This has been going on all summer, and you keep forgetting to go, just like you keep forgetting your grandma's Sunday potluck supper (it's free food!). But where else can you nibble edibles and listen to tunes by the Microsoft Jumpin Jive Orchestra?

Feel classy in the Bang & Olufsen Beer + Wine Garden at this free and mostly sponsored by Amazon gathering at the South Lake Union Discovery Center. Vote for who you think grills the best burger in SLU, and finish the evening watching a movie under the stars.

Yes! A reason to stuff yourself and drink too much. "Sample" something from every food truck between trips to multiple beer gardens. Pay a little extra for the VIF pass, and find yourself at the pop-up picnic dinner with other bloated, soused foodies.

It's finally legal. Yaaaaaaay! Let's get serious about the benefits of the cannabis plant with six stages of music, arts and crafts, lots of food, political booths, and people passionate enough to speak their mind on stage. Hempfest spans three Seattle waterfront parks: Centennial Park (North Entrance,) Myrtle Edwards Park (Central Entrance,) and Olympic Sculpture Park (South Entrance).

Before the battle, ingest Swedish pancakes, grilled sausages, BBQ salmon, and craft beer as you wander around a Viking encampment complete with Viking warriors. You can dress like a Viking too.

You're still pouting because you didn't make it to the World Cup Finals? You can definitely get to the Brazil Festival to eat your frustration away. Worth going to watch the Capoeira—Brazilian martial arts—demonstration.

Feel like you're in a Himalayan bazaar as you shop for prayer flags and eat Tibetan food. Then watch monks work on a colorful sand mandala for two days, only to destroy it.

Spend a long weekend eating, listening to music, people watching, laughing at jokes, and admiring interesting art. The Mainstage will be at Memorial Stadium, which means no long lines! Remember to get the app.