On the lookout for enjoyable (and free!) methods to maintain the youngsters entertained this weekend? Whether or not you’re hoping to burn off some vitality at a neighborhood park, discover a brand new museum exhibit, or catch a family-friendly occasion, the better Seattle space is filled with actions that received’t price a dime. Every week, we spherical up the most effective free occasions and outings for households so you’ll be able to benefit from your weekend, with out breaking the financial institution. Right here’s what’s occurring this weekend!
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Occasions which can be occurring all weekend
Feathers, Fossils, and Flight | January 16-February 28 | 11 a.m. to six p.m. | Each day | Birds Join Seattle | Free | All ages | Discover Feathers, Fossils, and Flight, their hands-on exhibit uncovering how the primary birds took to the sky.
Exercise for Children: Annual Poison Prevention Poster Contest | January 16-31, 2026 | 8 a.m. to five p.m. | Each day | Free | All ages | The Washington Poison Middle and Seattle Youngsters’s invite children from all through Washington state to participate within the twentieth annual poison prevention poster contest!
Go to Kelsey Creek Farm | January 16 – March 2026 | 9 a.m. to three p.m. | Open each day | Kelsey Creek Farm | Free | The farm has been a free oasis for many who love animals, wish to be open air, or wish to immerse themselves in a quiet farm setting and step again to a less complicated time.
Skagit Eagle Viewing and Guided Walks | January 16-February 15, 2026 | 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. | Saturday/Sunday | Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Middle | Free | You possibly can go to the Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Middle for Programming this season each Saturday and Sunday till February 15, 2026.
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Reside Music at Third Place Commons | January 16 – March 28, 2026 | 7 to 9 p.m. | Third Place Commons | Free | All ages | Convey the youngsters to the Commons Stage at Third Place Commons for reside music each Friday and Saturday evening. Seize meals or deliver your personal and benefit from the tunes.
Friday, January 16
Annual Group Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr | Friday, January 16 | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Brockey Middle South Seattle Faculty | Free | RSVP right here| The occasion will characteristic keynote speaker Tim Smart, music by Nationwide and Worldwide Award Successful Gospel Choir, DaNell Daymons and Larger Works, and emcee by Monique Ming Laven, KIRO 7 Night Anchor.
Tots on Trails – Tacoma | January 16-March 27, 2026 | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Each Friday | Fort Nisqually Picnic Shelter, Tacoma | Free | 18 mon+ | Youngsters ages 18 months and up are invited to hitch Park Information Jenn on a toddler-led hike by Level Defiance Park.
LEGO Block Celebration | Friday, January 16 | 3 to 4:30 p.m. | White Middle Library | Free | Ages 3+ | Drop in and construct collectively! The library supplies LEGO® bricks and different development toys.
Creator Suma Subramaniam | Friday, January 16 | 7 to eight p.m. | Third Place Books – Lake Forest Park | Free | All ages | Be part of and welcome again native writer Suma Subramaniam and have fun the launch of her new chapter ebook V. Malar – Best Ranger of All Time!
Household Story Time in Shoreline | January 16 – April 10, 2026 | 10 to 10:30 a.m. | Fridays | Shoreline Library | Free | Ages 0-5 | Get pleasure from tales, music, motion, and rhymes. Assist develop your baby’s early literacy expertise on the Shoreline Library for ages 0 to five.
Indoor Tot Health club at Ballard Group Middle | January 16 – March 30, 2026 | 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Mon/Wed/Fri | Ballard Group Middle | Free | Ages 5 and beneath | The Tot Health club at Ballard Group Middle is an effective alternative to loosen up inside together with your baby age 5 and beneath in a snug, enjoyable, protected, play area.
Child Program Kits from Craftopia | January 16, 30, February 6, 20, 27, 2026 | 10 a.m. to six p.m. | All Tacoma Library Branches | Free | Ages 3+ | Craftopia is partnering with Tacoma Public Library to offer enjoyable and free crafts for youths! Go to any of their branches weekly on Fridays to choose up a package whereas provides final.
Drop-In: Teen Room | January 16 – March 31, 2026 | 2:30 to five:30 p.m. | Mon-Fri | Loyal Heights Group Middle | Free | Ages 11+ | The Teen Room is a spot the place you’ll be able to play darts, pool, foosball, video video games, and board video games.
Tot Shabbat on the J | Friday, January 16 – March 13, 2026 | 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | Fridays | Stroum Jewish Group Middle | Free | Be part of each Friday on the J for Tot Shabbat. They welcome the Shabbat with singing, dancing, buddies, and enjoyable. FREE, and no registration is required.
Saturday, January 17
Go to the College District Farmers Market | January 17 – December 12, 2026 | 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Saturdays | College District; fiftieth and 52nd St, Seattle | Free, gadgets for buy | Go to the farmers market each Saturday all year long with distributors and extra.
