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Recently, readers of Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler, two of the world's foremost travel magazines, voted Seattle one of their top ten favorite cities to visit. What makes Seattle so appealing? It’s a dynamic, creative city that offers you unlimited opportunities to experience art, heritage and culture, all in a setting of rare natural beauty. What will you find? A thriving theatre, music, and dance scene. Interesting galleries and one-of-a-kind museums. Native American, maritime and pioneer history. Strong and diverse ethnic heritage influences. Fantastic festivals for every interest. We invite you to discover the creative pulse that makes Seattle such a great place to live and to visit.
Learn more about our cultural offerings in these pages, or search our online calendar of cultural events for the dates you plan to visit.
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| See Kurt at Seattle Art Museum through September 6. Pictured: Kurt Cobain at MTV’s Live and Loud, Pier 63, Seattle WA, Dec. 13, 1993, printed 2010. Color Photograph by ©Alice Wheeler. |
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Seattle Opera presents Wagner's stunning Tristan und Isolde July 31-August 21.
Pictured: Clifton Forbis, last seen in Seattle in 2001's Tosca, sings Tristan. © Dan Rest photo, Lyric Opera of Chicago. |
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| The Burke Museum exhibits the “International Conservation Photography Awards,” through September 6. Pictured: Steller sea lion underwater. Hornby Island, British Columbia. Jon Cornforth (Seattle, Washington), 2009. |

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Enjoy free lunchtime summer concerts Wednesdays & Fridays June 18 - Sept. 3 presented by the Downtown Seattle Association. Pictured: The Dusty 45s, playing August 27.
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