April 2026
Please note:
Area codes for phone numbers are 509 unless otherwise listed.
Submit events to:
development@thefigtree.org by 3rd Friday for publication in calendars
Calendar of Events April 2026
Ongoing
• Second Harvest food sorting shifts 9-2:30, 1234 E. Front Ave., 252-6267, ekanally@2-harvest.org
Ongoing Mondays
• Culture Nights, American Indian Community Center, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., aiccinc.org
OngoingTuesdays
A Language of Life – Nonviolent Communication Practice Group, to foster connection, compassion and understanding by shifting focus from blame to shared human needs, helping people resolve conflicts, improve relationships and create collaborative solutions through honest expressing and empathic listening, Liberty Park Library 10 to 11:30 a.m., Fr zoom, 12:30 to 2 p.m., BRCspokane@gmail.com
Tues/Fri • Non-Violent Communication Practice Group, NAACP Spokane Chapter, Tues 10 a.m., Liberty Park Library, Fri 12:30 p.m. zoom, brcspokane@gmail.com
Apr 2
• Fig Tree Benefit/Development Committee, online, noon, and Board, online 1 to 3 p.m., mary@thefigtree.org
Apr 2-4
• Spokane Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival, The Quilting Bee, Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., quiltcraftsew.com/spokane.html
• Men's Holy Week Retreat, Fr. Michael Maher, Immaculate Heart Retreat Center (IHRC), 6910 S. Ben Burr, 4:30 p.m. to 1 p.m., ihrc.net
Apr 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
• Taizé Prayer, Zoom, 4:15 p.m., bartletts@gonzaga.edu
Apr 3
• Giving Joy Day, on Eastern Washington University's 144th Birthday, Nysether Community Room, PUB, 926 Elm, Cheney, 12 to 1 p.m., ewu.edu
• The Way of the Cross, Spokane Pilgrimage, Salem Lutheran, 1428 W. Broadway, 4 p.m., public witness Rotary Fountain, Riverfront, 5 p.m., dilts@fanwa.org
• Easter Vignette, Walk with Jesus Christ Art Gallery, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1670 N. McGuire, Post Falls, 4 to 8 p.m., (208) 667-0467
Apr 3, 4, 5
• Journey to the Cross, Spokane Valley Adventist Church, 1601 S. Sullivan, Spokane Valley, Fri 6 to 8 p.m., Sat/Sun 4 to 8 p.m., valleyadventist.church
Apr 4
• People Power: Organizing Against Authoritarianism, Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane (PJALS), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., register for place, pjals.org
Apr 4, 11
• Core Training in Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Advocacy, Mujeres in Spokane, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 869-0876, miasponkane.org
Apr 4, 11, 18
• Sustainable Sewing Classes, Spokane Zero Waste, 2026 N. Hamilton, 1 to 3:30 p.m., spokanezerowaste.org
Apr 5
• Easter Sunrise Service, Greenwood Memorial Terrace, 211 N. Government, 6:30 a.m., 326-3800
Apr 7
• Conversation with Terry Tempest Williams, environmental advocate, Institute for Climate, Water and the Environment, 4 p.m., gonzaga.edu/ClimateEvents
• Curiosity: the Key to Connection, Tenzin Tsepai, North Idaho College (NIC) Cardinal Reads, NIC Student Union, 495 N. College, 6:30 to 8 p.m., (208) 769-3300
• Q&A Series, Manzanita House, Zoom, 5:30 p.m., mhspokane.org
Apr 8
• ED Coffee Hour, Nonprofit Association of Washington (NAWA), online 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., nonprofitwa.org
• Peer-to-Peer Fundraiser, Idaho Gives 2026, Idaho Community Foundation (ICF), Zoom, 11 a.m., idahononprofits.org/events
• Water Wise Wednesday Workshops: Irrigation, Shadle Park Library, 5:30 p.m., telref@spokanelibrary.org
• Free Legal Clinic, Mujeres in Action and YWCA Spokane, 5:30-7:30 p.m., miaspokane.org
• Caring for our Common Home, GU 2026 Presidential Speaker, Myrtle Woldson Center, 211 E. Desmet., 6 to 7:30 p.m., 313-2787
• Discovering Shared Values, Buddhist nuns, NIC Student Union, 6:30 to 8 p.m., (208) 769-3300
Apr 9, 23
• Dances of Universal Peace, Unity Spiritual Center, 2900 S. Bernard, 6:30 p.m., 818-6733
Apr 10, 23, 30
• Idaho Gives Office Hours, ICF, Zoom, 9 a.m., idahogives.org, idahononprofits.org/events
Apr 11
• Warrior Walk, Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Coalition, Thornton Murphy Park, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Southside Community Center, the warriorwalk.org
• Holistic Festival, Center Place Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Pl, Spokane Valley, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 468-9001, holisticfestivals.com
• Regenerating Community, Meaningful Movies Spokane, Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane, The Carl Maxey Center, 1 to 3 p.m.
