Make your trip to Seattle enriching, exciting and rewarding, with memories that will last far beyond the usual. With an abundance of cultural assets and a culture of creativity, Seattle is uniquely positioned to fulfill your dreams.

Seattle has arts for everyone, transcending language and transforming and transporting the audience. More than $1.2 billion invested in new cultural facilities and renovations over the past decade ensures Seattle's continued place as a national and international destination for arts and culture. Whether your tastes run to traditional or cutting edge, intimate performance venues or festivals on a grand scale, you'll find it here. Birthplace of grunge, hotbed of glass art, home to an internationally-acclaimed 100-year-old symphony orchestra and more theatres than any comparably sized city, Seattle is enriched by famous authors, playwrights, glass artists, painters, singers and more who keep our region vital. World renowned opera diva Jane Eaglen, incomparable glass artist Dale Chihuly, acclaimed film director Cameron Crowe and popular music star Dave Matthews are just a few of the artists who call Seattle home.

Our comprehensive on-line Events Calendar allows you to search our extensive database for arts and cultural activities months in advance and get detailed program descriptions.