No meetings this week, but check out the classes that are available as the school year starts! (Bellevue School District starts on September 2nd, Bellevue College starts on September 22nd)
Bellevue Recreation https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/parks/connections All ages, locations all over the city, sports, outdoor activities, learning about animals, dance, swim, music, art, farm events, etc. See the event listing below for some open houses in the next couple weeks where you can find out more about specific programs.
Bellevue College https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/ce/ Languages, Art, Culinary Arts, Digital Skills, Health and Wellness, Music and Performance, Storytelling, and more (all adults)TELOS, the 55+ program, is having a coffee event on Sept 11th to share information about their programs. bellevuecollege.edu/ce/retiree-programs
Library https://kcls.org/locations/bellevue Makerspace, Digital skills, Career support, Book groups, etc. Bellevue Botanical Garden
https://bellevuebotanical.org/events
Scroll down to the bottom for the full list of events and happenings.
Upcoming meetings:
9/3 KC Regional Water Quality Committee meeting (link)
9/4 Bellevue Network on Aging, 8:30am (link)
9/4 KC Affordable Housing Committee meeting, 2pm (link)
9/4 PSRC GMPB meeting 10-2pm (link)
9/4 BSD School Board Meeting (link)
9/4 Great Neighborhoods Kickoff for Factoria and Eastgate, 4:30-7:30pm (link)
9/4 ESC Surface and Storm Water System Plan Update, Utility Bill Assistance Program Expansion
9/4 Regional Transportation Plan public meeting at Central Seattle Public Library, 5-7:30pm (dinner provided) (link)
9/8 Housing Opportunities in Mixed Use Areas (HOMA) public information session 6:30-7:45 – virtual only (link)
9/8 Human Services Commission
9/10 Planning Commission: HOMA and Planning Commission roles & responsibilities
9/11 PSRC TPB meeting
9/11 Transportation Commission: MIP Update, TFP Update, Curb Pricing
9/13 GMPC meeting
9/18 BSD School Board Meeting
9/18 Electrical Reliability Workshop, 4-5:30pm (link) City Hall and virtual
9/18 NEP open house at NWAC for Northwest Bellevue
9/19 Regional TOD Committee 10-noon
9/24 Planning Commission Critical Areas Ordinance LUCA
10/2 ESC: Sewer cost-of-service analysis
10/7 Environmental Sustainability draft at Council, for adoption Nov 18th
10/8 Quarterly BDC meeting
10/8 Planning Commission, Neighborhood Area Planning – Eastgate & Factoria, Affordable Housing Strategy Update
10/9 Transportation Commission: MIP and TFP updates, possible draft implementation plan for curb pricing
10/16 Innovation Exchange 9am-7pm (link)
10/22 Planning Commission: CAO LUCA, HOMA
Opportunities:
Safe Speeds Bellevue survey (link)
How safe do you feel on 30+ mph streets? What areas of the city should we focus on first in our review and for future speed limit reductions?
Speed Safety Cameras survey (link)
Where should cameras be located?
Sustainable Bellevue Plan Phase II survey (link)
Your responses will be used to inform our update to the 2026-2030 Sustainable Bellevue Plan. This survey should take about 5-10 minutes to complete.
