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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Seattle Center Festál: Virtual BrasilFest takes place, 12 p.m.-3:20 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 16. The festival seeks to provide a safe space, free of stereotypes, for its own community and the community at-large, where people of all ages and backgrounds can come together to preserve Brazilian culture and create new ways to communicate using their Brazilian roots.  The online festival […]

Offers Dance, Art, Food and Virtual Exploration Seattle Center Festál: Seattle Iranian Festival-Repurposed celebrates the rich cultural diversity of Iran, as it builds bridges within and between local communities. The Festival takes a different tact in 2020, using the entire month of June to highlight the region’s Iranian American businesses, restaurants, services and resources in […]

Seattle Center Festál: Festival Sundiata Presents Black Arts Fest, starting at 1 p.m., Sunday, June 21, online at: http://festivalsundiata.org or https://www.facebook.com/FestivalSundiataBlackArtsFest, shares traditional and contemporary African American heritage by showcasing local and national artists. This year’s virtual presentation includes dance, music, art, a history exhibit, special “Sundiata Moments” and more. The engaging and entertaining line-up includes:   Opening […]