Seattle’s annual calendar includes major civic, cultural, music, and neighborhood events.
## Major recurring events - **Seafair** — the city’s signature summer festival, including community events, hydroplane races, and the Blue Angels air show. - **Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)** — one of the largest film festivals in North America. - **Bumbershoot** — long-running music and arts festival. - **Pride celebrations** — especially prominent in Capitol Hill and downtown. - **Northwest Folklife Festival** — major community-based arts and cultural event at Seattle Center.
## Seasonal and neighborhood events - Farmers markets run regularly in multiple neighborhoods. - Summer often brings street fairs in areas such as **Capitol Hill**, **Ballard**, and other neighborhood business districts. - Winter holiday markets and light displays are also common.
## Cultural celebrations - The city hosts events tied to Asian American, Pacific Islander, Black, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, and immigrant communities. - Lunar New Year and other cultural observances are especially visible in and around the **Chinatown–International District**.
## Sports and civic events - Seahawks, Mariners, Sounders, Kraken, Storm, and UW games create a year-round sports event calendar. - Waterfront and maritime celebrations are also part of Seattle’s civic life.
## Notes - Event schedules and names can change from year to year, but Seattle maintains one of the busiest festival calendars in the Pacific Northwest.