The Best Things To Do in Seattle This Month: May 2023
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Memorial Day Weekend Events, Film & Music Festivals, New Restaurants to Try, and More

The Bloody Mary Festival

Saturday, May 4
Seattle Center Exhibition Hall

Belltown Bloom 2024

Every day, from May 4–5
The Crocodile Complex

Westerlies Fest 2024

Every day, from May 9–11
Various locations

2024 New Works Festival: New Voices New Narratives

Multiple dates between May 9 - May 19
18th & Union: An Arts Space

BonsaiFEST!

Every day, from May 11–12
Pacific Bonsai Museum

Fisherman's Village Music Festival 2024

Every day, from May 16–18
Downtown Everett

Northwest Folklife Festival 2024

Every day, from May 24–27
Seattle Center

Sabertooth 2024

Every day, from May 31–June 1
Spanish Ballroom

Imminence - Live In The US 2024

Wednesday, May 1
Neptune Theatre

Mk.gee

Wednesday, May 1
Neumos

Jack & Jack

Wednesday, May 1
The Crocodile

Blind Guardian

Wednesday, May 1
The Showbox

Justin Timberlake - The Forget Tomorrow World Tour

Every day, from May 2–3
Climate Pledge Arena

Adam Ant

Thursday, May 2
Neptune Theatre

Connor Price

Thursday, May 2
The Showbox

Augustana

Friday, May 3
Tractor Tavern

ISOKNOCK 4

Every day, from May 3–4
WaMu Theater

Belltown Bloom 2024

Every day, from May 4–5
The Crocodile Complex

Bombay Bicycle Club

Saturday, May 4
The Showbox

Channel Tres

Saturday, May 4
Showbox SoDo

Crissy P

Sunday, May 5
Neumos

I Am The Avalanche

Sunday, May 5
El Corazón

DannyLux

Sunday, May 5
The Showbox

Julia Holter

Monday, May 6
The Crocodile

Marcus King

Monday, May 6
Moore Theatre

Salt Cathedral

Monday, May 6
Madame Lou's at the Crocodile

METZ

Tuesday, May 7
Neumos

IDLES

Every day, from May 7–8
Paramount Theatre

Yellow Days

Tuesday, May 7
The Crocodile

Petey

Tuesday, May 7
The Showbox

Smash Into Pieces

Wednesday, May 8
The Crocodile

Aaron May

Thursday, May 9
Neptune Theatre

24kGoldn

Thursday, May 9
Chop Suey

Hunter Hayes

Thursday, May 9
The Showbox

Kyle: Smyle Live Again

Friday, May 10
The Crocodile

Melanie Martinez

Friday, May 10
Climate Pledge Arena

Thunderpussy with the Seattle Symphony

Friday, May 10
Benaroya Hall S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium

