Full Calendar - Pike Place Market
Folio Presents: NOTIS Reception and Q&A with Translator Tiffany Tsao
Help NOTIS’s Northwest Literary Translators give Tiffany Tsao a great sendoff after her residency in Seattle! Register to join us for an informal reception and a chance to meet and learn from the prize-winning translator of Indonesian literature.
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Folio Presents: Fulton Street Chamber Players Spring Concert
Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum welcomes back the Seattle-based Fulton Street Chamber Players, anchored by Walter Gray (cello) and Rachel Swerdlow (viola), with Artur Girsky (Violin), Natasha Bazhanov (violin), and Katie Liu (Viola) for their Spring 2026 concert.
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Workshop: Research for Writers and Creatives with Bess Lovejoy
Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum is delighted to welcome author, journalist, and Folio member Bess Lovejoy for a comprehensive, specialized five-part workshop designed to help writers and other creative types transform the way they gather, vet, and synthesize information.
Read MoreTraditions in Conversation: Irish Music, Song & Dance with Shannon Dunne
Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum is delighted to welcome Shannon Dunne for an intimate evening of traditional Irish music, dance, and storytelling.
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Folio Saturday Write-Ins
Free and open to all! RSVP Required. Writing can often feel like a solitary pursuit, but it doesn’t have to be. Join Folio members and fellow writers at Folio’s monthly write-ins, where you can write at your own pace while surrounded by a supportive community and the inspiring view of Elliott Bay. Whether you’re developing […]
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Folio Quiet Reading
Join us in person on Saturdays for public quiet reading hours. Bring your own book or choose a title from our circulating collection of thousands of books.
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STAR WARS: DAD JOKES STRIKE BACK Pre-release Signing Event with local author KELLY KNOX
Join us SATURDAY APRIL 25th from 2-3:30 as we host a PRE-RELEASE signing event with STAR WARS: DAD JOKES STRIKE BACK author KELLY KNOX!
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Crush: My Year as an Apprentice Winemaker with Nicholas O’Connell
Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum is delighted to welcome author and Folio member Nicholas O’Connell for a behind-the-scenes look at the daily operations of some of the world’s most prestigious wineries on the West Coast in his latest book Crush: My Year as an Apprentice Winemaker.
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THIS IS FOR YOU: An Improvised Theatre Poetry Experience
Step into a world where your memories spark the unexpected, your objects tell untold stories, and your life becomes art in motion
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Spellbound: An Improvised Romantasy
Spellbound is a bold, fun, fully improvised romantasy where epic fantasy and big feelings take center stage. Inspired by books like A Court of Thorns and Roses and Fourth Wing, our improvisers build a brand-new magical world on the spot using your ideas.
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Mother’s Day Improv Comedy Show
This Mother’s Day, ditch the brunch reservations and give Mom the one thing she really wants—a night of unstoppable laughter and memories!
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Blockbuster Unexpected: An Improvised Disaster Movie
In Blockbuster, our improvisers create a full-length summer movie right before your eyes. All it takes are your suggestions, including a type of disaster and a location, and the cast launches into a cinematic adventure filled with outrageous characters, high stakes, wildly unpredictable twists, and lots of laughs.
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Welcome to Seattle: A Hometown Improv Show
Get ready for a one-of-a-kind experience where Seattle’s past, present, and personality are brought to life by some of the quickest-thinking, most wildly talented improvisers in the city.
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Meet Me @HistoryLink: Wine Tasting
The second event in our Meet Me @HistoryLink series will feature a tasting of several wines from Long Shadows Vintners, hosted by Gilles Nicault and David LeClaire. Taste a sampling of some of Washington’s finest wines and learn what makes Washington such a great environment for grape growing.
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Folio: Authentic – The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work with Jodi-Ann Burey
Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum is pleased to welcome author Jodi-Ann Burey for a compelling discussion on her new book, Authentic: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work. Jodi-Ann will be in conversation with Folio member and social entrepreneur Karen Okonkwo.
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Folio Presents: Power and Politics in the Age of AI with Onur Bakiner
Shouldn’t the public have a say in how AI is changing our lives?AI is marketed as a life-changing innovation made by brilliant experts and the companies they work for.
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Grow and Gather: A Spring Gardening FestivalÂ
Join us Saturday, April 18, for a brand new event at Pike Place Market celebrating growers of all kinds. From the patio and backyard gardeners to the family farms that sell at Pike Place Market and beyond.
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Blood Drive at Pike Place Market
It’s time to roll up your sleeves and give back. On Thursday, April 23, Bloodworks Northwest will host a blood drive at Pike Place Market.
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West Coast Grill & BBQ Sauces Class
A delicious walk through the four styles of American barbecue sauces from Kansas City, Memphis, Texas and North Carolina.
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West Coast Grill & BBQ Sauces Class
A delicious walk through the four styles of American barbecue sauces from Kansas City, Memphis, Texas and North Carolina.
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West Coast Grill & BBQ Sauces Class
A delicious walk through the four styles of American barbecue sauces from Kansas City, Memphis, Texas and North Carolina.
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The Triple Door presents David Wilcox with special guest, Justin Farren at The Rabbit Box
The Triple Door presents David Wilcox with special guest, Justin Farren at The Rabbit Box
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The Sam Chase with special guests, Kelsey Sprague Band and Kate Dinsmore
If one could apply a needle to the flat disc of time and render a sound from its infinite grooves, the celestial tones of past, present and future would be the songs of The Sam Chase.Â
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An Evening with Stephanie Anne Johnson
The Rabbit Box is excited to present An Evening with Stephanie Anne Johnson, accompanied by Jeff Fielder.
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Dune Moss presented by The Triple Door at The Rabbit Box
Dune Moss is a woodland fairy who creates music that blends ethereal magic, indie electronic, and art pop.
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WRONG! A DARK COMEDY GAME SHOW
Each show, three of the world’s funniest comics will go head-to-head-to-head to see who can earn the most made-up points, win the most prizes that we’ve rescued from the trash, and ultimately be crowned the Most F*cked Up Comedian!
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Liz Longley presented by The Triple Door at The Rabbit Box
Liz Longley is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter celebrated for her stop-you-in-your-tracks voice and deeply emotional music.
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West Coast Grill & BBQ Sauces Class
A delicious walk through the four styles of American barbecue sauces from Kansas City, Memphis, Texas and North Carolina.
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Show Your Game: An Improvised Game Show
A Comedy Game Show About Ridiculously Specific Expertise. Everyone is secretly an expert at something.
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No Strings Attached: An Improvised Puppet Show for Grownups
At Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater, puppets let their hair down (or strings loose) in No Strings Attached—a hilarious, adults improv puppet show.
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Loose Cannons Improv
Every performance at Unexpected Productions in Pike Place Market is a one-of-a-kind experience: exciting, unexpected, a little dangerous, and always ridiculously fun.
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Duo Comedy Improv Showcase
Seattle’s one and only open mic dedicated to two-person improv teams! Every week at Unexpected Productions, two-person teams take the stage to create hilarious, fast-paced, totally unscripted comedy right before your eyes. No scripts, no safety nets—just pure improv magic.
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Market to Table Tour & Cooking Class
The Market to Table tour and cooking class is a unique way to explore and fully experience Pike Place Market – perfect for locals and out-of-town visitors as well as corporate teams, parties, and celebrations.
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