Kidstock Free Full-Day Artwork Celebration | Saturday, January 17 | 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Edmonds Middle For the Arts | Free | register on-line | Kidstock is a free full-day arts celebration designed for households with youngsters of all ages and options quite a lot of reside music performances, arts schooling workshops, and actions for youths.
Lowes Free Children’ Workshops | Saturday, January 17 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | A number of Lowes Places | Free | Register right here | Lowe’s DIY workshops are again. Households can register on-line upfront (really helpful) after which get able to construct one thing collectively.
Camp Kindness Counts Household Service Occasion: Follow Forgiveness | Saturday, January 17 | 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Highland Group Middle, Bellevue | Free | Register | All ages | Be part of and observe Forgiveness this month by making blankets for shelter pets. Volunteers will make a distinction within the lives of shelter pets in the neighborhood by creating heat, comforting blankets.
Federal Approach MLK Day Celebration | Saturday, January 17, 2026 | 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Federal Approach Performing Arts and Occasion Middle | Free | Be part of for a day of reflection, unity, and neighborhood celebration! Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy by this 12 months’s theme, Turning Ache Into Peace.
Story Stroll Learn-Alongside on the Lake Wilderness Arboretum | Saturday, January 17 – December 19, 2026 | 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. | Third Saturdays | Lake Wilderness Arboretum, Maple Valley | Free | Ages 3-8 | Be part of Librarian Sharon within the nice open air to learn the Story Stroll ebook on the third Saturday every month!
MLK Day March & Celebration Seattle Parks | Saturday, January 17 | 11 a.m. begin | MLK Jr. Memorial Park | Free | All ages | This special occasion of reflection, unity, and neighborhood motion will likely be highlighted by a youth-led march and celebration.
Winter Puzzle Swap | Saturday, January 17 | 3 to five p.m. | Issaquah Library | Free | All ages | It’s the proper time of the 12 months to be inside doing puzzles! Convey your jigsaw puzzles of any issue to the occasion. You’ll obtain a swap ticket for every puzzle you donate.
Columbia Metropolis Evening Market | January 17 -December 19, 2026 | 6 to 10 p.m. | Third Saturdays | 4850 thirty seventh Ave S, Seattle | Free | All ages | Seattle’s Columbia Metropolis Evening Market is a month-to-month after-dark celebration the place 4 metropolis blocks gentle up with meals, music, artwork, and native makers.
Children StoryTime on the Couth Buzzard | January 17 – June 6, 2026 | 10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Each Saturday | The Couth Buzzard | Free | Ages 2-5 | Get pleasure from a narrative, songs, video games, and artwork! Geared in the direction of ages 2-5, however enjoyable for all ages at The Couth Buzzard situated in Greenwood.
Saturdays at SAM | Saturday, January 17, 2026 | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Seattle Artwork Museum | Free | All ages | This energetic area is crammed with hands-on artwork making, reside music, and moments of neighborhood—all impressed by SAM’s everlasting collections and exhibitions.
Household Studying Time at Paper Boat Booksellers | January 17-31 | 11 to 11:30 a.m. | Each Saturday | Paper Boat Booksellers | Free | All ages | Be part of this weekly household studying time each Saturday morning with the little ones and make a time out of it!
Saturday Morning Story time at Barnes & Noble | January 17-April 4, 2026 | 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Saturdays | Pavilion Centre, Federal Approach | Free | All ages | Come be a part of the enjoyable on Saturday Mornings for Story Time on the Youngsters’s stage at Barnes & Noble in Federal Approach.
Detective Cookie’s Chess Membership | January 17 – March 28, 2026 | 12 to 2 p.m. | Rainier Seashore Group Middle | Free | Ages 7-20 | Detective Cookie runs a super-cool chess membership for youths and neighborhood members each Saturday.
Drop-in Board Video games at Meadowbrook CC | January 17-March 28, 2026 | 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Saturdays | Meadowbrook CC | Free | Ages 7+ | Convey your favourite sport or strive one of many video games on the Group Middle throughout this drop-in board video games occasion. An grownup should accompany youngsters beneath 12.
MaST Middle’s Discovery Day | January 17-April 25, 2026 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Saturdays | MaST Middle, Des Moines | Free | Go to their aquarium that holds 3,000 gallons of seawater, view 250+ native Puget Sound species, and expertise 2 giant contact tanks.
Free Dance with Me for ages 18 months – 3 years & Caregivers | January 17- June 27, 2026 | 9 to 9:45 a.m. | Saturdays | Emerald Ballet Theatre, Bellevue | Free | Join right here | Ages 18 mon-3 years | Begin off your Saturday with motion and neighborhood! Younger youngsters take part on this class with an grownup caregiver
Sunday, January 18
Sensory Time at Think about Youngsters’s Museum | Sunday, January 18 | 9 to 11 a.m. | Think about Youngsters’s Museum, Everett | Free | Register right here| Sensory Time is a particular Sunday program for households with youngsters on the autism spectrum, youngsters with sensory processing problems, and youngsters with different particular wants.
