APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
THROUGH MAY 5 – The Washington State Apple Blossom Festival hosts food vendors, family-fun carnival rides, a car show, a grand parade, and more! Friday night features the Fantastic Shows Carnival.
EMERALD CUP
FRI-SAT – This body-building expo is in Bellevue hosts a fitness, figure, bikini, and physique championship.
THE LIGHTNING THIEF
THURS-SUN – The 5th Avenue Theatre hosts the Lightning Thief, a tale of newly discovered heroic powers, monsters, and Greek Gods.
UNWIND & EXPLORE
FRI-SUN – Pack up the car and head to Lake Chelan for a relaxing weekend getaway with spa services like acupuncture, massage, meditation, reflexology, and pendulum therapy.
WALK ‘N WAG
SUN – Head to this 3K trail and agility course with booths featuring local vendors and a pet show to raise funds for improving Lake Sammamish State Park.
SEATTLE HOME TOUR
SAT – Visit five modern homes in Seattle and meet the owners and architects of these exemplary buildings in the Seattle Modern Home Tour.
CIRCUS PROTÉGÉ SHOW
SAT – A world of wonder shows nothing is as it seems with flying trapeze artists and a whimsical trapeze display.
MEXICO DIVERSO
SAT – Watch authentic dance and listen to music from well-known musicians and more!
WINE & CHOCOLATE
SAT-SUN – The Marymount Event center hosts wine and chocolate from over 50 vendors, enjoy the pairing of vintage cars in over three rooms.
TRAPEZE SHOW
SAT – The annual Protégé Show at Emerald City Trapeze features aerial arts, circus acts, and high flying trapeze, and more performed by students.
HARLEM DANCE
SAT-SUN – The legendary Dance Theatre of Harlem infuses poetry and motion with soul, founded by legendary Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook.
RECURRING EVENTS:
TULIP FESTIVAL
THROUGH APRIL 30 – Stroll through fields of blooming tulips and daffodils at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. The Tulip Festival hosts activities all month long, as well as family country bike tours.
JITTERBUG PERFUME
THROUGH MAY 12 – This dinner show follows the battle of two perfumiers over Pan’s bottle, spilling the past, present, and future onto your table in an exciting and thrilling theatrical performance.
DESIGN INNOVATION
THROUGH MAY 11 – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center hosts an exhibition demonstrating design innovation and how it’s improving our lives with clean water, education, shelter, and health care.
APA SCIENCE FICTION
THROUGH SEPT 15 – The expanding universe of Asian Pacific Americans and their influence on Sci-Fi takes a deep dive into actors, artists, writers, animators and more. Get your tickets and head to the Wing Luke Museum.
NEW MOVIES OPENING THIS WEEKEND
- Avengers: End Game
- The White Crow
- ABCD
- Demon Eye
- Ploey
- Rattlesnakes
- J.T. Leroy
- Know Your Enemy
- Nadhoo Kahn
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