Seattle Center Festál: Dia de Muertos Festival Seattle takes place virtually starting at 12 noon, Sunday, Nov. 1. Link to it at http://www.seattlecenter.com/events/featured-events/festal/dia-de-muertos. The festival honors the departed with ritual and tradition that preserve the celebration for younger generations to experience. Virtual participants explore elaborate community altars, sugar skull making and performing arts that keep […]

Seattle Center Festál: Diwali: Lights of India, presented virtually starting at 12 noon, Saturday, Oct. 17, celebrates the Indian festival of light and elevates Vedic culture by sharing Indian stories and visual arts, traditional dance, rhythmic music, spiced-filled cooking demonstrations and fireworks. The festival features regional and Indian artists.   The festival recorded and edited local performances at Seattle Center […]

As the region and the world continue to grapple with the impacts of COVID-19, Seattle Center resident organizations and public programming partners have shown their mettle in adapting to an environment completely alien to their purpose and process. While some campus residents, such as Chihuly Garden and Glass, Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) and the […]

Seattle Center is moving forward on a new Skate Plaza following the selection of Grindline Skateparks to undertake construction of the 18,000 square-foot facility. Construction prep began this month. The skate plaza will occupy a span of public right-of-way, formerly Broad St.,  between 5th Ave. N. and Taylor Ave. along Thomas St. The Mercer Corridor […]

Seattle Center Festál: The Italian Festival offers a cornucopia of Italian culture online starting at 12 noon, Saturday, Sept. 26. Virtual elements include music, cooking demonstrations, Italian dog and car shows, Le Arti della Festa, historical photos and more. To access the various links, visit www.FestaSeattle.com or www.SeattleCenter.com/Festal.  Seattle Center Studios recorded and edited the music and […]

As summer gives way to the shorter days of fall, Seattle Center public programs and resident organizations are prepared to enrich and entertain with a large selection of youth and adult online classes, virtual presentations and family-friendly performances. Here are some of the digital offerings. These activities and more are listed at Seattle Center Arts […]

Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) MoPOP is excited to welcome students back to (virtual) school with new programs and resources!  Livestream classes, learning kits, online resources, and more are all available beginning September 1 for students in grades 3-12.  Learn about The Hero’s Journey and craft your own heroic story, explore the art of architecture, discover how tabletop gaming can teach you about math, and […]

Seattle Center Festál: Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias takes place virtually starting at 12:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Sept 12 and 13. The festival presents film, Zumba® fitness and visual arts as it celebrates Latinx culture, history and contemporary life. It also commemorates the Independence Days of Latin American countries, while taking pride in the new […]

Seattle Center Festál: Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival, taking place virtually Friday-Sunday, Sept. 11-13 at www.seattlelivealohafestival.com, infuses the Pacific Northwest with the vibrancy of Hawaiian culture. Take a glimpse at the rich history and spirit of island life through spoken word, music, food demonstrations and virtual workshops. The festival theme this year, particularly meaningful during […]

Seattle Center Festál: Tibet Fest streams online this weekend beginning at 11 a.m., Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22-23, at https://Facebook.com/WashingtonTibet. Tibet Fest fuses traditional and contemporary Tibetan culture to entertain and enlighten the public as it seeks to preserve and advance Tibet’s endangered art, music and dance.   The bilingual virtual festival features two packed days of online programming (see full […]