EVENTS CALENDAR

FREE FIRST THURSDAY: WING LUKE MUSEUM
Wing Luke Museum is offering free admission May - September for First Thursday evenings, 5:00 - 8:00 PM, thanks to a generous grant from 4Culture!

FREE FIRST THURSDAY: WING LUKE MUSEUM
Wing Luke Museum is offering free admission May - September for First Thursday evenings, 5:00 - 8:00 PM, thanks to a generous grant from 4Culture!

FREE FIRST THURSDAY: WING LUKE MUSEUM
Wing Luke Museum is offering free admission May - September for First Thursday evenings, 5:00 - 8:00 PM, thanks to a generous grant from 4Culture!

TEN THOUSAND THINGS LISTENING PARTY WITH SHIN YU PAI
Meet Shin Yu Pai, curator of Ten Thousand Things, on display in the Community Portraits Gallery. In conversation with audio producer Kamna Shastri, Shin Yu will be on hand for a special listening and launch party celebrating the 4th season of her award-winning podcast Ten Thousand Things.

FREE FIRST THURSDAY: WING LUKE MUSEUM
Wing Luke Museum is offering free admission May - September for First Thursday evenings, 5:00 - 8:00 PM, thanks to a generous grant from 4Culture!

SOFTVELVETBOY MARKETPLACE POP-UP
Kick off June and Pride Month with visiting the Marketplace and Softvelvetboy’s pop-up! Shop cute stickers, prints, and more from this local queer Vietnamese American artist.

JUNKY JUNCO MARKETPLACE POP-UP
Local small business Junky Junco will have a pop-up at the Marketplace! Come visit on the last weekend of AANHPI Heritage Month and support their works featuring Seattle landmarks and National parks.

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD COMMUNITY EVENT TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF HISTORIC C-ID SITE
Join Wing Luke Museum on May 24 to help shape the future of the Eng family homestead! Participate in a community survey, engage with urban planners, enjoy art and refreshments in the heart of the C-ID’s Canton Alley.

Seattle Reign and Sounders Day
Courtesy of the club, free admission is being offered to anyone wearing Reign FC gear on Fri, May 23, and Sounders FC gear on Sat, May 24.

AANHPI FAMILY BOOK EVENT
FCS's AANHPI Family Book Event at the Filipino Community Center is a free, literary event to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) Heritage Month. Join us for book readings, family and children’s activities, time to meet the authors, food and more!

SIDE BY SIDE: NIHONMACHI SCENES - MEET THE CURATOR, BARBARA JOHNS
Meet Barbara Johns, the curator of Side by Side: Nihonmachi Scenes by Tokita, Nomura, and Fujii, on display in the George Tsutakawa Art Gallery. Barbara will make a special appearance in the gallery from 1:30-3:30PM on Sunday, May 4 to chat informally about the paintings and the history embedded within this exhibit.

FREE FIRST THURSDAY: WING LUKE MUSEUM
Wing Luke Museum is offering free admission May - September for First Thursday evenings, 5:00 - 8:00 PM, thanks to a generous grant from 4Culture!

SIDE BY SIDE: NIHONMACHI SCENES - MEET THE CURATOR, BARBARA JOHNS
Meet Barbara Johns, the curator of Side by Side: Nihonmachi Scenes by Tokita, Nomura, and Fujii, on Sunday, April 6 from 1:30-3:30 pm for an informal meet and greet in the George Tsutakawa Art Gallery on the Museum’s 2nd floor.

ANNUAL DINNER & AUCTION
Wing Luke Legacies: Celebrating community at the Sheraton Grand Seattle

EXHIBIT CLOSING: HELLO AUNTIE, HELLO UNCLE EXHIBIT
See the exhibit before it leaves Wing Luke Museum

MEMBER PREVIEW: TEN THOUSAND THINGS
Join us on Thursday evening, March 6, for the Member and Special Guest opening reception of the Ten Thousand Things exhibit.

2025 DEADLINE FOR APPLYING TO THE NEH LANDMARKS WEEK-LONG WORKSHOP FOR K-12 EDUCATORS
K-12 Educators! Get your applications in for the 2025 Summer NEH Landmarks Teacher Workshop - In Our Own Voices: Early Asian Americans & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders in the Pacific Northwest! Applications are due Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

SIDE BY SIDE: NIHONMACHI SCENES - MEET THE CURATOR, BARBARA JOHNS
Meet Barbara Johns, the curator of Side by Side: Nihonmachi Scenes by Tokita, Nomura, and Fujii, on Sunday, March 2 from 1:30-3:30pm for an informal meet and greet in the George Tsutakawa Art Gallery on the Museum’s 2nd floor.


