This weekend's Decibel Festival is a feast of electronic music and visual arts. Passes and single show tickets are available, but if you're short on the cash, there's plenty of free events where you can get a whole lotta bass and groove on and stay within your budget.

The free (FREE!) events that are part of the 2009 Decibel Festival:

Thursday September 24th

Seattle Art Museum - South Hall: dB Opening Gala
The South Hall portion of the gala program is free!
8:00 - 9:00pm Michna (DJ)
9:00 - 10:00pm Lusine (live)
Visuals from Tracer Visuals
Free in South Hall, all ages

The Chapel: dB HQs - DJ Lounge
Doors at 4:00 pm
Seven DJs take turns spinning the tables. Lineup include Introcut, M'Chateau, WD4D, and more.
Free, all ages in Will Call area, 21+ in the bar

Seattle Art Museum: dB Conference, Day 1
6:00 - 8:30pm
two workshops and a screening of Dub Echoes
[conference details]
Free, all ages

Friday, September 25th

Seattle Art Museum: dB Conference, Day 2
Noon - 6:30pm
Three workshops, one panel, and a screening of Speaking in Code
[conference details]
Free, all ages

The Chapel: dB HQs - DJ Lounge
Doors at 4:00pm
DJs Goner, Pressha, and Andrew Luck until 9:00pm
at 9:00pm radio station 91.3 KCBS takes over to live broadcast shows Soul City, Variations, and Trans Europe Express.
Free, all ages in Will Call area, 21+ in the bar

 Saturday, September 26th

Olympic Sculpture Park: Experimental Showcase
Starts at noon
12:30 - 1:15pm  Seattle’s experimental/ambient artist Phønøn
1:30 - 2:30pm  Renowned pioneer and educator Kim Cascone, considered the godfather of American glitch.
Free, all ages

Sunday, September 27th

Volunteer Park: Second Annual dB in the Park
12:00 - 1:30pm Eddie (DJ)
 1:30 - 3:00pm Kilowatts (live)
 3:00 - 4:30pm Sub Swara feat MC Juakali
 4:30 - 6:00pm Gaslamp Killer (DJ)
Free, all ages

The Triple Door: Ameritronica Showcase
4:00 - 6:30pm  James Grindle (DJ)
8:00 - 11:00pm Skoi Sirius (DJ), Ameritronica
11:00pm - 1:00am Skoi Sirius, Dirty Velvet
Free, all ages

Full details of these and all other events are available on the Decibel Festival website.