Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival = 14 performances in 2 days at Volunteer Park in Seattle - Saturday and Sunday, July 11th and 12th 2015 - Various times

" SOTF began in 2001 when GreenStage, Theater Schmeater, and Wooden O Productions joined forces to bring a full weekend of live theatre to Volunteer Park in Seattle. Since then the festival has grown to include three stages and host fourteen performances by eight local theater companies. All in two days in one park... AND ALL FREE! "

For more info. go here.

Third Annual "Summer Picnic in the Park" with live music, art, free ice cream, demos and more at Volunteer Park in Seattle - Tonight, Thursday , July 9th 2015 from 6-8pm

Come celebrate summer with us at our third annual Summer Picnic in the Park!

Music: 

The Shed Boys

Food Vendors:

Cheese Wizards

Dante's Inferno Dogs

Fusion on the Run

Happy Grillmore

Spicy Papaya Food Truck

Free treats provided by VPT:

Cupcake Royale - Capitol Hill Ice Cream

Other participants: 

Sanca Seattle

Aegis Senior Living - Madison Street

Pre-picnic art in the park:

Gage Academy of Art

Calligraphy demonstration:

Seattle Art Museum (Asian Art Museum)

For more info. go here.

Seattle Faerie Festival with all things Faeries, Gnomes, etc. including scavenger hunt, music, pony rides ($5), games and more! - Today, Sunday, September 28th 2014 from 12-6pm

" Come for a Faerie Good Time!

Live Music, Pony Rides, Theater, Games, Vendors and Food

Costume and Pet Costume Contest!

Live artist sculpting, Floating Flower Forest and Foam Archery

Inviting all faeries, fairies, gnomes, elves, fauns, fae, goblins, wizards, magicians, queens, sorcerers, green men, pirates, brownies, unicorns, sprites, lost boys, lost girls,nymphs, dragons, pans, knights and ladies, pixies, changelings, genies, gelflings, sylphs, angels, nature spirits, elementals and hobbits 

and anyone else of nature and magic! "

For more info. go here.

2014 Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival presents 14 FREE Performances in Volunteer Park in Seattle - Saturday and Sunday, July 12th and 13th 2014 - Various Times

" The 14th annual festival will include performances by many of the regulars: GreenStage, Theater Schmeater, Wooden O, Last Leaf Productions, Jet City Improv, Shakespeare NW, and Young Shakespeare Workshop. New to the lineup this year is The 14/48 Projects. Welcome!

The Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival is one park, two days, eight theater companies, and 14 performances, all FREE! "

For more info. go here.

"Holiday in Volunteer Park" with singing, refreshments, luminaries and Free Admission to the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Seattle - Tonight, December 12th 2013 from 6-8pm

Visit the beautiful conservatory and enjoy the holiday festivities then check out the SAAM, all for free!

" Come one, come all for a fun, festive, family celebration! Sing carols, listen to holiday music from choral groups, enjoy delicious complimentary treats and drinks, and stroll paths lit by hundreds of luminarias. Admission to the Conservatory and Seattle Asian Art Museum will be free. "

For more info. go here.

Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival - Sunday, July 14th 2013 - Performances start at various times between 11am-7pm

 

Seven different theatrical performances are happening tomorrow at 2 locations within Volunteer Park! 

See schedule at link below for titles.

For more info. go here.

"The Totally True and Almost Accurate Adventures of Pinocchio" presented by Balagan Theatre at Volunteer Park in Seattle and Lake Burien Park in Burien! - Various Dates at 2pm - June 29th through August 4th 2013

 

Free shows for families this summer!

 

" When a historic Italian theater troupe attempts to tell the most perfect tale of Pinocchio, nothing goes according to plan and everything goes hilariously awry! "

 

 

VOLUNTEER PARK: 2pm on June 29-30, July 6-7, 13-14, 20, 27
LAKE BURIEN PARK: 2pm on August 3-4

 

For more info. go here.

 

"The Magic Pudding" - a play performance by Theater Schmeater at Volunteer Park in Seattle - Saturdays and Sundays at 5pm - Starting Saturday, June 29th until Sunday, July 28th 2013

The Magic Pudding

Based on the book by Norman Lindsey, Adapted by Julia Leonas

Synopsis

Hijinks transpire as Bunyip Bluegum, a koala, meets up with Bill Barnacle the sailor and Sam Sawnoff the penguin and their magic pudding, Albert. Family fun abounds when the pudding gets stolen, is lost, and then found again in this rollicking misadventure that is sure to delight hearts from 8 to 80!

