28 Days / 40+ Events / 1 Historic Building
September 2—29, 2019
We’re hosting a month-long housewarming and you’re invited!
To celebrate the grand reopening of our historic home, we’re packing our September calendar with more than 40 events plus workshops, community parties, building-wide artist takeovers, and more. Explore the mainstage lineup today and stay tuned for more reveals this summer.
Happening Today
Sun 10/1, 2023, 6:00pm
Se'Si'Le and Sierra Club present
All Our Relations Snake River Journey Culmination
With Jay Julius, Chairman Shannon Wheeler, Ben Jealous, Judith Le Blanc, and Sally Jewell
Sunday, October 1, 2023, 6:00PM
The Great Hall
Free
Sun 10/1, 2023, 7:30pm
Cristi Hegranes with Naomi Ishisaka and Kudzai Mazvarirwofa
Journalism in Transition: Seeking Solutions
Sunday, October 1, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Tue 10/3, 2023, 7:00pm
Inspire Washington presents
Seattle City Council Cultural Candidate Forum (Districts 2,3,5)
Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 7:00PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
In-Person and Livestream tickets are available.
Free
Wed 10/4, 2023, 7:00pm
Inspire Washington presents
Seattle City Council Cultural Candidate Forum (Districts 1,4,6,7)
Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 7:00PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
In-Person and Livestream tickets are available.
Free
Thu 10/5, 2023, 7:30pm
Michèle Lamont
How We See Others
Thursday, October 5, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Thu 10/5, 2023, 7:30pm
Seattle Arts & Lectures presents
Oliver Jeffers
Begin Again: The Story of How We Got Here and Where We Might Go
Thursday, October 5, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($10 – $100)
Fri 10/6, 2023, 7:30pm
Earshot Jazz presents
Alex Dugdale
Funk Bank Ensemble
Friday, October 6, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
A livestream will be available for this event.
($12 – $38)
Fri 10/6, 2023, 7:30pm
Heather Cox Richardson with Marcus Harrison Green
Notes on the State of America
Friday, October 6, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
This event is in-person and livestreamed.
Tickets to this event include a copy of Democracy Awakening.
In-person tickets are currently sold out.
The post show signing line for this event will be capped at 30 minutes.
($35 – $55)
Sat 10/7, 2023, 7:30pm
Earshot Jazz presents
Johnaye Kendrick
Heart Songs
Saturday, October 7, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
A livestream will be available for this event.
($12 – $38)
Sun 10/8, 2023, 7:30pm
Earshot Jazz presents
Hiromi
Sonicwonder
Sunday, October 8, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
($12 – $65)
Mon 10/9, 2023, 7:30pm
Martin Baron with Frank Blethen
A Marriage of Press and Politics
Monday, October 9, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
This event is in-person.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Mon 10/9, 2023, 7:30pm
Amanda Montei and Kristi Coulter with Gemma Hartley
Ambition, Women, and Work
Monday, October 9, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event, no livestream will be available.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Tue 10/10, 2023, 7:30pm
Town Hall Seattle and Gage Arts Academy present
Tattoo Artist Panel
Yes It Hurts and You Will Bleed
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event.
($5 – $25)
Tue 10/10, 2023, 7:30pm
Amy Schneider with Mimi Zima
In the Form of a Question
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
Optional book add-on available with ticket purchase.
($5 – $25)
Wed 10/11, 2023, 6:30pm
Fever presents
Candlelight Concert
Tribute to Taylor Swift
Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 6:30PM
The Great Hall
This is an in-person event only, no virtual attendance is available.
($30 – $65)
Wed 10/11, 2023, 7:30pm
Rebecca Clarren with Rena Priest
The Cost of Free Land
Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Wed 10/11, 2023, 9:00pm
Fever presents
Candlelight Concert
Tribute to Taylor Swift
Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 9:00PM
The Great Hall
This is an in-person event only, no virtual attendance is available.
($30 – $65)
Thu 10/12, 2023, 1:30pm
Replay Matinee: Dr. Beverly Tatum
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
Thursday, October 12, 2023, 1:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is a screening of our previous event with Dr. Beverly Tatum.
Free
Thu 10/12, 2023, 7:30pm
Earshot Jazz presents
Thomas Marriot
All-Star Quartet
Thursday, October 12, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
A livestream will be available for this event.
($12 – $38)
Fri 10/13, 2023, 7:30pm
Jim Al-Khalili
The Joy of Thinking and Living Scientifically
Friday, October 13, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Fri 10/13, 2023, 7:30pm
Earshot Jazz presents
säje
Profound Sisterhood
Friday, October 13, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
A livestream will be available for this event.
