen Field, SODO⏰ 8:00 PM PDT🎟️ FIFA.com
Evening kickoff on Pride weekend — Seattle's busiest single day of summer 2026. Large Egyptian and Iranian fan communities in the PNW. Evening traffic will be severe across all of downtown.
Jun
29
🌈 Pride Seattle Pride Parade
📍 Downtown Seattle🗓️ Monday, Jun 29👥 250+ groups marching
Washington's largest parade winds through downtown Seattle. Multiple street closures from morning through afternoon. One of the most attended events on the summer calendar.
Jun
20
🎨 Arts Fremont Solstice Parade & Faire
📍 Fremont neighborhood🗓️ Saturday, Jun 20🎟️ Free · fremontartscouncil.org
Seattle's most beloved and eccentric parade — nude cyclists, kinetic sculptures, and costumed marchers celebrate the summer solstice through the "Center of the Universe." The Solstice Faire runs all day in Fremont with live music, art installations, and food. Free and family-friendly (mostly).
Jun
19
✊ Holiday Juneteenth — Seattle Celebrations ⚠️ FIFA USA match day
📍 Jimi Hendrix Park, Central District & citywide🗓️ Friday, Jun 19
Seattle's Juneteenth celebrations center on Jimi Hendrix Park in the Central District with music, food, and community programming. This year it falls on the same day as the USA vs Australia FIFA match — expect both events to draw large crowds. The Central District and SODO will both be extremely busy.
Jun
6
🍽️ Food Taste Washington Seattle — Premier Wine & Food Event
📍 Lumen Field Event Center🗓️ Jun 6–7🎟️ tastewashington.org · from $95
Washington State's premier food and wine showcase at the Lumen Field Event Center — a perfect warm-up to FIFA season. 200+ wineries pouring alongside top Seattle chefs. The Grand Tasting is the centerpiece. Book ahead, this consistently sells out.
Jun
7
🎬 Film SIFF Closing Night Gala
📍 SIFF Cinema Uptown, Queen Anne🗓️ Sunday, Jun 7🎟️ siff.net
The Seattle International Film Festival wraps its 25-day run with the annual closing night gala — often the most buzzworthy Seattle premiere of the year. Black-tie optional, star sightings common. One week before the FIFA opener.
Jun
1
🏀 Sports Seattle Storm — WNBA Season
📍 Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle Center🗓️ May – September🎟️ storm.wnba.com
The four-time WNBA champion Seattle Storm play their home games at Climate Pledge Arena throughout the summer. Check for schedule overlaps with FIFA match days — Seattle Center is 2 miles from Lumen Field and on the monorail line. Storm games on FIFA days compound downtown crowd pressure significantly.
Jul
1
⚽ FIFA Round of 32 — Teams TBD
📍 Lumen Field, SODO⏰ 1:00 PM PDT🎟️ FIFA.com
First knockout stage match at Lumen Field. Teams determined by group stage results. Stakes are high — elimination round means heightened fan intensity.
Jul
6
⚽ FIFA Round of 16 — Teams TBD
📍 Lumen Field, SODO⏰ 5:00 PM PDT🎟️ FIFA.com
Seattle's final World Cup match — the Round of 16. Top 32 teams compete in the first major knockout round. Seattle's hosting duties end after this game.
Jul
4
🎆 Holiday Independence Day — Gasworks Park Fireworks
📍 Lake Union / Gasworks Park🎆 Fireworks at dusk (~10pm)
Seattle's 4th of July fireworks over Lake Union draw 100,000+. I-5, Aurora Ave, and Eastlake will be gridlocked. Arrive by water taxi or on foot if possible. Between FIFA and fireworks, July 4 weekend is peak chaos.
Jul
10
🍽️ Food Bite of Seattle — Seattle Center Food Festival
📍 Seattle Center🗓️ Jul 10–12🎟️ Free entry · biteofseattle.com
Seattle's biggest food festival brings 60+ local restaurants to Seattle Center for a weekend of tastings, demos, and live entertainment. Free admission — just buy bite-sized portions from vendors. Timing overlaps with the FIFA knockout stage, so Seattle Center and Lumen Field will both be packed.
Jul
18
🎵 Music Watershed Music Festival — Country Music Weekend
📍 The Gorge Amphitheatre, George WA🗓️ Jul 18–20🎟️ watershedmusicfest.com · from $179
North America's largest country music camping festival, 3 hours east of Seattle at the spectacular Columbia River Gorge. Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs headline. Tens of thousands of fans drive I-90 east Friday morning — expect heavy outbound traffic if you're heading east that weekend.
Jul
12
🌾 Market Pike Place Market — Summer at Full Swing
📍 Pike Place Market, Downtown🗓️ Daily 9am–6pm · Year-round🎟️ Free · pikeplacemarket.org
July is Pike Place at its absolute peak — every stall full, local strawberries and Rainier cherries in abundance, buskers on every corner. Arrive before 10am to avoid the worst crowds. The famous fish throw happens all day. The Market runs year-round but summer Saturdays are extraordinary and extremely crowded by noon.
