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Prep for ‘The Big One’ at this weekend’s Urban Survival Skills Fair in Volunteer Park

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Knowing what to do when the grid goes down or the ground starts shaking is essential, but preparing for a major earthquake does not have to be a solo effort. This Sunday, August 16, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, the North Capitol Hill unit of Seattle Emergency Hubs and the Capitol Hill Community Council are hosting the Urban Survival Skills Fair in Volunteer Park, located right next to the iconic Black Sun sculpture.

The free, outdoor event focuses on practical, neighbor-to-neighbor disaster preparedness. Organizers will walk attendees through essential survival skills across several hands-on topics: Continue reading →

This summer, the Capitol Hill Block Party happens in August

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Not everything about the Block Party is big and on the main stage

No, you did not miss it. This summer, the Capitol Hill Block Party happens in August.

The 28th annual edition of the E Pike music festival as we know it takes place this weekend, transforming its blocks into a fenced-off and bustling festival grounds and turning Broadway and Pike, literally, into a main stage.

In 2025, the Block Party “grew up” as the ticketed music fest went 21+ for the first time to resolve challenges around security and layout the longtime all-ages format required. Producers also cut the festival back to two days. This is what the 2025 festival looked like as the Party carried on. Sorry kids.

In the past, CHBP has drawn around 10,000 attendees a day. Producers did not announce totals for 2025.

In 2026, production company Daydream State is stretching the Block Party back out but keeping the 21 and over change in place. For the first time since 2024, the Block Party will be a three-day event. Continue reading →

On the List | Synthesizers and Beatles tribute in Volunteer Park, Rocky Horror in Cal Anderson

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If the Blue Angels are not your thing, there are plenty of other activities to get outside and be part of across Capitol Hill this weekend. Here are a few highlights. You can always find more things to do — or add your own — to the CHS Calendar.

  • THURSDAY: The Summer Series at the Amphitheater free concerts continue with “Seattle Super-Band” tribute group BeatlesConcert taking the stage starting at 6 PM in Volunteer Park.
  • FRIDAY: Free movies in the park season continues with a screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show in Cal Anderson starting at 7:30 PM.
  • SATURDAY: Volunteer Park hosts a night of free synthesize performances from Modular Seattle starting at 5 PM.
  • SATURDAY: Stop by a mutual aid response to the madness above —
    WATER NOT JET FIGHTERS — Hate the Blue Angels? Want to help your neighbors instead? Cascadia Democratic Action is collecting funds and donations at its water bottle & N-95 mask drive for people living without shelter, noon-4 pm Saturday Aug 1 at Cal Anderson park in Seattle.
 
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On the List | Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival celebrates 25th season of free outdoor performance this weekend in Volunteer Park

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Celebrating its 25th season, the Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival takes place this weekend in Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park.

“SOTF has served as the unofficial launching pad for the Seattle’s summer outdoor theater season since 2001, and consists of multiple theatre companies coming together in one park to present a weekend of free theatre,” organizers say.

The Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival began in 2001 when GreenStage, Theater Schmeater, and Seattle Shakespeare’s Wooden O joined forces to bring a weekend of performances to Volunteer Park. The festival has grown to include three stages and twenty-one performances from thirteen local theater companies in 2026.

This year’s highlights include GreenStage performing The Winter’s Tale and Coriolanus, Shakespeare Northwest’s Hamlet, Penguin Productions’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream; CSz Seattle’s Sound & Fury, An Improvised Shakespeareance, and Red Eagle Soaring Native Youth Theatre.

The two-day festival is free with funding from the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture and Seattle Parks and Recreation, King County 4Culture, and ArtsWA. You can also help when participating companies “pass the hat” after performances.

Shows run roughly from 10 AM to 9 PM both days.

This week also brings the latest round of “free concerts and movies in the park season” events around Capitol Hill.

Looking for more neighborhood events or want to get the word out about your own, check out the CHS Calendar.

 
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On the List | Seattle Flow Arts Collective’s Community Fire Jam lights up Volunteer Park this weekend

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Volunteer Park will be filled with fire spinners Saturday night as Seattle Flow Arts Collective hosts its first Community Fire Jam of the year.

Expert spinners and those wanting to learn have registered to be part of the night of performance and practice. Come out to see the spectacle and cheer them on starting around 7:30 PM.

Looking for more to do around Capitol Hill this weekend? Check out the CHS Calendar. You can also add your community event here.