($12 – $65)
Sat 10/14, 2023, 6:00pm
Northwest EcoBuilding Guild presents
The Green Building Slam
10 Speakers, 10 Minutes, 10 Slides
Saturday, October 14, 2023, 6:00PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($50 – $70)
Sat 10/14, 2023, 7:30pm
Earshot Jazz presents
The Bad Plus
With an Opening Performance by Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog
Saturday, October 14, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
This event is in-person.
($12 – $65)
Sun 10/15, 2023, 2:30pm
Earshot Jazz presents
Sona Jobarteh
Spreading Humanitarian Messages Through Song
Sunday, October 15, 2023, 2:30PM
The Great Hall
This is an in-person event.
($12 – $65)
Sun 10/15, 2023, 7:30pm
Earshot Jazz presents
Chief Adjuah
Genre-defying Trumpet
Sunday, October 15, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
In-person event.
($12 – $65)
Mon 10/16, 2023, 7:30pm
Peter Boal with Jackson Cooper
From Boyhood to Ballet
Monday, October 16, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This event is in-person, no virtual attendance is available.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Tue 10/17, 2023, 7:30pm
Earshot Jazz presents
Winter in America
An Homage to Gil Scott-Heron
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event
($12 – $38)
Wed 10/18, 2023, 7:30pm
Jennifer Carlson
Using Politics to Sell Firearms
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Thu 10/19, 2023, 8:00pm
The Moth presents
The Moth Seattle GrandSLAM
GrandSLAM
Thursday, October 19, 2023, 8:00PM
The Great Hall
This is an in-person event only, no virtual attendance is available.
$40
Fri 10/20, 2023, 7:30pm
Earshot Jazz presents
Todd Sickafoose
Bear Proof
Friday, October 20, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
In-person and livestream available.
($12 – $38)
Sat 10/21, 2023, 11:00am
Town Hall Seattle and Northwest Folklife Present
Saturday Family Concert: Shpilkis
Yiddish Grooves for the Whole Family
Saturday, October 21, 2023, 11:00AM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event, no virtual attendance is available.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Sat 10/21, 2023, 6:00pm
American Civil Liberties Union WA presents
Dwell in Possibility
The 2023 ACLU-WA Annual Celebration
Saturday, October 21, 2023, 6:00PM
The Great Hall
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($10 – $50)
Sat 10/21, 2023, 7:30pm
Earshot Jazz presents
Elsa Nilsson
Band of Pulses: With opening performance by Jahnvi Madan
Saturday, October 21, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
In-person event.
($12 – $38)
Sun 10/22, 2023, 7:30pm
Earshot Jazz presents
Linda May Han Oh and Fabian Almazan
Meaningful and Imaginative Music
Sunday, October 22, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event.
($12 – $38)
Mon 10/23, 2023, 7:30pm
Salmon, Cedar, Rock & Rain
Exploring Olympic National Park
Monday, October 23, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Tue 10/24, 2023, 6:00pm
University of Washington Office of Public Lectures presents
Jaipreet Virdi
Hearing Happiness — Deafness Cures in History
Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 6:00PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
A livestream of this event will also be available.
Free
Tue 10/24, 2023, 7:00pm
Elliott Bay Book Company presents
Rachel Maddow (SOLD OUT)
PREQUEL
Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 7:00PM
The Great Hall
This is an in-person event. Doors open at 5:00pm. Each ticket purchased comes with a copy of the book, which can be picked up at the venue. Please note that there will not be a signing following the event.
$52
Wed 10/25, 2023, 6:30pm
University of Washington College of the Environment presents
Building Resilience
Future-forward solutions for nature, health and the urban environment
Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 6:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event only, no virtual attendance is available.
$8
Thu 10/26, 2023, 7:30pm
David W. Orr
Symbiotic Existential Threat
Thursday, October 26, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Thu 10/26, 2023, 7:30pm
Ignite Seattle presents
Ignite #44
Thursday, October 26, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
This is an in-person event only.
($5 – $15)
Fri 10/27, 2023, 6:00pm
University of Washington Office of Public Lectures presents
Jevin West
Generative Misinformation
Friday, October 27, 2023, 6:00PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
A livestream of this event will also be available.
Free
Fri 10/27, 2023, 7:30pm
Seattle Arts & Lectures presents
Mary Beard
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
Friday, October 27, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($10 – $100)
Sat 10/28, 2023, 11:00am
2023 Member Brunch Bash
Celebrating 25 Years of Town Hall
Saturday, October 28, 2023, 11:00AM
Town Hall Seattle
This event is in-person only.
Free
Sat 10/28, 2023, 7:30pm
Letters Aloud
Before They Were Famous - letters on the way up
Saturday, October 28, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event; no livestream will be available.
($20 – $25)
Sun 10/29, 2023, 7:30pm
Earshot Jazz presents
Omara Portuondo
Celebrating Cuban and Latin Music
Sunday, October 29, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
In-person event
($12 – $65)
Sun 10/29, 2023, 7:30pm
North Corner Chamber Orchestra presents
Revolve
Music by Montgomery, Bauer, and Beethoven
Sunday, October 29, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
A livestream of this performance is also available.
