Seattle Center's free cultural festival series marks the Indian festival of lights with an afternoon in the Armory. The program mixes classical and folk dance, including Bharatanatyam from Nrityalaya School of Dance and Kuchipudi from Kalamandapam, with music, martial arts, a cooking demonstration, henna and art workshops. Look for the kolam, the traditional Tamil Nadu […]
The Hmong Association of Washington closes Seattle Center's year of free cultural festivals with its New Year, which marks the end of the harvest and gives thanks to ancestors. It's the biggest celebration on the Hmong calendar, and the Armory fills with families in intricately embroidered clothing and silver jewelry, traditional dance and music, and […]
Seattle Center's five-week holiday program is mostly free and easy to drop into. The heart of it is the Winter Train & Village in the Armory, a late-19th-century-style model railway and village that's been a tradition for 50 years; kids can take a turn running the train. Saturdays at noon, carvers shape ice sculptures at […]
For nine nights in early February, Portland lights up with free light art at more than 100 sites downtown, in neighborhoods and in a few unexpected corners. Last year's festival drew more than 262,000 people to 219 installations. The 2027 theme, In Other Words, centers on communication through light, sound, movement and the connection between […]
