Seattle Cultural Tourism

Arts & Culture in Seattle
Recently, readers of Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler, two of the world's foremost travel magazines, voted Seattle one of their top ten favorite cities to visit. What makes Seattle so appealing? It’s a dynamic, creative city that offers you unlimited opportunities to experience art, heritage and culture, all in a setting of rare natural beauty. What will you find? A thriving theatre, music, and dance scene. Interesting galleries and one-of-a-kind museums. Native American, maritime and pioneer history. Strong and diverse ethnic heritage influences. Fantastic festivals for every interest. We invite you to discover the creative pulse that makes Seattle such a great place to live and to visit.

Learn more about our cultural offerings in these pages, or search our online calendar of cultural events for the dates you plan to visit.

 

Burke Museum

Premiering in Seattle, "The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World," photos by Steven Kazlowski, is on view at the Burke Museum through December 31.


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The Bellevue ArtsFair July 25-27 exhibits the outstanding art of 325 juried artists from the Northwest and throughout the nation. Photo: Donna Keyser.
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Seattle Chamber Music Festival
July 7 - August 15, www.seattlechambermusic.org

23rd Annual SEAFAIR Indian Days Pow Wow
July 18-20, www.unitedindians.org

Ballard Seafoodfest
July 26 & 27, www.seafoodfest.org

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Angela Pierce as Blanche DuBois and Jonno Roberts as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire at INTIMAN Theatre through August 2.
Photo by Chris Bennion 2008.

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The Impressionists and the Art of the Past at the Seattle Art Museum through September 21. In the Garden at Maurecourt, Berthe Morisot, courtesy of the Toledo Museum of Art.

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Sherry Markovitz: Shimmer - Paintings and Sculptures 1979 - 2007, through September 7 at Bellevue Arts Museum

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The Latvians: Fifty Years in the State of Washington at the Nordic Heritage Museum through July 27. Photo courtesy of the Nordic Heritage Museum.
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