May 2026

Calendar of Events May 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

 

May 1-31

• Be the Bridge Art Exhibit, Asian American Heritage Month (AAHM), Saranac Building, 25 W. Main, 6 to 8 p.m., aclspokane.org

May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

• LGBTQ+ Seniors of the Inland Northwest, weekly Zoom social hour 4 p.m., lgbtqseniorsoftheinlandnorthwest.com

May 3 

• Sharing the Dharma Day, Sravasti Abbey, "Working with Anger," 692 Country Ln, Newport, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 447-5549, sravastiabbey.org

• Spring Choral Celebration, Gonzaga, Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center, 2 to 3:30 p.m., gonzaga.edu/news-events

• Organ Academy Recital, American Guild of Organists Spokane, St. John's Cathedral, 3 to 4:30 p.m., 402-319-1716, spokaneago.org

May 4, 11, 18

• Serviceberry: Abundance & Reciprocity in the Natural World book conversation, Indigenous educatorTamika LaMere, NAACP Spokane, Building Restorative Communities, 808 E. Sprague, 4:30 to 5:45 p.m., brcspokane@gmail.com

May 5

 

• National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women/People (MMIP)Exhibit/Installation, Arevalo Student Mall, Eastern Washington University (EWU), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., ewu.edu/campus-events

• Foster Care Day, Lutheran Community Services NW, Shadle Park Library, 2111 W. Wellesley, 4 to 5:30 p.m., 343-5020, lcsnw.org

• How Labor Unions Are Fighting Trump's Actions Against Working Families and U.S. Democracy," Talk about It Tuesday, PJALS panel, moderated by Pui-Ya Lam, Zoom, 6 to 7:30 p.m., pjals.org

May 5, 12, 19, 26

  

• Heartistry: Artistic Wellbeing, environment for self-discovery, Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit, 3 to 5 p.m., 279-0299

• Passage Meditation Group, Spokane Buddhist Temple, 927 S. Perry, 6 to 7:30 p.m., 534-7954, spokanebuddhisttemple.org

May 5-July 28

• Global Food & Art Market, The Gathering House, 733 W. Garland, Tues 4 to 8 p.m.

May 6 

• Environmental Book Club, Save Our wild Salmon, Jupiter's Eye Café, 5:30 p.m., wildsalmon.org 

May 6-7 

• Washington State Nonprofit Conference, Nonprofit Association of Washington (NAWA), online, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., nonprofitwa.org

May 6, 13, 20, 27 

• Beginning Buddhism with Thubten Chonyi, Sravasti Abbey, Spokane Buddhist Temple, 927 S. Perry, 6 to 7:30 p.m., 447-5549, sravastiabbey.org

May 7 

• The Fig Tree Development/Benefit meeting noon and Board 1 to 3 p.m., Zoom, 535-4112

• Ending Global Poverty: How Spokane Can Help, The Borgen Project, North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne, 5 p.m., 893-8350, borgenproject.org

• Tour the YWCA Spokane, 930 N. Monroe, 5:30 to 7 p.m., ywcaspokane.org

• "The Afterlife Is Letting Go," AAHM, ACL Spokane, 7 p.m., 444-5300, telref@spokanelibrary.org

May 7, 14, 21, 28

• Taizé Prayer, Zoom, 4:15 p.m., bartletts@gonzaga.edu

May 8-9

 

• Family Fun Fair & Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Festival, Fri 1 to 6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 4:30  to 7 p.m.

• Bella Cristo Spring Handbell Concerts, 8th Millwood Presbyterian, 3223 N. Marguerite, 7 p.m.; 9th, Christ the King Lutheran, 1700 E. Pennsylvania, Coeur d'Alene, 2 p.m.,

May 9 

• Goodwill Thrift Bus ride to four Goodwill stores in EWA and NID, 202 E. 3rd, 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., giinmarketing.com/goodwill-partybus

• "Named and Sent: Finding Our Identity in Christ's Word," Women's Day of Prayer, Sr. Mary Eucharista, Immaculate Heart Retreat Center (IHRC), 6910 S. Ben Burr, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., ihrc.net

• Sukiyaki Dinner, Highland Park UMC, 611 S. Garfield, 10 to 4 p.m., 535-2867, hpadcouncil@gmail.com

• Spokane River Roll, Spokane Riverkeeper & 350 Spokane, 1003 E Trent, 1 to 3:30 p.m., spokaneriverkeeper.org, 350spokane.org

• Nonviolence in Action: Peacekeeping & De-Escalation Skills for Protests & Events, PJALS, 1 to 5 p.m., pjals.org

• Chai Culture Club: Risographing Resistance, EWU Catalyst Building- Spokane, ACL Spokane, 1 to 5 p.m., aclspokane.org/heritagemonth

• A Jewish American Story Celebration, Jody Shapiro, for kids and families, South Hill Library, 2 to 3 p.m., 444-5300, telref@spokanelibrary.org

• Spokane Symphony Masterworks 9: To America, The Fox Theater, 1001 W. Sprague, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., 624-1200, spokanesymphony.org

May 10

• Climate Chats Café for AAHM, Meeting House Café, 1801 W. 11th, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., aclspokane.org/heritagemonth

• "They Called Us Enemy," One Book, One Coast, ACL Spokane, Liberty Park Library, 5:30 p.m., 444-5300, telref@spokanelibrary.org

