Art Walk, market, and park concerts

Downtown Park in Redmond, with the open pavilion, lawn, and a curved path.
Photo: City of RedmondSource

A welcoming, arts-filled week in Redmond: Art Walk Thursday, market and park concerts Saturday, and easy library and culture outings for the whole crew.

Welcoming Week wrap

Welcoming Week

Through Sat Sep 19

Redmond

City and partners celebrate belonging. Theme: Stories We Share: The Courage to Connect.
Welcoming Week

Stories We Share

Wed Sep 16 · 5:00–7:00 p.m.

The Together Center, 16305 NE 87th St

Details

Downtown Redmond Art Walk

Downtown Redmond Art Walk

Thu Sep 17 · 4:00–7:00 p.m.

Downtown Park, 16101 Redmond Way

Dancers in black and red dresses performing on a paved plaza, with an audience and a red canopy tent.
Photo: City of RedmondSource

Downtown Park and participating downtown spots. Free art activations, a downtown map, poetry with Poet Laureate Nancy Mburu (4:45–5:30 p.m. on Buoyant Pavilion), then Salsa in the Park (5:45–6:45 p.m.).
Art Walk · Park artists & schedule

Markets & park evenings

Redmond Saturday Market

Sat Sep 19 · 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

9900 Willows Rd NE

Shoppers and white vendor tents along a tree-lined path at an outdoor market.
Photo: Redmond Saturday Market.Source

Produce, treats, crafts, live music through Oct 31.
redmondsaturdaymarket.org

For kids

Arts in the Park

Sat Sep 19 · 4:00–8:00 p.m.

Downtown Park, 16101 Redmond Way

Free concerts plus Eastside Made artisan pop-up. Lineup: Redmond Academy of Theatre Arts, Seattle Community Theater.
OneRedmond · Eventbrite

Columbia Choirs Community Sing

Sun Sep 20 · 12:30–1:30 p.m.

Redmond Library, 15990 NE 85th St

Redmond Library, a modern building with a glass front and a covered walkway.
Photo: King County Library System.Source

Free, all-ages, cross-cultural sing-along.
Welcoming Week · Columbia Choirs

Echoes of China: Mid-Autumn Music Celebration

Sun Sep 20 · 1:00–2:00 p.m.

Bothell Library, 18215 98th Ave NE

About 20 to 25 minutes from Redmond. All ages. Hulusi and pipa, plus simple folk-dance movement. Free, no registration, space limited.
KCLS event

Studio East in Kirkland has fall classes this month, including Lion King KIDS on Tuesdays and Story Drama on Saturday. Those are participant enrollment, not public audience shows. No Studio East mainstage performance falls in this window. Young Frankenstein is listed for Oct 30–Nov 8.
Studio East

Culture & community

Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibition

Fri Sep 18 · 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

Centro Cultural Mexicano, 16300 Redmond Way Ste 100

Listed with Welcoming Week partners.
Welcoming Week

Washington Ganesh Festival

Fri–Sun Sep 18–20

Marymoor Park

Organizer lists evenings and a free community festival at Marymoor Park. The organizer page notes $20 parking. It is not on the Marymoor events PDF. Confirm hours on site before you go.
beatsofwa.org · AllEvents festivals · Zeffy listing

Night out

Keeravani

Sat Sep 19 · 6:30 p.m.

Redmond Senior & Community Center, 8703 160th Ave NE

People in the east entry of the Redmond Senior and Community Center, beside a bright geometric art wall.
Photo: City of RedmondSource

Telugu live music from eSwara and AID Seattle, with Ilaiyaraaja, A.R. Rahman, and Tollywood repertoire. Cost was not listed. Confirm with the organizer.
AID Seattle

Ragtime

Wed–Thu Sep 16–17 · 7:30 p.m. previews, Fri Sep 18 · 7:30 p.m.

Francis J. Gaudette Theatre, Issaquah

Three Ragtime performers on stage in period costume, with a woman in a feathered hat in front.
Photo: Village Theatre.Source

Village Theatre mainstage. Previews are Wednesday and Thursday, and opening night is Friday. The run continues through Oct 18. Confirm times with the box office. Pay-what-you-can seats are listed for some dates. TeenTix says all ages are welcome. Themes include immigration, class, and racial injustice, so it may not suit young children. Tickets from about $42 online.
Ragtime · Issaquah dates · TeenTix

Eat after the art

Art Walk businesses included Brugge Chocolates, Garlic Crush, Rubinstein Bagels, Salt & Straw, SoulFood, Tavolàta, Woodblock, and more.

Woodblock

Daily · 3:00–5:00 p.m.

Downtown

Woodblock happy hour

Tavolàta Redmond

Daily · 4:00–6:00 p.m.

Downtown

Tavolàta Redmond