5/16-5/22 OMO Thai Tea’s menu is 20% off to celebrate OMO’s first birthday
5/22 Lovable Founder Series Women & Allies Edition at Bellevue City Hall, free, 1-4pm (link)
5/22 Artventory Intro to K-Pop Dance workshop for ages 13+ at SBCC, free, register, 4:30-6pm (link)
5/22 State Rep. Janice Zahn campaign event at 5:30pm
5/22 Crossroads Community Room Board Game meetup with Japan Seattle ABC Network, 6-8:30pm (link) – Japanese and English language learners welcome, may go to Applebee’s afterward – recurs 6/26
5/22 Midlakes United soccer match vs. Tacoma Stars, $15/$11, 6:30-9pm (link) – food truck will be Thai U Up
5/22 Twilight in the Wetland at Mercer Slough, recommended 5+, 7-8:30pm, must pre-register (link)
5/22-24 All performances of BYT’s Cinderella, Enchanted Edition are sold out
5/22 Brunch After Dark (B.A.D.) at Primo’s, 7:30pm (Eventbrite)
5/22 Women In Archery-Women’s Night at Champion Archery & Shooting Club in Kirkland, 7:30-8:30pm (link)
5/22 Darelle Holden at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
5/23 Trailhead Direct starts – access the Issaquah Alps and Mount Si from South Bellevue
5/23 ACTV Studio HIIT Class hosted by Vuori and Shred415 at Bellevue Square, free to register, 8-9am (link)
5/23 CeesaySays Training Camp workout, 8:30-9:30am
5/23 Saturday morning walk at Downtown Park, 9am (link) – recurs weekly
5/23 Keep Bellevue Beautiful – West Bellevue, 9-11am (link)
5/23 Conservatively (not politically) Speaking Toastmasters Club at St Madeleine, 9-10:30am (link)
5/23 Basics of Successful Vegetable Growing at the Bellevue Demonstration Garden, 10-11:30am (link)
5/23 Needlepoint clinic with Denise Forsyth at Rain City Needlepoint, 10am
5/23 Kin On Cross-Cultural Community Cafe at Westminster Chapel Church, 10am-noon – bringing together seniors, youth, and families affected by dementia across cultures – also 6/27, 7/25, 8/22, and 9/26, and volunteers to help with greeting guests and serving hot drinks are needed.
5/23 Photowalk at Bellevue Downtown Park with Kate Hailey Photography, free signup, 10am-noon (link)
5/23 CommUnity Jam: Multicultural Arts Festival at Jing Mei Elementary, free, no tickets needed, 11am-4pm – with traditions of harvest festivals, storytelling, Afro-beats, House, Bachata, & Reggaeton, part of Cross-Cultural Center Without Walls
5/23 Rasa Seattle hosts Dance with Rani dance workshop at Highland Community Center in Bellevue, $25, 11am-1pm – Dance is Shri Krishn Govind, see event description for dress code
5/23 Vaunt Gallery’s Art Amplified in the W Bellevue Penthouse, 11am-7pm – also 5/24
5/23 Little Masters Club Heritage & Me summer cultural workshop at BBG, 1-3:15pm – spots are limited, please pre-register to enjoy story-telling, a Song Dynasty tea whisking experience, Chinese floral art, and forest bathing meditation – see IG post
5/23 Market Bonito pop-up at Bellden Cafe, 2-5pm, offering sewing help – bring your garment. hems will be made.
