Seattle Center Arena Draft Environmental Impact Statement Available April 23, 2018 by SDCI Community Engagement -City seeking public comment Notice has been posted regarding the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) for the renovation of KeyArena and the comment period.  This includes the required 30-day comment period plus a 15-day extension to […]

Join us for Seattle Center Festál: Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival, Friday, April 20 through Sunday, April 22 in Seattle Center Armory, Seattle Center Pavilion and Fisher Pavilion. You’ll discover and experience the cultural roots and contemporary influences of Japan through live performances, visual arts, artisan demonstrations, hands-on activities, food and games. New […]

Transform your cultural awareness at Seattle Center Festál: Seattle’s French Fest: A Celebration of French-Speaking Cultures, 11 am-6 pm, Sunday, March 25, at Seattle Center Armory. Seattle’s French Fest highlights the world’s French speaking cultures, their influences and arts with live music, dance, visual exploration, authentic foods, ethnic items for sale, workshops, demonstrations and hands-on […]

Put on your Irish at Seattle Center Festál: Irish Festival, Saturday and Sunday, March 17-18, at Seattle Center Armory. The centerpiece of week long festivities in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Irish Festival honors the region’s Irish heritage with jigs, live music and discovery. Festival goers will also find history and art exhibits, authentic foods, […]

After a successful five-year series of third Thursday happy hours in Seattle Center Armory, Seattle Center Productions will produce its final Seattle’s Best Damn Happy Hour, 5 pm-8 pm, Thursday, March 15. Seattle Center created the monthly happy hours as fun, easy entertainment outlets for Seattle and regional residents. The events featured big and small game […]

Katherine Nyborg, known as Kath to her friends and colleagues, met her future husband for a dance at Seattle Center when they were in college at Seattle Pacific University. On-campus dances were forbidden, and so the college students organized so-called “functions” at the Center instead. They met in the Snoqualmie Room, now the home of […]

Seattle Center Festál: Tết in Seattle – Vietnamese Lunar New Year, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Feb 10-11, in Seattle Center Armory and Fisher Pavilion, welcomes the return of spring and chases out evil spirits with lion dances and firecrackers. It also ushers in the Year of the Dog with martial arts, traditional and […]

Northwest Folklife and Seattle Center are excited to announce a new, three-year youth and family initiative, Our Big Neighborhood. Inspired by Northwest Folklife’s annual Seattle Children’s Festival, Our Big Neighborhood expands on Northwest Folklife’s vision to bring people together to share and sustain folk, ethnic and traditional arts for present and future generations. Our Big […]

Seattle Center is the place to be for New Year’s Eve, with activities appealing to a wide-range of interests and desired investment levels, all leading up to midnight fireworks. Seattle Center Winterfest New Year’s Eve Celebration features cover band Sway in a free concert on the Armory Stage starting at 8pm. Outside, Fountain of Light […]

Seattle Center Festál presents 23 ethnic cultural festivals in 2018. The year’s theme, “Generations,” highlights the bonds between generations that foster identity, respect and honor. It is especially relevant in 2018, when Festál celebrates its 21st year. As the series comes of age, festival producers seek to sustain their festivals with compelling programming that appeals to […]