Asian and multicultural events around Seattle

CID Celebration fills Hing Hay Park and nearby streets in Seattle's Chinatown-International District with multicultural performances, food, games, and activities for children and families. The 2026 event runs July 18 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Festival
• Outdoor
• Family Day
• Multicultural
• Children

The Seattle Chinatown Seafair Parade brings lion and dragon dances, martial arts teams, the Seattle Chinese Girls Drill Team, and other community groups through the Chinatown-International District. The 2026 parade is July 19 from 7 to 9 p.m.

• Parade
• Outdoor
• Chinese
• Performance
• Annual

WABA Korea Expo & Festival is a Korean cultural festival at Pier 62 with a marketplace, food vendors, and live K-pop programming. Friends of Waterfront Park lists the free, family-friendly event for August 14-16, 2026, beginning at 10 a.m. each day.

• Festival
• Korean
• Market
• Food Event
• Performance
• Family Day
• Free

Diwali: Lights of India is a Seattle Center Festál event in the Armory with music, dance, visual art, martial arts, and a cooking demonstration. The 2026 festival is November 7 and is free and open to the public.

• Festival
• Diwali
• Indian
• Performance
• Indoor
• Free

Japan Fair is a free indoor festival at Bellevue's Meydenbauer Center featuring Japanese art and culture through stage performances, hands-on exhibits, workshops, and vendor booths. The 2026 public event ran June 27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and June 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Festival
• Japanese
• Market
• Workshop
• Performance
• Indoor
• Free

Bellevue International Festival gathers live music and dance, food trucks, local vendors, and family-friendly activities at Crossroads Park. The City of Bellevue schedules the free 2026 festival for August 8 from noon to 5 p.m.

• Festival
• Multicultural
• Performance
• Food Event
• Family Day
• Outdoor
• Free

Issaquah Salmon Days is a downtown festival celebrating returning salmon with artisan booths, food, entertainment, a parade, children's activities, and visits to the salmon hatchery. The 57th festival is October 3-4, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

• Festival
• Fall
• Market
• Parade
• Food Event
• Children
• Outdoor

Federal Way Community Festival celebrates the city's cultures and communities at Town Square Park with children's activities, food vendors, entertainment, craft makers, and service organizations. The City and Diversity Commission host the free, family-friendly event August 8, 2026, from noon to 4 p.m.

• Festival
• Multicultural
• Family Day
• Children
• Food Event
• Performance
• Outdoor

Auburn Farmers Market is a Sunday market at Les Gove Park with produce, handmade goods, live entertainment, demonstrations, animal visits, and scheduled youth activities. The 2026 season runs June 7 through September 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; monthly Kid Kits are available while supplies last.

• Market
• Weekly
• Outdoor
• Children
• Performance
• Summer

Nubian Jam is an Everett celebration of African and African American culture with live entertainment, youth activities, food, vendors, artwork, basketball, and fashion. The free, all-ages event is July 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Forest Park.

• Festival
• African
• African American
• Black
• Children
• Performance
• Food Event

Snohomish Farmers Market runs in historic downtown with local produce, handcrafted goods, and seasonal youth programming. The 2026 market is Thursdays from May 7 through October 29, 3 to 7 p.m.; POP Club meets June 25 through August 13 from 3 to 6 p.m.

• Market
• Weekly
• Children
• Workshop
• Outdoor
• Summer
• Fall

Asia Pacific Cultural Center's New Year Celebration features a different host country and programming from Asian and Pacific Island communities. The 2026 event honored Cambodia at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall on February 28, with performances, activities, vendors, and food from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Festival
• New Year
• Cambodian
• Asian
• Pacific Islander
• Performance
• Food Event

The Puyallup Tribe's World Cup Powwow brought intertribal dance, songs, regalia, performance, and competition to the Puyallup Tribal Administration campus in Tacoma. The public, all-ages gathering ran June 19-21, 2026, with grand entries Friday evening and Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

• Powwow
• Indigenous
• Tribal
• Performance
• All Ages
• One Time

Tacoma Moon Festival is a multicultural celebration at Chinese Reconciliation Park with food, arts and crafts, community groups, performances, and a closing lantern parade. The free, family-friendly 2026 festival is September 12 from 1 to 6 p.m.

• Festival
• Multicultural
• Parade
• Performance
• Family Day
• Outdoor
• Free

Fiesta de la Familia at Fort Steilacoom Park features food, live entertainment, an art show, hands-on crafts, roaming entertainers, face painting, balloon making, and a children's parade. The City of Lakewood schedules the 2026 event for September 26 from noon to 6 p.m.

• Festival
• Children
• Parade
• Workshop
• Performance
• Food Event
• Outdoor