Community Fire Jams offer an opportunity for fire spinners of all skill levels to practice and play with fire in a safe and supportive environment. Not feeling up to spinning fire yourself? Come watch or play with LED or day props outside the fire circle!

The Seattle Asian Art Museum is pleased to kick off the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Join us for an evening with John Vaillant for a discussion of his recent work, including Fire Weather: On the Front Lines of a Burning World, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the US National Book Award, the winner of Britain's Baillie Gifford Prize and Canada's Shaughnessy-Cohen Prize, and was one of the New York Times’ ten best books of 2023. Vaillant's work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and National Geographic.

Join your friends and neighbors as we weed and clean the garden beds in Volunteer Park to keep it beautiful for everyone. This is a great event for kids and families.

Meet us at the Black Sun Sculpture across from Seattle Asian Art Museum at 10:00 AM on Saturday.  If you arrive late, look for our green signboard telling you where in the park we will be working.

We will provide the gloves and tools.

Modular on the Spot is a FREE outdoor event where you can soak up electronic soundscapes of local modular artists. Show starts 5:00pm.

Share this indoor oasis with your kids! Free youth* admission to the Conservatory with the purchase of accompanying adult admission.

Occurs 1st Saturday, Monthly

*Youth indicates children aged 12 and under.

Volunteer Park Conservatory: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. FOC also has free youth admission with the purchase of an adult ticket on the first Saturday of each month. 

Seattle Asian Art Museum: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Presented by Seattle Parks Foundation: Join us as we continue to celebrate our 25th Anniversary with our Pop-Up Concerts in the Park on Wednesdays in July and August 2025!

On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, we’ll present a free concert with The Residency Showcase at Volunteer Park Amphitheater, featuring Jua, Kenshi, Isaiah Banks & SaNia, Nestra, DJ T E N, AK & NW Tap.

Join us on Thursday, August 14 from 6:00-8:30pm for an evening featuring Kalimba and Day Soul Exquisite.

GreenStage makes high-quality theatrical productions of Shakespeare’s plays freely accessible to all residents and visitors to Seattle and King County. Our productions are free, fun, and family oriented, focusing on the text and story of the play. The talent of our artists, the beauty of the natural park spaces, and the imagination and participation of our audiences creates inspiring productions that allow everyone involved to experience live theatre, and Shakespeare in particular, in new ways.

Love and laughter tangle in a sparkling tale of wit, trickery, and mistaken identity. The fiery Beatrice and the stubborn Benedick are hilariously duped into falling for each other, while young lovers Hero and Claudio are torn apart by a villain’s cruel deception.

Presented by GreenStage

Love and laughter tangle in a sparkling tale of wit, trickery, and mistaken identity. The fiery Beatrice and the stubborn Benedick are hilariously duped into falling for each other, while young lovers Hero and Claudio are torn apart by a villain’s cruel deception.

Presented by GreenStage

GreenStage makes high-quality theatrical productions of Shakespeare’s plays freely accessible to all residents and visitors to Seattle and King County. Our productions are free, fun, and family oriented, focusing on the text and story of the play. The talent of our artists, the beauty of the natural park spaces, and the imagination and participation of our audiences creates inspiring productions that allow everyone involved to experience live theatre, and Shakespeare in particular, in new ways.

Join your friends and neighbors as we weed and clean the garden beds in Volunteer Park to keep it beautiful for everyone. This is a great event for kids and families.

Meet us at the Black Sun Sculpture across from Seattle Asian Art Museum at 10:00 AM on Saturday.  If you arrive late, look for our green signboard telling you where in the park we will be working.

We will provide the gloves and tools.

GreenStage makes high-quality theatrical productions of Shakespeare’s plays freely accessible to all residents and visitors to Seattle and King County. Our productions are free, fun, and family oriented, focusing on the text and story of the play. The talent of our artists, the beauty of the natural park spaces, and the imagination and participation of our audiences creates inspiring productions that allow everyone involved to experience live theatre, and Shakespeare in particular, in new ways.

Join us on Thursday, August 7 from 6:00-8:30pm for an evening featuring the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, who will play a special tribute show to the late jazz legend Quincy Jones.

Volunteer Park Conservatory: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. FOC also has free youth admission with the purchase of an adult ticket on the first Saturday of each month. 

Seattle Asian Art Museum: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Share this indoor oasis with your kids! Free youth* admission to the Conservatory with the purchase of accompanying adult admission.

Occurs 1st Saturday, Monthly

*Youth indicates children aged 12 and under.

Join us on Thursday, July 31 from 6:00-8:30pm for an evening featuring LeRoy Bell and His Only Friends and Dance Church.

Come join us for free rock n roll the way it is meant to be enjoyed, in one of Seattle's crown jewels, the Volunteer Park Amphitheater. First band kicks off at 2 pm, Saint Disco, Generation Jones at 3 pm, Not Dead Yet at 4 pm, Call it Mango at 5 pm and Crash Site takes the stage at 6 pm.

Queertopia is more than a festival — it’s a living, breathing celebration of queer brilliance. Held in the heart of Seattle, Queertopia brings together musicians, artists, community builders, and business owners who are shaping the culture and future of the PNW. From dance parties to child-like crafts, it’s a day to be fully seen, fully celebrated, and deeply connected.

Join us on Thursday, July 24 from 6:00-8:30pm for an evening featuring Nite Wave and the The ABBAgraphs.

CHAMBER MUSIC IN THE PARK brings FREE concerts to Seattle area parks! Featuring our world-class Summer Festival musicians from all over the world, these performances are a true gem when paired with the beautiful setting that only Seattle summers can provide. Feel free to bring a chair and a picnic and enjoy the music!

Join us on Thursday, July 17 from 6:00-8:30pm for an evening with two-time Emmy Award winner Sara Gazarek and the Jovino Santos Neto.

Join your friends and neighbors as we weed and clean the garden beds in Volunteer Park to keep it beautiful for everyone. This is a great event for kids and families.

Meet us at the Black Sun Sculpture across from Seattle Asian Art Museum at 10:00 AM on Saturday.  If you arrive late, look for our green signboard telling you where in the park we will be working.

We will provide the gloves and tools.

Join us for the kickoff concert of Summer Series at the Amphitheater, featuring an evening with The Paperboys and the Stacy Jones Band on Thursday, July 10th from 6:00-8:30pm. We will also be hosting our annual Picnic in the Park! Bring a picnic, your blanket, and your friends and family. There will be free ice cream and activities for kids.

Share this indoor oasis with your kids! Free youth* admission to the Conservatory with the purchase of accompanying adult admission.

Occurs 1st Saturday, Monthly

*Youth indicates children aged 12 and under.

Volunteer Park Conservatory: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. FOC also has free youth admission with the purchase of an adult ticket on the first Saturday of each month. 

Seattle Asian Art Museum: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.