Storytime on the Backyard for Ok-2 | Sunday, January 18 | 1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Bellevue Botanical Backyard | Free | Kindergarten-aged children | Be part of a Storytime on the Bellevue Botanical Backyard with a studying of a garden-related ebook and a short exercise.
MLK Celebration | Sunday, January 18 | 2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Bainbridge Island Museum of Artwork | Free | Register right here | This family-friendly occasion will characteristic poetry, dance, displays, music, singing, and neighborhood voices.
Children Eat Free on Sundays at MOD Pizza | Sundays, January 18, 2026 | 10:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. | MOD Pizza Places | Free with buy | Ages 12 and beneath | Each Sunday by Jan. 25, children 12 and youthful get a free children’ meal with the acquisition of a MOD-size pizza or salad.
Indoor Tot Health club at Bitter Lake Group Middle | January 18 – March 30, 2026 | 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Solar/Mon/Wed | Bitter Lake Group Middle | Free | Ages 5 and beneath | The Tot Health club at Bitter Lake Group Middle is an effective alternative to loosen up inside together with your baby 9 months to six years outdated in a snug, enjoyable, protected, play area.
Ballard Farmers Market | Sunday, January 18 – April 26, 2026 | 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Each Sunday, year-round | Ballard | Free | The market is open rain or shine year-round, within the coronary heart of Ballard. Options reside buskers, native distributors, and buying! Some distributors provide free samples which can be excellent for the little ones to strive one thing new.
West Seattle Farmers Market | Sunday, January 18 – April 26, 2026 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Each Sunday, year-round | West Seattle | Free | Nestled within the coronary heart of the West Seattle Junction between Alaska and California Avenues, the West Seattle Farmers Market is a beloved Sunday ritual and weekend vacation spot.
Monday, January 19 (MLK Jr Day)
WA State Parks Free Entrance Day – MLK | Monday, January 19 | All day | State Parks | Free | Washington State Parks has introduced the next free entrance days when a Uncover Cross is not going to be required to park a car in a state park in 2026.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, January 19 | 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Wilburton Park, Bellevue | Free | Register right here | Be part of EarthCorps and the Metropolis of Bellevue as they have fun Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service at Wilburton Hill Park!
MLK Tribute and Celebration in Edmonds | Monday, January 19, 2026 | 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Edmonds Waterfront Middle | Free | All ages | Actions will embody getting ready wholesome snacks, dancing, video games, youngsters’s ebook readings, youth performances, and humanities and crafts.
Metropolis of Tacoma Annual Martin Luther King, Jr Celebration | Monday, January 19 | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Washington State Historical past Museum, Tacoma | Free | All ages | 11 Days tells the story of Dr. King’s life and legacy by 11 vignettes that embody music, dance, shadow play, and historic photos.
Martin Luther King Jr Day at NAAM | Monday, January 19, 2026 | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Northwest African American Museum | Free | All ages | NAAM’s annual King Day celebration returns to honor the life, legacy, and sacrifice of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Extra particulars to come back.
Younger Folks’s March for Peace and Kindness | Monday, January 19, 2026 | 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Kitsap Regional Library, Bainbridge Island | Free | Youngsters of all ages, their households, and neighborhood members are invited to collect for letter writing between 10:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. on the Bainbridge Island Library after which be a part of the march.
Martin Luther King Day Rally and March | Monday, January 19 | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Garfield Excessive College | Free | All ages | The rally begins at 11 a.m. within the faculty (inside). The march begins at 12:30 pm from the varsity car parking zone.
The Larger Everett MLK Group March and Rally | Monday, January 19 | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Everett Memorial Stadium | Free | All ages | Group Celebration March and Rally occasion. Starting on the Everett Memorial Stadium, this march kicks off at 11 am.
Well being Truthful MLK Celebration | Monday, January 19, 2026 | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Crossroads Bellevue Procuring Middle | Free | The occasion will characteristic native suppliers, distributors, and wellness organizations in addition to reside performances from native musicians and remarks from Bellevue leaders.
Kraken Pregame on the Armory | Monday, January 19 | 12 p.m. | Armory, Seattle Middle | Free | All ages | Cease by to get pleasure from fan favorites, together with a reside DJ, a large display with top-shelf Kraken content material, corn gap, flooring hockey, face portray, Kraken picture ops, caricature artists, and extra.
Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Monday, January 19, 2026 | 4 p.m. | Vashon Middle For The Arts | Be part of Vashon Middle for the Arts for a free screening of SELMA, the Oscar-nominated movie directed by Ava DuVernay.
Seattle’s Baby editorial assistant, Yulia Fiala, contributed to this text.
