The Beach Boys closed out the second-to-last night of Marymoor's summer concert series this past Sunday, August 30. Squeeze finishes the calendar on September 11, with Adam Ant and Haircut 100 opening. Between that closing night and the Redmond Saturday Market's final Saturday on October 25, the city is running through its last real stretch of outdoor season before the rain settles in for good. None of that calendar is new. Redmond does this every year. What changed is how you get to any of it.
For as long as Marymoor Live has run its summer series, reaching a show has meant one of two choices: pay $20 for a spot in the gravel lots, or know someone with a seasonal parking pass who gets in free. King County Parks quietly rewired that equation this year. The Sound Transit 2 Line now reaches a stop called Marymoor Village Station, and two new connector trails, the East Lake Sammamish Trail and Eastrail, run straight from that station to the park gates. On concert nights, Sound Transit extends its schedule past the normal cutoff, with the last train to South Bellevue leaving at 11:32 p.m. and the last one to downtown Redmond at 11:55 p.m. That's late enough to catch an encore and still make it home without a car.
The Last Two Nights at Marymoor
Marymoor's amphitheater holds about 6,500 people and sits inside the Willowmoor Farm historical district, close enough to the Clise Mansion that you can see it from the lawn. The venue also runs a strict 10 p.m. noise curfew, which is why touring acts sometimes cut a set short even when the crowd wants more. It's a detail regulars know and first-timers learn the hard way when a favorite song gets skipped so the show can end on time.
The Beach Boys played the second-to-last date this past Sunday. The Squeeze bill on September 11 is the last one on this year's calendar. After that, the amphitheater goes quiet until next spring. If you've been meaning to catch a show before the season ends, this is the window.
The Station That Changes the Math
Here's what's actually different this year. Getting to Marymoor for a concert used to mean two options: drive and pay for parking, or find a ride. Now there's a third.
- Board the 2 Line and get off at the new Marymoor Village Station, then walk the connector trail straight into the park.
- Skip the $20 gravel lot fee unless you already hold a seasonal parking pass, in which case parking is free either way.
- Plan your ride home around the extended concert-night schedule. The last train to South Bellevue leaves at 11:32 p.m., and the last one to downtown Redmond leaves at 11:55 p.m.
The same station and trails work for daytime park visits too. If you've avoided Marymoor lately because parking felt like a gamble on a busy Saturday, that's no longer the only way in.
The Saturday Market's Home Stretch
While Marymoor winds down, the Redmond Saturday Market is entering its last full month. The market started in 1976, when a Master Gardener named Georgia Erskine leased vacant land near the old post office for a dollar a year and recruited friends to help her run it. It's been going every May through October since, making it the longest-running farmers market on the Eastside. This year's run ends October 25, with hours holding at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The vendor mix shifts as the season turns. Early market days lean on greens and transplants, midsummer brings the widest variety of the year, and the final weeks trade toward roots, alliums, winter squash, and preserves. If you've only shopped the market in July, the last few Saturdays look different on purpose.
One Morning the Roads Reroute
The 2026 Redmond Harvest Half Marathon starts at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, September 7, Labor Day, with Redmond Town Center as its staging point. Races of that size typically close several blocks around the start and finish for a few hours that morning, so if you live near the Town Center, plan around a detour rather than a straight shot through on your normal route.
It's worth knowing about even if you're not running. Labor Day mornings in Redmond usually mean quiet streets. This year, that particular stretch near the Town Center won't be one of them.
What's Actually Left on the Calendar
| Date | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 7 | Redmond Harvest Half Marathon, 8:30 a.m. | Redmond Town Center |
| Sept 11 | Squeeze, with Adam Ant and Haircut 100 | Marymoor Live |
| Thursdays | Free yoga, 6:30 p.m. | Redmond Town Center Courtyard |
| Through Oct 25 | Redmond Saturday Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. | 9900 Willows Rd NE |
The free Thursday yoga sessions at the Town Center courtyard keep running into fall, and they're an easy one to miss if you're not already walking past on a weeknight.
The Point
Redmond's outdoor season always ends the same way, with the last concerts, the last market Saturdays, and the first cold mornings arriving in the same few weeks. What's different this year is that catching the last Marymoor show no longer means you've already had to solve the parking problem. The train reaches the park now, the trails connect straight to the gates, and the schedule stays open late enough to actually get you home. For a city that's spent years asking residents to plan around a $20 lot fee or a lucky parking pass, that's a real change, not a footnote.
If you're weighing whether this stretch of Redmond, or a neighboring pocket of the Eastside, fits how you actually want to live day to day, that's exactly the kind of on-the-ground detail worth talking through. Yang Xiao works this market and is happy to talk through what a given block or building actually means for your routine, not just its price. Call or email anytime for a straightforward, no-pressure conversation.