5/23 Queer Creative Connections at Bellevue Library, 2:15-4pm (link) – also 6/27, 7/25, and 8/22
5/23 Signups for June swim lessons at the Bellevue Aquatic Center open at 3pm (link) – adult and kid lessons
5/23 Market Bonito: Paint your own Muneca Lele with the Space Needle at Bellden Cafe, $80, 3-5pm – guided by Maria G. Casey, a renowned Latina artist, spaces limited
5/23 AI Safety and Awareness workshop on where AI is going at the Kirkland Library, free, 3:45-5:15pm (link)
5/23 Eastside FIRE Goal Sharing and Budgets at Capital One Cafe, 4-6pm (link)
5/23 Bollysteps Dance showcase Nachle 14 at Meydenbauer Center, 5-8pm (link) – there are also shows on 5/24 at 11:30am (link) and 5pm (link)
5/23 Math Club at Bellevue Library: Tangrams and Fractals for kids K-5, 2-4pm (link) – different activities each week
5/23 Pasifika Luau Experience — Live Polynesian Show + Island Buffet, $100, 5-8pm (link)
5/23 Bellevue Fashion Show 2026 at the Bellevue Family YMCA, $25, 5:30-8:30pm (link) – organized by Empire of God and former mayor Lynne Robinson
5/23 New Age Flamenco at Hye Life, 6pm
5/23 Eastside Improv Spring Show at Theatre33, 7-8pm (link)
5/23 The Chicago Transit Experience at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
5/23 Gen-Zindagi – 2010s and up pop, house, and high nakhra, 10pm (Eventbrite)
5/24-5/25 Puppy Yoga will have golden retrievers this weekend, Mochinut has free tote bags if you order a dozen, Jo Malone has free pressed juice on Saturday to match their vegetable-inspired scent collection
5/24 Shut Up and Write at Cafe Hagen, 9-10am (link) – recurs weekly
5/24 BelRed Bike Club starts at Marymoor in Redmond and rides through Bellevue, Issaquah, and Sammamish, 30 miles, register on Strava, 9am
5/24 Beyond Yoga free mat Pilates class at Bellevue Square, free, 10am (Eventbrite) – sold out
5/24 Potted Plant Garden Workshop at the Lakemont Town & Country Market, $50, 11am-noon (link)
5/24 Vaunt Gallery’s Art Amplified in the W Bellevue Penthouse, 11am-5pm
5/23 Bollysteps Dance showcase Nachle 14 at Meydenbauer Center, 11:30am (link) and 5pm (link)
5/24 Food, water, clothes, and harm reduction supplies are available at Crossroads Park near the bathrooms on Sundays from noon-2pm
5/24 Artvana Paint & Sip at The Redd Dog, $55, 1pm (link)
5/24 Board Games and Boba with the Millenial Social Club at Lincoln Square, 1-5pm (link) – recurs weekly
5/24 All White Affair at Mirra
5/25 City Hall and KCLS Libraries will be closed for Memorial Day, Link is running on a Sunday schedule
5/25 Murph Fitness Challenge community workout at Samena, 8am (link)
5/25 Indian food and Indegenios Art Workshop, 1pm
5/25 Korean-English Language Exchange at Crossroads, 6:30-8:30pm (link) – recurs weekly
5/25 A Capella Joy Chorus rehearsal at Crossroads, 7-10pm (link) – new members welcome
5/25 Chessbar meetup at Tapster, 7pm – recurs on Mondays
5/26 Tuesday Trails 50+ Hike to Redmond Watershed, $8, 10am-2pm (link) – meet at NBCC and ride to the trailhead
5/26 East Side Runners does Trail Tuesdays from Bridle Trails Shopping Center at 6pm – recurs on Tuesdays until the end of August
5/26 Midlakes United vs. Bigfoot soccer match, 6:30pm – food truck will be Pizzamaniac
5/27 2026 Breakfast for Justice at Meydenbauer Center, 7am, supporting legal aid in King County
5/27 Tai Chi on the Terrace at the Westin, free, 8am (link) – also Thursday evenings
5/27 Washington Hospitality Association: State of the Industry online presentations, Restaurant 10am, and Lodging 1:30-3pm
5/27 Muse Maree co-working in the Spring District
5/27 Thrive Entrepreneur Friends Meetup at Capital One Cafe, 10am – recurs
5/27 Beyond the Build Habitat for Humanity Annual Luncheon in Seattle, noon-1:30pm (link)
5/27 Community Connect: Utilities Budget and Rates Open House at City Hall, 11:30-1:30pm (link)
5/27 Mod Pizza fundraiser for Chinook Middle School PTSA with code MODGIVES25
5/27 Lego Brick Builders activity at Bellevue Library, 1:30-2:30pm (link) – recurs weekly through 7/1
5/27 Newport Way Library Teen Volunteer Council Meeting, grades 9-12, 2-3:30pm (link)
5/27 Tri Pointe Homes Design Studio event with refreshments, Eastgate, 4-6pm
5/27 Planning Commission, 6:30pm (link) – there will be an intensive discussion and vote on whether to advance the BelRed Look Forward upzone and land use changes to a Public Hearing, and an introduction of work to update other land use rules in Downtown Livability 2.0
5/27 Beyond the Session: Town Hall to support funding for WA state education, online, 7-8pm (link)
5/27 Resource and Career Fair for teens and families at the Kirkland Teen Union in Kirkland, free, 7-8:30pm (link)
5/28 @Scale Systems and Reliability Conference – date moved to 6/25
5/28 Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood Supports Resource Fair at Microsoft in Redmond, 9am-2pm (link)
5/28 Eastside Pathways Ages and Stages meeting about Performance Measures, 10am-noon, (link)
5/28 TRACKS 50+ Park Walks meets at NBCC to go to Killarney Glen Park, 11am-1pm (link)
5/28 Sound Transit Board of Directors meeting, 1:30-4pm (link) – Perhaps this will be the big decisions on Sound Transit’s future? Agenda not out yet.
