One of my favorite blogs I discovered upon relocating to the PNW was Greater Seattle on the Cheap, which our family has come to rely on, so I have decided to share it with our readers as well. Get out and about, discover something new and have some fun with your family this weekend!
Free and cheap events in Seattle this weekend
Friday, March 15, 2019
Art exhibit showcases African American artist in Seattle
$7.00 | Northwest African American Museum, 2300 S. Massachusetts Street, Seattle, WA 98144
Home & Garden Expo in Bremerton
$6.00-10.00 | Kitsap County Fairgrounds, 1200 NW Fairgrounds Rd, Bremerton, WA 98311
JBF Consignment sale for Federal Way
$0-10.00 | Pavilions II Shopping Center, 31811 Pacific Hwy South, Federal Way, WA 98003
Used book sale at Seattle Center
FREE | Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, 299 Mercer St., Seattle, WA 98109
Free and cheap things to do this weekend
$0-15.00 | Multiple locations
March is Washington wine month in restaurants, shops, and wineries
Discounted | Multiple locations
Nerd Rage comedy show in Seattle
$15.00 | The Rendezvous, 2322 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
Getaway: Wings Over Water Northwest Birding Festival in Blaine (110 mi. N of Seattle)
FREE | Blaine, WA
Quilters Anonymous Annual Quilt Show in Monroe
$9.00 | Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave SE, Monroe, WA 98272
Map of Puget Sound garage sales
All Day | Puget Sound region
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
Bauhaus design VR exhibit in Seattle
FREE | Chophouse Row, 1424 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Ivar’s Restaurant gift card offer
Multiple locations
Pacific Northwest Coin Show in Tukwila
$2.00 | Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave. So., Tukwila, WA
Register for free Jewelry Auction and Wine Tasting in Stanwood
FREE | Amundson’s Auctions, 8806 Viking Way, Stanwood, WA
$10 night hike to see owls at Seward Park in Seattle
$10.00 | Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center, 5902 Lake Washington Blvd S, Seattle, WA 98118
Where to see cherry blossom trees in Seattle
FREE | 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
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
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
St. Patrick’s landing at South Lake Union in Seattle
5:30 pm | FREE | Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
Free Third Friday art walks in Seattle
6:00 pm | FREE | University District “The Ave”
Free ASL deaf chat, potluck, & games in Federal Way
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Northwest Church, 34800 21st Ave SW, Federal Way, WA 98023
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
Laying of green stripe for St. Patrick’s Day parade in Seattle
6:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Seattle, WA
$10 comedy improv at Pike Market in Seattle
7:00 pm | $10.00 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley Seattle, WA 98101
Free documentary film and discussion in Kirkland
7:00 pm | FREE | Northlake Unitarian Church, 308 4th Ave S, Kirkland, WA 98033
Free maritime talk in Seattle
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Center for Wooden Boats, 1010 Valley Street Seattle, WA 98109
Magical Strings Celtic Gala in Marysville
7:30 pm | $18.00 | Marysville Opera House, 1225 3rd Street, Marysville, WA 98270
$10 Moth storytelling on Capitol Hill
8:00 pm | $10.00 | Saint Mark’s, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102
Free broadcast concerts at KING FM
9:00 pm | FREE | Radio: KING FM 98.1
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Art exhibit showcases African American artist in Seattle
$7.00 | Northwest African American Museum, 2300 S. Massachusetts Street, Seattle, WA 98144
Free Irish Festival at Seattle Center
FREE | Seattle Center Armory, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109
Home & Garden Expo in Bremerton
$6.00-10.00 | Kitsap County Fairgrounds, 1200 NW Fairgrounds Rd, Bremerton, WA 98311
JBF Consignment sale for Federal Way
$0-10.00 | Pavilions II Shopping Center, 31811 Pacific Hwy South, Federal Way, WA 98003
Used book sale at Seattle Center
FREE | Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, 299 Mercer St., Seattle, WA 98109
Free and cheap things to do this weekend
$0-15.00 | Multiple locations
Free stargazing party at Green Lake in Seattle
FREE | Seattle Public Theater at the Bathouse, 7312 West Green Lake Dr. N, Seattle, WA 98103
Free stargazing party in Shoreline
FREE | Paramount Park, 946 NE 147th St, Shoreline, WA 98155
March is Washington wine month in restaurants, shops, and wineries
Discounted | Multiple locations
Getaway: Free razor clam festival at Ocean Shores
FREE | Ocean Shores, WA
Getaway: Wings Over Water Northwest Birding Festival in Blaine (110 mi. N of Seattle)
FREE | Blaine, WA
Quilters Anonymous Annual Quilt Show in Monroe
$9.00 | Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave SE, Monroe, WA 98272
Free Irish festival at Seattle Center