• Listen to Your Mother, personal stories about mothering and motherhood, Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague, 7 to 9 p.m., 227-7638, bingcrosbytheater.com

May 12

• Washington ID Event & Resource Fair, Central Library, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 444-5300, telref@spokanelibrary.org

• Eastern Washington Legislative Conference Planning Team, 3:30 p.m., Zoom, 535-4112

May 13

• Rosary Event in Honor of Our Lady of Fatima, IHRC, 9:45 to 11 a.m., ihrc.net

• Mend-It Café, Spokane Zero Waste, The Hive, 2904 E. Sprague, 4:30 to 7 p.m., spokanezerowaste.org

• Terrain Talks, 628 N. Monroe, 6 p.m., terrain.com

May 14

• MMIP Awareness Walk, Camas Center for Community Wellness, Usk, 11:30 a.m., 445-1147, kalispeltribe.com/blog/mmip-awareness-walks

May 14-15

 

• Wild and Scenic Film Festival, Spokane Riverkeeper & Roots of Resilience, Garland Theater, 7 p.m., spokaneriverkeeper.org

May 15

• Washington State Nonprofit Conference, Spokane NAWA, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., nonprofitwa.org

• Spokane Valley Connect, Opportunity Presbyterian, 202 N. Pines, 12 to 4 p.m., spokaneconnect.org

• Asians for Queer Liberation Panel, ACL Spokane, Gonzaga Hemmingson Auditorium, 4 to 6 p.m., aclspokane.org/heritagemonth/

May 16

• Forest to Frame: A Free Outdoor Art Festival, Spokane Art School, Finch Arboretum, 3404 W. Woodland, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 325-1500, spokaneartschool.net

• "Be the Light," CASA Partners Benefit for Children, Pergola Event Center, 2928 N. Madelia, 4:20 to 7:30 p.m., 462-2272, casapartners.org

• SIMBA Circus fundraiser, The Guardian, 1403 N. Washington, doors open 6:15 p.m., show 7:15 p.m., spokaneindependent.org

May 17

• Lullaby Concert, Spokane Symphony and Spokane Public Library, 209 W. Main, 2 p.m., spokanelibrary.org

• Jesus the Very Thought of Thee: Jennifer Daniels, Soprano, and Friends, The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, 1115 W. Riverside, 2:30 to 4 p.m. 358-4290, spokanecathedral.com

• "Tevye the Dairyman" by Sholem Aleichem, Jewish American Heritage Month, Shadle Park Library, 2111 W. Wellesley, 2:45 to 3:45 p.m., events.spokanelibrary.org

• Haitian Flag Day Heritage Celebration, Creole Resources, First Presbyterian, 308 S. Cedar, 3 to 6 p.m., creoleresources.com

• Together We Reach for the Stars, Spokane Youth Symphony Concert, The Fox Theater, 4 p.m., secure.foxtheaterspokane.org/1296/1472

May 18-29

 

• Support the Spokane Three, Federal Courthouse, pjals.org

May 19

• CHAS Mobile Clinic: Downtown Spokane, Goodwill Industries, 130 E. 3rd, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 838-4246, discovergoodwill.org

• Give Like a Woman, Erin Brockovich, Women Helping Women Fund, Spokane Convention Center, 3 to 5 p.m., secure.qgiv.com/for/givelikeawoman/event/2026glw

May 20

• Opioids and Our Community, a town hall, LaRue, Multicare with Peer Spokane, 122 N. Post, or online, 1 to 2:30 p.m.

May 21

• Salish School Golden Picha Groundbreaking, 2720 W. Elliott, 2 to 3:30 p.m., salishschoolofspokane.org

• Sabes Que, Hispanic Business Professional Association, Max at Mirabeau, 1100 N. Sullivan, Spokane Valley, 6 p.m., hbpaofspokane.org

• NAACP Spokane Branch, General Meeting, SCC The Lair, 6:30 p.m., naacpspokane.org

May 23

• Fifth Anniversary of Gonzaga Climate Institute, Bozarth Mansion, 2145 N. Fairwood, 5 to 8 p.m., gonzaga.edu/ClimateEvents

• The Grocery List Show, KSPS documentary, Studio CK 5:30 p.m., ksps.org/docs

May 28

• Maylers for Mental Health, 6718 N. Pittsburg, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., failsafeforlife.org

May 29, 30, 31

• Art Fest, NW MAC, Fri 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. to 9 .m., Sun 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., northwestmuseum.org      

May 30

• People Power: Organizing Against Authoritarianism, 6 to 8 p.m., PJALS, pjals.org

May 31

• Mend-It Café, Spokane Zero Waste, The Scale House, 4422 E. 8th, 1 to 4 p.m., spokanezerowaste.org

• "They Called Us Enemy," Virtual Book Club with George Takei," 2 p.m., aclspokane.org/heritagemonth

• Looking Back, Looking Forward, Jewish Immigration Story with Karen Treiger, South Hill Library, 2 to 3 p,.m.,444-5300, telref@spokanelibrary.org

• Taizé Prayer Service, IHRC, 5 p.m., ihrc.net

June 4

• The Fig Tree Meetings, Development/Benefit, noon and Board Annual Meeting 1 to 3 p.m., Zoom, 535-4112

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