5/28 Bellevue Farmers Market, 3pm
5/28 Eastside Leadership Initiative’s Believe event, $25, 5-7pm (link) – highlighting smaller and newer non-profits
5/28 Painting & Prosecco at Kitchen & Market (Yarrow Bay in Kirkland), 5-7pm (Eventbrite)
5/28 Spanish Practicing Meetup at Bellden Cafe, 5:30-6:30pm (link) – recurs every other Thursday through early summer
5/28 Tai Chi on the Terrace at the Westin, free, 5:30-6:30pm (Eventbrite)
5/28 Public Hearing for BASIS Bellevue (K-5 school) permit in Lake Hills for 300 students (across NE 4th from the Grade 6-12 school), virtual, 6pm (link)
5/28 LGBTQ+ Game Night at Mox Boarding House, 6pm
5/28 Bellevue Women’s Book Club reads Alison Elspach’s The Wedding People, 6:30-8pm (link)
5/29 Bike Classes at Bellevue Library for Bike Everywhere Month, free, Intro to Bike Commuting at11:15am (link) and Bike Maintenance for Every Commuter at 12:30pm (link) – registration not required
5/29 Deadline to apply for Bellevue’s Youth Link Board, with teen openings and possibly an adult opening
5/29 Art Opening at BelRed Art Studio: Visualizing Korean Cinema: “From Screen to Canvas: Reimagining Korean Cinema Through Youth Perspectives”, organized by Studio S Fine Arts, free, 4-8pm (link)
5/29 Artventory Intro to Jazz Funk Dance workshop for ages 13+ at SBCC, free, register, 4:30-6pm (link)
5/29 Bellevue High School Orchestra Night Market fundraiser, 5-9pm – enjoy live music from the orchestra and purchase dinner or treats from local food trucks.
5/29 Bellevue Women’s Book Club: The Wedding People by Alison Elspach, 6:30-8pm (link)
5/29 Improv and Flow: Free Community Jam hosted by the Improv Place at Theatre33, 7pm
5/29 Open Mic Night at Third Culture Coffee, 7-9pm – signups start at 6pm
5/29 Paint and Sip: Mom’s Bouquet at Northwest Arts Center, non-alcoholic beverages, 16+, 7-9pm
5/29 From the Ground Up rap concert at Third Culture Coffee, free, 7:30pm (peytspencer.com/rsvp)- by Microsoft engineer Peyt Spencer, also 5/30
5/29 New Moon Aerial performers at Suite, no cover, 8-9pm
5/29 Jake La Botz performs at Spring District Studios, 8pm-midnight (link) – They’re Coming For Me deftly ties threads from La Botz’s background in Chicago blues, gospel, early rock ‘n roll, American folksong traditions, and a dash of country twang into a grooving knot of warm-timbred Americana.
