Kid-friendly – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Olympic Music Festival: New Worlds
Sunday, August 18, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Georges Enescu – Konzertstück for viola and piano
William Walton – Piano Quartet in D minor
Frederic Chopin – Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major, Op. 3 for cello and piano
Antonín Dvořák – String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97 "American"
William Walton – Piano Quartet in D minor
Frederic Chopin – Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major, Op. 3 for cello and piano
Antonín Dvořák – String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97 "American"
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)
Professor Gadget Sax Quintet at the Ballard Locks
Sunday, August 18, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Hiram Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks), Seattle, WA, United States
Join the Professor Gadget Sax Quintet for a free outdoor concert at the Ballard Locks.
Free
Helios Symphony Orchestra: The First Dance
Saturday, August 17, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonín Dvořák – Carnival Overture
Astor Piazzolla – Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arr. Leonid Desyatnikov)
Arturo Márquez – Danzon No. 2
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 3
Astor Piazzolla – Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arr. Leonid Desyatnikov)
Arturo Márquez – Danzon No. 2
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 3
$15 / $12.50 / $10 (youth free in adv.)
Symphony for Climate Change
Saturday, August 17, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Daybreak Star Indian Culture Center, Discovery Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Christophe Chagnard's Terra Nostra ("Our Earth") – an acclaimed multimedia symphonic creation featuring music, film, and poetry about climate change – is featured as part of a community event to address climate change.
Free (Free)
Olympic Music Festival: Passion in Paris
Saturday, August 17, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Claude Debussy – Petite Suite, L. 65 for piano four hands
César Franck – Piano Quintet in F minor
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45
César Franck – Piano Quintet in F minor
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)
Sammamish Symphony: Summer Pops Concert
Thursday, August 15, 2019 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Pine Lake Park, Sammamish, WA, United States
Bring the whole family and enjoy an outdoor picnic at Pine Lake Park as the Sammamish Symphony presents the first of their two free summer concerts in August.
Free
Olympic Music Festival: Musical Forefathers
Sunday, August 11, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 515
Ludwig van Beethoven – 7 Variations on The Magic Flute, WoO 46 for cello and piano
Felix Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 515
Ludwig van Beethoven – 7 Variations on The Magic Flute, WoO 46 for cello and piano
Felix Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)
Olympic Music Festival: Transcendence
Saturday, August 10, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms – Viola Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120 No. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
$20-$40 (age 7-12 free)
Seattle Opera's Opera Time for Kids (Free Second Saturdays)
Saturday, August 10, 2019 @ 10:30am – 11:00am (PDT)
Seattle Opera at the Center, Seattle, WA, United States
30-minute classes that introduce young ones to opera through interactive songs and stories – best suited for children ages 2-7, but all families are welcome!
Free (Free (RSVP encouraged))
Live Music Project Concert & Happy Hour at Lagunitas Taproom
Monday, August 5, 2019 @ 5:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Lagunitas Tap Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Viola, double bass, and toy piano, oh my! Three world premieres for an unusual combination of instruments.
Free ($5 suggested donation, RSVP requested)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Handel's Roman Holiday
Sunday, August 4, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
A program of dramatic, passionate, and virtuosic music written while George Frideric Handel was a young man in Rome.
$22 / $10 / FREE for children
Pianos in the Parks Concert: Brad Reynolds @ Lake City Mini Park
Sunday, August 4, 2019 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Lake City Mini Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Brad Reynolds plays an outdoor concert at Lake City Mini Park.
Free (Free)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: John Dowland – Time Stands Still
Saturday, August 3, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
The melancholy beauty of John Dowland's lute songs have enchanted and delighted listeners for centuries.
$22 / $10 / FREE for children
Pianos in the Parks: Randy Cole Concert at Volunteer Park
Saturday, August 3, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Volunteer Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Randy Cole plays an outdoor concert at Volunteer Park.
Free (Free)
Pianos in the Parks Concert: Joshua Hou @ Dahl Park
Saturday, August 3, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Dahl Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Joshua Hou plays an outdoor concert at Dahl Park.
Free (Free)
Pianos in the Parks Concert @ Seattle Center
Friday, August 2, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An outdoor concert at the Seattle Center with pianist Rob Joynes.
Free (Free)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: A Night at the Opera
Sunday, July 28, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Overture and arias from Don Giovanni, K. 527
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5
Franz Joseph Haydn – Scena di Beatrice, Hob. XXIVa:10
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet in D major, Op. 76 No. 5
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5
Franz Joseph Haydn – Scena di Beatrice, Hob. XXIVa:10
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet in D major, Op. 76 No. 5
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165
$22 / $10 / FREE for children
Port Townsend Summer Band: So-USA
Sunday, July 28, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Pope Marine Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Celebrating the music of American composers John Phillip Sousa, George Gershwin, Meredith Willson, and others.
Free
Groupmuse House Concert: A Young Person's Guide to the Opera
Sunday, July 28, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Woodinville, Woodinville, WA, United States
A house concert of art songs for kids and parents alike, featuring music by Leonard Bernstein, Amy Beach, Steven Luksan, and more.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society presents Princess Ida
Sunday, July 28, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Bagley Wright Stage at The Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Crystal Dawn Munkers leads an exhilaratingly updated take on the battle of the sexes – complete with operatic warrior maidens, a cross-dressing trio of dandies, and a bit of magic.
$40 / $36 / $20