Seattle Center Festál presents Iranian Festival, 11 am - 11 pm, Saturday, June 29, in Seattle Center Armory. Explore and experience the cultural roots and  significant influences of Iran throughout the history of civilization through live performances, visual arts, hands-on activities, foods, games, and a marketplace. Rumi poetry, puppet shows and face [More]

Dear Seattle Center Friends, Who has inspired you to make a difference? As you may have heard, StoryCorps is coming to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center June 27-29 to record stories of making a difference. Please find the details below. The deadline to apply for this unique opportunity is [More]

Seattle Center Festál:  Festival Sundiata Presents Black Arts Fest brings inspirational music, compelling art, spicy foods and other temptations to Seattle Center Armory, Mural Amphitheatre and Fisher Pavilion, 12 p.m. - 8 p.m., June 15, and 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., June 16. Festival Sundiata explores the cultural roots and contemporary influences [More]

In this time of amazing road construction (and sadly, destruction), please help us to help people find their way to Northwest Folklife this weekend. The Festival is offering several creative means of alternative transportation, and alternative road routes will help festival-goers to avoid road snarl-ups. The Mercer West Corridor Project is underway, [More]

Seattle Center Festál presents A Glimpse of China - Chinese Culture and Arts Festival, 11 am - 6 pm, Saturday, May 18, in Seattle Center Armory. Explore and experience the cultural roots and contemporary influences of China through live performances, visual arts, hands-on activities, foods,  games, and a lively marketplace. Learn Chinese [More]

Seattle Center Festál presents Spirit of West Africa, Saturday, May 11, 12 p.m. - 8 p.m., in Seattle Center Armory. The festival invites visitors to explore and experience the cultural roots and contemporary influences of West Africa through live performances, visual arts, hands-on activities, foods, games, and a lively marketplace. The annual [More]

Seattle Center Festál presents Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., April 26 - 28, in Seattle Center Armory, Fisher Pavilion and Seattle Center Pavilion. The 38th annual Festival focuses on the theme of Numbers. Did you know that the name Google was adopted from the word [More]

The first annual Seattle French Fest, premiering as part of the Festál series of global culture events, features A Celebration of French Speaking Cultures to promote and raise awareness of Francophone cultures and traditions, Sunday, March 24, 11 am – 6pm, in Seattle Center Armory. Live music, theater and dance as well [More]

Seattle Center is amending its Campus Rules to clarify and update measures related to the department’s new purpose statement, ADA Service animals, illegal possession of drugs and hours of authorized access to the campus for delivery of supplies. The revisions also replace the Campus Exclusion rule with a Trespass on Campus rule [More]

After an incredible turn-out last month, Seattle Center is gearing up for a “improved and enhanced” third Thursday Happy Hour this month. Seattle’s Best Damn Happy Hour (SBDHH), 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., Thursday, March 21, features additional bars, new specialty cocktails and food items, more games and a bigger footprint in [More]