Looking for events and things to do in Redmond? Home to Microsoft on Seattle’s Eastside, Redmond offers a family-friendly calendar of festivals, markets, and outdoor events. This local guide covers Redmond’s biggest annual festivals, recurring markets and events, seasonal highlights, and how to find out what’s happening this weekend — straight from the people who live here.
Redmond’s biggest annual events & festivals
Redmond’s signature events include Redmond Lights (a winter celebration), Derby Days (one of the Eastside’s longest-running community festivals with a nod to Redmond’s cycling heritage), the Redmond Arts Festival, and concerts and events at Marymoor Park, a major regional venue.
Farmers markets & recurring things to do in Redmond
The Redmond Saturday Market runs in the warmer months, and Marymoor Park hosts a marquee summer concert series, festivals, and outdoor recreation, plus regular events downtown and along the Sammamish River Trail.
Redmond through the seasons
Summer is peak — Derby Days, the Marymoor concert series, farmers markets, and outdoor events; fall brings harvest and community festivals; and winter lights up with Redmond Lights and holiday celebrations.
What to know about Redmond events
Marymoor Park is the region’s big event venue; downtown Redmond is increasingly walkable, with light rail arriving on the Eastside. Redmond is bike-friendly, fitting its cycling heritage. Many events are free.
What’s happening in Redmond this weekend
Printed event calendars go stale fast, and the best local happenings — pop-ups, block parties, last-minute shows — often never make the official listings. The most current, honest answer to “what’s going on this weekend?” comes from neighbors. On Neighborhood Nurturers’ Redmond community, real Redmond residents post and discuss what’s happening right now. For more ideas any time, see our guide to the best things to do in Redmond. Join your Redmond neighbors free and never miss what’s happening →
The Redmond angle
The best events here are seasonal and neighborhood-driven, so timing is everything. Half the fun of the local calendar in Redmond is stringing it together with the places nearby. Marymoor Park is the landmark most people orient around, but neighbors will tell you the Sammamish River Trail and Idylwood Beach are where the town really shows its character, with the Redmond Central Connector trail worth a look if you have the time. Use those as your reference points and this guide slots neatly into a day that feels like Redmond, not a checklist.
Keep exploring Redmond
If this was useful, these companion guides cover Redmond from angles that pair naturally with it: Things to do in Redmond, Free things to do in Redmond, Things to do with kids in Redmond. Together they add up to a full weekend without leaving town.
Ask a Redmond neighbor
The best tips never make the guidebooks — they come from neighbors who know which spot is worth it this week. That is what the Redmond community on Neighborhood Nurturers is for. Ask Redmond locals what they would do, or join free and get honest answers from people who actually know Redmond.
Frequently asked questions
What are the biggest events in Redmond, WA?
Derby Days, Redmond Lights, the Redmond Arts Festival, and the marquee summer concert series at Marymoor Park.
Does Redmond have a farmers market?
Yes — the Redmond Saturday Market runs in the warmer months, alongside Marymoor Park events.
What’s happening in Redmond this weekend?
Redmond neighbors share the most current local events — from Marymoor concerts to downtown happenings — in our community.