14 things to do in the Seattle area this Mother’s Day weekend

Welcome to the weekend! Whether you’re looking to celebrate Mother’s Day or just enjoy the next few days, here’s our latest on local things to do.

Mother’s Day

• From tea and flower-arranging to waterfall hikes and road trips, here are 13 Mother’s Day experiences in Seattle and beyond, at any price point.
• Head out on one of these five Seattle-area outings to see May flowers like rhododendrons and peonies (including a few special Mother’s Day events).
• Try one of our recipe writers’ Mother’s Day recs: these lemon blueberry morning rolls and this must-have zucchini frittata.

Eats and drinks

• Our drinks writer’s latest round of Seattle-area bar openings is eclectic: There’s a big new Fremont tasting room, sports bars, spots for dog lovers, a wine-and-bottle and more. Here’s the 411.
• Here are 46 new Seattle restaurants you should know about. Read on, fans of Vietnamese and Indian food, or lovers of bagels, burritos, chicken and more.

Outdoors

• From Seattle to Spokane and the beloved Burke-Gilman to a pair of “Centennial” trails, these six cycling routes have something for everyone.

Movies and TV

• Here’s everything to know about this year’s Seattle International Film Festival, from critic Moira Macdonald’s recs for what to see to a beginner’s guide to navigating the festival.
• A new season of “Naked and Afraid XL,” featuring former Washington resident Kaiela Hobart, premieres on Sunday on Discovery Channel.

Music and theater

• Thunderpussy is celebrating their new album “West” in concert with the Seattle Symphony on Friday.
• Check out Seattle-born rapper Macklemore’s new song about the Israel-Hamas war, “Hind’s Hall.” All proceeds will benefit United Nations relief workers.
• “The Lehman Trilogy” at Seattle’s ACT Contemporary Theatre is a compelling saga of greed. The Tony Award-winning play runs through May 19.
• If you’ve never seen live opera, Seattle Opera’s “Barber of Seville” is the one to try out, with its combination of slapstick comedy and captivating music.

Books

• “Your House Is Not Just a House,” out this month, is the debut children’s book by Idris Goodwin, Seattle Children’s Theatre artistic director.
• The new anthology “The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration” was coedited by Seattle writer and historian Frank Abe and poet and scholar Floyd Cheung.