Weekends are for funmaxxing, and we’ve got plenty of ideas for you. Read on for details on cheap and easy events from Grow and Gather: A Spring Gardening Festival to El Centro de la Raza Clean Air Fair and from Record Store Day to Global Groove’s 5th Anniversary. Check out our Record Store Day guide and top picks of the week for more. FRIDAY COMMUNITY Future of Our Roadless Forests Community MeetingI very much enjoy hiking, biking, camping, and just generally breathin’ clean air throughout the good ol’ PNW wilderness. Which is why this one hits close to home. Currently, a proposed rollback of the 2001 Roadless Rule could open millions of acres of national forest (including ~2 million in Washington) to logging and mining. If you’re interested in learning about what’s at stake and why these “roadless areas” matter for clean water, wildlife habitat, outdoor access, and more, this community meeting breaks it all down. Plus, if you’ve got something to say, members of the public have the option to share two minutes of public testimony that will be submitted directly to the federal government. LANGSTON THOMAS(The Mountaineers Seattle Program Center, Northeast Seattle, free) See more on EverOut! The post The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Apr 17–19, 2026 appeared first on The Stranger. ...read more read less