Recurring events: Flowers, produce and music events
Tuesdays: Crossroads Farmers Market, 12-6pm (link)
Thursdays: Bellevue Farmers Market, 3-7:30pm (link)
Thursdays: Summer Concerts and Market (Spring District), Music 3-4pm, Market 3-7pm (link)
Live at Lunch Concert and food trucks 12-1pm, most W/Th/F at various locations in Downtown Bellevue (link)
U-pick Blueberries at Mercer Slough and Larsen Lake are open every day except Monday, and see link for farmstand hours (link)
Bellevue Botanical Garden has garden tours, classes, and other events (link)
In August Copper Kettle is closed on Mondays but opens at 10am on other days, and sandwiches can be pre-ordered (link)
Fun and educational events:
8/28 Spring District Summer Market (3-7pm) Magic Show (6pm), Face painting (6pm), and Movie Night: Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (link)
8/29 Open Mic night at Third Culture Coffee, 7-9pm (link)
8/30 $5 Yoga in the park (link)
8/30 Free Boxing for Belonging workout in Downtown Park, 1-3pm (link)
8/30 Archery Tag at Ashwood Park, ages 8-18, 2-5pm (link)
8/30-8/31 Ganesh Ustav at Crossroads
8/31 Hidden Valley Fieldhouse adult sports drop in, 6:30-10pm (link)
9/2 CPR Training by Medic One Foundation, 4-8pm (link)
9/2 Art on the Avenue guided tour 5:30-6:30 (link)
9/3 Made in Bellevue: Bloom Bar 11am at Sonic Plaza free bouquet arranging (link)
9/3 Lego Brick Builders at Bellevue Library 1:30-2:30pm (link) recurring event on Wednesdays
9/3 Free Wednesday cardio classes at SBCC in September, 3-4pm (link)
9/3-9/5 Bellevue Youth Theatre auditions
9/4 Kelsey Creek Farm Open House, 10am-noon (link)
9/4 Line Dancing Bonanza at SBCC, ages 18+, 6-8pm (link)
9/5 Storytime at the Garden for Preschoolers, 10am (link)
9/5 For the Love of Succulents by NW Perennial Alliance at BBG, 1-2:30pm (link)
9/5 Family Karaoke night at SBCC (link)
9/5 Free Improv for All! class for ages 12-19 Jet City Improv at BYT (link) recurring on Fridays
9/6 Swim Across America fundraiser for Fred Hutch on Lake Sammamish, 8am (link)
9/6 Eastside Escapade – 19 mile group walk from Downtown Park > Kirkland > Marymoor, 9am start
9/6 NW Ukrainian International Festival (link)
9/6 Ranger Led Hike at Lewis Creek Park (link)
9/6 BrickCon 2025 Lego convention
9/6 Island of Hope performance Bellevue Youth Theatre, 2pm, followed by Open House (link)
9/6 Ascend Summer Social (link)
9/7 Multicultural Latin-X Celebration 9-1:30 at Crossroads Park (link)
9/8 Swing Dance Lessons 10-11am NBCC (link)
9/9 End of Summer Senior Social at BBG 10am-noon (link)
9/10 CISC Interpretive Chinese Dance (link)
9/10 Island Beats and Little Feet (link)
9/11 Skateboard Clinics at Bellevue Skate Park, ages 6-16 (link)
9/11 Bellevue Youth Link Open House – youth leadership and community service
9/11 India American Community Service dance at NBCC, 7-8pm (link)
9/12 Huayin Cultural Dance Performances at Crossroads, 10am-noon (link)
9/12 Mariachi Performance at NBCC, 1-2pm (link)
9/12 Rhythm of Colors art opening 5pm (link)
9/13 Keep Bellevue Beautiful Signature Streets cleanup (link)
9/13 Emergency Preparedness Workshop, 9am-noon at City Hall (link)
9/13 Fall Fernfest Plant Sale at BBG 9:30-3pm (link)
9/13 Yoga & Music in the Park, Spring District 10-11am (link)
9/13 Bilingual Storytime in English and Chinese – also music and games at Ashwood Park 10:15-11:15 (link) also 9/20, 9/27
9/13 International Ballet Academy Open House 2-5pm (link)
9/13 Welcoming Week Hospitality event, 3-6pm (link)
9/14 Become a Pollinator Protector at BBG 9:30-3pm (link)
9/14 Family Fun Swim at BAC, 12-2pm (link)
9/14 Community Park Day at Ashwood Park, 1-5pm (link)
9/14 Free Plyometrics class at Crossroads Park 4:30-5:30pm (link) also 9/21 and 9/28
9/15 The Bellevue We Hope For Cultural Conversations event at BBG (link)
9/17 Made in Bellevue: Pressed Wildflower and Leaf Art, 11-1pm (link)
9/17 Youth Fitness Fair (link)
9/18 Audubon Bird Walk at BBG 9-10:30am (link)
9/18 Jazzercise, Yoga, and Tai Chi at NWAC (link)
9/18 Old Bellevue Fall Wine Walk (link)
9/18-9/19 Swan Lake at Meydenbauer (link)
9/19 Intro to Hula at NBCC, 1-2pm (link)
9/20 Free Tennis Clinics at Robinswood (link)
9/26 Trend Takeover Runway Show (link)
9/27 The Collective Runway Show (link)
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