Free live music every night in Seattle
Free, recurring live music — some year-round, some seasonal (it returns each year). No tickets, no cover.
Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral (Seattle)
Free
A candlelit sung Compline service every Sunday at 9:30 p.m. — free and open to all, a Seattle institution since 1956. Also broadcast live on Classical KING 98.1 FM.
Sun · 9:30 PM · Choral / sacred (sung Compline)
Pike Place Market Buskers (Seattle)
Free
Permitted street musicians perform daily at marked spots throughout Pike Place Market — a free, decades-old Seattle tradition.
Every night · Daily · Buskers / mixed
Pop
Walk-up freeABBAGRAPHS
Des Moines Beach Park · Beach Park
Wed, Aug 5 · 7:00pm
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Walk-up free
Capitol Hill Block Party — Day 1 (free street stages)
Capitol Hill · Capitol Hill
Fri, Aug 7 · 12:00pm
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Walk-up free
Capitol Hill Block Party — Day 2 (free street stages)
Capitol Hill · Capitol Hill
Sat, Aug 8 · 12:00pm
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Walk-up free
Batucada
Hiram M. Chittenden Ballard Locks · Ballard
Sat, Aug 8 · 2:00pm
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Walk-up free
Ballard Sedentary Sousa Band
Hiram M. Chittenden Ballard Locks · Ballard
Sun, Aug 9 · 2:00pm
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Walk-up free
Capitol Hill Block Party — Day 3 (free street stages)
Capitol Hill · Capitol Hill
Sun, Aug 9 · 12:00pm
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Blues
Walk-up freeStevie and the Blue Flames
Des Moines Beach Park · Beach Park
Wed, Aug 12 · 7:00pm
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Walk-up free
Mach One Jazz Orchestra
Hiram M. Chittenden Ballard Locks · Ballard
Sat, Aug 15 · 2:00pm
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Walk-up free
Pacifica Big Band
Hiram M. Chittenden Ballard Locks · Ballard
Sun, Aug 16 · 2:00pm
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Rock
Walk-up freePower of Love
Des Moines Beach Park · Beach Park
Wed, Aug 19 · 7:00pm
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Walk-up free
StageOne
Hiram M. Chittenden Ballard Locks · Ballard
Sat, Aug 22 · 2:00pm
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Walk-up free
HyperResonance Sax Ensemble
Hiram M. Chittenden Ballard Locks · Ballard
Sun, Aug 23 · 2:00pm
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Walk-up free
Musica Molida
Hiram M. Chittenden Ballard Locks · Ballard
Sat, Aug 29 · 2:00pm
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Walk-up free
Lynnwood Community Band
Hiram M. Chittenden Ballard Locks · Ballard
Sun, Aug 30 · 2:00pm
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Walk-up free
Washington State Letter Carriers Band
Hiram M. Chittenden Ballard Locks · Ballard
Sat, Sep 5 · 2:00pm
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Walk-up free
Third Harbour
Hiram M. Chittenden Ballard Locks · Ballard
Sun, Sep 6 · 2:00pm
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Walk-up free
Moondance, Van Morrison Band
Hiram M. Chittenden Ballard Locks · Ballard
Mon, Sep 7 · 2:00pm
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