Silvestre Dangond

Friday, May 10
Moore Theatre

Jesse McCartney

Friday, May 10
The Showbox

Teenage Fanclub

Saturday, May 11
The Crocodile

NEEDTOBREATHE: The Caves World Tour

Saturday, May 11
White River Amphitheatre

INZO

Saturday, May 11
Showbox SoDo

X Ambassadors

Saturday, May 11
The Showbox

LA LOM

Sunday, May 12
Neumos

Trophy Eyes

Sunday, May 12
El Corazón

The Go! Team

Monday, May 13
Neumos

Sam Evian, Hannah Cohen

Monday, May 13
Madame Lou's at the Crocodile

Warpaint

Monday, May 13
The Crocodile

Dustin Kensrue

Tuesday, May 14
Neumos

Knocked Loose

Tuesday, May 14
Showbox SoDo

Donny Benét

Tuesday, May 14
The Crocodile

Attila & Born of Osiris

Wednesday, May 15
The Showbox

Celtic Woman 20th Anniversary Tour

Wednesday, May 15
Paramount Theatre

Charlotte Day Wilson

Wednesday, May 15
Neumos

Rolling Stones

Wednesday, May 15
Lumen Field

Sematary and The Haunted Mound

Wednesday, May 15
Showbox SoDo

Fisherman's Village Music Festival 2024

Every day, from May 16–18
Downtown Everett

GUNNA: The Bittersweet Tour

Thursday, May 16
WaMu Theater

Tigercub

Thursday, May 16
Neumos

Jenn Champion, Mat Brooke

Thursday, May 16
Fremont Abbey Arts Center

LCD Soundsystem

Every day, from May 16–19
Paramount Theatre

Ash

Thursday, May 16
The Crocodile

Dave Barnes

Friday, May 17
The Crocodile

Riley Green: Ain't My Last Rodeo Tour

Friday, May 17
Angel of the Winds Arena

Los Yonics

Friday, May 17
Tacoma Rialto Theater

Austin Millz

Friday, May 17
The Showbox

Lil Wayne

Friday, May 17
Tacoma Dome

Fruit Bats

Multiple dates between May 17 - May 18
The Crocodile

Teezo Touchdown

Saturday, May 18
Neumos

An Evening with Bebel Gilberto

Saturday, May 18
Neptune Theatre

Caroline Rose

Every day, from May 18–19
The Showbox

Belle & Sebastian

Sunday, May 19
Moore Theatre

Xavier Rudd

Sunday, May 19
The Crocodile

Benny The Butcher

Sunday, May 19
Neptune Theatre

Microwave

Monday, May 20
Showbox SoDo

The Scarlet Opera

Monday, May 20
Neumos

girl in red

Every day, from May 20–21
Paramount Theatre

Flamingosis

Tuesday, May 21
Neumos

Wednesday

Tuesday, May 21
Neptune Theatre

Two Door Cinema Club

Wednesday, May 22
Paramount Theatre

The Kid LAROI

Every day, from May 22–23
Showbox SoDo

Tribal Seeds

Wednesday, May 22
The Showbox

Ekkstacy

Thursday, May 23
Neumos

Melt-Banana

Thursday, May 23
The Crocodile

Allan Rayman

Thursday, May 23
Madame Lou's at the Crocodile

Billy Joel

Friday, May 24
T-Mobile Park

Roc Marciano

Friday, May 24
The Crocodile

We Three

Friday, May 24
Madame Lou's at the Crocodile

Illenium

Every day, from May 25–26
Gorge Amphitheatre

Aidan Koch presents 'Spiral and Other Stories'

Wednesday, May 1
Third Place Books Ravenna

An Afternoon With Sister Joan Chittister

Sunday, May 5
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

Taha Ebrahimi — 'Street Trees of Seattle'

Monday, May 6
Third Place Books Seward Park

ALOK

Wednesday, May 15
Neptune Theatre

Melissa Broder

Thursday, May 23
Elliott Bay Book Company

Amy Tan: The Backyard Bird Chronicles

Wednesday, May 29
Seattle Public Library - Central Library

Colin Quinn Live

Saturday, May 4
Neptune Theatre

Ben Schwartz & Friends

Sunday, May 5
Paramount Theatre

Dina Martina

Every day, from May 6–9
Triple Door

Daniel Sloss: Can't

Tuesday, May 7
Pantages Theater

Matt Rife: ProbleMATTic World Tour

Every day, from May 10–11
Paramount Theatre

Becky Robinson: She Gone Tour

Friday, May 10
Neptune Theatre

Celeste Barber

Tuesday, May 14
Moore Theatre

ALOK

Wednesday, May 15
Neptune Theatre

Sheng Wang

Multiple dates between May 16 - May 18

Dinosaur Improv

Friday, May 31
Neptune Theatre

Isabel Hagen

Friday, May 31
Benaroya Hall Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall

Sky Hopinka: Subterranean Ceremonies

Every Wednesday–Sunday, through May 26
Frye Art Museum

Hidden Worlds: The Films of LAIKA

Every Thursday–Tuesday, through August 31, 2024
Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)

Massive: The Power of Pop Culture

Every Thursday–Tuesday
Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)

Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century

Every Tuesday–Sunday, through July 21
National Nordic Museum

A Two-Way Mirror

Every Wednesday–Sunday
Museum of Glass

Calder: In Motion, the Shirley Family Collection

Every Wednesday–Sunday, through August 4, 2024
Seattle Art Museum

Deities and Demons: Supernatural in Japanese Art

Every Wednesday–Sunday
Seattle Art Museum

Anida Yoeu Ali: Hybrid Skin, Mythical Presence

Every Thursday–Sunday, through July 7
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Jessica Jackson Hutchins: Wrecked and Righteous

Every Wednesday–Sunday, through May 5
Frye Art Museum

Jaune Quick-To-See Smith: Memory Map

Every Wednesday–Sunday, through May 12
Seattle Art Museum

Ginny Ruffner: Project Aurora

Every Tuesday–Sunday, through June 2
National Nordic Museum

Widen the Frame

Every Tuesday–Sunday, through May 12
Burke Museum

Boren Banner Series: Samantha Wall

Every day, through October 6
Frye Art Museum

Dolls of Gratitude: A Community Art Collaboration

Every Wednesday–Sunday, through December 5
Frye Art Museum

Hello Auntie, Hello Uncle: Conversations with Our Elders

Every Wednesday–Monday, through February 23, 2025
Wing Luke Museum

Guma’ Gela’: Part Land, Part Sea, All Ancestry

Every Wednesday–Monday, through May 12, 2024
Wing Luke Museum

Remember the Rain

Every Wednesday–Sunday, through October 28, 2024
Seattle Art Museum

Elizabeth Malaska: All Be Your Mirror

Every Wednesday–Sunday, through June 16, 2024
Seattle Art Museum

Sound Check! The Music We Make

Every Wednesday–Monday, through September 14, 2024
Wing Luke Museum

Soft Power

Every Wednesday–Sunday, through September 1, 2024
Tacoma Art Museum

Frye Salon

Every Wednesday–Sunday, through October 27, 2024
Frye Art Museum

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