• Veterans for Peace Protest, Fairchild AFB, Rambo Rd. Gate, 3 p.m., jguerrero8388@gmail.com
• Ho-Ika, Washington State Kaiaulu 'I'Imi Hawai'I, Luau, Cub Senior Ballroom, 5 to 8 p.m. wsu.edu/event
• April Showers, The Lands Council, Riverside Place, 1110 W. Riverside, 5 to 9 p.m., landscouncil.org
Apr 12
• Ramen Fest, Spokane Buddhist Temple, 927 S. Perry, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., spokanebuddhisttemple.org
Apr 13
• Divestment as Mission Fidelity: Catholic Fossil Fuel Divestment, Institute for Climate, Water and the Environment, and Office of Mission Integration, Gonzaga, Zoom, 5 p.m., gonzaga.edu/climateinstitute
Apr 14
• Idaho Gives, Register, ICF, IdahoGives.org
• David Folkenflik, NPR Media Correspondent, Bing Crosby Theater, 7:30 p.m., spokanepublicradio.org
• From Bystanders to Belonging: Building Inclusive Volunteer Ecosystems that Stick, Idaho Nonprofit Center, webinar 11 a.m.,idahononprofits.org
• Eastern Washington Legislative Conference Planning Team, 1 p.m., Zoom, kaye@hefigtree.org
• Water Wise Wednesday Workshops: Green without Grass, Shadle Park Library, 5:30 p.m., 444-5300
• Yom HaShoah Service, Temple Beth Shalom, 1322 E. 30th, 7 p.m., spokanetbs.org/yomhashoah
Apr 16
• CDAide Care Affair, Coeur d'Alene Resort, 115 S. Second, 5 to 8 p.m., jasonn@cdaide.org
• Sabes Que, Hispanic Business Professional Assn, Max at Mirabeau, 1100 N. Sullivan, 6 p.m., hbpaofspokane.org
• Evening of Stories, Colombian dinner and three refugee neighbors' stories, World Relief Spokane, https://forms.office.com/r/TG0f6pg2mW
• NAACP Spokane Branch, General Meeting, SCC Building 6, The Lair, 6:30 p.m., naacpspokane.org
Apr 17
• Be a Willow Warrior, The Lands Council & Spokane Conservation District, Thompson Creek at Newman Lake, 16108 Northwest Newman Lake, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., landscouncil.org
Apr 17-18
• Foundations of Community Organizing, Spokane Alliance, Spokane Education Assn, 230 E. Montgomery, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., spokanealliance.org
Apr 17-19
• Get Lit! Festival, Eastern Washington University, getlitfestival.org, getlitfestival2026.sched.com
• Native Youth Leadership Camp, The Native Project, Medical Lake, 325-5502, nativeproject.org
Apr 18
• Nonviolence in Action: Peacekeeping & De-Escalation for Protests & Events, PJALS, 1 to 5 p.m., pjals.org
• Heroes Walk 5K, 10K Fun Run, "Fortify Families of Veterans and Military," Riverfront Park, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 821-8305, heroeshomestead.org
• Earth Day River Clean Up, Spokane Riverkeeper, Highbridge and People's Park, 212 S. A, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., spokaneriverkeeper.org/calendar
• Seed to Soul: Black Earth Day, Growing Neighbors, Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 500 S. Stone, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., duaahunter@outlook.com
• Spring Tea and Silent Auction, Spokane Youth Symphony, Southside Community Center, 3151 E. 27th, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 448-4446, spokaneyouthsymphony.org
Apr 19
• "Celebrating 100 Years," Spokane Melody Singers, Men of Faith, Southside Community Center, 3151 E. 27 Ave., 2:30 p.m., MelodySingers100@gmail.com
• All-Community Hymn Sing, Spokane First Nazarene Theatre Organ Society, 9004 N. Country Homes, 6 to 7:30 p.m., 464-1928, sfntos.org
Apr 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18
• Conversation on The Serviceberry: Abundance & Reciprocity in the Natural World, NAACP Spokane, Building Restorative Communities (BRC) Initiative, 808 E. Sprague, 4:30 to 5:45 p.m., register at brcspokane@gmail.com
Apr 21
• CHAS Mobile Clinic: Downtown Spokane, Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest, 130 E. 3rd, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 838-4246, discovergoodwill@giin.org, discovergoodwill.org
• Deadline Idaho Leads Application, https://web.idahononprofits.org/events
Apr 22
• Between Two Worlds, Exploring Jewish Culture and Religion Through Yiddish Literature, Virtual Book Club: Salt Houses by Hala Alyan, 12 p.m., spokanelibrary.org
