Upcoming Events near Seattle, WA
Seattle Opera presents 'An American Dream' (world premiere)
Friday, August 21, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
This world premiere opera set during World War II explores the lives of two Puget Sound women: a Japanese American facing internment and a German Jewish immigrant preoccupied by those she left behind.
$50-$125
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Summer Pops: The Sounds of Cinema
Friday, August 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Village Theater, Issaquah, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake
J. Strauss Jr. – The Blue Danube
Offenbach – Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons (Spring concerto)
J. Strauss Jr. – The Blue Danube
Offenbach – Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons (Spring concerto)
Free (Free (tickets required))
Olympic Music Festival Artists & Fellows: From Mendelssohn to Chausson & Beyond
Saturday, August 22, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Haydn – String Quartet in F major, Op. 77 No. 2
Suk – Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 1
Chausson – Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet
Suk – Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 1
Chausson – Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet
$20-$32
Seattle Opera presents "Nabucco"
Saturday, August 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:15pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Verdi’s epic account of King Nebuchadnezzar comes to Seattle Opera for the very first time with an inventive new production that puts the orchestra at the heart of the action and brings you closer to the singers than ever before.
$25 & up
Seattle Opera presents 'An American Dream' (world premiere)
Sunday, August 23, 2026 @ 1:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
This world premiere opera set during World War II explores the lives of two Puget Sound women: a Japanese American facing internment and a German Jewish immigrant preoccupied by those she left behind.
$50-$125
Olympic Music Festival Artists & Fellows: From Mendelssohn to Chausson & Beyond
Sunday, August 23, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Mozart – Piano Trio in E major, K. 542
Schubert – Characteristic March in C major for Piano Four Hands, D. 968B
Strauss – Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18
Mendelssohn – String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Schubert – Characteristic March in C major for Piano Four Hands, D. 968B
Strauss – Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18
Mendelssohn – String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
$20-$32
Bach's 'The Art of Fugue'
Sunday, August 23, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Members of Orchestra Seattle and friends present a free performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's masterpiece The Art of Fugue, transcribed for strings and woodwinds.
Free
Racer Sessions: Thelonious Dump Truck
Sunday, August 23, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
S. Eric Scribner: Found Sound + Found Objects = Found Music (and a piano)
Friday, August 28, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music performed with found objects.
$5-$15 suggested donation
[Cancelled] Altaeus Woodwind Quintet at the Ballard Locks
Saturday, August 29, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Hiram Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks), Seattle, WA, United States
Enjoy a program of classical and popular woodwind music outdoors. Bring a picnic lunch and sit on the grass in the lovely park at the Ballard Locks!
Free
Olympic Music Festival: The quintets of Franck & Schubert
Saturday, August 29, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Halvorsen – Passacaglia for Violin and Cello after Haydn’s Keyboard Suite in G minor
Franck – Piano Quintet in F minor (1879)
Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Franck – Piano Quintet in F minor (1879)
Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
$20-$32
Wayward Music Series: Vance Galloway & Charles Stanyon
Saturday, August 29, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of evocative sound and acoustic meditation.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Olympic Music Festival: The quintets of Franck & Schubert
Sunday, August 30, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Halvorsen – Passacaglia for Violin and Cello after Haydn’s Keyboard Suite in G minor
Franck – Piano Quintet in F minor (1879)
Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Franck – Piano Quintet in F minor (1879)
Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
$20-$32
Opera on Tap's Happy Songs for Happy Hour
Sunday, August 30, 2026 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Hula Hula, Seattle, WA, United States
If all the summer weather makes you want to turn your frown upside down, here’s the chance to keep acting like Little Miss Sunshine! This month’s show kicks off Opera on Tap’s first happy hour performance with works from Der Rosenkavalier, Semele, I Puritani, Candide, Faust and much, much more.
Free
Racer Sessions: Clifford Kimbrel-Dunn
Sunday, August 30, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Groupmuse House Concert: Cello duets with Kevin Krentz & Haeyoon Shin
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Vivaldi – Concerto for two cellos!
Gliére – Duos for two cellos
Popper – Duos for two cellos
Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
Saint-Saëns – The Swan
Mark Summer – Julie-O
Coldplay – A very cool and unusual encore
Gliére – Duos for two cellos
Popper – Duos for two cellos
Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
Saint-Saëns – The Swan
Mark Summer – Julie-O
Coldplay – A very cool and unusual encore
$10 (suggested donation)
Seattle Composers Salon: Briggs, Owcharuk, Hamilton, Shaskus
Friday, September 4, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring new music by Matthew James Briggs, Michael Owcharuk, Jay Hamilton, and Jeremy Shaskus.
$5-$15 donation
Olympic Music Festival: Ray Chen returns to the OMF
Saturday, September 5, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
Saint-Saëns – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75
Ysaÿe – Sonata No. 4 for Solo Violin in E minor
Falla – Suite Populaire Espagnole
Monti – Czárdás
Saint-Saëns – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75
Ysaÿe – Sonata No. 4 for Solo Violin in E minor
Falla – Suite Populaire Espagnole
Monti – Czárdás
$20-$32
Olympic Music Festival: Ray Chen returns to the OMF
Sunday, September 6, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
Saint-Saëns – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75
Ysaÿe – Sonata No. 4 for Solo Violin in E minor
Falla – Suite Populaire Espagnole
Monti – Czárdás
Saint-Saëns – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75
Ysaÿe – Sonata No. 4 for Solo Violin in E minor
Falla – Suite Populaire Espagnole
Monti – Czárdás
$20-$32
Racer Sessions: Table & Chairs
Sunday, September 6, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free