Art Walk, market, and park concerts
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
Downtown Redmond Art Walk
Downtown Redmond Art Walk
Thu Sep 17 · 4:00–7:00 p.m.
Downtown Park, 16101 Redmond Way
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
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
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
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
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
Tavolàta Redmond
Daily · 4:00–6:00 p.m.
Downtown