Seattle Center Festál: Polish Festival Seattle, 11 a.m., Saturday, July 10, streaming at https://www.facebook.com/PolishFestivalSeattle, offers a virtual celebration of Polish culture, traditions and contemporary achievements. The 9th annual festival features Polish costumes, music and dance, workshops, an in-person vodka tasting and a Polish embroidery workshop.  Dressed for Celebration, showcasing over 20 varieties of costumes from […]

SEATTLE CENTER (July 1, 2021): As we enter the month of July, we are approaching the other end of the global pandemic, a sixteen-month journey that has changed event production “at Seattle Center.” This month transitions from a focus on all the outstanding virtual activities offered by Seattle Center-based organizations and programs to a broader […]

SEATTLE (June 30, 2021) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) today announced the slate of events and promotions that will take place as part of the Welcome Back Weeks occurring from July 12 – 26 in downtown Seattle. Welcome Back Weeks are part of the City’s downtown recovery effort, with […]

Seattle, June 25, 2021 In celebration of Pride weekend, the Space Needle is flying the Pride flag, a tradition upheld for more than a decade. Team Members and community members came together to raise the Progress Pride Flag today to support the trans, non-binary, people of color, Black, and Indigenous LGBTQ+ community. The Progress Pride […]

Celebrating Diversity, Freedom and Citizenship SEATTLE, Wash. – Seattle Center hosts the 36th Annual Naturalization Ceremony, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, July 2, and invites the public to observe livestream as The Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez, Chief U.S. District Judge, swears in 60 candidates as new citizens of the United States of America. United […]

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 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 […]

Updated: June 24, 2021 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 […]

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 […]