Free Concerts – Upcoming Events near Seattle, WA
Jean-Yves Thibaudet Masterclass
Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Steinway Piano Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
13-year-old Nathan Lee and 18-year-old Max Ma will participate in a two-hour-long masterclass led by internationally acclaimed pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
UPS School of Music Faculty/Student Collage
Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Fast-moving concert featuring many styles of music performed by University of Puget Sound School of Music faculty and students.
Free
John Luther Adams INUKSUIT
Saturday, September 19, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:15pm (PDT)
Seward Park Amphitheater, Seattle, WA, United States
John Luther Adams – Inuksuit
Free
Two Quintessential Piano Quintets
Sunday, September 20, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Dvořák – Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Dvořák – Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Free
Racer Sessions: Marguerite Brown
Sunday, September 20, 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
Organ at Noon: Joseph Adam
Friday, September 25, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
A concert from Joseph Adam, resident organist for the Seattle Symphony.
Free
Seattle Mandolin Orchestra: Festa Italiana
Saturday, September 26, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion, Seattle, WA, United States
Stop by and enjoy a program of Italian favorites with the Seattle Mandolin Orchestra and coloratura soprano Julie Finch.
Free
Sparks of Glory: After Life
Saturday, September 26, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Darius Milhaud – Suite for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Op. 157b
Rosy Wertheim – Le Tsigane Dans La Lune
Henriette Bosmans – Nuit Calme
Tom Cipullo – After Life (2015) – selected arias
Rosy Wertheim – Le Tsigane Dans La Lune
Henriette Bosmans – Nuit Calme
Tom Cipullo – After Life (2015) – selected arias
Free
Seattle Mandolin Orchestra: Festa Italiana
Sunday, September 27, 2026 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion, Seattle, WA, United States
Stop by and enjoy a program of Italian favorites with the Seattle Mandolin Orchestra and coloratura soprano Julie Finch.
Free
Racer Sessions
Sunday, September 27, 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
LMC at the Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, October 1, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – “Hört, ihr Augen, auf zu weinen” (Kantata BWV 98)
Barber – Hermit Songs (selections)
Fauré – Automne
Debussy – Il pleure dans mon Coeur
Debussy – Paysage sentimental
Bemberg – Il Neige
Mozart – “Chi sa qual sia,” K. 582
Baldwin – "Oklahoma Sonata" for Oboe and Piano
Kalliwoda – Divertissement Op. 58
Barber – Hermit Songs (selections)
Fauré – Automne
Debussy – Il pleure dans mon Coeur
Debussy – Paysage sentimental
Bemberg – Il Neige
Mozart – “Chi sa qual sia,” K. 582
Baldwin – "Oklahoma Sonata" for Oboe and Piano
Kalliwoda – Divertissement Op. 58
Free
LMC at the Frye Art Museum
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Turina – Círculo, Fantasy for violin, cello & piano, Op. 91
Mahler – Rückert-Lieder (arr. J. Mastenbrook)
Schubert – Fantasie in F minor for piano four hands, D. 940
Mahler – Rückert-Lieder (arr. J. Mastenbrook)
Schubert – Fantasie in F minor for piano four hands, D. 940
Free
Music Works Northwest: Flights of Fancy
Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Bring your entire family for this quirky, yet ultimately exquisite combination of sounds, moods, and flights of fancy.
Free
Racer Sessions
Sunday, October 4, 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
Seattle Sings! Choral Festival: Day 1
Northwest Firelight Chorale,
Seattle Peace Chorus,
Swedish Women's Chorus,
Sound Singers Japanese Choir,
Seattle Sings!,
Seattle Bach Choir, and
Redmond Chorale
Thursday, October 8, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle Sings! choral festival opens with choirs presenting heritage, world music, folk, gospel, and classical music.
Free (Free)
Seattle Sings! Choral Festival: Day 2
Opus 7,
The Market Street Singers,
Northwest Girlchoir,
City Cantabile Choir,
Northwest Boychoir,
Seattle Sings!, and
Joyful Noise Seattle
Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle Sings! choral festival continues with the sounds of two of Seattle’s premier children’s choirs and modern choral music.
Free (Free)
Alexandra Picard Voice Recital
Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Alexandra Picard, emerging as one of the most exciting sopranos in the Northwest, performs her DMA recital. Open to the public.
Free
John Adams' SHAKER LOOPS, American Music for String Orchestra
Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Adams' Shaker Loops, plus works by Kevin Puts, Samuel Barber, Anna Clyne and Michael Torke.
Free
Seattle Sings! Choral Festival: Day 3
Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 10:00am – 9:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The final day of the Seattle Sings! choral festival features styles ranging from barbershop to some of Seattle’s professional and semi-professional choirs.
Free (Free)
LMC at the West Seattle Library
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Verroust – Theme and Variations, Op. 23 for English Horn and Piano
Duparc – La vie anterieure
Duparc – L'invitation au voyage
Duparc – Au pays ou se fait la guerre
Poulschock – Sonata for English Horn and Piano
Heggie – Of Gods and Cats
Heggie – In the Beginning
Heggie – Once Upon a Universe
Duparc – La vie anterieure
Duparc – L'invitation au voyage
Duparc – Au pays ou se fait la guerre
Poulschock – Sonata for English Horn and Piano
Heggie – Of Gods and Cats
Heggie – In the Beginning
Heggie – Once Upon a Universe
Free