5/29 Umami Jazz Fusion at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
5/30 Pollinator Fest at 21 Acres in Woodinville
5/30 King County Fire Chiefs Association Diversity and Recruitment Workshop at Bellevue College, ages 16+, 8am-3:30pm – register by May 25th and receive useful information on navigating the hiring process
5/30 ARC Lifeguard Recertification class at Bellevue Club, 10am-8pm (link) – recurs 5/31, 6/27, and 6/28
5/30 Garden Tool Sharpening at the Bellevue Demonstration Garden, 18+, free, 10-11:30am
5/30 Rock Garden Plant Sale at BBG, 10am-1pm
5/30 Pollinator Fest at 21 Acres in Woodinville, 10am-3pm
5/30 Forest to Fork 2026 in Woodinville, ages 8+, 10am-1pm (link) – wait-list, kid-friendly ways to enjoy local edible plants in season
5/30 Inclusive STEAM Storytime Professional Development for Teachers in Kenmore, free, 10am-noon (link) – led by the Adaptive Library Initiative (ALI)
5/30 Free Lakeshore Kids Event: Garden Wonders Featuring Magic Stix™, 11am-3pm (link)
5/30 Lovable Founder Series: Eastside Edition at GIX in the Spring District, free, 11am-3pm (luma) – event full, but volunteers needed, and there may be opportunities to present – founder showcase, demo, and breakout rooms to build with free credits
5/30 Free Lakeshore Kids Event: Garden Wonders Featuring Magic Stix™, 11am-3pm (link) – create a bookmark
5/30 MAPS Eid Celebration at Downtown Park, 11:30am-7pm (link) – cultural activities, traditional attire, handicrafts, food stalls, and children’s games
5/30 Arctic Elevation wellness Grand Opening, noon
5/30 Workshop: AI Across Generations and Cultures at Jing Mei Elementary, free, 1-5:30pm (link) – families, elders, youth, small businesses all welcome
5/30 Kirkland Civic Orchestra plays at Juanita High School, 1pm (link)
5/30 Ranger-led Hike at Mercer Slough Nature Park, 2-3:30pm
5/30 Math Club at Bellevue Library: Math Card Games for kids K-5, 2-4pm (link) – different activities each week
5/30 Improvised Character Lab at Theatre 33, $50, 2-4pm (link)
5/30 Recoop Spa birthday party Open House, 2pm to close, also on Sunday
5/30 Nature Journaling for Teens at Newport Way Library, Grades 5-9, 2:30-4:30pm (link) – recurs on last Saturdays of the month
5/30 Screening and artist talk at Bellevue Library, Illuminate: Bright Tongue film by Soo Hong, 3-4:15pm (link)
5/30 Monthly Eastside LGBTQ+ Happy Hour at Duke’s Seafood, 3-5pm (link)
5/30 Sounds of Vacation fundraiser at Meydenbauer Center to support Listen and Talk serving deaf and hard-of-hearing children
5/30 Sam Miller comedy at Forum Social House, 7pm (link)
5/30 Bellevue Chamber Chorus concert “Let’s Dance” at First United Methodist Church on 108th, 7:30pm (link) – includes professional dancers performing a galliard, hora, Irish dance, Csardas, samba, salsa, merengue, tango, and swing – there will also be a Seattle performance on 5/31
5/30 From the Ground Up rap concert at Third Culture Coffee, free, 7:30pm (peytspencer.com/rsvp)- by Microsoft engineer Peyt Spencer
5/30 Laurel Canyon Legacy: Carole King’s Tapestry at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
5/31 Last day to donate fitness/summer athleisure wear at Title Nine and support The Sophia Way, and be entered to win a $100 Title Nine gift card – see list for which items are requested to be new or gently used
5/31 Mercer Slough Canoeing with Bellevue Park rangers from Enatai Beach Park, ages 5+, 8:45am-noon, must pre-register
5/31 Teddy Bear Tea Party at KidsQuest, kids $20-25, adults $16, 9am-noon – two workshop times available, tea party bites by Bellden Cafe, and color-changing tea!
5/31 Vinyasa to Yin with Sumeda Khosla at Fabletics, free, 9:30-11am (Eventbrite)
5/31 Bellevue Book Club: Virginia Evans’ The Correspondent at Bellevue Library, 11am (link)
5/31 Nonda Matcha pop-up at Macadons at Lexus Bellevue, noon-4pm
5/31 Giant Bird Puppetry with Emily McHugh in Issaquah, 18+, 1-5pm (link) – participate in four crafting sessions and perform in two parades
5/31 Lost Bird Project Documentary Screening at BBG, $10, 2-3:30pm (link)
5/31 Prisms and Refractions: Poetry Workshop with Catherine Broadwall at VALA Art Center in Redmond, free, 2-4pm (link)
5/31 Teatro Canzoni, 6pm
5/31 Full Moon Meditation with Art of Living at Downtown Park, 7:30-8:30pm (link)
6/1-6/2 fwd:cloudsec at Meydenbauer Center (link)
6/1-6/6: Final Birthday Celebration week for Ada’s Books in Seattle, which is closing its doors
6/1 Startup425 Coworking
6/2 Tuesday Trails 50+ Hike to Twin Falls, $8, 10am-2pm (link) – meet at NBCC and ride to the trailhead
6/2 First Farmers’ Market of the season at Crossroads, noon-6pm (link)
6/2 Glowlight Med Spa’s Summer Skin Party has event specials, a flower bar, and the chance to win a year of Botox, 4-7pm
6/3 Innovation and Investment – Seattle Investor Summit + Showcase in Redmond, $450, 8:30am-6:30pm (link)
