Procrastinators, we have good news: Even if you didn't plan your weekend far in advance, there are still lots of cheap and easy entertainment options around Seattle. We have all of your $10-and-under options below, ranging from community festivals (like Vibrations and the Sustainable Ballard Festival) to cultural celebrations (like the Tibet Fest, Celebrate Little Saigon, and the Chinatown-International District Block Party) to the end of the summer outdoor movie season. As always, if you have a slightly larger budget, make sure to check out our complete Things To Do calendar.


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ALL WEEKEND
1. 2nd Annual Freak Out Weekend
Oh, man time to get yer moptops combed out, 'cause this year’s annual summer “celebration of psychotronic rock 'n' roll freakiness,” better known as the Freak Out Weekender, is THIS weekend. After a free movie night on Friday, Saturday night’s freak scene will feature the fab and long-running local garage stompin’ group the Primate Five, who are opening for two '60s-styled, Portland-based Nuggets/Back from the Grave garage bands: the Sellwoods and the Mean Reds. The Freak Out wraps up Sunday evening with Jim Basnight (aka Northwest Nuggets) with the Mobettes and what should be a top-class performance from Jerry Miller. Miller, of course, is best known as a member of Moby Grape AND his incendiary guitar playing on Tacoma band the Elegants' version of “Ooh Poo Pah Doo.” MIKE NIPPER
(Shoreline, free-$10)

2. Dougsley the Corpse Flower
The second half of August promises the blooming of a beautiful, noxious-smelling corpse flower named "Dougsley" in the Volunteer Park Conservatory. Come see (and smell) it for yourself.
(Volunteer Park, $4)

3. Hooded or Being Black for Dummies
Tru, a rapper from Baltimore, meets Marquis, a "Republican prep-schooler" living in a white suburb, in a holding cell, and the two tangle over the question of whether blackness is a thing that one can lose and gain. Yes, you should drive/bike/bus to a strip mall in Kent to watch this dramatic conversation about the way notions of blackness form within the minds of youth. The show is free, thanks to a grant that producers Theatre Battery secured from Radical Hospitality. These young theater artists want to participate in a conversation about blackness in Kent. Join them. RICH SMITH
(Kent, free)

4. International Pop Overthrow
For the ninth year running, International Pop Overthrow rolls into the Skylark for a weekend ripped apart by pop and rock bands from all across Seattle, with a variety of shows of every indie and alternative discipline.
(West Seattle, $10/day)

5. Pirates of the Caribbean Cruises
Hawaiian Chieftain, the Aberdeen-based tall ship that was in the Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl film, will be in Kirkland during the last week of August and first week of September, along with its companion vessel, Lady Washington, which also appeared in the movie. The ships are available for $5 public tours, as well as more expensive evening sails and "adventure sails."
(Kirkland, $5+)

6. State Parks: Free Days
Celebrate Martin Luther King Day, Veteran's Day, and even National Get Outdoors Day with the Washington State Parks. They'll waive their usual $10 entrance fee, and you can enjoy the wonder of the Columbia Gorge, Olympic Rainforest, or Deception Pass for free.
(Various locations, free)

FRIDAY
7. Belltown Beats
Enjoy live free music performances in the heart of Belltown from a variety of musicians all summer every Friday night.
(Belltown, free)

8. Black Beast Revival, Trip Like Animals, Sons of Guns
Rock and pop meet in the middle on this bill, with Sons of Guns opening the set with small-town Oregon rock, leading through to Trip Like Animals, and the Black Beast Revival closing out the night with dark, energetic rock and roll.
(Fremont, $8/$10)

9. Black & Brown Solidarity Block Party & ALLI Showcase
Youth Undoing Institutional Racism, Anakbayan Seattle, and Youth Speaks Seattle host the Black & Brown Solidarity Block Party with music, spoken word sets, and mural art by the Arts Liberation and Leadership Institute (ALLI), layered between performances by the RingSide Slam's Revolutionary Poets.
(West Seattle, free)

10. The Bomb Shelter, Model Snake, Coastlands, Lttrs
Experimental post-hardcore rockers The Bomb Shelter journey up from Tacoma for a night of alt rock mania at the Victory Lounge, with Model Snake, Coastlands, and Lttrs.
(Eastlake, $5/$8)

11. CODA: Justin Hartinger, Doozy, Levitation, Qreepz, Guests
Coda is a PNW collective of artists collaborating for a new recurring night at Q, with intriguing features every iteration, including sets by emotional dance music wizard Justin Hartinger, Doozy, Levitation, Qreepz, Tom Kha Soup, Jamie Blake, and Nofux Gibbons.
(Downtown, $10)

