fun things to do in Seattle this weekend

seattle rewards having a plan b, so we rank the rain-proof options right next to the sunny ones.

capitol hill is where the night lives. the pike and pine venues, late food and bars sit close enough together that nobody has to move a car once the evening starts. fremont and ballard run the daytime program instead, sunday market, breweries, the locks and the canal walk, and they are the parts of town where one clear afternoon becomes a whole plan.

for half the year the forecast votes first. museums, arcades, listening rooms and pike place hours stay in the same ranked list as the hikes and the waterfront stuff, so a change in the weather costs you a scroll rather than the entire evening.