Events and Community Calendar

2/12 Bellevue Downtown Association Annual Celebration, 5-8:30pm

2/12 Thursday Evening climb with the Seattle Outdoors Adventurers at Edgeworks Bellevue (BelRed), 5:30-7:30pm (link)

2/12 Seattle AI, ML and CV Meetup at Union AI in Bellevue, 5:30-8:30pm (link) – discussion on automated video anomaly detection

2/12 Yoga in the Gallery at Avenue, 6pm (link), recurs Thursdays

2/12 Transportation Commission meeting, 6:30pm – Safe Speeds presentation on arterial speed reductions, TIP discussion, and bylaws update

2/12 Andrey Gugnin Piano Recital at Meydenbauer Center, 7pm (link)

2/13 Board Game Bonanza at SBCC, 1-3pm, free, drop-in, recurs on Fridays until April 24th.

2/13 Pilates for Gardeners at BBG, 2-3pm (link)

2/13 Middles at the Museum, 4:30-7pm (link) – a KidsQuest day with Galentine’s vibes for middle schoolers with pizza, printing a custom tote, and STEAM activities for ages 11+

2/13 Petals and Pours Galentine’s Edition at Kitchen and Market in Yarrow Bay, 5:30-7:30, tickets here

2/13 Teen Art Studios by Gage Academy at HCC. Free drop-in class on Fridays with dinner and materials provided, and new mediums are taught each month. 6-9pm (link)

2/13 Galentine’s Night at Sprig Beauty Co. in Snohomish, 6:30-8pm, beauty lessons, treats and bubbles, tickets required

2/13 Millennial Social Club Board Games and Boba at Lincoln Square South, 7-10pm (link), recurs Fridays

2/13-3/1 Cyrano de Bergerac commedia dell’arte at Theatre33, 7pm and 5pm performances, (link)

2/13 Improv For All with Jet City Improv is happening again in Bellevue, 7-9pm – free drop-in class for teens ages 12-19 (link) – recurs 2/27

2/13 Art ‘n Soul painting and music event at W Bellevue, 7-9:30pm (link)

2/13 Date Night on the Dance Floor at Arthur Murray Bellevue, 7:15-9pm (link) – salsa and bachata group class, social dancing, and champagne.

2/13 Bollywood ISHQ After Dark at Mirra, 10pm (link)

2/14 Alexander’s Hope Valentine’s Day Dash (5K) at Downtown Park, kids dash at 8:45am, run/walk starts at 9am

2/14 Saturday Morning Walk with the Downtown Bellevue Walking Group, 9am (link)

2/14-2/15 Fly Fishing Show (link)

2/14 Cupid’s Clash at Bellevue Pickleball- morning and evening mixed doubles tournament with refreshments

2/14 Galentine’s Walk – BelRed Run Club, with Jo Malone and OMO Thai Tea, 10am-noon (link) – wear red, pink, white, and glitter!

2/14 Corgi Valentine’s Day Meetup at Bellevue Downtown Park, 11am (link)

2/14 Great Backyard Bird Count at Newport Way Library, 11:30-1pm (link) – there will be a craft for kids to do and binoculars for kids and adults to use

2/14 U-District Board Games Social Group is coming to Bellevue for hot pot at Happy Lamb 1:30-3:30 (link)

2/14 Cat Ear Hat Crochet Workshop at So Me Arts Studio in BelRed, 2pm (link)

2/14 Kids’ Day Away for K-5th at Samena with a visit to Monster Mini Golf, pizza and a movie, 2:30-8:30pm (link)

2/14 Eastside FIRE sharing goals and budgets at Capitol One Cafe, 4-6pm (link), repeats monthly

2/14 Forum Does Funny Comedy Show, 5-8:30pm, $20 (link)

2/14 International Fly Fishing Film showing at Meydenbauer Center, 5:30pm (link) – ticket does not include entrance to convention

2/14 American Muslim Advancement Council Annual Banquet, 5:30pm (link)

2/14 XAMA Open Mic Night at Story Coffee & Tea, 7-9pm

2/14 Velvets and Beats at W Living Room Bar, 8:30pm (link)

2/14 Love Night at Mirra, 10pm

2/15 Heartfulness Sunday Morning Meditation at NWAC, 9:15-10:15am (link) – recurs weekly

2/15 Snake Buddies clay coiling workshop at Eastside Pottery, 11am

2/15 Lunar New Year Lion Dance at Bellevue Uwajimaya, noon (link)

