Upcoming events for Seattle-area cheapskates

This is the opposite of a complete list of everything going on around town. It's only what intrigues one weirdo, 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.

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, and been to AT LEAST one protest against the coup.

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Protest at South Lake Union Tesla
• Tesla Takedown
THU MAR 20, 4:15 PM

Decent Social Skills at Ada's Technical Books & Cafe
• Conversation Cafe
THU MAR 20, 6:30 PM — FREE
(but it's a bookstore, ya cheap bastard, buy something)

Concert at Red Lounge
• Riddim & Culture (Strictly Reggae)
THU MAR 20 and EVERY THURSDAY, 9PM — FREE
(age 21+ only) (reservations required)

Concert at Rabbit Box Theater
• Dirty Sidewalks with Bow & Yarrow, Michael Ray, and the Plastic Sheets
THU MAR 20 — $12

Film at Beacon Cinema
• David Lynch: A Remembrance Both Wonderful And Strange (2025)
THU MAR 20 and SUN MAR 23 — $12.50

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Protest at Henry Jackson Federal Building
• Federal Building Fridays
FRI MAR 21 and EVERY FRIDAY, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Concert at Substation
• MYTHM with Proxxxy, 7VN, DJ NiLLA
FRI MAR 21, 10PM — $10 and up (age 21+ only)

Radiocast at KEXP Studio (NW Rooms)
• zzzahara
FRI MAR 21, NOON — FREE

Play at Annex Theater
• Blue to Blue
FRI MAR 21 thru SAT APR 12 — $5 and up

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Protest at every Tesla store
• Tesla Takedown
SAT MAR 22
at Bellevue Tesla, 10AM
at Lynnwood Tesla, NOON
at Renton Tesla, 10AM
at South Lake Union Tesla, 10AM
at University Village Tesla, 10AM

Concert at Baba Yaga
• Weep Wave with Family Worship Center and Little Venom
SAT MAR 22, doors 8:00 PM, show 9:00 — $15 (age 21+ only)

Radiocast at KEXP Gathering Space
• Audioasis
SAT MAR 22, 5PM — $17

Film at Renton Library
• Secrets of the Whales (2021) with Q&A afterwards
SAT MAR 22, 1PM — FREE

Concert at the Black Lounge
• Soul Nite
SAT MAR 22, 9PM — $13.39

Film at Northwest Film Forum
• Crash (1996)
SAT MAR 22 thru SAT MAR 29 — $15
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

Concert at Sunset Tavern
• Linda from Work with Biblioteka, Bexley
SAT MAR 22, 9PM — $15.45 (age 21+ only)

• Tour at Brightwater Sewage Treatment Plant (Woodinville)
SAT MAR 22, 10AM — FREE (registration required)

Concert at Conor Byrne Cooperative
• Cheese Nite IV
SAT MAR 22, doors 8PM show 9PM — $12 (age 21+ only)

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Protest at Westwood Post Office
• Hell no! To dismantling the Postal Service
SUN MAR 23, 1PM

Festál at Seattle Center
• Seattle's French Fest
SUN MAR 23 — FREE

Concert at Highline High School
• Highline Community Symphonic Band: Every Person is Connected
SUN MAR 23, 2PM — FREE

Film at North Bend Theater
• Wait Until Dark (1967)
SUN MAR 23, 3PM — $10
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, military)

Radiocast at KEXP Studio (NW Rooms)
• Franz Ferdinand
SUN MAR 23, 3PM — FREE

Film at Beacon Cinema
• Laura (1944)
SUN MAR 23 thru THU MAR 27 — $12.50

Concert at Seattle City Hall
• Persian festival of Nowruz
SUN MAR 23, NOON — FREE

Dance at Chop Suey
• Flammable
SUN MAR 23, 10PM and EVERY SUNDAY — $12-15 (age 21+ only)

Concert at Magnolia United Church of Christ
• Clarinet & Piano Chamber Music
SUN MAR 23, 4:30 PM — FREE

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Lecture at Wyncote NW Forum (Town Hall)
• Lollapalooza — The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival
MON MAR 24, 7:30 PM — $10 and up

Reading at Folio
• The Cold Millions with Jess Walter
MON MAR 24, 7:30 PM — FREE or DONATION (registration required)

Film at Northwest Film Forum (Grand Illusion event)
• The Annihilation of Fish (1999)
MON MAR 24 thru TUE APR 8 — $12
(discounts for kiddies, students, old farts, members)

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Film at Beacon Cinema
• Secret Cinema
TUE MAR 25, 7:30 PM — FREE

Open mic at Chop Suey
• Scrambler Jam
TUE MAR 25, 8PM and EVERY 2ND & 4TH TUESDAY — FREE (age 21+ only)