12. Concerts at the Mural
Seattle quartet and Stranger Genius Award winners Industrial Revelation always bring a multi-hued whirlwind of acutely articulated jazz, soul, funk, and rock to any stage they occupy. They offer a rare combination of virtuosity and passion, reverence for tradition and bold innovation. One of Sub Pop’s most brilliant recent signings, Kyle Craft, released Dolls of Highland this year; it explodes with instantly infectious melodies and grandiose singing that arcs toward the highest rows of the basketball arenas that Craft may play someday, if there’s any justice. We’re talking songwriting in the Nilsson, Van Dyke Parks, and glam-era Bowie veins. Yep. DAVE SEGAL
(Downtown, free)

13. Donnatella Against Humanity: Outraged Millennial Edition
Join "Seattle's most boxy-hipped, athletic drag queen" Donnatella at Gamma Ray for a raucous night of Cards Against Humanity and bar trivia. Prizes for best team name, and overall winner, so play to win.
(Capitol Hill, free)

14. Dyke Drama, Lavender Country, The Exquisites
Paul Westerberg's thrash-rat daughter horde Dyke Drama takes on Office Space, with the tenderest of planetary sweeps from Lavender Country, and cornea-scratch psych-outs from the Exquisites.
(International District, $5-$10)

15. Eric Frye, Raica, RM Francis
Praise be to Seattle electronic musician RM Francis for bringing to our attention Minneapolis composer Eric Frye. Frye induces the same sense of glorious chaos heard on the most mind-bending works by Morton Subotnick, Mort Garson, and Nik Raicevic. Here and in other compositions, Frye achieves an ideal balance between highbrow tonal rigor and structural mischievousness—much like Francis himself, actually. Also on the bill, Raica (Further Records co-owner Chloe Harris), one of Seattle's most adventurous and unpredictable electronic-music producers. DAVE SEGAL
(Wallingford, $5-$15)

16. The Fierce Awakens
Three Dollar Bill Cinema presents this series of free outer-space-themed movies in Cal Anderson Park, where there will be a DJ starting at 7 pm, and concessions including popcorn and candy on sale, proceeds from which will benefit Three Dollar Bill Cinema's year-round efforts to provide voices for the LGBTQ community through film. On Aug 26, they’ll screen The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
(Capitol Hill, free)

17. Forever Young '80s Dance Party
Let DJ Conjure Wives take you on a tour of the sounds of the eighties, with hot tracks from bands like The Human League, New Order, Depeche Mode, Tears For Fears, INXS, The Psychedelic Furs, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, The Cars, a-Ha, and many more.
(Pioneer Square, $5)

18. The Hi-O Revelers
Enjoy a free live set of "old music done old" by the Hi-O revelers out in the sun-soaked beer garden of Peddler Brewing Company.
(Ballard, free)

19. Make Space Zine Issue #4 Release Party
The genius lady brains behind the womxn-centric Make Space Zine have done it again, with Issue #4 hot off the presses and prominently featured at their upcoming release party on August 26. Artists in this issue (and present for performance and casual conversation at this party) include cultural enabler Sierra Stinson and GIF-maker Sofia Lee, as well as Leah Miller, Melissa Kagerer, Lilly Morlock, and Cory Budden of feminist punk band Mommy Long Legs. There will be a live set by Mommy Long Legs, with posted work from Sierra and Sofia. The event is free and open to everyone, but bring cash for zines, prints, art, and drinks.
(Capitol Hill, free)

20. The Margraves with DJ Thunderpaw & DJ Strawberry
Lucky Liquor throws out a wild night of live rock 'n' roll from The Margraves, sandwiched by DJs Strawberry and Thunderpaw.
(Tukwila, $5)

21. Michael Ray & The Plastic Sheets, Star Meet Sea, The Mean Street Meanie
Witness the bluesy cattle-punk experiments of Michael Ray & The Plastic Sheets at Blue Moon, with bill support from Star Meets Sea, and the Mean Street Meanie.
(University District, $5)

22. Movies in the Park
Head to Pioneer Square for family-friendly movies at dusk that adults can enjoy too—this week, they’ll show Labyrinth.
(Pioneer Square, free)

23. Nightfall with Errant Sons
Embrace the summer dusk with Nightfall, a DJ night on the Timbre Room patio, soundtracked by Errant Sons, a minimalist melodic techno DJ and production project outfit.
(Downtown, free)