2/15 Paint Jam at Mox, noon-3pm – painting miniatures (please bring your own brushes) (link)

2/15 Story Time at BBG for K-2nd Grade, 1pm

2/15 Intro to Soldering at the Makerspace, 1-2pm (link)

2/15 Boardgames and Boba Weekend Edition with the Millennial Social Club at Lincoln Square South, 1-5pm (link)- repeats every Sunday

2/15 Bottomless Mimosa Brunch at Earl’s with the Eastside Dining Club, 2pm (link)

2/15 Bellevue Knotty Knitters at Dote, 3-5pm (link)

2/15 Archive After Dark fashion event at Primo’s, 6-9pm with dancing to follow

2/16 Altered Forms: Vase Edition with Eastside Pottery, $70, 3-4:30pm (link)

2/16 Secret Movie Night with the Eastside Social Club at Forum Social House, optional happy hour before the movie at Cinemark, 6:45pm (link)

2/17 Sublimation Printing and Heat Press Demo at Bellevue Library Makerspace, 6-7pm (link) – creating mugs, etc.

2/18 Bellevue Library Book Group, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 11am-1pm (link)

2/18 Jeff Bush: The Washington Update at El Gaucho, 11:30-1pm (link)

2/18 Kid Makerspace (ages 7-11) at Crossroads Community Center, 2:30-5pm (link) – recurs weekly

2/18 After School Story Hour for ages 5+ at Newport Way Library, 4:30-6 (link)

2/18 Bellevue Ladies Meetup for watercolor, drawing, and drinking and Black Raven Brewery in Redmond, 5-8pm (link)

2/18 Seattle AWIS presents The Secret (and not so secret) Lives of Bats, 6-8pm hybrid event at Fred Hutch in Seattle and virtual (link)

2/18-2/22 Northwest Flower and Garden Festival at the Seattle Convention Center

2/19 Eastside Audubon Bird Walk at BBG, 9-10:30am, class full (link)

2/19 Lunar New Year Styling with Kim Vu of Vintage Nouveau at Reprise, 4-7pm (link)

2/19 Sip at Stitch at Rain City Needlepoint, 4-8pm (link) – repeats Thursdays

2/19 Teen Makerspace (ages 12-17) at Crossroads Community Center, 4-5:30pm (link) – recurs weekly

2/19 Electronics Mending Circle at Bellevue Library Makerspace, 4:30-5:30pm (link)

2/19 Cloud Native Seattle at City Center Bellevue, 5-7pm (link) – one of the developer talks will be on Kubernetes and the other is TBD.

2/19 Lights out For Birds – documentary and panel discussion at Redmond Senior & Community Center, 5:30-7:30pm (link), an additional screening will be held on 2/28

2/19 Seattle Rust User Group meets at Bellevue City Hall, 6-8pm (link) – Device Kit – embedded programming on Pico. Meeting is in-person and live-streamed

2/19 Big Data Bellevue Meetup, 6:30pm (link) – recurs on third Thursdays

2/19 Bellevue Book Club: Thursday Thriller at Mercury Coffee, Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito 6:30pm-8:30pm (link)

2/19 Bellevue German Meetup, 7-9pm (link) – recurs monthly

2/19-2/22 Wintergrass Music Festival at the Hyatt Regency and Westin (link)

2/20 Woven Willow Plant Support at BBG, 10am-2pm, also 2/21, classes full

2/20 Mastering Italian Breads class at Whisk, 10am

2/20-2/22 BYT PlayLab Good Boss performances

2/20 Cocoa, Coffee and Crafts at Crossroads Community Center, 6-8pm

2/20 Snow Queen ballet performance at Meydenbauer Center, 7-9:30pm (link)

2/21 Keep Bellevue Beautiful – Cougar Mountain/Lakemont cleanup, 9-11am (link)

2/21 Master Gardener class Vegetables A-Z, 9:30-10:30am, online, $9 (link)

2/21 Galentine’s Brunch at Bis on Main, 10-2pm

2/21 Lunar New Year Celebration at Bellevue Square, 11am-6pm (link)

2/21 Lunar New Year Family Festival at the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Seattle’s Volunteer Park, 11am-2pm (link)

2/21 3D Printing intro class at Bellevue Library Makerspace, 11:30am (link)

2/21 Tang Yuan Workshop (sweet rice ball desserts) at Bellevue Library, 11:30-1pm (link)

