Need to spice up your Fourth of July plans? Our Things To Do listings have you covered.
Need to spice up your Fourth of July plans? Our Things To Do listings have you covered. Susan Schmitz/Shutterstock

FRIDAY
AMBER WAVES OF BRAIN
Seattle improv vets Blood Squad (Molly Arkin, Jon Axell, Brandon Felker, and Elicia Wickstead) present an improv show that may have more of a zombie horror movie motif than a Fourth of July theme, but is touted as an Independence Day eve performance nonetheless. Ah well, yahtzee! Annex Theatre, 8 pm, $10.

SATURDAY
TRL: RED, WHITE, AND BRITNEY EDITION
The '90s were, by and large, a good time for America. The economy was healthy, we kept our foreign wars to a minimum, and pop radio was killing it. To celebrate and indulge in needless nostalgia, no event this Fourth can match the Red, White, and Britney Edition of Nectar's long-running TRL DJ night. Nectar, 9 pm, $7.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY
39TH ANNUAL LAKE UNION WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL
39th Annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival
For three days, celebrate all things wooden boats—from toy vessels to huge historic ones—at Lake Union Park. But not to worry: "There’s nothing stuffy about the wooden boat festival," the Center for Wooden Boats says. On the Fourth, stick around for fireworks and food provided by Seafair. Center for Wooden Boats, 10 am-6 pm, Free.

Check out our complete list of events—including more fireworks than you'll know what to do with—in our Fourth of July Things to Do calendar.