10 venues · 91 upcoming events
Things to do in U District & North Seattle: 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 U District & North Seattle this week
7 free events in the next seven days, soonest first. Free means the venue prints it as free; a few still ask you to register.
- Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
SUN, OCT 25Fossil Finders: Fossil FashionBurke Museum of Natural History and CultureIncluded with admission; FREE for Burke membersDetails → - Reuse Commons Lake City
FreeSUN, OCT 25Fright to RepairReuse Commons Lake CityFreeDetails → - Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
MON, OCT 26Paul Loeb: The Impossible Will Take a Little WhileThird Place Books Lake Forest ParkFree and open to the public · RSVP recommendedDetails → - Reuse Commons Lake CityFreeTUE, OCT 27Fabric Fix-ItReuse Commons Lake CityFreeDetails →
- Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
WED, OCT 28Carrie Powell: The Midlife EditThird Place Books Lake Forest ParkFree and open to the publicDetails → - Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
THU, OCT 29Sensoria: Gavin Van Horn, Gordon Miller and Jennifer OakesThird Place Books Lake Forest ParkFree and open to the publicDetails →
U District & North Seattle
- Burke MuseumBurke Museum of Natural History and Culture10 upcomingUniversity DistrictUW's natural history and culture museum with artists working live in its studio, family days, book clubs, botanical drawing workshops and after-hours nights.See what's on →
- Center for Urban HorticultureCenter for Urban Horticulture (UW Botanic Gardens)6 upcomingLaurelhurst / University DistrictUW Botanic Gardens' horticulture campus beside the Union Bay Natural Area, hosting hands-on botanical printmaking, terrarium, pressed-flower and embroidery workshops.See what's on →
- EarthCorps
EarthCorps5 upcomingMagnuson Park / Sand PointMagnuson Park-based restoration nonprofit running public volunteer events such as Seattle Forest Week plantings and creek work in Seattle and Tukwila.See what's on → - Green Seattle
Green Seattle Partnership15 upcomingCitywideCitywide forest-restoration program whose Forest Stewards lead near-daily ivy-pulling, mulching and planting work parties in Seattle's parks and greenbelts.See what's on → - North Seattle CENorth Seattle College Continuing Education11 upcomingNorthgate / Licton SpringsCommunity-college non-credit art program with ceramics, jewelry fabrication and lost-wax casting, linocut and screenprinting, watercolor and figure drawing, sewing and ornament-carving classes.See what's on →
- Reuse CommonsReuse Commons Lake City20 upcomingLake CityCity-backed reuse and repair hub run with Seattle REconomy, hosting low-cost zine-making, jewelry-repair and fabric fix-it workshops, while the group's Shoreline and NE Seattle tool libraries run sewing and woodshop classes.See what's on →
- Seatown PotterySeatown Pottery0 pastGreen LakeMembership pottery studio with Green Lake, Madison Park and Capitol Hill locations, running hand-building workshops (ornaments, holiday trees, snow people), intro wheel sessions, ceramic bootcamps and six-week classes.See what's on →
- Sky Nursery
Sky Nursery9 upcomingShorelineLarge Shoreline garden center hosting hands-on bonsai classes, traditional and compostable holiday wreath-making workshops and free kids' ornament crafts.See what's on → - Third Place Books LFPThird Place Books Lake Forest Park13 upcomingLake Forest ParkBeloved independent bookstore with a big commons stage hosting free author readings and talks most weeknights.See what's on →
- U District Market
University District Farmers Market2 upcomingUniversity DistrictSeattle's oldest and largest farmers-only market, filling the Ave every Saturday year-round with growers, chef demos and seasonal celebrations.See what's on →