As Climate Pledge Arena prepares to open the world’s most sustainable arena and many resident arts and cultural organizations return to in-person events, Seattle Center has quietly upgraded campus amenities and readied the grounds. Multiple redevelopment initiatives have updated campus spaces and created new attractions to enhance the visitor experience… [ Keep reading ]
Installation of new Campus signage will begin Monday, Oct. 11 through Friday, Oct.15. Signs to be installed include wayfinding pylons, pole banners, Campus readerboards (except the 5th Ave N/Harrison St garage sign), facility readerboards (except the McCaw Hall readerboard), Art Walk displays, digital posters and temporary installation of selected Art… [ Keep reading ]
Links below will open new windows. Some resident organizations at Seattle Center return to in-person events during October, while others continue to offer outstanding arts, entertainment and educational content online. Seattle Center visitors will discover new outdoor art, digital signage and campus upgrades as the certified zero carbon Climate Pledge… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Center 2021-220 Season Primer Pacific Northwest Ballet opened its 2021-22 season this weekend with Singularly Cerrudo. The production is presented in-person at Oliver Marion McCaw Hall and available to stream online. Seattle Opera opens its season in October with a live McCaw Hall performance of the beloved La Bohème. … [ Keep reading ]
Celebrating Hispanic Influences at Seattle Center The 30 days between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15 are considered Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States, a time of independence days and national holidays for Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Chile. At Seattle Center, Hispanic influences, including… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Center Festál: Italian Festival, 10 a.m.- 9 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 25 and 10 a.m.-6 pm., Sunday, Sept. 26, at Seattle Center Armory and Fisher Pavilion and Green, features art, music, food, dance and participatory activities for the entire family. The festival is the first in the 2021 Festál series… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Center Festál: Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias, starting at 12 noon on Saturday, Sept. 18, celebrates Latino culture with music, folk dancers, poetry and demonstrations of tantalizing, time-honored foods. Click here to link to the live stream. The annual festival commemorates the historical independence of countries within the Latin American… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Center is pleased to announce the grand opening of Seattle Center Skate Plaza. The 18,000 square-foot outdoor facility located in a span of public right-of-way between 5th Ave N and Taylor Ave along Thomas St, is primed to provide an outstanding, multi-level skateboarding experience. It replaces Seattle Center Skatepark,… [ Keep reading ]
We’re coming up on 20 years since the tragedy of 9/11. The nation seemed to stop cold that Tuesday as we learned of the World Trade Center, The Pentagon and the plane hijacking. Our country had been attacked, compelling so many of us to seek solace and the company of… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Center Festál: Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 12, streaming on Facebook highlights music, hula, workshops, Hawaiian learning experiences and an expanded virtual vendor marketplace. With a theme of Na Mele O Hawai’i, the 13th annual festival centers bands and musicians in Hawai’i who… [ Keep reading ]
