One of the best blogs around the PNW is Greater Seattle on the Cheap, which I ran across shortly after relocating from Utah to Tacoma and look forward to every week.
For the weekend of February 22-24, 2019 check out this superb selection of free and cheap things to do in the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan region this coming weekend in the event calendar below.
Following the featured events find plenty of the usual free fun and cheap things to do including meditation, glass blowing, tours, comedy shows, dancing, and more.
Free and cheap events in Seattle this weekend
Friday, February 22, 2019

Free family program “Our Big Neighborhood” at Seattle Center
$0-5.00 | Seattle Center Armory, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109

Free and cheap things to do this weekend
$0-15.00 | Multiple locations

Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle
Discounted | Washington State Convention Center, 705 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Free educator’s admission to Sky View Observatory in Seattle
FREE | Sky View Observatory, 700 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104

Asian American Film Festival in Seattle
$0-90.00 | Multiple locations

Staycation: discount hotel and museum admission in Seattle
Discounted | Multiple locations
See the Best Picture Nominees at Cinemark Theatres
$35.00 | Multiple locations

Free admission to Volunteer Park Conservatory
10:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Conservatory, 1400 East Galer Street Seattle, WA 98112
Map of Puget Sound garage sales
All Day | Puget Sound region
Art exhibit showcases African American artist in Seattle
$7.00 | Northwest African American Museum, 2300 S. Massachusetts Street, Seattle, WA 98144
Free glass blowing demos
FREE | Multiple locations
Free and cheap dance classes and social dancing
$0-19.00 | Multiple locations
Free and cheap live music venues in the Puget Sound region
$0-10.00 | Multiple locations
Planetarium shows in Tacoma
$6.00 | Pierce College Fort Steilacoom 9401 Farwest Drive SW, Lakewood, WA USA 98498
Free guided meditation in Seattle
FREE | Epiphany Episcopal Church, 1805 38th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Tour the Museum of Flight Restoration Center in Everett
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $5.00 | Museum of Flight Restoration Center, 2909 100th St. SW, Everett, WA 98204
Food Truck Friday at Wetmore Plaza in Everett
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Wetmore Theatre Plaza, 2710 Wetmore Ave, Everett, Washington 98225
Affordable lunch and dinner at Stanwood Senior Center
11:30 am to 6:00 pm | $2.00-6.00 | Standwood Community Center, 7430 276th St NW Stanwood, WA 98292
Free distillery tours (21+) in Woodinville
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Woodinville Whiskey Co, 14509 Woodinville Redmond Rd. NE Woodinville, WA. 98072
Free all ages chess games in Shoreline
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th Street Shoreline WA 98155
Wine tasting at Pike Place Market
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $5.00 | Pike & Western Wine Shop, Pike Place Market, 1934 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101
Free all ages chess or board games in Renton
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Renton Highlands Library, 2801 NE 10th Street, Renton WA 98056
Free Friday movie in Poulsbo
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Poulsbo Library, 700 NE Lincoln Road, Poulsbo, WA 98370
10% student discount on groceries at Uwajimaya
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted | Uwajimay Asian Grocery Stores
$5 open mic in Snohomish
6:30 pm | $3.00-5.00 | Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 4th Street, Snohomish, WA 98290
$10 comedy improv at Pike Market in Seattle
7:00 pm | $10.00 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley Seattle, WA 98101
Comedy improv festival in Seattle
7:00 pm | $18.00-74.00 | Multiple locations
Free broadcast concerts at KING FM
9:00 pm | FREE | Radio: KING FM 98.1
Saturday, February 23, 2019

Home Show in Seattle
$13.00 | CenturyLink Field & Event Center, 800 Occidental Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
Free and cheap things to do this weekend
$0-15.00 | Multiple locations

Free astronomy talks and stargazing in Tacoma
FREE | Pierce College Fort Steilacoom 9401 Farwest Drive SW, Lakewood, WA USA 98498

Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle
Discounted | Washington State Convention Center, 705 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Free educator’s admission to Sky View Observatory in Seattle
FREE | Sky View Observatory, 700 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104

Asian American Film Festival in Seattle
$0-90.00 | Multiple locations

FREE Snow Goose & Birding Festival in Stanwood-Camano
FREE | Stanwood-Camano, WA

Staycation: discount hotel and museum admission in Seattle
Discounted | Multiple locations

Kids can try hockey for free around Puget Sound
FREE | Multiple locations

See the Best Picture Nominees at Cinemark Theatres
$35.00 | Multiple locations

Free admission to Volunteer Park Conservatory
10:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Conservatory, 1400 East Galer Street Seattle, WA 98112

Free home fair in south Seattle
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Filipino Community Center, 5740 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98118

Free Yo-Yo Championship at Seattle Center
10:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Seattle Center Armory, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109

Free Asia Pacific New Year Festival in Tacoma
11:00 am to 6:00 pm | FREE | Tacoma Dome, 2727 E. D Street, Tacoma, WA 98421

Sno-King try hockey free event
4:00 pm | FREE | Sno-King Ice Arena, 12620 164th ave SE, Renton, WA 98059