2/21 Lunar New Year Story Time at the Newport Way Library, 11:30am (link)

2/21 Rainbow Elder Card Games and Connection at Crossroads Community Center, noon-2pm

2/21 Marbling on the Wheel at Eastside Pottery, 3-4:30pm

2/21 How Can I Help? Saving Nature with Your Yard – a special evening with Doug Tallamy, refreshments at 6:15 and talk at 7pm, also online (link)

2/21 IBT 25th Anniversary performance and gala at Meydenbauer Center, 7pm (link)

2/22 Book Club at Bellevue Library, 11-1pm (link)

2/22 Ecoprint on Fabric workshop at BBG, 11am-1pm, class full (link)

2/22 Artvana Paint and Sip at Redd Dog, 1pm (link)

2/22 Altered Forms: Vase Edition with Eastside Pottery, $70, 2-3:30pm

2/23 Startup425 Entrepreneur Networking and Panel at REI HQ in Issaquah, 8:30-10:30am

2/23 Crochet, Knitting, and More! at Crossroads 10:30-12:30pm (link)

2/23 Visit Bellevue Annual Celebration, 11-1:30pm (link)

2/23 Rhetoracles Toastmasters at Bellevue City Hall, 6-7:30pm (link) – meets weekly

2/24 Building your first agent in Python with Microsoft Reactor, online event, 10:30-11:30am (link)

2/24 Women’s Leadership Conference, noon-5pm (link)

2/24 Lucky Knot Workshop at the Bellevue Library Makerspace, 5:30-7:30pm (link)

2/24 Corks and Canvas at Suite, 6-8pm (link)

2/25 Presentation about community solutions to stormwater challenges, 11am (link) – Hear from WSDOT, The Nature Conservancy, and Stewardship Partners; there is an optional site visit to see the Rain Boxes

2/25-2/27 Three day Embellishment Workshop at Rain City Needlepoint (link) – also offered 2/28-3/2

2/26 Walking tour of the South Treatment Plant in Renton, 10am (link)

2/26 Memory Cafe at the Inn at Belle Harbour, lunch will be served 12:30-2pm – RSVP by the Monday prior by calling 425-515-0296

2/26 Eastside Business Network Happy Hour at STK, 6-8pm (link)

2/26 WILA Games and Education Industry Collider at Cornish Playhouse in Seattle (near PacSci), 6-10pm (link) – free event about making games classroom ready, food will be provided

2/26 425 Business’ 40 Under 40 at the Bellevue Arts Museum, 7-9pm

2/27-2/28 Bsides Seattle 2026 security conference in Redmond, (link)

2/27 Pilates for Gardeners, 2-3pm (link)

2/27 Art-Tastic at KidsQuest, 4-7pm (link) – create with paint, fabric, and ceramics and meet artists

2/27 Laser Cutter intro class at Bellevue Library Makerspace, 4pm (link)

2/27 Uplift Movie Night for neurodiverse kids at Bellevue Children’s Academy – parents and staff can converse while the kids watch the movie, 6-8pm (link)

2/27 Paint and Sip at NWAC: Hearts and Roses, 7-9pm (link)

2/28 Rebalance: Recharge HIIT Yoga with Kevin Ng at W Bellevue, 9:30am-noon (link) – Bites and Beats to follow

2/28 DIY Wire Cloches class at BBG, Level 1, 9:30-11am (link) -also 3/6 – these are used in the garden to protect plants from rabbits

2/28 Needlepoint clinic Open House at Rain City Needlepoint, 10am-noon (link) – recurs monthly

2/28 Wheel-throwing test drive at Kokanee Clay Studio $85, 10:30am-noon (link)

2/28 CAM for CNC Gummy Bear class at the Makerspace, 11:30am (link)

2/28 DIY Wire Cloches class, Level 2, noon-2pm (link) – also 3/6

2/28 Holi Festival at Newport Way Library, 2pm – stories and rhymes about the traditions of Holi, making a colorful Rangoli, and a playful introduction to Gulaal colors on the patio. For ages 3 and over, space may be limited.