 
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Next week, a first-ever ‘Spring Fashion Walk’ will connect 50+ Pike/Pine businesses

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“An immersive art experience by LA Wiltbank in the freight elevator” will be part of the Chophouse Row end of things (Image: LA Wiltbank )

Capitol Hill developer Liz Dunn, Chophouse Row, Melrose Market, and the crew behind event organizers On The Block are leading a new effort around Pike/Pine fashion and small businesses. CHS is giving you some early notice to give you time to work on your outfit.

The inaugural Pike/Pine Social: Spring Fashion Walk will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 17th and 18th at Melrose Market, 11th Ave’s Chophouse Row, and up and down Pike and Pine at the neighborhood’s shops, restaurants, and “creative spaces.”

“What makes Pike/Pine special is its texture and grit—the layered history you feel in both the physical architecture and the spirit of the shops and restaurants,” Dunn writes in a guest editorial in Seattle Business Magazine (PDF) setting up the new event.

“Seattle’s culture is not something that exists just for us to consume; we are all participants in shaping it.” Continue reading →

Shop the Hill? Capitol Hill Art Walk, Shop the Chop, and Capitol Hill Holiday Wine Walk

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Thursday night will bring some fun holiday shopping opportunities around Capitol Hill.

  • Capitol Hill Art Walk: The December edition of the monthly second Thursday art walk will include Shop the Chop at Chophouse Row with holiday crafts, a pop-up market, and specials from the 11th Ave complex’s merchants, restaurants, and cafes. Meanwhile, a dozen or so galleries and venues will be hosting art walk gatherings across the Hill. Learn more at capitolhillartwalk.com.
  • Capitol Hill Holiday Wine Walk: Head up to 15th Ave E for an evening of pop-up tasting rooms hosted by the street’s shops and small businesses at the first ever Capitol Hill Holiday Wine Walk:
    Get your Holiday spirit going early and taste some of Washington’s finest wines while checking out local merchants on the bustling 15th Ave. E District in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Attendees receive tasting tickets to redeem for the wines of their choice from 15 local wineries located at pop-up tasting rooms hosted by area retailers featuring a variety of regional wines. 
    Tickets are $30 in advance, $40 at the door. Learn more and purchase tickets here.

Looking for more “shop local” ideas? Here is CHS’s 2025 Shop the Hill Map with walkable shopping options in neighborhoods across the Hill.

 
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‘WAR! at the Market’ — Robots will battle Saturday on Capitol Hill

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Lojinx vs Holy Terror in 2024

It will be “WAR! at the Market” Saturday on Capitol Hill.

Western Allied Robotics combatants will gather Saturday at 15th Ave E’s Quality Flea Center for a day of tournaments and robot on robot martial violence.

The event is free for spectators but serious business for members of the Pacific Northwest robotic combat club. Organizers are planning a giant arena and more than 20 tables for teams to prepare their wired gladiators and make repairs.

The fights go down Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM at 416 15th Ave E.

 
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On the list | Art Walk, dancing in Cal Anderson, picnic at the Pillars, and Capitol Hill Garage Sale Day 2025

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Capitol Hill’s 2025 sit in a park watching free music, dancing, and movies season isn’t over but it is winding down quickly. Don’t miss out. This weekend brings plenty of things to get out and do including the 2025 Capitol Hill Garage Sale Day. Continue reading →

On the List | Candidate Survivor, ’80s cover band Nite Wave in Volunteer Park, Indie Pop in the Park

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Yes, the 2025 sit in a park watching free music, dancing, and movies season is underway across Capitol Hill and the nearby. Here’s a look at a few choice activities around the neighborhood this weekend. For more — or to add your own event (like this weekend’s DIY Indie Pop in the Park concert) — check out the CHS Calendar. Happy weekend, everybody.

  • THURSDAY JULY 24 — Candidate Survivor: The Stranger and the Washington Bus bring a free night of political fun and civic involvement to Neumos just in time for you to vote in the August 5th Primary
  • THURSDAY JULY 24 — Summer Series at the Amphitheater: The summer schedule of free Thursday night concerts in Volunteer Park continues, this week with Nite Wave and The ABBAgraphs.
  • FRIDAY JULY 25 – SUNDAY JULY 26 — GreenStage Presents FREE Shakespeare in the Park: With performances scheduled across the city, check out the schedule for this weekend in Volunteer Park
  • SUNDAY JULY 26 — Indie Pop in the Park: Throw your own music festival in one of the best parks in the city? Why not! “First band kicks off at 2 pm, Saint Disco, Generation Jones at 3 pm, Not Dead Yet at 4 pm, Call it Mango at 5 pm and Crash Site takes the stage at 6 pm.”

 
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