We all know the Mercer closure will make navigating around Queen Anne and the Seattle Center tricky this weekend, and that means a lot of confused drivers (locals and visitors alike). But, plenty of events to suit all sorts, an all-day Ballard festival, the Seattle Storm preseason opener, a road race at Gasworks, a free panel discussion with the Mayor at the Queen Anne Community Center, the U-District Street Fair, SIFF International Film Festival, and much more!
Traffic:
- Mercer: weekend closure of sections of Aurora/99 and Mercer St, 11pm Friday, May 17 – 5am Monday, May 20
Multi-Day Events:
- Boeing Boeing, Seattle Repertory Theatre, April 19-May 19
- Sister Angelica & Human Voice, Seattle Opera, May 4-18
- 44th Annual U-District Street Fair, University District, May 18-19
- SIFF International Film Festival, SIFF Uptown & Film Center, May 16-June 9
Friday, May 17
- Queen Anne Dispatch Friends & Family Event, 9am-10pm FREE
- 17th of May Festival, Ballard, 10am-8pm (festivities at 10am, parade at 6pm) FREE
- The Sheds, The Vera Project, 7pm
- Seattle Storm vs Tulsa Shock, Key Arena, 7pm
Saturday, May 18
- Seattle’s Best 15K and 10K, Gasworks, 7:30am
- Queen Anne Quick Styx Girls Lacrosse Jamboree, Queen Anne Bowl, 9am-5pm FREE
- Heather Christo Book Signing and Scones, Stuhlbergs, 10:30am FREE
- Chinese Arts and Culture Festival, Seattle Center Armory, 11am
- Coal Train Impacts in Your Neighborhood: Panel with Mayor McGinn and Prof. Dan Jaffe, Queen Anne Community Center, 12:15-1:15pm FREE
- Handbag Sample Sale & Trunk Show, 2408 Warren Ave N, 3pm-7pm
- Y-WE Speak, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 6pm
- Sounders vs FC Dallas, CenturyLink, 7:30pm
- JSusan Carr Ensemble, Queen Anne Christian Church, 8pm
Sunday, May 19
- Seattle University School of Law Graduation, Key Arena, 10am
- 31st Annual Nordstrom Beat the Bridge, Husky Stadium, 8am
- Kids Storytime with Charles Ward, Queen Anne Book Company, 1pm-2pm FREE
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