Seattle Center Festál: Seattle Iranian Festival, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Saturday, June 26, via https://www.facebook.com/iacaseattle, brings together Iranians, Iranian Americans and non-Iranians in a rich cultural celebration. Presented virtually in 2021, the festival features poetry, music, dance, food, art and more that speak to the place of Iranian culture locally and in the wider world.   […]

As our region and the world transition from a time of isolation to a return to public gathering, Seattle Center is just beginning to dip our toes into the notion of in-person events. As Seattle Center heads into the summer season, many activities on the grounds will resume. Here are things to do on campus […]

As we edge ever closer to a return to in-person events at Seattle Center, June offers a vast variety of online options. They include cultural festivals, classical music and dance, varied cinema and theater, virtual classes and workshops and more. Learn more about these and other activities at www.seattlecenter.com/events/virtual-events/arts-at-home.    Seattle Center Festál—Virtual Festál continues […]

Experience movies outdoors at dusk, Friday and Saturdays, July 31-Aug 28, at Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center. The series, presented on a state-of-the-art 40-foot screen, features classic and contemporary movies, appropriate for all-ages. Short films created by students at Cornish College for the Arts precede each movie. New in 2021, Friday evenings are presented in […]

As our region and the world transition from a time of isolation to a return to public gathering, Seattle Center is just beginning to dip our toes into the notion of in-person events. As Seattle Center heads into the summer season, many activities on the grounds will resume. Here are things to do on campus […]

Non-Commercial Media on the Grounds Seattle Center is home to a mix of not-for-profit public media outlets providing a range of music and news programming – all with heavy emphasis on local issues, partnerships and artists. Most people still think of the Center’s northeast corner occupant as KCTS, but its name is now Cascade Public […]

Seattle Center Festál: Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, June 5 and 1:00 p.m. to 3:10 p.m., Sunday, June 6 at https://www.festal.pagdiriwang.com observes Philippine independence from colonial rule and the strength of Filipino identity and imagination through song, dance, music, the spoken word, martial arts and a virtual art exhibit.  Festival producers […]

One of Seattle Center’s most extraordinary and enduring community partnerships celebrates a milestone this year, the 50th anniversary of Northwest Folklife Festival. This massive four-day annual event over Memorial Day weekend, typically presenting around 5,000 artists on 25 stages (in non-pandemic times), traditionally serves as the start of summer on the grounds. In 2021, it […]

Folklife 50th One of Seattle Center’s most enduring community partnerships is with Northwest Folklife, an active, year-round arts organization that produces the annual Northwest Folklife Festival, this year celebrating its 50th anniversary. The four-day event, held over Memorial Day weekend, serves as the start of summer on the grounds. Each year (apart from last year), […]

A Special Spirit of Africa Festival Live from Dakar  Seattle Center Festal highlights ethnic cultural communities who contribute to the artistic excellence and vitality of our region. The festival producers come from many walks of life and parts of the globe. Spirit of Africa is produced by a local Senegalese griot musician, Thione Diop, who […]