24. Silent Disco Party
To join the dance party, bring your headphones, your dancing shoes, and download a pre-determined track ahead of time. Be a part of the spectacle by busting out your best moves and dressing according to the theme: Red vs. Blue vs. Yellow. The event will be hosted by a guy in a Deadpool costume and will be live DJ'ed by D'Jessique and Graz throughout the night.
(Capitol Hill, free)

25. SIN: DJs Shane and Eyktan with Midnight Cirkus
This recurring DJ night at Kremwerk has fetish performances, drink specials, and dancing. SIN on August 26 will feature the talents of DJs Shane and Eyktan, spinning the best of EBM and industrial, plus an appearance by Midnight Cirkus with a Shibari suspension show.
(Downtown, $5)

26. Squall — Noise Happy Hour
Enjoy your post-work pre-social life cocktails with a backdrop of noise and drone music in the sonic dungeons of Kremwerk, with music by [view].
(Downtown, $5)

27. Summer Shuk Open-Air Market
Stop by the Shuk Open-Air Market for a glimpse at the traditional Middle Eastern market experience. This shuk will feature local food vendors, small business booths, and farmers. Vendors at this week's shuk will include Cremeology, In Your Face Pies, Hell or High Water Farm, Six Strawberries, Seattle Pickle Company, and more. There will also be live music provided by the Barrelhouse Jive Cats.
(Mercer Island, free)

28. TRL: Boy Bands Are Back
Chop Suey's throwback dance party features late '90s and early '00s music from DJs Henski and Pryme to get you in the mood for some hardcore Tiger Beat crushing, plus a live set from #ALL4DORAS, Seattle's only tribute boy band.
(Fremont, $7/$10)

29. Way & Co. Presents Night Boss, Nail Polish, Casual Hex
Playing outside of taco joints is trùs punk. Tonight you have the privilege of witnessing Seattle’s preeminent no-wave-informed band, Nail Polish, who slayed at this year’s Block Party. They generate tornadoes of lyrical angst and sonic causticity at under two minutes a pop. Hey, this could be the gig that gets them signed to Hardly Art. Casual Hex lurch in a more methodical, downcast post-punk manner, somewhere between Flipper and Siouxsie and the Banshees—which is a very nice place to lurch. Night Boss contain some of Seattle’s most talented musicians (Jayson Kochan of Midday Veil and Airport; Dan Enders of MTNS), but their songs come off as drunken, punkin’ pisstakes. They call their music “primal therapy for dirtbags,” and at that important task it seems to succeed. DAVE SEGAL
(Capitol Hill, free)

FRIDAY-SATURDAY
30. 14/48: Outdoors
The 14/48 Festival (14 plays created and performed from scratch in 48 hours) presents their first outdoor performance in Ballard.
(Ballard, free)

31. Raisins in a Glass of Milk
This one-act play is a collection of scenes and monologues based on interviews with theater artists of color; it aims to work against stereotypes and instead offer nuanced storytelling centered around people of color.
(Seattle Center, $10/$15)

32. Jyun Jyun Show: Live Outdoor Performance and Dance Party
This multi-media performance event (with live music, interactive animations, and shadow dancing) "honors cross-cultural ancestry, nature and mythology.”
(South Park and Chinatown-International District, free)

SATURDAY
33. Baby Gramps, Tommy Dean, Spencer Carlson
Lifelong ragtime legend and king of bizarro backcountry humor Baby Gramps sheds year after year of folky blues experience on stage with his National Steel guitar and a little help from openers Tommy Dean and Spencer Carlson.
(Eastlake, $8/$10)

34. The Ballentynes, Tan Sedan, Bonneville Power
Freak beat Seattle rockers Tan Sedan play a live LoFi set with the Ballentynes and Bonneville Power.
(Eastlake, $7)

35. Bruce Taylor
Bruce Taylor will read from his book Kafka's Uncle and Other Strange Tales: a magical realist/surrealist "Kafkain take-off about the politics of America.”
(Greenwood, free)

36. Cage Match
Pocket Theater's reigning improv champions, Bobby, will go head-to-head with previous improv winners Rock Bottom, who are returning from summer vacation. It will be a "brutal battle, but instead of punches, it's punch lines." The audience will vote for the new improv champion at the end of the night.
(Greenwood, $10)

37. The Cheap Cassettes, Three Fingers, Superedge
Power-pop outfit The Cheap Cassettes headline at Lucky Liquor, with bill support from pop-punkers Three Fingers, and eager beavers Superedge.
(Tukwila, $8)