($25 – $35)
Mon 10/30, 2023, 7:30pm
Cat Bohannon with Bonnie Garmus
The Evolution of the Female Sex
Monday, October 30, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Tue 10/31, 2023, 7:30pm
Town Hall Seattle and Northwest Center for Creative Aging present
Ty Nolan and Rebecca Crichton
A Conversation on Grief and the Healing Power of Stories
Tuesday, October 31, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
A livestream if this event will also be available.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Thu 11/2, 2023, 3:00pm
Seattle Catrinas Festival presents
Seattle Catrinas Festival Day 1
Celebrating The Day of the Dead
Thursday, November 2, 2023, 3:00PM
The Great Hall
This is an in-person event, no virtual attendance is available.
($30 – $40)
Fri 11/3, 2023, 3:00pm
Seattle Catrinas Festival presents
Seattle Catrinas Festival Day 2
Celebrating The Day of the Dead
Friday, November 3, 2023, 3:00PM
The Great Hall
This is an in-person event, no virtual attendance is available.
($30 – $40)
Sat 11/4, 2023, 3:00pm
Seattle Catrinas Festival presents
Seattle Catrinas Festival Day 3
Celebrating The Day of the Dead
Saturday, November 4, 2023, 3:00PM
The Great Hall
This is an in-person event, no virtual attendance is available.
($30 – $40)
Sun 11/5, 2023, 3:00pm
Seattle Catrinas Festival presents
Seattle Catrinas Festival Day 4
Celebrating The Day of the Dead
Sunday, November 5, 2023, 3:00PM
The Great Hall
This is an in-person event, no virtual attendance is available.
($30 – $40)
Mon 11/6, 2023, 7:00pm
AIA Seattle presents
The Honor Awards for Washington Architecture
Celebrating Washington-based Architects
Monday, November 6, 2023, 7:00PM
The Great Hall
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($10 – $55)
Wed 11/8, 2023, 6:00pm
University of Washington Office of Public Lectures presents
Paul Chan
Reflections on Art In and Out of the Machine Age
Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 6:00PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
A livestream of this event will also be available.
Free
Wed 11/8, 2023, 7:30pm
Seattle Arts & Lectures presents
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Ideas of Vietnam and America
Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($10 – $100)
Thu 11/9, 2023, 1:30pm
Replay Matinee: Thom Hartmann
The Hidden War on Voting
Thursday, November 9, 2023, 1:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is a screening of our previous event with Thom Hartmann.
Free
Fri 11/10, 2023, 7:30pm
Clarion West presents
Ted Chiang and Dr. Emily M. Bender
Authors & AI
Friday, November 10, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
This is an in-person and virtual event.
($5 – $125)
Sat 11/11, 2023, 11:00am
Dandelion Artists presents
The Okee Dokee Brothers
Saturday, November 11, 2023, 11:00AM
The Great Hall
This is an in-person event.
$30
Tue 11/14, 2023, 6:30pm
University of Washington Office of Public Lectures presents
Arathi Sethumadhavan
Embracing a Human-Centric Approach to AI Development
Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 6:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
A livestream of this event will also be available.
Free
Tue 11/14, 2023, 7:30pm
Stephanie Land with Sara K. Runnels
Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education
Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
Optional book add-on available with ticket purchase.
($5 – $25)
Wed 11/15, 2023, 7:30pm
Seattle Arts & Lectures and Trust For Public Land present
An Evening With Team Full Circle
The First all-Black Team to Summit Mount Everest
Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
In-Person and Livestream tickets are available.
Free
Thu 11/16, 2023, 7:30pm
Live Wire Radio and KUOW present
Live Wire Radio Show
With guests Claire Dederer, Roger Reeves, and Sway Wild
Thursday, November 16, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
This is an in-person event only, no virtual attendance is available.
($35 – $45)
Thu 11/16, 2023, 7:30pm
Town Hall Seattle and Stand.earth present
Washington’s Leadership in the Global Climate Movement
Setting Examples for Progressive Climate Policies
Thursday, November 16, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Sat 11/18, 2023, 1:00pm
Town Hall Seattle, the Seattle Cultural Accessibility Consortium, and Seattle International Film Festival presents
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
Screening and Directors Q&A
Saturday, November 18, 2023, 1:00PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
Live Captioning and ASL interpretation will be provided at this event. The Wyncote NW Forum is an accessible space with at-grade entrances and accessible restrooms.
Free
Sat 11/18, 2023, 7:30pm
Town Hall Seattle and The Bushwick Book Club Seattle present
An Evening of Music Inspired by Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo
Sharp and Spirited Satire
Saturday, November 18, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($15.00 – $20.00)
Sat 11/18, 2023, 7:30pm
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra presents
Fall Concert
Celebrating PSSO's 25th Season
Saturday, November 18, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
This is an in-person event only, no virtual attendance is available.