2/28 Improv and Flow Jam at Studio33, hosted by The Improv Place, free, 2-4pm (link)

2/28 Queer Creative Connections at Bellevue Library, 2-4pm (link)

2/28 Guzheng performance at Hastens Bellevue to celebrate the Lunar New Year, 6-7pm (link)

2/28 Bellevue Healthcare Professionals meetup, 7-10pm (link)

2/28 Neon Holi Glow Party at Mirra, 10pm (link)

3/1 Reading and discussion with David Neiwert, author of Strawberry Days, Bellevue Library, 1-2pm (link)

3/1 Alcohol Marker Art 101 at Happy Time Studio in Issaquah, 1-3pm (link)

3/1 Bellevue Symphony Winter Concert at Meydenbauer Center, 3pm (link)

3/2 Deadline to apply for Bellevue’s Community Programming Fund to create events that enliven our outdoor public spaces

3/2 Basics of Successful Composting at Newport Way Library, 1-3pm (link)

3/3 Dienstag Bier German Language Meetup at Applebees in BelRed, 7pm (link)

3/4 Art Cart at Newport Way Library for ages 6+ to teens, 3-5pm (link)

3/4 Drum Clinic with Kyle Smith (Arizona Drummer) at West Coast Drum Shop, 5:30pm

3/6 Family Chess Night at Crossroads Mall, 7-8:45pm (link)

3/7 Outdoors for All Spreefest fundraiser, 8:30-4pm – Tickets are $100, and there are also volunteer opportunities. Includes lift ticket, event shirt, racecourse access, lunch, raffle, demos, beer garden, music and afterparty

3/7 Eastgate Keep Bellevue Beautiful Cleanup, 9-11am (link)

3/7 Journaling the Garden at BBG, 9-11am (link)

3/7 Bug Bonanza at BBG, 1-2:30pm (link) – best for ages 4-9 with adult

3/7 Master Gardener class Go Native – Get to Know Native PNW Bulbs, 9:30-10:30am, online, $9 (link)

3/7 Shooting with Purpose: Travel Photography with Steve Collins at Bellevue Leica, 4:30pm (link)

3/7 Literary Lions Gala at Bellevue Library to support the KCLS Foundation, 5-9pm (link)

3/7 Fashion is ART at Bellevue Art Museum, 6-11pm (link)

3/8 Bellevue Classical Piano Meetup Group at Northwest Pianos in BelRed, 10am-noon (link) – listeners do not need to RSVP

3/9 Discover Parks free day

3/9 Monday Night Networking at 13 Coins, 6-8pm (link) – recurs monthly

3/9 US Army Field Band’s Jazz Ambassadors will present a free concert at the Bellevue College Ballroom, 7-8:30pm (link)

3/11 Lake Hills Book Group meets at Lake Hills Library to discuss Midnight in Soap Lake by Matthew Sullivan, 6:30-8pm

3/13 Lichen Walk at BBG, 10am-noon (link)

3/14 The Premier Event dinner and auction at W Bellevue to support Bellevue School Foundation, 5:30-10pm

3/14 Bellevue Chamber Chorus: Plus One – A Generation of Young Artists at First Congressional Church, 7:30pm – including solo clarinet, oboe, violin, cello, upright bass and percussion, and the winner of the composer competition

3/15 Summer Camps Fair at Bellevue College, 10am-2pm (link)

3/18 Bellevue Library Book Group, Book and Dagger by Elyse Graham, 11am-1pm (link)

3/19 Eastside Audubon Bird Walk at BBG, 9-10:30am

3/19 Leadership Eastside Class of 2026 will present their adaptive campaigns at Bellevue College, 9-11am

3/20 & 3/21 Dahlia Tuber Sale at BBG

3/20 Seattle AI Startup Showcase at Coffee Dance Studio in Bellevue, 1-3:30pm (link)

3/21 Lake Hills Keep Bellevue Beautiful Cleanup, 9-11am (link)

3/21 Spring Flowers in Ink and Watercolor Class at BBG, 1-3pm

3/21 Bingo Night at Crossroads Community Center, 6-8pm

3/22 NPA March Mania Plant Sale at BBG (link)

3/24 Corks and Canvas napkin painting at Suite, 6-8pm (link)

3/26 A Garden of Useful Spaces talk with BBG, 7pm (link)

3/27 Pilates for Gardeners, 2-3pm (link)

3/27 Open Mic Night at Third Culture Coffee, 7pm

3/27 Paint and Sip at NWAC: Cherry Blossom Breeze, 7-9pm (link)

3/28 Seed Starting Tips and Techniques from BBG, 10-11:30am (link)

3/28 Youth Workshop at BBG: Fairy Gardens, 1:30-3pm (link)

3/30 Bellevue College Golf Scramble and Athletics Fundraiser, noon (link)