Seattle

This is the opposite of a complete list of everything going on around town. It's only what intrigues me, by being at least A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY while also being FREE or AFFORDABLE. I'll be the fat old fart in the back row.

Please note: You are not allowed to have any fun whatsoever until you have AT LEAST contacted your elected reps to demand Donald Trump's impeachment and Elon Musk's arrest.

Film at the Beacon
• Knightriders (1981)
WED FEB 5 thru THU FEB 6 — $12.50

Performance at UW North Allen Library Lobby
• UW First Wednesday Concert
WED FEB 5, 12:30 PM — FREE

Performance at ArtsWest
• Covenant
Preview: WED FEB 5, 7:30 PM — $10

Free First Thursday at most Seattle museums
• Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
• Henry Art Gallery
• Museum of Flight
• National Nordic Museum
• Northwest African American Museum
• Seattle Art Museum
• Seattle Asian Art Museum
• Volunteer Park Conservatory
THU FEB 6 — FREE
and every first Thursday

Film at the Crest
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
NOW PLAYING thru THU FEB 6, 5:00 PM — $7

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Sing Sing (2024)
FRI FEB 7 thru SUN FEB 16 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Performance at Music Center of the Northwest
• Ladies Music Club — Spanish, American, and Italian music
FRI FEB 7, 7:30 PM — FREE

Performance at Highline Performing Arts Center
• Northwest Symphony Orchestra’s Valentine’s Concert
FRI FEB 7, 7:30 PM — $20
(discounts for seniors, FREE for children)

• Equinox Studios Art Walk
SAT FEB 8, 6-9PM — FREE

Performance at Seattle Center Armory Stage
• Benin to Brazil
SAT FEB 8, 4:00 PM — FREE

• Georgetown Wet Weather Facility Tour
SAT FEB 8, 10AM — FREE (registration required)

• Tour of the Moore Theater
SAT FEB 8, 10AM — FREE (registration required)

Beat the Freeze at Town Hall Seattle
• Seattle Welcome Day
SAT FEB 8, 10AM-2PM — $20

Performance at Annex Theater
• Gold
NOW PLAYING thru SAT FEB 8, 7:30 PM
Sliding-scale tickets start at $5

• Firepit social at Pier 62 and Overlook Walk
SUN FEB 9, 3:00-6:00 PM (weather permitting) — FREE
and every Sunday

Film at the Beacon
• David Lynch: A Remembrance Both Wonderful and Strange (2025)
NOW PLAYING thru SUN FEB 9 — $5

• Pop-up Weddings at Charlie's Queer Books
SUN FEB 9, 9:00 AM - NOON — FREE

Performance at University House Wallingford
• Ladies Music Club — Woodwind trios; piano works by Piazzolla & Gershwin
MON FEB 10, 7:00 PM — FREE

Performance at Town Hall Seattle
• Debra Revere and The Mitzvot Quartet with Rebecca Crichton
MON FEB 10, 7:30 PM
Sliding-scale tickets start at $10

Film at Auburn Library
• The Black Panthers-Vanguard of the Revolution
TUE FEB 11, 5:30 PM — FREE

Film at the Beacon
• Secret Cinema
TUE FEB 11, 7:30 PM — FREE

Film at Ballard Library
• Interstellar (2014) with popcorn
WED FEB 12, 1:30 PM — FREE

Performance at Central Library
• Ladies Musical Club
WED FEB 12, NOON — FREE

Performance at at Benaroya Hall
• Seattle Symphony Side-by-Side with Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
THU FEB 13, 7:30 PM — FREE (registration requested)

Decent Social Skills at Ada's Technical Books
• Conversation Cafe
THU FEB 13, 6:30 PM — FREE (registration required)

Film at Beacon Cinema
• America: Everything You’ve Ever Dreamed Of (1971-73)
THU FEB 13, 8:00 PM and MON FEB 17, 4:30 PM — $12.50

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• The Cartoons of Max Fleischer (1928-38)
FRI FEB 14, 7:00 PM — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

• No Expectation Art for Adults at Federal Way Library
FRI FEB 14, 3:30 to 5:30 PM — FREE

Swap Meet at Punk Rock Flea Market
• Capitol Hill Swap Meet (CHASM)
SAT FEB 15, NOON to 6PM
(cost is not mentioned on website; emailed inquiry got me an irrelevant form letter)

Conversation at Town Hall
• US Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Washington Rep Liz Berry (D-38th)
SUN FEB 16, 7:30 PM
Sliding-scale tickets start at $10

Film at Beacon Cinema
• Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018)
TUE FEB 18 thru THU FEB 20 — $12.50

Performance at Lapis Theater
• Works in Progress
TUE FEB 18, 6PM — FREE (registration required)

• How a covered I-5 can transform Seattle at Town Hall Seattle
WED FEB 19, 5:00 PM — FREE (registration required)

Film at Northwest Film Forum (presented by Grand Illusion)
• Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
WED FEB 19, 7:00 PM — $12
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Open mic (stories) at Town Hall Seattle
• Ignite Seattle #47
THU FEB 20, 6:30 PM — $20

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024)
FRI FEB 21 thru SUN MAR 2 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Film at First United Methodist Church
• The Occupation of the American Mind (2016)
SUN FEB 23, 12:30 PM — FREE

Film at Beacon Cinema
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
SUN FEB 23 thru WED FEB 26 — $12.50

• Open Mic Night (literary) at Folio
MON FEB 24, 5:30 PM
Pay what you can (registration required)

Performance at Highline Heritage Museum
• Seven Stories
FRI FEB 28, 7:30 PM
(cost is not mentioned on website; no reply to emailed inquiry)

ALWAYS FREE
• Art Walks
• Artists at Play (at Seattle Center)
• Ballard Locks
• Center for Wooden Boats (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
• Center on Contemporary Art (open Thurs, Fri, Saturdays only)
• Low tide on the Sound— great for crab, snail, or starfish hunting
• Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center (closed Mondays)
• Festál (at Seattle Center)
• Frye Art Museum
• KEXP Gathering Space
• Klondike Gold Rush Museum (closed Mondays-Tuesdays)
• Kubota Garden
• Ladies Musical Club
• Log House Museum (open Fridays & Saturdays only)
• Museum Pass from King County Public Library
• Olympic Sculpture Park • Pike Place Market
• Seattle Center
• Seattle Chinese Garden
• Seattle Free Walking Tours
• Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets
• Seattle Parks & Recreation
• Suzzallo Library
• Washington Park Arboretum
• Woodland Park Rose Garden

NOT FREE BUT WORTH THE PRICE
• Ada's Technical Books & Cafe
• Archie McPhee
• Charlie's Queer Books
• Connections Museum (Sundays only)
• The Couth Buzzard
• Elliott Bay Books
• Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
• Highline Heritage Museum (closed Mondays-Wednesdays)
• Left Bank Books
• Metro Transit
• The Monorail
• Open Books
• Paper Boat Booksellers
• Scarecrow Video
• Queen Anne Book Company
• Seattle Japanese Garden (closed for winter)
• Seattle Pinball Museum
• Sound Transit
• Third Place Books
• Underground Tour
• Washington State Ferries
• Water Taxi
• Wing Luke Museum (closed Mondays-Tuesdays)
• Woodland Park Zoo (admission varies stupidly & wildly from day to day)
• Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

As the nincompoops say, "Do your own research." Click the links. Check the times. Maybe I made a typo.