Here are the arts and cultural events happening across different Seattle neighborhoods for August, 2023. These are all organized by grantees of our Neighborhood Recovery Grant.
Please check each event link for specific updates and changes.
Tai Chi at Benefit Park
FREE Tai Chi! Learn the basics of Tai Chi from 3-time Chinese National Champion and professional Wushu athlete, Sifu Tianyuan Li of the Northwest Wushu Academy. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Beacon Arts.
📅 Wednesdays, July 12 – August 30
⌚ 7 – 8 p.m.
📍 Benefit Park
Free Movies at Hing Hay Park, C-ID
FREE films in Hing Hay Park with live performances from local artists, every Saturday evening. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Historic South Downtown:
📅 Saturday July 29 – August 26
⌚ Live performances 7 p.m., films 8 p.m.
📍 Hing Hay Park
Summer Park Pop Up, University District
Enjoy the day filled with performances from local artists, food vendors, and interactive booths at Summer Park Pop Up! Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with U District Partnership:
📆: Saturday, July 8, August 12, September 9
⏰: 10:30am – 1:30pm
📍: University Heights Center, 5031 University Way NE, Seattle, WA
Beacon Arts Street Fair, Beacon Hill
Beacon Arts Street Fair celebrates the Beacon Hill neighborhood with live music, pop-up markets, garden share, food vendors, and family activities! Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Beacon Arts:
📆: Saturday, August 12
⏰: 10am – 4pm
📍: Roberto Maestas Festival Street
Hai! Japantown, C-ID
Don’t miss this opening block party for Hai! Japantown featuring live music, performances, and special treats! Find the Info Booth at Jackson Street outside Nihonmachi Alley near the Itsumono storefront. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Historic South Downtown:
📆: Saturday, August 12
⏰: 1pm -5pm
📍: Japantown/ Nihonmachi
A Day in the Life of a Tonight Show Writer, Delridge
Tonight Show senior writer and producer Patrick Borelli gives a peek at what life is like on this storied franchise. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association.
📅 Monday, August 14
⌚ 8 p.m.
📍 Youngstown’s Thelma Dewitty Theatre
Erin Slomski-Pritz and Jenny Lesser Holman | Dream Motif, University District
“A series of dream synchronicities.” Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with U District Partnership.
📅 Artist Talk: Friday, August 18, 7 p.m.
📍 Jack Straw Cultural Center and streaming on YouTube and Facebook Live
📅 Youth and Family Workshop: September 23, 2 p.m.
📍 E-mail education@jackstraw.org for information or to sign up.
Four Black Women Talking presents: “Ugly Art” – Rainier Valley
Four Black women born during the Civil Rights/Jim Crow era yet raised in different parts of the country discuss ugly art in the form of cruel caricatures and messy memorabilia. Funded in partnership with ReVision Arts:
📆: Thursday, August 24
⏰: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
📍: Rainier Arts and Cultural Center
What the Funk?! Fest, Downtown
A POC Burlesque Tribute to Funk Music conceived as a show idea in early 2018. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery grant in partnership with Gay City Health Project.
📆: August 24 –26
⏰: 7:30pm
💲: Entry fee $30 – $50
📍: The Triple Door
Powwow!, Licton Springs
Honoring ancestral lands & all relations (Facebook link). WINDZ OF CHANGE: Celebrating Our Salmon, Tree and All Relations. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Lake City Collective.
📅 Saturday, August 26
⌚ 12 – 6 p.m., Grand Entry 1 p.m.
📍 Licton Springs Park
C-ID Block Party, C-ID
A one day, free festival filled with AAPI music, arts, and culture. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Historic South Downtown:
📆: Saturday, August 26
⏰: 3pm – 9pm
📍: 900 S. King St. Seattle, WA
QTBIPOC Creative Care Mini-Fest, Capitol Hill
An opportunity space for Black and Brown gender-expansive creators, makers, and facilitators. Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Seattle’s LGBTQ Center.
📅 Saturday, August 26, 2023
⌚ 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
📍 Volunteer Park Amphitheater
Tet Nhi Dong Children’s Moonlight Festival, Delridge
Funded through our Neighborhood Recovery Program in partnership with Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association.
📅 September 3, 2023
⌚ 2 – 4 p.m.
📍 Vietnamese Cultural Center
