Must-see entertainment in Belltown & Seattle Center

  • Crocodile

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    Nearly old enough to be called a Seattle institution, the Crocodile is a clamorous 560-capacity music venue that first opened in 1991, just in time to…

  • Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    Hidden in an unlikely spot behind a boring-looking office building is Seattle’s most sophisticated and prestigious jazz club. Dimitriou’s hosts the best…

  • McCaw Hall

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    Home of the Seattle Opera and Pacific Northwest Ballet, this magnificent structure in the Seattle Center was given a massive overhaul in 2003.

  • Seattle Opera

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    Seattle Opera is distinguished and diverse. Based at the McCaw Hall, it has hosted everything from Verdi's La Traviata to Pete Townshend's Tommy. It's…

  • Pacific Northwest Ballet

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    The foremost dance company in the Northwest and one of the most popular in the US puts on more than 100 shows a season from September through June at…

  • KEXP

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    The new KEXP radio headquarters opened in the Seattle Center in December 2015 and provides a central gathering space for live music and parties, a see…

  • Moore Theatre

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    Attached to a stately old hotel, the Moore is the city's oldest surviving theater (from 1907) and a piece of Seattle history. Its 1800-seater auditorium…

  • Seattle Repertory Theatre

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    The Seattle Repertory Theatre (the Rep) won a Tony Award in 1990 for Outstanding Regional Theater. The largest non-profit resident theater outfit in the…

  • Big Picture

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    It's easy to miss Big Picture when exploring Seattle's Belltown neighborhood. For those in the know, it's an 'underground' cinema experience with…

  • Tula’s Jazz

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    Tula’s is an intimate jazz club with live music seven nights a week, from big bands and Latin jazz to up-and-coming names on tour. It focuses mainly on…

  • Jewel Box Theater

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    The restored Jewel Box Theater, tucked away behind the sleek Rendezvous cocktail bar, has live music and independent theater events including burlesque…

  • Seattle Children’s Theater

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    This highly esteemed theater group has two auditoriums in its Seattle Center campus. Friday and Saturday matinees and evening performances run September…

  • Intiman Theatre

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    A beloved theater company based at the Cornish Playhouse in the Seattle Center. Artistic director Jennifer Zeyl curates magnificent stagings of…

  • SIFF Film Center

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    The digs of the famous Seattle International Film Festival since 2011 runs movies in a small auditorium year-round.

  • Cinerama

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    Possibly Seattle's most popular cinema, and famous for its giant curved three-panel screen, Cinerama is one of only three of its type left in the world…

  • Vera Project

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    An excellent nonprofit community center run by and for teenagers and young adults, the Vera Project books exclusively all-ages shows in a smoke-free and…

  • Nesholm Family Lecture Hall

    Belltown & Seattle Center

    The Seattle International Film Festival uses a half-dozen theaters but also has its own dedicated theater, in McCaw Hall’s Nesholm Family Lecture Hall,…