Dates & Times

June 29 - July 28, 2013
Saturdays and Sundays at 5:00 pm

Ticket Prices

- See more at: http://www.schmeater.org/plays/2013/themagicpudding#sthash.bxoJ2Iwq.dpuf

Head to Volunteer Park's Amphitheater and watch a fun, outdoor performance!

" Hijinks transpire as Bunyip Bluegum, a koala, meets up with Bill Barnacle the sailor and Sam Sawnoff the penguin and their magic pudding, Albert. Family fun abounds when the pudding gets stolen, is lost, and then found again in this rollicking misadventure that is sure to delight hearts from 8 to 80! "

Hijinks transpire as Bunyip Bluegum, a koala, meets up with Bill Barnacle the sailor and Sam Sawnoff the penguin and their magic pudding, Albert. Family fun abounds when the pudding gets stolen, is lost, and then found again in this rollicking misadventure that is sure to delight hearts from 8 to 80! - See more at: http://www.schmeater.org/plays/2013/themagicpudding#sthash.bxoJ2Iwq.dpuf

For more info. go here and here.

1st Annual "Holiday in Volunteer Park" in Seattle - Thursday, December 13th 2012 from 6-8pm

One of our favorite parks will be made even better on Thursday with luminarias, music and more to celebrate the holiday season!

" Please join the community in a celebration of lights and music. Luminarias and choirs will light the path between the Volunteer Park Water Tower and the Conservatory. The Conservatory will be open until 8pm and SAAM will remain open until 9pm (free admission!). Hot drinks and cookies will be provided by the Volunteer Park Trust. "


For more info. go here.

Free outdoor concert presented by Seattle Chamber Music Society in Volunteer Park - Wednesday, July 25th 2012 at 7pm (Instrument "Petting Zoo" at 5:30pm)

Attend the Seattle Chamber Music Society's free outdoor concert on July 25th at the amphitheater in Volunteer Park. It will be preceded by a musical instrument "petting zoo" at 5:30pm.


For more info. go here.

Hansel and Gretel "The Sequel" Performances in Volunteer Park - Saturdays and Sundays - Starting June 30th through August 5th 2012 at 5pm

This would be considered "the sequel" to Hansel and Gretel and will be performed by Theater Schmeater in the beautiful Volunteer Park!

" Not your grandmother's Hansel and Gretel, this pantomimic adaptation tells you the rest of the story of what happens to the siblings after they stuff the mean old witch into the oven, turn the knob to broil, and return to a highly dysfunctional family life. "

For more info. go here.

Conservatory Centennial Lighting Ceremony at Volunteer Park in Seattle - Friday, December 2nd from 5-8pm

Amazing...a great place is coming up on 100 years! 

 

" To celebrate the centennial anniversary in 2012 of the Volunteer Park Conservatory, the Friends of the Conservatory have sponsored the installation of energy-efficient lighting which will frame the Conservatory and remain installed through 2012....

We will be hosting a Holiday Open House the same evening - so come by, have some refreshments, do a little shopping and listen to the soothing sounds of live harp music performed by Harpist Bill McJohn!

The Volunteer Park Conservatory was first opened in 1912 and has welcomed up 90,000 visitors per year. The Conservatory was lit in this fashion for the Conservatory's 75th anniversary in 1987. The new lighting system consists of energy-efficient LED bulbs, and will remain installed throughout 2012. "

Join them as they kick off their Centennial Year and the Holiday Season by "flipping the switch"! I am sure it is going to look beautiful!


Also, FYI - The FOC Gift Shop will offer new and current members a 25% Discount for one night only!



For more info. go here.

Arrh! A Dinosaur Ate My Space Ship! A free theater performance in Volunteer Park in Seattle - July 9th-August 7th - Saturdays and Sundays at 5pm

Image courtesy of Theater Schmeater

Arrh! A Dinosaur Ate My Space Ship     

       by Bret Fetzer & Juliet Waller Pruzan

Free theater performances in the park presented by Theater Schmeater. Bring a blanket, a picnic basket, and the kids!



For more info. go here.


Please note: No performance Sunday, July 31