6/3 The Exchange/Innovation Exchange: Your Ideas Build Our Community event hosted by the City of Bellevue at Meydenbauer Center, 8am-5pm (link) – registration closes June 1st at 5pm (link)
6/3 Trips and Tours goes on a Historic Sightseer lunch cruise, 55+, $85, 10am-3pm (link) – meet at NBCC and optional home pickup, cruise is on Lake Washington and Lake Union, with taco bar, snickerdoodle cookies, tea and coffee
6/3 Intro to Digitization class at Bellevue Library Makerspace, 11:30am-12:30pm (link)
6/3 PCBs Awareness and Removal workshop at Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center, free, noon (Eventbrite)
6/3 Made in Bellevue
6/3 Pride on the Plaza at Bellevue City Hall, 3-6pm (link) – food, live music, and performances
6/3 Catapult Accelerator Showcase hosted by Venture Mechanics at a Seattle location, 3:30-7:15pm (link)
6/3 A $50,000 award from Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Youth Climate Action Fund is expanding opportunities for young Bellevue residents to lead development of innovative climate solutions. There will be information on the Engaging Bellevue website and a June 3 program will be held online from 7-8pm. Individual grants will be $1,000 – $5,000 each.(link)
6/4-6/5 Innovate QA 2026 at the Westin (link)
6/4 Philanthropy conference AFP Advancement NW at Meydenbauer Center
6/4 2nd Annual Muster and Mingle veterans event at Cascadia Pizza, 3:30pm
6/5 Story Time at the Garden for Preschoolers at BBG, 10-10:30am
6/5 Muse Maree co-working Downtown
6/5 Artventory Intro to Bollywood Dancing workshop for ages 13+ at SBCC, free, register, 4:30-6pm (link)
6/5 Bellevue Chamber Annual Gala: Celebrating Bellevue, 4:30-8:30pm (link) – early registration until 5/22
6/5 Hopelink fundraiser Farm Fresh Feast at Columbia Collective in Woodinville, $250 – register by 5/8
6/5 Spring into Summer at Fleur (their Kirkland location, not the Bellevue one), 6-9pm – charm bar, vintage clothing, salt bread
6/5 MFA Thesis Exhibition at Henry Art Gallery at UW in Seattle, free, 6pm (link)
6/5 Plymouth Housing’s summer gala in Ballard, 7pm (link)
6/5 The West Coast Feed: The New Seattle Sound at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
6/6-6/7 Free Fishing Weekend, see details from WDFW, does not include salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, halibut, or shellfish.
6/6 Keep Bellevue Beautiful – West Lake Sammamish Cleanup, 9-11am (link)
6/6 Kids Workshop: Goalie Game at Home Depot, free, 9am (link)
6/6 Fleur Wrapped Bouquet workshop, $125, 9am (link)
6/6 Journaling the Garden at BBG, free, 9-11:30am (link)
6/6 Free AI Agent Workshop: Empowering Professionals, offered by Microsoft and iLink, 9:30am-4pm (Eventbrite) – not found?
6/6 The Individual Investor’s Edge with Wayne Thorpe at Bellevue College, 9:30am-noon (link)
6/6 Spring Fernfest Plant Sale at BBG, 9:30am-4pm
6/6 U-District Boardgames Social meets at Mox in BelRed, 10am-1pm (link) – repeats on first Saturdays
6/6 Paws and Pride Dog Walk around Downtown Park, 10am-2pm – mimosa/beer garden, vendor booths, and a stage packed with activities like RuPaw’s Dawg Costume Contest, DJs, and Drag Queen performances
6/6 NEW TIME Community Walking Audit of NE 8th and 116th NE with Bellevue’s Transportation Department, free signup, 10am- noon (link) – there will also be one on 7/25 along BelRed Rd., and one on 8/22 on Northrup Way
6/6 Global Running Day BelRed Run-iversary: Lululemon, solidcore, and TruFusion, 10am – register on Strava
6/6 Waterwise Gardening free master gardener workshop at the Bellevue Demonstration Garden, 10-11:30am
6/6 Fruit jars pottery workshop at Eastside Pottery, 11am
6/6 Seattle WDAI x Lovable Vibe Coding Session 2 in a five-part series at Sammamish Library , 11:30am-1:30pm (link)
6/6 Youth Nature Journaling Club at BBG, free, noon-1pm, ages 6-11 must be accompanied by an adult
6/6 BelArts Ballet presents Alice in Wonderland in Kirkland, 3pm (Eventbrite)
6/6 Mayweather Boxing + Fitness: Boxing for Belonging at Downtown Park, free, 4pm (link) – bring mat or towel and your water bottle – also 6/13, 6/20, and 6/27
6/6 Cascada Flamenca Music and Dance Show by Flamenco Haven, 7pm (Eventbrite)
6/6 Cascade PBS Ideas Festival in Fremont Seattle, $55-120
6/6 Bellevue Healthcare Professionals Meetup at the W Living Room Bar, 7-10pm (link) – recurs on 7/4 and 7/25 (last Saturday of the month thereafter)
6/6 DoctorFunk: A Prescription for Soul at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
6/7 Deadline to respond to a survey about the new Bel Red park’s master plan (link)
6/7 Big Backyard 5K and 10K at Marymoor Park in Redmond to raise money for King County Parks, 9am (link)
6/7 Name those Plants, Flowers, and Mushrooms at Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve in Sammamish, 10:30am (link) – part of the Forterra Nature Discovery Series
6/7 Fish Pond art gathering at BBG, free, 11-12:30pm (link) – no registration required, the 100 unglazed fish will be available first come, first served.
