CELEBRATE MEXICO
Enjoy Mexican food for sale, live music (until 5 p.m.), children’s activities, and a craft fair at Cinco de Mayo Celebration sponsored by El Centro de la Raza at Plaza Roberto Maestas, 1660 S Roberto Maestas Festival St. in Seattle.
CINCO DE MAYO IN A CASINO
Your ticket to Machos, Tacos & Tequila includes 4 chicken tacos, a signature drink, and live Mexican wrestling at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 SE North Bend Way in Snoqualmie for age 21+.
BOAT PARADE
Watch boats cruise through the Montlake Cut near the University of Washington on Opening Day. You can take Link Light Rail to the University of Washington station, and then walk to Lake Washington Ship Canal Waterside Trail or other viewing locations.
RESTAURANT WEEK
Get a special deal at 220 restaurants (from Seattle to Issaquah, and Edmonds to Rainier Beach) during Seattle Restaurant Week. To see a restaurant’s specials, scroll down the page and click its name. Held in the spring and fall.
JAPANESE CHILDREN’S DAY
Children’s Day Festival (Kodomo no Hi) includes martial arts demonstrations, taiko drumming, tea ceremony demonstrations, and local food vendors at Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington, 1414 S Weller St. in Seattle.
OPERA
Carmen is Bizet’s classic opera about a hot-tempered Spanish gypsy woman who seduces a corporal, performed in French with English subtitles by Seattle Opera at McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St. in Seattle.
BREWERY RUNNING SERIES
Beer Run is a 5K fun run that includes a beer, door prizes, live music, food trucks, and local vendors. Repeats at different breweries all summer. This one is $47 at Elysian Fields, 542 1st Ave. S in Seattle.
TACOMA RACES
Tacoma City Marathon includes multiple races: 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, and marathon relay. Sunday races go over the Narrows Bridge. All races end at Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park, 5361 Yacht Club Road in Tacoma.
OBSTACLE RACE
Run 5K or 10K and conquer 20 obstacles on Seattle North Spartan Event Weekend at Meadow Wood Equestrian Center, 18601 Sky Meadows Lane in Snohomish. No pets.
PARTY AT UW
The $43 Party on the Cut has live music, food trucks, a beer garden, and lawn games on the Montlake Cut next to ASUW Shell House, 3655 Walla Walla Road in Seattle. You can take Link Light Rail to University of Washington station. Bring age 21+ ID. No pets.
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