Comedy at Club Comedy
• Chuckle Bucket
TUE MAR 25, 8PM and EVERY TUESDAY — $7 (age 21+ only)

Radiocast at KEXP Studio (NW Rooms)
• Frog
TUE MAR 25, 3PM — FREE

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Film at Central Library
• Memento (2000)
WED MAR 26, 2:30 PM — FREE

Comedy at Clock-Out Lounge
• Joketellers Union
WED MAR 26 and EVERY 2ND & 4TH WEDNESDAY, 8:30 PM
$15.42 in advance, $? day of show

Open mic at Wyncote NW Forum (Town Hall)
• Town Hall’s Got Talent
WED MAR 26, 7:30 PM — SLIDING SCALE TICKETS (reservations required)

Comedy at Club Comedy
• Cheap Laughs
WED MAR 26, 8PM and EVERY WEDNESDAY — $7 (age 21+ only)

Concert at Rabbit Box Theatre
• Halls of Justice
WED MAR 26, doors 6PM, show 7PM — $5 advance, $10 door (age 21+ only)

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Protest at Redmond Downtown Park
• Street Rally to Defend Civil Rights
THU MAR 27 and EVERY THURSDAY, 4:30 PM

Concert at Armory Stage (Seattle Center)
• Lady A with Shakura S'Aida
THU MAR 27, 6PM — FREE

Films at North Bend Theater (double feature)
• Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and The Lady Vanishes (1938)
THU MAR 27 thru SUN MAR 30, 6:30 PM — $5

Comedy at Club Comedy
• Free Form Thursday
THU MAR 27, 8PM and EVERY THURSDAY — $10 (age 21+ only)

Concert at Red Lounge
• Riddim & Culture (Strictly Reggae)
THU MAR 27 and EVERY THURSDAY, 9PM — FREE
(age 21+ only) (reservations required)

Radiocast at KEXP Studio (NW Rooms)
• Hinds
THU MAR 27, NOON — FREE

Play at West of Lenin
• Cornelia's Visitors
THU MAR 27 thru SAT APR 19 — $5 and up

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Protest at Henry Jackson Federal Building
• Federal Building Fridays
FRI MAR 28 and EVERY FRIDAY, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Film at Pacific Science Center IMAX
• Mulholland Drive (2001)
FRI MAR 28 thru WED APR 2 — $7.77
You are not required to purchase separate tickets to the Science Center.

Film at Bellevue Library
• Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
FRI MAR 28, 4PM — FREE

Dance at Armory Stage (Seattle Center)
• Rhythmic Impressions: A Celebration of Black Women Chorus Line Dancers
FRI MAR 28, 6PM — FREE

TV episode filming at Harbor Island Studios
• The Uncertain Detective
FRI MAR 28, 7PM — $10 and up

Monologues at Highline Heritage Museum
• Seven Stories
FRI MAR 28, 7:30 PM — $?

Film at Beacon Cinema
• Jean-Luc Godard's A Woman is a Woman (1961)
FRI MAR 28 thru WED APR 2 — $12.50

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Jazz at Wyncote NW Forum (Town Hall)
• Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Segal, Émile Parisien, Vincent Peirani
SAT MAR 29, 7:30 PM — $15 and up

Lecture at Quincy Jones Performing Arts Center
• Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day
SAT MAR 29, NOON — FREE (reservations required)

Ballet at Carco Theater in Renton
• Maple Valley School of Ballet, Spring Concert
SAT MAR 29, 7PM — $12.62 and up

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• King/Snohomish County Regional Spelling Bee at Town Hall
SUN MAR 30, 1PM — FREE

Film at Beacon Cinema
• Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard (1950)
SUN MAR 30 thru TUE APR 1 — $12.50

Dance at Chop Suey
• Flammable
SUN MAR 30, 10PM and EVERY SUNDAY — $12-15 (age 21+ only)

Concert at Central Library
• Rainbow City Orchestra
SUN MAR 30, 4PM — FREE

Concert at Good Times Bad Bar
• Alchemy Music School Presents: A Tribute to Glam Rock
SUN MAR 30, 7:30 PM — $12.09 (age 21+ only)

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

ALWAYS FREE
• Art Walks
• Artists at Play (at Seattle Center)
• Ballard Locks
• Center for Wooden Boats (Wednesdays – Sundays)
• Center on Contemporary Art (Thursdays – Saturdays)
• 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 (Fridays & Saturdays)
• 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
• Club Comedy Seattle
• 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
• Seattle Pinball Museum
• Sound Transit
• Third Place Books
• Underground Tour
• Washington State Ferries
• Water Taxi
• Wing Luke Museum (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
• Woodland Park Zoo (random days are reasonably priced)
• Ye Olde Curiosity Shop