Jul
31
✈️ Seafair Seafair Weekend — Blue Angels & Hydroplane Races
📍 Lake Washington🗓️ Jul 31 – Aug 2🎟️ seafair.org
Seattle's premier summer spectacular — US Navy Blue Angels aerobatics and Unlimited Hydroplane races on Lake Washington. I-90 and Mercer Island corridors heavily impacted. One of Seattle's most beloved annual traditions.
Aug
1
✈️ Seafair Seafair Weekend — Day 2
📍 Lake Washington⏰ All day
Blue Angels final performance and hydroplane championship. The biggest day of Seafair — arrive early and expect full road closures near I-90 and Genesee Park from mid-morning.
Aug
7
🎵 Music Capitol Hill Block Party — MUNA, Wet Leg, Disco Lines & 100+ more
📍 Capitol Hill, Pike/Pine🗓️ Aug 7–9 · 21+ event🎟️ capitolhillblockparty.com · from $199
Seattle's iconic 3-day outdoor music festival across Neumos, Barboza, and multiple stages along the Pike/Pine corridor. 21+ only. Pike/Pine closed to traffic all weekend. Book accommodation months in advance.
Aug
14
🍺 Food Seattle Beer Week — Craft Brewery Crawl
📍 Citywide — 100+ venues🗓️ Aug 14–23🎟️ seattlebeerweek.com
Ten days of events celebrating Seattle's world-class craft beer scene — tap takeovers, brewery tours, beer dinners, and meet-the-brewer nights across 100+ venues. Georgetown, Ballard, Capitol Hill, and SODO are the epicenters. Plenty of breweries are walking distance from the cruise terminals and Lumen Field.
Aug
15
🌿 Festival Hempfest — Myrtle Edwards Park
📍 Myrtle Edwards Park, Waterfront🗓️ Aug 15–17🎟️ Free (donation requested) · hempfest.org
The world's largest cannabis policy rally draws 100,000+ to Seattle's waterfront park each year. Free admission — runs along the waterfront from the Olympic Sculpture Park to Pier 70. Myrtle Edwards is 10 minutes from Pier 66 on foot, so cruise passengers arriving that weekend will walk right past it.
Aug
22
⚽ Sports Seattle Sounders FC — MLS Home Stretch
📍 Lumen Field, SODO🗓️ MLS season through October🎟️ soundersfc.com
The Seattle Sounders MLS season runs through fall, with key home matches at Lumen Field in August and September as playoff positioning intensifies. Check for Sounders game days that overlap with Mariners home games — both teams play in SODO and share the transit corridor.
Aug
2
🌾 Market Ballard Farmers Market — Peak Summer Harvest
📍 22nd Ave NW & Ballard Ave, Ballard🗓️ Every Sunday 9am–2pm🎟️ Free · sfmamarkets.com
Seattle's best year-round farmers market peaks in August — corn, berries, tomatoes, stone fruit, and incredible local honey. 100+ vendors line Ballard Ave every Sunday. Grab fresh Dungeness crab from the seafood stalls, local flowers, and wood-fired bread. Get there by 10am; parking is nearly impossible after 11.
Sep
5
🎵 Music Bumbershoot — Death Cab for Cutie, Turnstile & more
📍 Seattle Center🗓️ Sep 5–6🎟️ bumbershoot.com · from $70
Bumbershoot returns to Seattle Center for Labor Day weekend. 2026 headliners: Death Cab for Cutie, Turnstile, Japanese Breakfast, Orville Peck, Blood Orange. Kids 12 & under free with adult ticket.
Sep
12
🍂 Festival Fremont Oktoberfest
📍 Fremont neighborhood🗓️ Sep 12–14🎟️ Free · fremontoktoberfest.com
One of the largest Oktoberfest celebrations on the West Coast, held along the picturesque Fremont Canal. German beer, bratwurst, polka bands, and lederhosen-clad Seattleites. Free admission — multiple beer gardens with 200+ craft and traditional German brews. 15 min from downtown by bus.
Sep
19
🍷 Food Taste Washington — Walla Walla Wine Harvest
📍 Walla Walla (3.5 hr drive) + Seattle events🗓️ Sep 19–21🎟️ tastewashington.org
Washington State's wine harvest season kicks off — many visitors use Seattle as a base for winery touring in the Yakima Valley and Walla Walla. Over 900 wineries in WA state, with dozens hosting harvest events this weekend. The scenic drive through Snoqualmie Pass is spectacular in late September.
Sep
26
🍎 Market Farmers Markets — Apple Season & Fall Harvest
📍 Ballard, Capitol Hill, U-District, Fremont🗓️ Weekly through October
September is the crown jewel of Washington's farmers market season — Honeycrisp and Cosmic Crisp apples, winter squash, late corn, and the year's best tomatoes. The Ballard Sunday market and U-District Saturday market are at their most spectacular. Many markets begin winding down after mid-October.
Sep
30
🚢 Cruise Alaska Cruise Season Closes
📍 Pier 91 & Pier 66🗓️ End of season
The 2026 Alaska cruise season wraps up with final sailings from both terminals. A record-breaking 2.1M passengers will have passed through Seattle's cruise facilities this summer.
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