FREE | Seattle Center Armory, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109
Free St. Patrick’s Day parade in Bremerton
11:00 am | FREE | Bremerton, WA
Free St. Patrick’s Day parade in Seattle
12:30 pm | FREE | Downtown Seattle, WA
Free roots music jam in Tacoma
12:30 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Moore Branch Library, 215 S 56th St, Tacoma, WA 98408
Map of Puget Sound garage sales
All Day | Puget Sound region
Free travel classes in Edmonds
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
Planetarium shows in Tacoma
$6.00 | Pierce College Fort Steilacoom 9401 Farwest Drive SW, Lakewood, WA USA 98498
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
Bauhaus design VR exhibit in Seattle
FREE | Chophouse Row, 1424 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Ivar’s Restaurant gift card offer
Multiple locations
Doll and teddy bear show in Puyallup
$8.00 | Washington State Fairgrounds, 110 Ninth Avenue SW, Puyallup, WA 98371
Holi festival of color in Seattle
Discounted | Nectar Lounge, 412 N 36TH ST, Seattle, WA 98103
Pacific Northwest Coin Show in Tukwila
$2.00 | Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave. So., Tukwila, WA
Register for free Jewelry Auction and Wine Tasting in Stanwood
FREE | Amundson’s Auctions, 8806 Viking Way, Stanwood, WA
Where to see cherry blossom trees in Seattle
FREE | 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
Chinese garden lecture series at SAM in Seattle
10:00 am | $11.00 | Seattle Art Museum, 1300 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
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
Bareroot native plant sale in Renton
10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Discounted | Renton Community Center, 1715 Maple Valley Hwy, Renton, WA 98057
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 ‘Socrates cafe’ civil conversation in Monroe
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Monroe Library, 1070 Village Way, Monroe, WA 98272
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
Free craft: make a shamrock bookmark in Tacoma
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Swasey Branch Library, 7001 Sixth Ave, Tacoma, WA 98406
$10 comedy improv at Pike Market in Seattle
7:00 pm | $10.00 | Unexpected Productions, 1428 Post Alley Seattle, WA 98101
St. Patrick’s Day
Sunday, March 17, 2019
Art exhibit showcases African American artist in Seattle
$7.00 | Northwest African American Museum, 2300 S. Massachusetts Street, Seattle, WA 98144
Free Irish Festival at Seattle Center
FREE | Seattle Center Armory, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109
Home & Garden Expo in Bremerton
$6.00-10.00 | Kitsap County Fairgrounds, 1200 NW Fairgrounds Rd, Bremerton, WA 98311
JBF Consignment sale for Federal Way
$0-10.00 | Pavilions II Shopping Center, 31811 Pacific Hwy South, Federal Way, WA 98003
Used book sale at Seattle Center
FREE | Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, 299 Mercer St., Seattle, WA 98109
Free and cheap things to do this weekend
$0-15.00 | Multiple locations
March is Washington wine month in restaurants, shops, and wineries
Discounted | Multiple locations
Getaway: Free razor clam festival at Ocean Shores
FREE | Ocean Shores, WA
Getaway: Wings Over Water Northwest Birding Festival in Blaine (110 mi. N of Seattle)
FREE | Blaine, WA
Quilters Anonymous Annual Quilt Show in Monroe
$9.00 | Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave SE, Monroe, WA 98272
Free Irish festival at Seattle Center
FREE | Seattle Center Armory, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109
Map of Puget Sound garage sales
All Day | Puget Sound region
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
Free Sunday Boat Rides on South Lake Union
FREE | Center for Wooden Boats, 1010 Valley Street Seattle, WA 98109
Bauhaus design VR exhibit in Seattle
FREE | Chophouse Row, 1424 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Ivar’s Restaurant gift card offer
Multiple locations
Doll and teddy bear show in Puyallup
$8.00 | Washington State Fairgrounds, 110 Ninth Avenue SW, Puyallup, WA 98371
Pacific Northwest Coin Show in Tukwila
$2.00 | Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave. So., Tukwila, WA
Register for free Jewelry Auction and Wine Tasting in Stanwood
FREE | Amundson’s Auctions, 8806 Viking Way, Stanwood, WA
Where to see cherry blossom trees in Seattle
FREE | 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
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 Irish music jam session in Mount Vernon
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Nowruz Celebration (Persian New Year) in Seattle
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Seattle City Hall, 600 5th Ave, Seattle WA 98104
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
Story Time for Grown Ups in south Seattle
7:00 pm | FREE | Third Place Books-Seward Park, 5041 Wilson Ave S Seattle WA 98118
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: Affordable Family Fun
