Fringe weekend on the waterfront
Free dance and music you can take kids to, both waterfront markets, and a fringe weekend spread across Kirkland.
Umbrella Fringe
Umbrella Fringe Festival
Fri–Sun Sep 25–27
Kirkland Arts Center and partner sites
Kirkland Arts Center’s festival of short shows. Many are free. Some bills are adult, experimental, or horror. These are the family-leaning picks from the posted schedule.
Festival schedule
Step. Feel. Tell.
Sat Sep 26 · 12:00 p.m.
Kirkland Woman's Club
Kuchipudi, classical Indian dance told in three parts: rhythm, expression, then both together.
Potluck of Improv Fun
Sat Sep 26 · 1:00 p.m.
Kirkland Woman's Club
Short-form improv. The schedule calls it fast, fun, and family friendly.
Odissi Dance
Sat Sep 26 · 2:30 p.m.
Kirkland Woman's Club
Technical Odissi, then expressive storytelling.
Odissi Margam
Sat Sep 26 · 5:00 p.m.
Kirkland Woman's Club
A traditional Odissi repertoire. Free admission is noted on the schedule.
From India, to the World
Sat Sep 26 · 4:00 p.m.
Kirkland Arts Center, 620 Market St
Bharatanatyam set to a mix of classical and newer music. Free.
Saraband
Sat Sep 26 · 12:00 p.m.
Kirkland Urban
Folk through rock, including Americana and blues. Free. Easy to catch on the way through downtown.
Lexi Nguyen & band
Sat Sep 26 · 1:30 p.m.
Kirkland Urban
Pop covers and originals. The listing calls it upbeat.
Aakriti Dance Academy
Sun Sep 27 · 12:00 p.m.
The Village at Totem Lake
Bollywood and Bharatanatyam. Free.
Strings By Crista
Sun Sep 27 · 12:30 p.m.
The Village at Totem Lake
Solo electric violin. Free.
Tlalokan
Sun Sep 27 · 1:30 p.m.
The Village at Totem Lake
Mexican Danza. Free.
Manoa, the Heartbeat of Tahiti
Sun Sep 27 · 2:30 p.m.
The Village at Totem Lake
Polynesian dance. Free.
BelArts Ballet
Sun Sep 27 · 3:00 p.m.
The Village at Totem Lake
Student ballet.
Skip the Saturday horror reading and the classic sideshow at Kirkland Arts Center if you have younger kids. The schedule is the place to check the rest.
Full schedule
Waterfront markets
Kirkland Wednesday Market
Wed Sep 23 · 3:00–7:00 p.m.
Marina Park, 25 Lakeshore Plaza
One Wednesday left after this one. The season ends Sep 30.
Kirkland Wednesday Market
Juanita Friday Market
Fri Sep 25 · 3:00–7:00 p.m.
Juanita Beach Park, 9703 NE Juanita Dr
The city posts the season as June through September. Sep 25 is the last Friday inside that window. Fringe shows start the same evening downtown, so a Juanita afternoon still leaves time to get back for a 6:30 or 7:00 p.m. set.
Juanita Friday Market
Night out
Drink The Sea
Thu Sep 24 · 7:00 p.m.
Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave
Rock supergroup with members of R.E.M., Screaming Trees, and Queens of the Stone Age. The calendar blurb does not post an age rule or a price. Check the ticket page.
KPC calendar
Her Voice, Her Stage
Fri Sep 25 · 7:00 p.m.
Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave
Evening showcase with the band Eden, during fringe weekend, plus a browse of women-led local businesses before the show and at intermission. Not listed as a kids program.
Fringe schedule · KPC calendar
For kids in rehearsal
Studio East’s Young Frankenstein company has a mandatory meet and greet Tue Sep 22, 5:00–6:00 p.m., then rehearsals. That is for cast, not a public audience. The public run is Oct 30–Nov 8.
Studio East auditions
If you cross to Marymoor
Smoke on the Sound
Sat Sep 26 · 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Marymoor Park, Redmond
A KCBS barbecue competition with free public attendance on Saturday, plus music. There is a beer garden. The Redmond digest has the longer note.
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