Free things to do in Everett

7 free things to do and get in Everett, including 4 kids & family, 1 entertainment, 1 food.

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Kids & familyFree (worth about $10)

Free storytimes and Play & Learn at Everett's Evergreen Branch Library

Tue 10:30am–12pm (Play & Learn); Wed 10:30–11am (toddlers); Fri 10:30–11:30am (preschool)

Everett Public Library, Evergreen Branch

Everett Public Library's Evergreen Branch runs free weekly programs for young kids: Play & Learn on Tuesdays 10:30am–noon, Toddler Storytime (ages 18–36 months with a caregiver) on Wednesdays 10:30–11am, and Preschool Storytime on Fridays 10:30–11:30am. Stories, music and movement, with playtime after. The library is closed Nov 11, 26 and 27, and no Toddler Storytime is listed for Nov 25.

Verified Oct 27 · epls.org

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AttractionsFree (worth about $8)

Schack Art Center: always-free art gallery in downtown Everett

Tuesday–Saturday 10am–5pm, Sunday noon–5pm

Schack Art CenterEverett

The Schack Art Center's gallery is always free. Open Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday noon to 5pm.

Verified Oct 27 · schack.org

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FoodFree (worth about $40)For people who qualify

Volunteers of America Everett Community Food Bank: no eligibility rules

Mon, Wed, Thu 10am–2pm; 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 2–5pm

Volunteers of America Everett Food Bank

The Volunteers of America Western Washington food bank in Everett has no eligibility or documentation requirements. Open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 10am to 2pm, and the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 2 to 5pm. Appointments suggested: (425) 312-3630.

Verified Oct 27 · voaww.org

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EntertainmentFree (worth about $10)

Watch the Christmas Ship at Everett's Boxcar Park

Sun, Nov 29, 4:10 PM – 4:30 PM

Boxcar Park, Everett waterfront

Argosy's lit-up Christmas Ship pulls up off Boxcar Park on the Everett waterfront on Sunday, November 29, 2026, 4:10–4:30pm, and its onboard choir (Cloud Nine Singers) performs for people on shore; the park is a stop with a planned onshore event. You watch and listen from the public park; the cruise itself is a separate paid ticket. The ship moves on to the Mukilteo Lighthouse at 7:35pm.

Verified Oct 27 · argosycruises.com

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Kids & familyFree (worth about $10)

Everett Main Library storytimes move to the Performing Arts Center in November

Nov 2026: Tue 10:30–11am (toddlers, Nov 3–17); Wed 10:30–11:30am (preschool, Nov 4 and 18); Fri 10:30–11am (babies, Nov 6–20)

Everett Performing Arts Center, Anderson Room

While Everett's Main Library is closed November 1–30, 2026 for building work, its free storytimes meet two blocks away in the Everett Performing Arts Center's Anderson Room: Toddler Storytime (18–36 months) Tuesdays Nov 3, 10 and 17, 10:30–11am; Preschool Storytime Wednesdays Nov 4 and 18, 10:30–11:30am; and Baby Storytime Fridays Nov 6, 13 and 20, 10:30–11am.

Verified Oct 27 · epls.org

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Kids & familyFree (worth about $20)

Free Community Access Night at Imagine Children's Museum, Everett

Third Thursday of each month, 3–7pm

Imagine Children's MuseumEverett

Imagine Children's Museum, the biggest children's museum in the Pacific Northwest, opens free to families with children 12 and under every third Thursday of the month from 3 to 7pm. Some nights add performances, robotics demos or other pop-ups. The next one is Thursday, November 19, 2026. Enter on Hoyt Ave.

Verified Oct 27 · imaginecm.org

Catch: Only for: families with children 12 and under

Kids & familyFree (worth about $20)Eligibility applies

Free Sensory Time for kids with special needs at Imagine Children's Museum

Third Sunday of each month, 9–11am

Imagine Children's MuseumEverett

On the third Sunday of each month, 9 to 11am, Imagine Children's Museum in Everett gives families of children on the autism spectrum, with sensory processing disorders or other special needs free, quieter access to the north side of the museum. Earmuffs, sunglasses and sensory balls are available. Pre-registration is required.

Verified Oct 27 · everettwa.gov

Catch: Only for: families of children with autism, sensory processing or other special needs · Pre-registration required