seattle events
Northwest Flower and Garden Festival 2026 in Seattle
February 18, 2026It’s garden show time again in the Pacific Northwest and while every year the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival is fun to visit, this 2026 show feels truly spectacular. With 21 gorgeous show gardens each constructed in the Seattle Convention Center in 72 hours, it is incredible how creative and vibrant this “spring parade” is […]
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All about the Seattle Travel and Adventure Show at the Seattle Convention Center Jan 10-11 2026
January 9, 2026I’m headed to the Seattle Travel and Adventure show at the Seattle Convention Center as media (it’s in town this year from Jan 10-11th) and I’ve never been so I’m not sure what to expect. It’s not just for travel trade, it looks like there are some interesting talks and travel deals. You can find […]
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Chicago the Musical on tour in Seattle at the Fifth Avenue Theatre with STG presents
October 27, 2025Chicago the Musical is on tour in Seattle through November 2nd. If you’ve never seen this one before, Chicago the Musical is the longest running Broadway musical and you probably already know some of the songs already without even realizing it. (This was definitely me). My husband and I were invited to see this show […]
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The SeaFair Torchlight Parade in Seattle: our nighttime parade is back!
July 20, 2025Do other places have nighttime parades or is it only Seattle? And is only Seattle again now? I think this parade got moved to afternoon for a few years recently. But now the TorchLight Parade will be starting in the evening again (at 7:30pm) and it has a route along the Seattle Waterfront. This year […]
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Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: the Super Live touring Seattle and beyond on a 21 city US tour
March 14, 2025I just got off a virtual press junket for Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live touring the USA from now until April 26 when it ends in New York. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live will be in Seattle too on March 25-26 and it’s one of the only stops that gets two shows. Sailor […]
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The Last 5 years and going to a play at the ACT theatre in Seattle
February 14, 2025Theatre has such an interesting unspoken contract that we don’t seem to have anywhere else anymore. Without explicit instructions, we know to find our seats and tuck ourselves carefully into place without jostling the chairs around us all the while clutching jackets, handbags, and programs quietly into our laps. When the lights darken we grow […]
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Broadway in Seattle 2025/2026 season musical list (and who else is so excited about the Notebook?)
February 2, 2025I still remember when the Notebook was the opening night movie for SIFF at a fancy theatre downtown and I had no idea I would cry my eyes out and neither did the group of mascara stained ladies I met in the bathroom at intermission either. So I practically squealed when I saw that the […]
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The Back to the Future Musical at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle
December 12, 2024Did you love the Back to the Future movie in the 80’s as a kid? And then of course there was the Back to the Future sequel and maybe there were even more but I’m not too sure-everything in that era ended up with at least a Part 2. But we first saw signs for […]
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Things to do in Seattle in April
April 3, 2023Happy April in Seattle! Here are a few things on my radar for this month and little by little I’ll start to add more: First Thursday in Pioneer Square April 3 We went to a First Thursday in Pioneer Square last year and it was delightful. You can find out more about this month’s first […]
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Things to do in Seattle in October
September 28, 2022Suddenly it’s October isn’t it? This year there are lots of things to do in Seattle in October and all we’re thinking about is Mariners baseball right now. But also I’m dreaming about pumpkin farms since we visited a few in Abbotsford BC and I’ve got a list of maybe 5 of them near seattle […]
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