It’s summertime in Seattle which means a whole different feel to the city than we have from November through May. Summer is one of the best times to be in Seattle and there are a million things to do in Seattle in July. This is when we experience some of our best weather-often seemingly endless sunny days with lots of opportunities to get outdoors and on the water. If you are looking for fun things to do, the Museum of Illusions just opened (I have a giveaway going on for tickets on my instagram) and also there is a new Seattle based meal company that you’ll want to know about and I have a giveaway on my instagram for an airfryer and meals from them as well.
Safair Summer 4th at Gasworks Park 2024
This Seafair event starts at 3pm and there are still some reserved seats available for the firework show through the link.
The Seattle Art Fair: July 25th-28 2024
Seattle Art Fair is an art festival that happens every year in July (the 25th-28th) and they haven’t posted the offerings yet for this year but you can buy your event passes here.
Free Seattle Waterfront Shuttle
The Waterfront Shuttle is back and it runs approximately every 20 minutes, 7 days a week from 10am-8pm and you can find more about it here.
Bite of Seattle July 21-23
I have not been to Bite of Seattle these past couple years, but it will be running July 19-21. You can read more about the food vendors here. It’s always a fun weekend in Seattle (it usually coincides with my guys’ birthdays too)
Summer at SAM on Thursday Nights in July at the Olympic Sculpture Park
Starting July 11th, there will be free live music on Thursday nights at the Olympic Sculpture Park with Seattle Art Museum. You can find more info through the link. Also this park isn’t too far from where the cruise ships come in so if you’re visiting Seattle on a cruise you might want to stop here too.
Free things in Seattle
For free things in Seattle in the summer I have a list of some of the things that caught my eye. If you have an event in Seattle to add to this list, feel free to email me or message via Instagram. And if you are looking for things to do in Seattle in August, I have a list here.
If you head beyond Seattle to Portland, you might want to know it’s home to the oldest tofu factory in the USA. Also, if you go up to Vancouver BC (it’s always a good time to go to Vancouver BC), here is my Vancouver list as well. And if you are traveling to Seattle with kids in tow, here are some Seattle Kid-Friendly Restaurants.
Terumi Pong is a Seattle-based family travel writer and mom of twin teenage boys. She loves coffee and pastries, shopping local and looking for greener ways to live. She is also known as Scout’s mom (Scout is a 5ish pound little black yorkie-poo)
This is such a great list. Thank you so much for putting it together.
Thank you so much for reading it:) I appreciate that a lot.