6/7 Shades of Brilliance Art Walk in Downtown Park, noon-6pm (link) – a celebration of BIPOC artistry, culture, and community
6/7 Crochet Coffee, and Chat at Woods Coffee/Hotel 116, 1-3pm (link) – wait-list
6/7 Bellevue Knotty Knitters at Lincoln Square, 3-5pm (link) – also 6/21
6/8-6/13 Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra auditions, 5-9pm (link)
6/8 Winemaker Dinner at Bis on Main, includes six wine pairings, 6pm, call to reserve
6/8 Monday Night Networking at 13 Coins, 6-8pm (link) – recurs monthly
6/9 Quiet Reading Party at Bellevue Library, 5:30-7:30pm, recurs 7/14 and 8/11
6/11 Opening Day soccer watch party in Redmond at the Marriott, 11am
6/11 My Owners Circle Eastside networking at Bis on Main, 3-4:30pm (link)- recurs 7/9
6/11 Seattle AI, Data, and Security meets at Bellevue City Hall, free, 4:30-8pm (link) – speakers from SAP, General Motors, AiGovOps, and AMD
6/11 Flower Hour: The Perennial Border at BBG, 5-6pm (link)
6/11 Eastside Pathways Annual Bash, 5:30-7:30pm
6/11 Community Meeting about Utility Budgets and Rates, virtual, 6pm (link) – Proposed utility budget and rate updates, Infrastructure and capital improvement projects, Financial planning and affordability considerations, and Customer assistance resources – also see the in-person Community Connect Open Houses happening in May.
6/12 Pride in the Park(ing) Space in the Spring District – street pop-ups from 1-6pm, with a drag queen storytime from 4-6pm. The USA vs Paraguay game will be showing at Bellevue Brewing starting at 6pm
6/12 Midlakes United vs. West Seattle Junction FC, 4pm – food truck will be El Gran Taco
6/12 Artventory Intro to Hip Hop Dance workshop for ages 13+ at SBCC, free, register, 4:30-6pm (link)
6/12 Drag Queen Paint & Sip at Bel Red Arts Studio, 6-8:30pm – join Maya Mem Sab for performances set to Bollywood hits
6/12 Sundown Society: music and Porsche design in Redmond, free, 6pm
6/12 USA vs. Paraguay evening soccer match
6/12 Nick Mardon Trio: Guitar Magic at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
6/13 Bows Across Cultures: Archery and Cultural Festival at Bellevue City Hall
6/13 State Rep Osman Salahuddin’s campaign kickoff at the Marriott Redmond, free, 11am-1pm, (link)
6/13 Chado demonstration and Chabana exhibition at BBG, free, 11am-3pm (link) – no registration, free matcha and sweets for first 30 guests at each hourly demonstration
6/13 Eastside Alchemy Market at Highland Community Center, noon-5pm
6/13 Teens Create: Crochet Charms at Bellevue Family YMCA, $18/$20, 12:30- 1:45pm
6/13 Bubble Play Zone and Soccer-themed Mini Golf at the Downtown Park south parking lot, free, 1-3pm (link)
6/13 Green Week Ukrainian Food Festival in Kirkland, 1-8pm
6/13 Veterans Town Hall in Issaquah, 1:30-3:30pm – hosted by Everyone for Veterans
6/13-6/14 International Ballet Theatre’s Stars of Tomorrow show, 2-4pm (link)
6/13 Summer Social Soiree at Ascend, 2:30-4:30pm – also 7/11, 8/8, and 9/12
6/13 Mara & The Charm: Rock with a Wild Heart at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
6/14 BelRed Run-iversary with REI, 10am – register on Strava
6/14 Resounding Love concert at BYT (on the grass?), free, 5-7pm
6/14 Burbank Comedy Festival PNW Audition Night at Forum Social House, 7-9pm (link)
6/16 Trips and Tours goes to Tulalip Casino and Seattle Premium Outlets, 55+, $10, 9:45am-4pm (link) – meet at NBCC and optional home pickup – there is also a Pt Defiance Zoo Trip on 7/14
6/18 Audubon Bird Walk at BBG, $5, 9-10:30am (link)