38. Drive-In Movies at ACM
On a summer evening, head to LeMay—America's Car Museum to watch drive-in movies on a 40-foot outdoor screen, starting around dusk. On August 27, they'll show last year's hit action flick Jurassic World.
(Tacoma, free)

39. Emerald City Pet Rescue Second Annual Anniversary
On its Second Annual Celebration, Emerald City Pet Rescue is inviting all adopters, furry friends, and shoppers to come together for a day full of live music, food trucks, pet food vendors, a beer garden, and more. Proceeds benefit the rescue and all of the animals that they help find homes for.
(Downtown, free)

40. Everett Makers Market
This year's Everett Makers Market will be bigger and better than ever. There will be twenty-four food trucks all brought by the Everett Food Truck Festival, over twenty maker vendors, and a beer garden. Some of the food trucks include big names like Thai U Up, Falafel Salam, Ezell's Express, NOSH, and many more delicious options. There will also be fun activities for younger attendees, sponsored by Imagine Children's Museum.
(Everett, free)

41. Hilltop Street Fair
The Hilltop Street Fair in Tacoma is a National Award Winning neighborhood fair with over one hundred arts vendors, crafts, food vendors, and community organization booths. There will be a Hilltop Fashion Show, a Buffalo Soldiers Mounted Horse Troup, Free Wellness and Dental Checks by Community Health Care, a Blacktop Rebels Hilltop Car Show, and so much more. With four music stages, the Fair will be packed with constant live entertainment.
(Tacoma, free)

42. KURB’s Moonlight Night Market
The South Lake Union Saturday Market is extending its usual hours for a little late night fun. Enjoy all that the market usually has to offer under the stars. There will be local food, food trucks, art, crafts, and vintage clothing for sale as well as live music and fun for the whole family.
(South Lake Union, free)

43. La Realeza Latinx Night
La Realeza brings the Latinx vibes to the Timbre Room, with sets from DJs Marco and Mr. Flakes, who'll be breaking out the dancehall, reggaeton, and cumbia sounds for an evening of serenity and dance in celebration of the life of community member Fabiola Arroyo Lopez.
(Downtown, $6)

44. Movies at Magnuson
For the 12th season, Magnuson Park will have family-friendly movies, live entertainment, movie trivia, and food trucks on Thursday evenings. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and (well-behaved) dogs, too. To close out the summer, there will be a screening of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, trivia, Zambini Brothers giant puppets, and food trucks including Wicked Pies and Nosh.
(North Seattle, $5)

45. Movies at the Mural
Bring your lawn chairs and watch free, family-friendly movies on Seattle Center's 40-foot-screen on the Mural Amphitheater lawn. They’ll end their summer run with Life of Pi.
(Seattle Center, free)

46. Nevertold Casket Co. Reading Series #1
On Saturday, a supergroup of crazy-good writers is reading at Nevertold Casket Company, which is a shop full of haunted curios. Rich smith has 666 reasons why you should go (or maybe it's only 19), including that visiting poet Jenny Zhang "plans to read an erotic story about porn and KFC," "you may or may not see Sarah Galvin crawl inside a baboon carcass in the shop window and make it dance," and "Outlander Brewery will provide spooktacular beer for the occasion."
(Capitol Hill, free)

47. Nightfucker, Dispossessed, Hissing, Anteinferno
Rotten sludge-loving Vancouverites Nightfucker join undead forces with Dispossessed, Hissing, and Anteinferno for an evening at the Highline.
(Capitol Hill, $10)

48. Northwestern Ukrainian International Festival
This Ukrainian cultural festival will offer food, vendors, games, a lottery, and appearances from local and Ukrainian officials.
(Eastside, free)

49. Pizza Crawl
The grease runs wild and free for the third straight year of the Seattle Pizza Crawl, which, in case you missed it, is like a pub crawl but with pizza and live music. This year's crawl hits up a selection of well-regarded slice spots, with interspersed sets from local lovers like Bad Luck, Contact Mike, Diogenes, and Nordra in between. After the gluten gorge comes the after-party (and after the party, the hotel lobby), at a not-yet-disclosed location, with additional sets from Plastic Boner Band, Roy Rodgers, Blessed Blood, Marcus Price, Miscomings, PINK VOID, and a DJ set by H SLOAN.
(Capitol Hill, free)

