Now is your last chance to pack in summertime family adventures before the school year routines take hold. Here are our top picks for free things to do in Seattle and around the Sound this week. Make the most of it!
Monday, August 26
Ice Cream Story Time Celebrate the end of summer with story time and ice cream. Bring a small towel or oven mitt: You’ll be shaking a bag of ice to make your own ice cream. Then eat it! 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Capitol Hill Branch Library, Seattle.
End of Summer Celebration Do nature-based crafts, play with giant bubbles, get artistic with sidewalk chalk and east some ice cream. 4 to 7 p.m. High Point Branch Library, West Seattle.
Tuesday, August 27
Puppet Party Learn to make different kinds of puppets– string, hand, or on poles – and let them dance and play as you introduce your hand-made characters to others in the group. 10 a.m. to noon. Occidental Square, Seattle.
Wednesday, August 28
Family Date Night Summer Concert Pack a picnic and a blanket and head to the park to enjoy the Swingin’ Sixties Orchestra. 6 to 8 p.m. Kent Station Plaza, Kent.
Thursday, August 29
Children’s Hour Learn about the North American celebration Dia de los Muertos with a video, stories and crafts. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Scarecrow Video, Seattle (U-District).
Movies in the Park Watch “Guardians of the Galaxy” at the park. Bring your own dinner, or buy something from Fork & Fin food truck. Movie begins at dusk. 8:00 to 10:30 p.m. Ballard Commons Park, Ballard.
Friday, August 30
¡Hora De Cuentos! Read stories, sing songs and learn rhymes at Spanish story time. 11 to 11:30 a.m. Greenwood Branch Library, Seattle.
Olympia Harbor Days Celebrate Labor Day Weekend at the Olympia harbor. Watch sand carvers create a tugboat, then board a real tug boat and meet the owners. See tribal performances, tour all types of boats, hear stories about the Salish sea and more. 5 to 8 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Saturday, August 31
Bremerton Blackberry Festival Browse arts-and-crafts vendors, eat delicious food, join a fun run, walk through a car show, see a chalk art contest and find plenty of kids' entertainment. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday. Downtown Bremerton Boardwalk.
Back to School BBQ with Sounders FC Meet friends, neighbors and Sounders FC for a barbeque, games and school supplies giveaway. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Denny Park, Seattle.
Flavors of India Festival Celebrate Indian culture with music, dancing, free lunch, face painting, yoga, and a Ratha Yatra (festival of chariots) parade (3 p.m. Sunday). Noon to 9 p.m., today and Sunday. Crossroads Park, Bellevue.
Sunday, September 1
Bicycle Sundays Pedal along the stretch of Lake Washington Boulevard South between Mount Baker Beach and Seward Park while it’s closed to vehicle traffic. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Seward Park, Seattle.
Juanita Bay Wildlife Tour Look for songbirds, turtles and waterfowl on this guided walk through the wetlands. 1 to 2 p.m. Juanita Bay Park, Kirkland.
Summer Concert at the Ballard Locks The Jazz Pearls play a free family concert today. 2 to 3 p.m. Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Seattle (Ballard).
For more free things to do around Seattle this week, check out our constantly updated Family Events Calendar, or download our iOS app to find fun on the go.