SIDE BY SIDE: NIHONMACHI SCENES - MEET THE CURATOR, BARBARA JOHNS
Meet Barbara Johns, the curator of Side by Side: Nihonmachi Scenes by Tokita, Nomura, and Fujii, on Saturday, February 22 from 1:30-3:30pm for an informal meet and greet in the George Tsutakawa Art Gallery on the Museum’s 2nd floor.

Wing Luke Centennial Pop-Up Exhibit
Extended! Wing Luke Centennial Pop-Up Exhibit
We're celebrating Wing Luke's 100th birthday with a pop-up exhibit about his life and leadership in our Community Hall. Learn about Wing's life from his immigration as a young boy to his barrier-breaking career as an Asian American politician during the Civil Rights Era.
Included with General Admission.

Free Youth Admission Offer
Learn about a Seattle civil rights icon! We're offering free general admission for guests ages 0-17 from Friday, February 14 to Sunday, February 16, 2025. Get access to 12+ galleries as well as a pop-up exhibit about Wing featuring his personal possessions only up for this weekend.

A&NH/PI LEGISLATIVE DAY
Join the Asian and Pacific Islander Coalition (APIC) for a day of advocacy in Olympia! On February 13th, hundreds of community members from around the state will head to Olympia for a day of meetings with our legislators to discuss issues of concern to the A&NH/PI community, including immigration justice, civil and human rights, voting rights, environmental justice, education, access to healthcare, community development, and more!

BOOK EVENT: WRITERS READ BEN MASAOKA’S “CRIMINALS'“
Join Frank Abe (We Hereby Refuse), Lucy Tan (What We Were Promised), Carla Crujido (The Strange Beautiful), Bruce Rutledge (Chin Music Press), and Dan DeWeese (Propeller Books) on Sunday, February 2 from 2-4pm for a book reading and celebration of the Ben Masaoka’s posthumously-published debut novel Criminals.

DAY OF REMEMBRANCE EVENTS
Day of Remembrance is observed on February 19 and marks the date in 1942 that President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. Each year, Day of Remembrance events are held throughout the month and throughout the country to educate about this breach of civil liberties and to show how its lessons are relevant now.

Lunar New Year Fair
Celebrate the Year of the Snake at Wing Luke Museum’s annual Lunar New Year Fair! Learn about Lunar New Year celebrations and join an afternoon of family-friendly activities!

SIDE BY SIDE: NIHONMACHI SCENES - MEET THE CURATOR, BARBARA JOHNS
Meet Barbara Johns, the curator of the exhibit, Side by Side: Nihonmachi Scenes by Tokita, Nomura, and Fujii, on display in the George Tsutakawa Art Gallery. Barbara will make a special appearance in the gallery from 1:30-3:30PM on Sunday, January 5, 2025 to chat and answer questions.

SHOOLEY ART MARKETPLACE POP-UP
Shop local at the Marketplace and meet the artist behind Shooley Art’s whimsical and warm illustrations!

KELA DESIGNS MARKETPLACE POP-UP
Shop local at the Marketplace and meet the artist behind the corgi and Asian food-inspired art of Kela Designs!

2024 C-ID SANTA
Families return to Chinatown-International District for the holidays to enjoy visiting Santa, crafts, and beautiful family photos

REDLINING IMPACTS ON THE AFRICAN AMERICANS AND ASIAN AMERICANS IN CENTRAL SEATTLE
On Tuesday, December 10, gather, eat, and learn about the Redlining Heritage Trail, a collection of urban walks that highlight historic and cultural sites within the redlined neighborhoods of Central Seattle. Speakers Doan Diane Hoang Dy, Stephanie Johnson-Toliver and Diane Sugimura, who served as advisors of the Redlining Heritage Trails, will share about their experiences with redlining and how it has impacted African American and Asian American communities. This event is free and open to the public.

GATES FOUNDATION GIVING MARKETPLACE
The Marketplace will be at the Gates Foundation Discovery Center’s Giving Marketplace, a free public event highlighting 35+ vendors with holiday activities and live performances.

MELTED PORCELAIN MARKETPLACE POP-UP
Stop in to the Marketplace on Museum Store Sunday to meet the local Native Hawaiian jewelry maker behind Melted Porcelain!