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.
Here are some of the things to in Seattle in July:
Fireworks in Federal Way for the 4th
Starting at 10:15pm there are fireworks at Celebration Park in Federal Way. The event begins at 4pm with free admission.
Safair Summer 4th at Gasworks Park
This Seafair event starts at 3pm and as of July 3rd there are still some reserved seats available for the firework show through the link. The fireworks will be at 10:20 pm and last for 18 minutes.
The Seattle Art Fair: July 28-30
There is an art festival that happens in July (the 28-30 this year) that I learned about from my friend Jenise. She writes for Eater and Seattle Refined and I’m so thankful for her because she sends me messages from time to time and it’s always nice when someone out there let’s you know they’re glad you’re alive and she’s been so supportive of my writing too. She collects art so if she recommends it I know it’s good so this is one thing I really want to visit in July.
Free Seattle Waterfront Shuttle-July 17-September 24th 2023
The Waterfront Shuttle is back for the first time since 2019! 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’m not sure if we had Bite of Seattle these past couple years, but it’s coming back this year from July 21-23rd. I haven’t seen prices of if there are prices for entry but there are VIP tickets and you can find info about that here.
Carnation Farms Summer Sundays (Sundays in July and August)
Carnation farms has free concerts on Sundays and if you are planning on going you need to claim your free tickets to be admitted and you can find more information about Summer Sundays on their website.
Summer at SAM on Thursday Nights in July at the Olympic Sculpture Park
Starting July 13th, 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.
Chocolate Factories you can visit in Seattle
This might be the last summer for a Theo Chocolate tour but there are still a few other places you can see chocolate being made in our city.
And 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.
PS 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.