50. Pokemon Scavenger Hunt
Grab a team and head to Burien for a good old fashioned Pokemon Scavenger Hunt. Instead of playing Pokemon Go! on your phone you will be let loose on the Burien neighborhood in search of custom painted poke-rocks. Prizes will be given to the teams who find the most Pokemon as well as the best dressed team.
(Burien, free)

51. Quiet Oaks, Waking Things, Dogstrum
SLC rock quintet Quiet Oaks share the Blue Moon stage with sinister indie rock outfit Waking Things, and grump-punks Dogstrum.
(University District, $5)

52. Shit Ghost with Wall of Ears and Pheso
Thus far generally enigmatic Shit Ghost (a new project from multi-instrumentalist Samuel Orson) will take the Rendezvous stage with Wall of Ears, and Pheso.
(Belltown, $6/$8)

53. Stash Pot Shop's One Year Anniversary Party
Celebrate one whole year of Stash Pot Shop's existence at their Ballard and Lake City locations with all day deals on their products, and art, food, live music, and contributions from related vendors.
(Lake City, free)

54. Sodo Block Party
Get to know a variety of Sodo wineries at this block party, where you can check out the tasting rooms and try samples from venues including Full Pull, Kerloo Cellars, Rotie Cellars, Sleight of Hand Cellars, Structure Cellars, and Waters Winery. Some cellars will be offering free tastings, and others will charge for their pours.
(Sodo, free entry)

55. Summer at SAM
This day-long arts celebration, set against a gorgeous natural backdrop, offers activities including outdoor yoga and zumba, an interactive open studio session focused on creating an illustrated, nature-inspired story, and a public tour of the Olympic Sculpture Park.
(Belltown, free)

56. Sustainable Ballard Festival
In its thirteenth year of celebration, the Annual Sustainable Ballard Festival supports a theme of "People Power". There will be a bike parade, skating lessons, live music (on a solar powered stage), goats and chickens in the urban farm zone, local foods and a tea garden.
(Ballard, $5 suggested)

57. A Tribute to The Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs
Relive the genius of The Magnetic Fields' magnum opus, 69 Love Songs, with cover performances from a variety of Seattle musicians.
(Ballard, $8)

58. The Untuning of the Sky: Hair and Space Museum
Hair and Space Museum, a multimedia duo featuring David Golightly and Emily Pothast, will present a performance that "reflects on the generative, cosmic properties of sound," as part of the Untuning of the Sky series of outdoor art events presented by the Henry Art Gallery, in conjunction with Waterfront Seattle, Friends of Waterfront Seattle, and the Office of Arts and Culture.
(Downtown, free)

59. Women's Prisons, Art, & Queerness: A Panel Discussion
Hosted by the ongoing film project Boys on the Inside, Women's Prisons, Art, & Queerness explores its themes of creative expression and LGBTQIA identity within women's prisons in the form of a panel discussion and Q&A with different community members on the Seattle University campus.
(Capitol Hill, free)

60. Zulu Park Jam
Bringing together DJing, breakdancing, emceeing, and graffiti art, the Park Jam serves as a hiphop community cornerstone. Enjoy live sets from TGC, Kung Fu Grip, Eff Is H & Greg Cypher, Peace & Red Velvet, DJs Kayne-O & Surreal, accompanied by live installations and visual art. There will also be a youth artist showcase called "Spark in the Park," hosted by Suntonio Bandanaz, with performances by Jewelz Cypher, King Cobb, and more.
(Beacon Hill, free)

SATURDAY-SUNDAY
61. Art in the Garden
Enjoy live music, refreshments, and tons of outdoor visual art and sculpture at this weekend celebration of art and nature.
(Bellevue, free)

62. Out of Sight
For months, a team of eight curators and exhibition designers worked to bring you Out of Sight, a survey of more than 200 works of art by more than 100 artists and artist collectives from across Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. This is a show you really, truly must not miss, because it is a massive task to bring together artists from all up and down Cascadia, and it never happens at this scale, and may never again after this weekend. JEN GRAVES
(Pioneer Square, $10 suggested)

63. Puget Sound Dahlia Association Annual Show
The best of the best in the Puget Sound Dahlia community will be on display at this annual show. Some of the most beautiful and rare Dahlia breeds will be competing in a variety of categories for best in show. Watch the competition go down, chat with the growers, or go home with your very own dahlia.
(Shoreline, free)

64. Tibet Fest
Experience the ancient and modern histories of Tibet through live performances, group dances, visual arts, hands-on activities like Sand Mandala creation, games, and a lively marketplace full of diverse foods and herbal medicines.
(Seattle Center, free)

