City Hall: Seattle Presents Concerts
Now that it's finally nice and sunny outside, it's time to start thinking about how to spend as much time out of doors as possible. You could eat lunch at a restaurant with a patio or tour the city's very eclectic architecture. Also, you can listen to music.
Every summer, City Hall hosts a series of lunchtime concerts that are located on their front porch (aka the Civic Plaza) called Seattle Presents. The bands are from a wide array of genres - including some "hip" local bands - so there is always something for everyone. The shows are the first and third Thursday of the month from July to August, with a few special shows thrown in.
The City festoons Civic Plaza with folding chairs and invites a couple of vendors to sell lunches so you can eat whilst you listen. However, it does fill up fast with the local business crowd settling in, so if you must have a chair, make sure to get there early, say around 11:30 a.m. Perhaps after checking out two of the most interesting buildings in the city: the Arctic Club (located across the street at 4th and Cherry) and/or the Seattle Central Library (three blocks down on 4th and Madison).
This year's Seattle Presents starts Thursday, July 3rd with Jamaican Reggae Band, Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band.