30+ Seattle Weekend Events, Festivals, Parties, & FREE Tickets ($60+) | August 16-19

The weekend is here, and as always we have a great list of Seattle events including music, art, film, and more. Also, exciting ticket giveaways.

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Featured: Seattle Hempfest | FREE 3-Day Festival to Legalize It with Speakers & Live Music & Entertainment

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Win Seattle Tickets

• Win Tickets ($20): New School Noise 2012 featuring Key Nyata, Dave B, Rebel, Sean Brooks, Ant Beezy, Fresh Preserves, & A Rawlo @ Neumos | The Pacific Northwest’s Top Up-and-Coming Artists (August 19)
• Win Tickets ($45): The Amazing Acro-Cats Live in Purr-Son | Jaw-Dropping Acts of Feline Agility (August 19-September 1)
• Win Tickets ($40): Seattle Cider Summit @ SLU Discovery Center Lawn | 60+ Ciders, Apple Pressing, Food, Music (Sept 8)
  

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Seattle Thursday Events, August 16:

• Bellevue: 10th Annual Rockaraoke Challenge @ Bellevue Galleria | Live Band (more info)
• Belltown: “Death and the Maiden” Group Show @ Roq la Rue Gallery | Thru August
• Downtown: Franz Ferdinand @ The Showbox at the Market (more info/tickets)
• Downtown: Lily Verlaine & Jasper McCann debut Burlesco DiVino: Wine in Rome | Burlesque Pageantry (Win Tickets, $50)
• Mercer Island: A Winter’s Tale – Seattle Shakespeare in the Park Schedule | FREE, Luther Burbank Park Amphitheatre, Mercer Island

Seattle Friday, Saturday, & Sunday Events after the break…

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Seattle Friday Events, August 17:

• Belltown, Queen Anne: Seattle Hempfest | FREE 3-Day Festival to Legalize It with Speakers & Live Music & Entertainment
• Capitol Hill: Priscilla Queen of the Desert @ Capitol Hill Three Dollar Outdoor Cinema | FREE Outdoor Viewing
• Downtown: Free Seattle Summer Concerts Downtown– “Out To Lunch” | July 11-September 21
• Fremont: Kevin-A-Palooza Fest: Clerks & Mall Rats | Double Feature Public Event; Also: Caddy Shack
• Renton: Renton Moonlight Movies | Hugo, The Muppets, Super 8, & More

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Seattle Saturday Events, August 18:

• Belltown, Queen Anne: Seattle Hempfest | FREE 3-Day Festival to Legalize It with Speakers & Live Music & Entertainment
• Capitol Hill: Awesome Women Expo 2012 | Networking, Mini-Seminars, Food & Drink, & Focus on Self-Improvement
• Central District: Dirty Rockstars Presents: Back to the Eighties |  DJ’ed Nostalgia Dance Party
• Central District: Central Area Community Festival | Music, Food, Art, & More
• Downtown: BILLY IDOL AID 4 – The Ultimate 80′s Night!! @ Showbox at the Market (more info)
• Fremont: Kevin-A-Palooza Fest: Clerks & Mall Rats | Double Feature Public Event; Also: Caddy Shack
• Fremont: Geocaching Block Party in Fremont | Hundreds Expected for High-Tech Hunt
• Fremont: The Fremont Invitational PubPutt Course Through Neighborhood Pubs | Boozy Golf for Charity
• Queen Anne: Theatre for Life: A Theatrical Scavenger Hunt | FREE Birthday Celebration @ Seattle Repertory Theatre
• Queen Anne: Relive the Harry Potter Series On The Big Screen @ Space Needle, Mural Amphitheater Lawn | Free Seattle Outdoor Summer Movies
• Rainier: Rainier Valley Culture Fest Weekend
• South Lake Union: South Lake Union Trivia Crawl | 3 Pubs, 5 Rounds of Trivia Per ‘hood

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Seattle Sunday Events, August 19:

• Belltown, Queen Anne: Seattle Hempfest | FREE 3-Day Festival to Legalize It with Speakers & Live Music & Entertainment
• Capitol Hill: Broadway Sunday Farmers Market In Capitol Hill
• Capitol Hill: New School Noise 2012 featuring Key Nyata, Dave B, Rebel, Sean Brooks, Ant Beezy, Fresh Preserves, & A Rawlo @ Neumos | The Pacific Northwest’s Top Up-and-Coming Artists (Win Tickets, $20)
• Fremont: Ignite Seattle 17 | Geek Improv, Big Ideas
• Fremont: Mobile Food Fight for Hunger | Sample the Northwest’s Best Street Food to Combat Hunger in Africa
• Queen Anne: Relive the Harry Potter Series On The Big Screen @ Space Needle, Mural Amphitheater Lawn | Free Seattle Outdoor Summer Movies

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Upcoming Seattle-Area Events:

• August 24 & 25: Radiolab in Seattle: Second Show Added! Tickets Presale Starts Today | Code: STG
• August 25: Ballard Trivia Crawl | 3 Pubs, 5 Rounds of Trivia Per ‘hood
• August 25: Godess Festival at Lower Woodland Park | FREE, Live Music, Beer Garden, Kid Zone, Art (more info)
• August 25: Seattle Architecture Foundation Harvard Belmont District Tour: The Rich Life Of Capitol Hill
• August 25 & 26: Relive the Harry Potter Series On The Big Screen @ Space Needle, Mural Amphitheater Lawn | Free Seattle Outdoor Summer Movies
• August 25 & 26: Tibet Fest @ Seattle Center (more info)
• August 26: Beacon Rocks! Festival (more inf0)
• through August 26: POSTALGIA Art Show Opening @ Ltd. Art Gallery | Pop Icons from 80s and 90s
• August 29: Free Seattle Summer Concerts Downtown– “Out To Lunch” | July 11-September 21