6/18 Chamber Lunch: Mid-Year Economic Forecast, 11:30am-1pm (link) – features Brent Beardall of WaFd Bank, early bird pricing through 6/5
6/18 BelRed Run-iversary: Bring your friend, 5:30pm – register on Strava
6/18 Bellevue Essentials Info Session at Crossroads Community Center, 6-6:30pm (link) – Bellevue Essentials, a 10-week civic engagement course, is accepting applications for the 2026 cohort. The program will run from September to November, and participants will be able to meet leaders and learn how the city operates. There will also be an in-person info session on 6/29 at City Hall
6/19 KCLS Libraries will be closed for Juneteenth
6/19 Matchday Mix: Pre-Game Cocktail Masterclass at the Westin, $30, 11am (link)
6/19 USA vs. Australia Soccer viewing party in public spaces along the Grand Connection, 1-3pm
6/19 Kokedama Moss Balls floral arrangement class at BelRed Arts Studio, 4-5pm
6/19 Brian James: Country Soul at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
6/20 Keep Bellevue Beautiful Downtown Cleanup meets at Bellevue City Hall, free, 9am (Eventbrite)
6/20-6/21 Olympic Air Show in Tumwater, 9am-5pm (link)
6/20 Bellevue Youth Theatre Tie Dye Family Event, 1-5pm – season reveal, lawn games, and raffle – space is limited, so RSVP now
6/20 IACS Night Market at Crossroads Park, 4-9pm (link, link)
6/20 Lonely Hearts Club: Music of the Beatles at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
6/21 The Concert Truck (sponsored by the Seattle Chamber Music Society) at Downtown Park, 4-5pm
6/22 Solstice Evening Shinrin Yoku Walk at BBG, 5:30-7pm (link)
6/22 Greener Living: Repair and Reuse, virtual, 6-7pm
6/23 Bellevue Downtown Association State of the City Breakfast at Meydenbauer Center, 8-9:30am (link)
6/23 Midlakes United vs. Snohomish United soccer match, 6:30pm – food truck will be Pizzadillaz
6/25 At Scale Systems and Reliability Conference at Meydenbauer Center (link)
6/25 Water Weeds 101: Hands-On Workshop for Identifying Aquatic Plants in the Fremont area of Seattle, free, 6pm (link) – Learn how to identify 20+ freshwater weeds and their native look-alikes with live samples, led by King County field ecologists.
6/25 Bellevue Women’s Book Club: BYOB and share what you’ve been reading, 6:30-8pm (link)
6/26 Greener Living: Save Your Food class at BBG, free, registration required, 11am-noon (link) – free kit for participants
6/26 World Cup Multicultural Celebration at the Spring District, 11am-6pm – also activations in BelRed, South Bellevue and the Downtown Bellevue stations, time TBD. Egypt vs. Iran match
6/26 Soccer Party at the BelRed Arts District, 2:30-8pm – face off with the Robot Goalie Keeper, see screen printing by Vera Project, photo booth art by Sarah Robbins, Cascadia Pizza food truck, art installation by Andy Arkley, vendors and music
6/26 KidsQuest Super Science Night: the Science of Soccer, 4-7pm
6/26 Eden: High Energy Rock and Pop at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
6/27-6/28 Japan Fair at Meydenbauer Center
6/27 Nature Journaling for Teens at Newport Way Library, Grades 5-9, 2:30-4:30pm (link) – recurs on last Saturdays of the month
6/27 Midlakes United vs. Ballard soccer match, 6:30pm – food truck will be Thai U Up
6/27 Moondance: Tribute to Van Morrison at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
6/28 Youth for Impact at Downtown Park, 3-8pm – approximately 50 booths showcasing youth-led (ages 10-22) small businesses, nonprofit initiatives, arts and crafts, live demos, and performances.