SUNDAY
65. Bat'n Rouge 2016
Bat'n Rouge is upon us again with this lively softball rivalry between the Lez Bros and the Drag Queens that raises money for Seattle Area Support Groups by having the players do stunts that have been purchased by the crowd. There will also be on-site HIV testing and raffle prizes from John Criscitello.
(Capitol Hill, free)

66. Celebrate Little Saigon
This community festival will celebrate Vietnamese American food, culture, and entertainment—with a special emphasis on CafĂ© Sữa Đå, aka Vietnamese Iced Coffee. They promise a family pavilion with games, pho and dessert eating contests, a beer garden, and performances of both traditional and modern Vietnamese pop music.
(Chinatown-International District, free)

67. Chinatown-International District Block Party
Witness the cultural changes and sustained diverse character of the CID with this afternoon-into-evening block party of live music, neighborhood art, and a variety of food, with performances by Awkwafina, Shawn Wasabi, Tomo Nakayama, and more.
(Chinatown-International District, free)

68. Crystal Garden, Good Quiver, Bad Kid Billy
Fronted by Boyd Tinsley of Dave Matthews Band, Crystal Garden reinterprets contemporary rock music with members hailing from Seattle, San Francisco and Toronto. They'll be joined by Good Quiver and Bad Kid Billy.
(Ballard, $10)

69. The Devils of Loudun with Guests
Seattle-based technical death metal group The Devils of Loudun rain down their patented brand of frozen terror with symphonic fanaticism and tales of demonic possession in 17th century France.
(Eastlake, $8/$10)

70. Free Blues and Cool Jazz in Freeway Park 2016
KPLU and NPR bring you the last edition of Free Blues and Cool Jazz, a recurring summer event series featuring different artists each week playing free live sets in Freeway Park, with headliner Jacqueline D. Tabor.
(Downtown, free)

71. Harder Than Contra, Bad Koala, Elephant Hunter
Harder Than Contra, Bad Koala, and Elephant Hunter combine elements of ska-tinged chaos, high energy vocals, and a dynamic blend of punk, reggae, rock, and blues influences for a wild show at the High Dive.
(Fremont, $6/$8)

72. Metal Brunch
Listen to DJ Ryan Schutte (of MetalShop) and a rotating special guest DJ spin metal while you enjoy all-you-can-eat breakfast for $10. There will also be appropriately named drinks (Mimosadadeth or Metallicarita, anyone?) and as many biscuits as it takes to cure your hangover.
(Pioneer Square, $10)

73. The Rusty Cleavers, Vito and the One-Eyed Jacks
The Rusty Cleavers incorporate bluegrass and punk elements into their cacophonous stage show, with interludes of mandolin, banjo, and general clatter. They'll be joined by opener Vito and the One-Eyed Jacks.
(Eastlake, $8/$10)

74. Sunday Patio Party Series
Timbre Room (adjacent to Kremwerk)'s summer-long Sunday afternoon dance party series concludes this weekend, with $1 beer specials and sets by De La Creme.
(Downtown, free)

75. Swamp Meat, Familiars, Healing Potpourri, Friendless Summer
Enjoy experimental pop, basement fantasy rock, and convoluted electronica in a sweet weird blend from Seattle psychics Swamp Meat, local supergroup Familiars, Healing Potpourri, and Friendless Summer.
(Capitol Hill, $5-$10)

76. Vibrations Festival
Capitol Hill venue Cairo may be dead, but Vibrations is alive and well for at least one more year, thanks to a coordinated effort by Seattle curation team Vignettes. The 2016 iteration lays out the greatest hits: an afternoon-into-evening frolic across the Volunteer Park amphitheater grove with a panoply of local art, music, and business favorites to keep you satiated in the late-summer haze. Take your pick of goods from vendors like Spin Cycle, Cold Cube Press, and Indian Summer as you swan to the sonic vivacity of Lilac, Aeon Fux, and Jenn Champion. Devour a snack from the Patty Pan and Six Strawberries food trucks as you snake through the visual installations provided by Mariko Yoshino, Leena Joshi, and MKNZ. Lists of three are convenient for blurbs, but there’s really a hell of lot more where all this comes from, and you can take it all in for free. KIM SELLING
(Capitol Hill, free)

77. Weekend Walks
No registration necessary for these free weekend walks through the arboretum—just show up to look at and learn about plants from hydrangeas to mopheads and climbing vines.
(Madison Park, free)