• Happy Earth Day Rally, Eastside Gladiators, tour 4601 N. Monroe, 3:30 p.m., rally at S. Wellesley and N. Monroe, 4:30 p.m.,
• Water Wise Wednesday Workshops: Fire and Water Wise Design, Shadle Park Library, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., 444-5300, telref@spokanelibrary.org
• Protesting 101, Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane, register for time and location, pjals.org
• "Make A Circle," KSPS Documentary Indie Lens Pop-up, Magic Lantern, ksps.org
Apr 23
• Executive Director Gathering, NAWA, online 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., nonprofitwa.org
• PJALS Connecting for Community and Annual Meeting, register for location, 5:30 p.m., pjals.org
Apr 23, 24
• Value and Responsibility in AI Technologies, GU Institute for Informatics and Applied Technology, Th 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., 313-5601, informatics@gonzaga.edu
Apr 24
• Spring for Hope Anniversary Auction for FailSafe for Life, Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls, 4:30 p.m., 475-7334, failsafeforlife.org
• A Woman's Worth, fundraiser, DoubleTree by Hilton 322 N. Spokane Falls, 6 to 8:30 p.m., 385-7074,
• "Courage and Resistance," Communal Grief Retreat, Harmony Woods Retreat Center, harmonywoods.org
Apr 25
• Nonviolent Direct Action, PJALS, register for time/place, pjals.org
• Community Garden Plant Sale, Millwood Community Garden and Growing Neighbors, 3800 N. Argonne, 8:30 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m., millwoodimpact.org
• Earth Day Block Party, River City Youth, Spokane Zero Waste, Tamale Box New Love Coffee, Better Health Together, West Central Abbey, 1832 W. Dean, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 703-7433, rcyouth.org
• Asian American & Pacific Islander Cultural Festival, Spokane Valley Library, 22 N. Herald, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., aannhispokane.org
• Earth Fest at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, The Lands Council, 26010 S. Smith, Cheney, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., landscouncil.org
• Hope in the Community, Refugee and Immigrant Connections Spokane, Central Library 906 W. Main, 6 p.m., ricspokane.org
Apr 25, 26
• "Portraits of Our Mother in Sacred Art Walk," St. Mary Catholic Parish, 304 S. Adams, Spokane Valley, Sat 6 to 8 p.m., Sun 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., 928-3210 x 111
Apr 26
• The Journey Within, Student Concert Series, Holy Names Music Center, 2910 W. Custer, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., 326-9516, hnmc.org
• Taizé Evening Hour of Prayer, IHRC, 5 p.m., 995-0987
• Between Two Worlds, Exploring Jewish Culture and Religion, Central Library, 1 p.m., spokanelibrary.org
April 29
• "The Power of Connection," SNAP's 60th Anniversary, Spokane Central Library, 906 W. Main, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 456-1111, snapwa.org
• A Circle Centering Hope, NAACP Spokane BRC Initiative, The Hive, Spokane Library, 2904 E. Sprague, 4:30 to 6 p.m., brcspokane@gmail.com
May 2
• Pacific Voyage, EWU Pacific Islander luau, Reese Court, 4 to 7:30 p.m., 359-4109
• Flowers of the Pacific, Whitworth Polynesian Club Lu'au, dinner at HUB 4:30 to 7 p.m., show at Fieldhouse 7:30
• Spring Gala, Lake City Meals on Wheels, 1916 N. Lakewood, CdA, 6 to 8:30 p.m., (208) 667-4628
May 5-July 28
• Global Food and Art Market, The Gathering House, 733 W. Garland, Tues
May 7
• Fig Tree Benefit/Development Committee, online, noon, and Board, online 1 to 3 p.m., mary@thefigtree.org
To June 7
• James Lavadour: Land of Origin, Walla Walla Artist, Northwest Museum, 3216 W. First Ave., T-Sun 10 a.m to 5 p.m., northwestmuseum.org
To June 14
• Brick by Brick: We Built This City, local My Own Creation builders bring 7 iconic Spokane landmarks to life, Northwest Museum, 2316 W. First Ave., T-Sun 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., northwestmuseum.org
To June 30
• 1960s: Change, Chaos & Culture, Spokane Valley Heritage Museum, 12114 E. Sprague, W-Sat 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Th, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., https://www.spokanevalleymuseum.com