MoPOP Sound Off band competition in Seattle
7:00 pm | $14.00 | Museum Of Pop Culture (MoPOP, formerly EMP), 325 5th Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109
Map of Puget Sound garage sales
All Day | Puget Sound region
Free travel classes in Edmonds
FREE | Multiple locations
Art exhibit showcases African American artist in Seattle
$7.00 | Northwest African American Museum, 2300 S. Massachusetts Street, Seattle, WA 98144
Free glass blowing demos
FREE | Multiple locations
Free and cheap dance classes and social dancing
$0-19.00 | Multiple locations
Free and cheap live music venues in the Puget Sound region
$0-10.00 | Multiple locations
Planetarium shows in Tacoma
$6.00 | Pierce College Fort Steilacoom 9401 Farwest Drive SW, Lakewood, WA USA 98498
See the Best Picture Nominees at AMC Theatres
Free Wine tasting in Seattle’s SODO
FREE | Esquin Wine & Spirits (Madwine.com), 2700 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
Wine tasting in Greenwood
Champion Wine Cellars, 8503 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Depression Era Glass Show & Sale in Kent
$3.00 | Kent Commons, 525 4th Ave N, Kent, WA 98032
Tour the Museum of Flight Restoration Center in Everett
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $5.00 | Museum of Flight Restoration Center, 2909 100th St. SW, Everett, WA 98204
Free tour at Kubota Garden in Seattle
10:00 am | FREE | Kubota Gardens, 9817 55th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
Free aquarium and marine science center in Des Moines
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Marine Science and Technology Center, 28203 Redondo Beach Dr. S., Des Moines, WA 98198
Visit fish hatchery education center in Puyallup
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Puyallup Fish Hatchery, 1416 14th Street SW, Puyallup, WA 98371
Free chocolate tasting in Seattle
11:00 am to 3:30 pm | FREE | Chocolopolis at the Interbay WorkLofts, 1631 15th Ave. W., Seattle, WA 98119
Free wine tastings Queen Anne and Ravenna
11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Multiple locations
Free distillery tours (21+) in Woodinville
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Woodinville Whiskey Co, 14509 Woodinville Redmond Rd. NE Woodinville, WA. 98072
Free all ages chess games in Shoreline
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th Street Shoreline WA 98155
Free family guided walk at Arboretum in Seattle
1:15 pm | FREE | Washington Park Arboretum, 2300 Arboretum Dr E, Seattle, WA 98112
Free wine tasting at DeLaurenti in Seattle
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | DeLaurenti Specialty Food & Wine, 1435 1st Ave Seattle, WA 98101
Free wine tasting on Capitol Hill
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | European VIne Selections, 522 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112
$10 comedy improv at Pike Market in Seattle
7:00 pm | $10.00 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley Seattle, WA 98101
Comedy improv festival in Seattle
7:00 pm | $18.00-74.00 | Multiple locations
Sunday, February 24, 2019

Home Show in Seattle
$13.00 | CenturyLink Field & Event Center, 800 Occidental Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
Free and cheap things to do this weekend
$0-15.00 | Multiple locations

Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle
Discounted | Washington State Convention Center, 705 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Asian American Film Festival in Seattle
$0-90.00 | Multiple locations

FREE Snow Goose & Birding Festival in Stanwood-Camano
FREE | Stanwood-Camano, WA

Staycation: discount hotel and museum admission in Seattle
Discounted | Multiple locations

See the Best Picture Nominees at Cinemark Theatres
$35.00 | Multiple locations

Free admission to Volunteer Park Conservatory
10:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Conservatory, 1400 East Galer Street Seattle, WA 98112

Free Chicken Parade in Edison, WA
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm | FREE | Edison, WA
Map of Puget Sound garage sales
All Day | Puget Sound region
Art exhibit showcases African American artist in Seattle
$7.00 | Northwest African American Museum, 2300 S. Massachusetts Street, Seattle, WA 98144
Upcoming free classical music concerts
FREE | Multiple locations
Free glass blowing demos
FREE | Multiple locations
Free and cheap dance classes and social dancing
$0-19.00 | Multiple locations
Free and cheap live music venues in the Puget Sound region
$0-10.00 | Multiple locations
Tour the Museum of Flight Restoration Center in Everett
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $5.00 | Museum of Flight Restoration Center, 2909 100th St. SW, Everett, WA 98204
Free Sunday Boat Rides at the Center for Wooden Boats
10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Center for Wooden Boats, 1010 Valley Street Seattle, WA 98109
Flea market in Fremont
10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Fremont Market, 3410 Evanston Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Curling skills clinic in North Seattle
11:30 am | $25.00 | Granite Curling Club, 1440 N 128th Street, Seattle, WA
Free distillery tours (21+) in Woodinville
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Woodinville Whiskey Co, 14509 Woodinville Redmond Rd. NE Woodinville, WA. 98072
Free bonsai museum tour in Federal Way
1:00 pm to 1:30 pm | FREE | Pacific Bonsai Museum, 2515 S 336th St, Federal Way, WA 98003
Free all ages chess games in Shoreline
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th Street Shoreline WA 98155
Academy Awards viewing party on Capitol Hill
4:00 pm | $15.00 | Gay City, 517 E Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122
Academy Awards night at Smith Tower in Seattle
4:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $30.00 | Smith Tower, 500 Second Ave, Seattle, Washington 98104
Free Academy Awards viewing party in Seattle (21+)
4:30 pm | FREE | Cloud Room Bar, 1424 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Free Taize prayer service in north Seattle
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 111 NE 80th St, Seattle, WA 98115
Free open house at Islamic mosque in Kent
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Islamic Center of Kent, 20857 108TH AVE SE, Kent WA 98031
Comedy improv festival in Seattle
7:00 pm | $18.00-74.00 | Multiple locations
Free prayer service on Capitol Hill
9:30 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Saint Mark’s, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102
Categories: Free Family Fun, Seattle, Tacoma