Kirkland Avenue, home to the Kirkland library also boasts the Kirkland Performance Center, a 400 seat community theater that hosts the biggest names in regional entertainment. The Performance Center, a long time dream of local arts patrons, is the crown jewel in Kirkland's art scene, but by far not its only treasure. For more than three decades, the Kirkland Arts Center and Studio East have been promoting and teaching the arts, and Kirkland has a regional reputation for its concentration of galleries and public art collection. Try one of Kirkland's many excellent restaurants. Fresh seafood is a big attraction but so are noted French, Italian, Mexican, Mediterranean, Greek, Asian, Indian and traditional American eateries.
Many restaurants serve dinner well into the evening and offer live entertainment at their bars.
Kirkland Family Festival on the downtown waterfront the third weekend in September. Kirkland's waterfront location offers unlimited recreational opportunities and spectacular views. Cruise ships depart regularly from downtown to explore Lake Washington's shores. Such offerings make Kirkland a perfect one-day vacation or a place to put down roots. With its necklace of public parks, Kirkland's amenities are not lost on residents or visitors.