6/28 Bellevue Book Club discusses A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman at Bellevue Library, 11am-1pm (link)
6/28 The Concert Truck (chamber music) at BBG, 11am-noon (link)
6/29 Bellevue Essentials Info Session at City Hall, 6-6:30pm (link)
6/27 Midlakes United vs. Portland Rangers soccer match, 6:30pm – food truck will be QT Food Truck
6/29-7/3 BrAIn Camp at Bel Red Arts Studio, for ages 7-11, 9am-4pm, also 7/13-7/17
6/30 Corks and Canvas at Suite: Dahlias, $55, 6pm (link)
7/3 James Lee Murray Band at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
7/4 KCLS Libraries will be closed for Independence Day
7/4 Celebrate the 4th with Craig Baker and the Bake’s Place All-Start, 5:30-7pm (link)
7/5 Keep Bellevue Beautiful – July 5th Downtown Cleanup, 9-11am (link)
7/7 Live at Lunch: Bryan John Appleby, noon-1pm at Key Center
7/8 Live at Lunch: EntreMundos Quarteto, noon-1pm at City Center Plaza
7/9 Chamber lunch at the W, 11:30am-1pm (link) – featuring Sylvain Leduc from the FRB of SF in a discussion of national economics
7/9 Live at Lunch: Naomi Wachira, noon-1pm at The Meadow
7/9 Beyond AI Models: Monetization, Security & Responsible Systems at Scale, at Bellevue City Hall, free, 4:30-8pm (link)
7/10 Live at Lunch: The South End Boys, noon-1pm at the Bellevue Square Fountain Court
7/10 Birch Pereira and the Gin Joints at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
7/11 Evening with Cecile Azarcon-Inocentes & Friends at Meydenbauer Center
7/12 Art in Bloom art market at BBG, 11am-6pm (Eventbrite)
7/13 Live at Lunch: Branko Cumic at Bellevue Connection Compass Plaza and Kim Archer & Rene LeMesnager at Bellefield Office Park, both 12-1pm
7/14 Live at Lunch: Sonando at West Main, noon-1pm
7/14 PNW Climate Week: Tour of Microsoft’s Battery Lab in Redmond, 1pm (link)
7/14 Greener Living: Visible Mending class at the Bellevue Library Makerspace, 6-7pm – supplies and tools provided
7/15 Eastside B2B Professional Alliance meeting, $10, 11:30am-1pm (link)
7/15 Live at Lunch: Tim Lerch Trio at City Center Plaza, noon-1pm
7/15 Greener Living: Eco-Essentials, virtual, 6-7pm – learn about natural cleaning options
7/16 Live at Lunch: Joe Astley at The Meadow, noon-1pm
7/17 Greener Living: Mason Jar Magic at BBG, 11am-noon
7/17 Live at Lunch: Ian McFeron and Alisa Milner at Bellevue Square, noon-1pm
7/17 Annie Eastwood and Her All-Stars at Bake’s Place: Special Patio Show, 8-9:30pm (link)
7/20 Live at Lunch: Arden Fujiwara at Bellevue Connection Compass Plaza, noon-1pm
7/21 Live at Lunch: Matney Cook at Soma Towers, noon-1pm
7/22 Live at Lunch: Britney Collins at City Center Plaza, noon-1pm
7/23 Live at Lunch: Champagne Honeybee at The Meadow, noon-1pm
7/24-7/26 Bellevue Arts Fair Weekend
7/24 Hopelink Neighborhood Fair in Redmond, 11am-3pm
7/24 Joe Astley at Bake’s Place on the patio, 8-9:30pm (link)
7/26 Bellevue Book Club discusses the Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak, 11am-1pm (link)\
7/27-7/31 Vasa Day Camp, ages 6-12 (link)
7/27 Live at Lunch: Brendan Wires at Bellevue Connection Compass Plaza, noon-1pm
7/28 Live at Lunch: Larry Murante & Nati Popova at Symetra Center, noon-1pm
7/29 Live at Lunch: Elias Kauhane at City Center Plaza, noon-1pm
7/30 Live at Lunch: Annie Eastwood and Billy Stapleton at The Meadow, noon-1pm
8/8 Bellevue Farmers Market pilot Downtown from 10am-3pm