17 venues · 104 upcoming events
Things to do in Ballard, Fremont & Queen Anne: free events and every venue
Every place we list events for, grouped by neighbourhood. Each venue page shows what’s coming up (recurring shows on their next date), what we’ve listed there before, the address, Link light rail, King County Metro buses and the streetcar and what’s nearby — checked by a person, not a crawler.
Free in Ballard, Fremont & Queen Anne this week
5 free events in the next seven days, soonest first. Free means the venue prints it as free; a few still ask you to register.
- KEXP Gathering Space
MON, OCT 26Francis of Delirium Live on KEXPKEXP Gathering SpaceFree · same-day ticketsDetails → - KEXP Gathering SpaceTUE, OCT 27Modest Mouse Live on KEXPKEXP Gathering SpaceFree · same-day ticketsDetails →
- KEXP Gathering SpaceTHU, OCT 29Thao Live on KEXPKEXP Gathering SpaceFree · same-day ticketsDetails →
- Woodland Park Zoo
THU, OCT 29For the Love of Bats: Exploring Nature at Night with the West's Flying MammalsWoodland Park ZooFree, but registration required as spaces are limitedDetails → - KEXP Gathering SpaceSAT, OCT 31KEXP Day Party: GorillazKEXP Gathering SpaceFree and 21+ · RSVPDetails →
Ballard, Fremont & Queen Anne
- Ballard Clay
Ballard Clay5 upcomingBallardBallard wheel studio offering BYOB Sip N Spin try-it nights, one-time workshops such as nerikomi, mushroom sculpting and sculpting with the wheel, and six-week wheel and hand-building series.See what's on → - Ballard Market
Ballard Farmers Market1 upcomingBallardYear-round Sunday farmers market strung along historic Ballard Avenue, with Washington growers, bakers and occasional costume and holiday events.See what's on → - Fremont Market
Fremont Sunday Market1 upcomingFremontYear-round Sunday flea, vintage and makers market that moves to a covered, heated spot by the Fremont Bridge for fall and winter.See what's on → - Gage
Gage Academy of Art17 upcomingSouth Lake UnionSeattle's independent art school, teaching drawing, painting, watercolor and sculpture through one-day Brush Hour sessions, weekend workshops and multi-week courses, plus monthly Drink & Draw nights.See what's on → - KEXPKEXP Gathering Space6 upcomingSeattle Center / Lower Queen AnneListener-supported radio station at Seattle Center whose live in-studio sessions are sometimes open to the public, plus kids' dance parties, day parties and benefit shows.See what's on →
- MOHAI
Museum of History & Industry8 upcomingSouth Lake UnionSeattle history museum on Lake Union with free First Thursday evenings, History Café talks, film screenings and sensory-friendly mornings.See what's on → - Nordic Museum
National Nordic Museum8 upcomingBallardBallard museum of Nordic culture with free First Thursdays, weekly docent tours, culture classes, film screenings, rosemaling and the Julefest holiday celebration.See what's on →
- On the Boards
On the Boards4 upcomingLower Queen AnneContemporary performance house in Lower Queen Anne presenting experimental dance, theater and music runs by touring and local artists.See what's on → - PacSci
Pacific Science Center4 upcomingSeattle Center / Lower Queen AnneHands-on science center at Seattle Center with adult Science After Dark nights, Igniter evening talks, laser shows and Brewology.See what's on → - Pottery Northwest
Pottery Northwest9 upcomingSouth Lake UnionSeattle's long-running nonprofit clay studio, now in a new South Lake Union home, running one-night clay and wheel workshops, holiday mug, ornament and luminary sessions, and six-week quarterly classes.See what's on → - Soundkeeper
Puget Soundkeeper2 upcomingNorth Queen Anne / Fremont CutClean-water watchdog that hosts public beach and creek cleanups around Seattle and Shoreline plus volunteer nights at its Nickerson Street office.See what's on → - SIFF Uptown
SIFF Cinema Uptown4 upcomingLower Queen AnneSeattle International Film Festival's three-screen Queen Anne cinema, running daily first-run and repertory films plus mini-festivals year-round.See what's on → - Saltstone
Saltstone Ceramics15 upcomingWallingfordWallingford ceramics studio running two-hour Clay Curious intro nights, queer wheel nights and free clay days, guest-artist sculpture intensives and wild-clay and block-printing workshops.See what's on → - Seattle CenterSeattle Center1 pastLower Queen Anne74-acre civic campus whose free Festál cultural festivals, Winterfest, sculpture walk and public celebrations fill its grounds and Armory year-round.See what's on →
- Seattle Knitting Lab
The Seattle Knitting Lab4 upcomingBallardBallard machine-knitting studio teaching two-part intro machine-knitting courses, no-experience cowl and fingerless-mitt classes, punchcard patterning and ribber workshops, with weekly open studio hours.See what's on → - Wet Clay Cafe
Wet Clay Cafe3 upcomingFremontFremont pottery cafe running two-hour intro-to-pottery sessions, Friday and Saturday social-club pottery nights, and four- to eight-week wheel and hand-building courses.See what's on → - Woodland Park Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo13 upcomingPhinney RidgePhinney Ridge zoo hosting seasonal family events like Pumpkin Bash, evening talks and the WildLanterns lantern festival.See what's on →