25 free cultural festivals to check out in Seattle in 2025

Free festivals? Yes, please! Seattle Center Festál has announced its list of over 20 festivals that will occur through 2025, celebrating the city’s diversity. If you haven’t attended one of its festivals yet, it sounds like 2025 is your year to do it.

“Embrace our ethnic diversity and cultivate a deeper understanding of the cultures that contribute to the vibrancy of our region at Seattle Center Festál.,” shared the Seattle Center.  “This series of 25 free festivals is presented throughout the year, each with a unique cultural focus, identity, and range of engaging activities. Share in holistic experiences rooted in age-old and contemporary traditions and enjoy culture through food, music, dance, art, film and more.

The listed events will take place starting January 2025 and run until November 2025.

Têt in Seattle – Vietnamese Lunar New Year

When: Jan. 25 to 26, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Irish Festival Seattle

When: Mar. 15 to 16, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Seattle’s French Fest: A Celebration of French-Speaking Cultures

When: Mar. 23, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival

When: Apr. 11 to 13, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration

When: May 3, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Spirit of Africa

When: May 10, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

A Glimpse of China – Seattle Chinese Culture & Arts Festival

When: May 17, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Northwest Folklife Festival

When: May 23 to 26, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival 

When: May 31 to June 1, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Indigenous People Festival 

When: June 7, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Seattle Iranian Festival

When: June 28, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Polish Festival Seattle

When: July 12, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Seattle Arab Festival

When: July 19 & 20, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

A Day in Punjab

When: Aug 2, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Tibet Fest

When: Aug. 9 & 10, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

BrasilFest

When: Aug. 17, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Festival Sundiata presents Black Arts Fest

When: Aug, 23 & 24, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival

When: Sept. 7, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias

When: Sept. 13 & 14, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

The Italian Festival

When: Sept. 27 & 28, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

CroatiaFest

When: Oct. 5, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Turkfest

When: Oct. 11 & 12, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Diwali: Lights of India

When: Oct. 18, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Día de Muertos Festival Seattle

When: Nov. 1 & 2, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

Seattle Hmong New Year

When: Nov. 8, 2025
Where: Seattle Center – 305 Harrison Street
Cost: Free

And there you have it! Enjoy what’s to come, Seattle!

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