City Sounds

Seattle Outdoor Concert Guide 2026

The tunes are under the blue skies and bright stars this season.

04/30/2026 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Animal Style

The Best Zoos and Aquariums of Western Washington

This is where the wild things are.

03/13/2025 By Allison Williams

Spooky Fun

Seattle Halloween Events for Kids and Families

Tricks and treats for every little ghoul.

10/14/2021 By Spencer Brown

Say “I Do” at the Zoo

The creatures of the Woodland Park Zoo are ready to witness your nuptials with safety, service, and conservation in mind.

01/07/2021 By Amanda Zurita

Winter Flicker

Where to See Holiday Lights In and Near Seattle

From classical glimmer to an illuminated velociraptor.

12/04/2020 By Carli Ricker

The Other Warren G

Seattle Cancels Warren G. Harding

Our relationship with the scandal-plagued president? It’s complicated.

12/23/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Season's Listings

Seattle Holiday Event Guide 2019

From lit cruises to glittering mazes to takes on wintry burlesque, here are the 32 events to catch this season.

11/26/2019 By Seattle Met Staff

Dark Arts

The Best Halloween Events in Seattle

You guessed it—everything’s haunted.

10/15/2019 By Nicole Pasia and Ryan Phelan

Drinks! Snacks! Action!

6 Group Activities to Liven Up Your Next Party

Seattle party spots that offer something beyond appetizers and a buzz.

08/20/2019 By Lily Hansen

Monthly Planner

13 Seattle Events to Catch This August

SAM parties in the park, George Clinton embarks on his final tour, and Rigoletto kicks off the opera season.

07/23/2019 By Stefan Milne

Newsmakers

Perfect Party January 2019

Here’s who we’d invite if we could entertain this month’s most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

12/18/2018 By Seattle Met Staff Illustrations by David Wilson

Hang Around Town

19 Urban Adventures for the Whole Family

Where to embrace the city sights, the great outdoors, or a rainy afternoon.

09/21/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Woodland Park Zoo

Jungle Party 2018

On July 13, 2018, more than 1,000 supporters joined together to raise more than $2 million for our mission to embark on a historic transformation, redefining the relationship between people, our planet and its creatures.

08/09/2018

Culture Fix

What to Do After Work July 30–August 2

One of the biggest sports corruption stories of all time, a Seattle Art Fair after-party, and a boozy poetry reading.

07/30/2018 By Landon Groves

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: July 26–Aug 1

The week in which: a chef contest goes full Game of Thrones, giraffes make nice drinking companions, and Indi Chocolate debuts inside MarketFront.

07/26/2017 By Amber Wright

Woodland Park Zoo

Slide Show: Jungle Party 2016

On Friday, July 15, Woodland Park Zoo’s annual fundraiser Jungle Party raised more than $1.4 million!

07/16/2016

Woodland Park Zoo

Slide Show: Jungle Party

On Friday, July 10, Woodland Park Zoo’s annual fundraiser, Jungle Party, had a record breaking year, raising over $2 million!

07/11/2015

Ticket Alert

ZooTunes Lays Out Its 2015 Summer Concert Lineup

Woodland Park Zoo hosts Melissa Etheridge, the Doobie Brothers, Indigo Girls, Blondie, Mavis Staples, and more.

04/21/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: December 29–January 4

Two days of free concerts and readings at the Crocodile, New Year's Eve soul, and zoo lights: The best ways to spend your week without spending much.

12/29/2014 By Darren Davis

News

Parks & Wreck: Seattle Parks District Vote

We love our green spaces in Seattle, but funding them has been a decades-long fight.

08/01/2014 By Matthew Halverson