($8 – $15)
Mon 11/20, 2023, 7:30pm
Seattle Arts & Lectures presents
David Brooks
How to Know a Person
Monday, November 20, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($42 – $67)
Sat 11/25, 2023, 7:30pm
Josephine Howell Productions presents
Sounds of The Sound 6
Saturday, November 25, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
This is an in-person event only, no virtual attendance is available.
($50 – $150)
Mon 11/27, 2023, 7:30pm
Britney Daniels
The Cost of Caregiving
Monday, November 27, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This is an in-person event.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Tue 11/28, 2023, 7:30pm
Richard O. Prum
The Performance of Gender
Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This event is in-person.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Tue 11/28, 2023, 7:30pm
Seattle Arts & Lectures presents
Steve Inskeep
Differ We Must
Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($10 – $100)
Thu 11/30, 2023, 7:30pm
2022 Town Hall Seattle Writer-in-Residence Sarah Salcedo and Washington State Poet Laureate Arianne True
Neurodivergence and Art
Thursday, November 30, 2023, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
This event is in-person, no virtual attendance is available.
($5 – $25 Sliding Scale)
Thu 12/7, 2023, 7:30pm
Town Hall Seattle and SAMA present
Global Rhythms: The Klezmatics
Hanukkah Dance Party
Thursday, December 7, 2023, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($20 – $25)
Sat 1/13, 2024, 7:30pm
Town Hall Seattle and The Bushwick Book Club Seattle present
An Evening of Music Inspired by Aesop's Fables
Timeless and Enchanting Stories
Saturday, January 13, 2024, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($15.00 – $20.00)
Fri 1/26, 2024, 7:30pm
Town Hall Seattle and SAMA present
Global Rhythms: Yungchen Lhamo
Soul-Stirring Tibetan Sounds
Friday, January 26, 2024, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($20 – $25)
Fri 3/1, 2024, 7:30pm
Town Hall Seattle and SAMA present
Global Rhythms: Justin Adams & Mauro Durante with special guest Ganesh Rajagopalan
Global Grooves: Music from North Africa, Italy, and India
Friday, March 1, 2024, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($20 – $25)
Sat 3/16, 2024, 7:30pm
Town Hall Seattle and The Bushwick Book Club Seattle present
An Evening of Music Inspired by I Sing the Salmon Home by Rena Priest
Celebrate the Northwest’s Signature Swimmers
Saturday, March 16, 2024, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($15.00 – $20.00)
Sat 5/4, 2024, 7:30pm
Town Hall Seattle and SAMA present
Global Rhythms: The Campbell Brothers
Sacred Steel Revival
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 7:30PM
The Great Hall
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($20 – $25)
Sat 6/8, 2024, 7:30pm
Town Hall Seattle and The Bushwick Book Club Seattle present
An Evening of Music Inspired by Moby Dick by Herman Melville
A Whale of a Tale
Saturday, June 8, 2024, 7:30PM
The Wyncote NW Forum
A livestream of this event will also be available.
($15.00 – $20.00)
All Homecoming events are FREE for youth ages 22 & under.*
Town Hall believes that everyone deserves access to fresh ideas, art, and conversations. We’re grateful to our friends at the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture for helping to fund this initiative for free youth tickets.
We strive to ensure that the cost of admission is never a barrier to participation. That’s why our financial model is rooted in radically affordable tickets: almost all Town Hall-produced events are just $5, and many events are free.
*Does not apply to Rental Partner events.
Festival Calendar
New events added often, check back regularly!
Beyond The Stage
There are lots of ways to get involved at Town Hall beyond the events on our stages.
Grab a drink at the Otto or take part in a pre- or post-event meetup!
Meet the Otto
The Otto is Town Hall’s bar in the Forum, open most nights 5:30PM-10:30PM. Named after longtime friend of Town Hall Otto Haas, the Otto is the perfect place to stop by before an event or pull up a chair after and enjoy drinks and conversation.
Teen Nights with TeenTix
All Town Hall-produced events (everything listed as Science, Civics, or Arts & Culture) are now FREE for everyone age 22 and under! To celebrate free youth tickets at Town Hall, we’re inviting everyone age 13 – 19 to join us at Teen Night Receptions with TeenTix.
Come Early, Stay After
All through our Homecoming Festival, we’re hosting plenty of pre- and post-event meetups to bring our community together and keep the energy going beyond the stage. Stop by before an event or stick around after to take part!
Title Sponsor:
Platinum Sponsors:
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Several Homecoming Festival sponsorships are available.
Contact Development Director, Kate Nagle-Caraluzzo, for details.
For press or communications inquiries, please email communications@townhallseattle.org