09.14.2021 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 region, many of which […]

09.03.2021 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 have been especially hard […]

Seattle Center Festál: Tibet Fest, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 28, streaming at  https://www.facebook.com/washingtontibet, preserves Tibetan arts and traditions and provides an opportunity for the broader public to experience this very rich and unique culture.   City of Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan launches the festival with a special greeting, followed by the American and Tibetan […]

Seattle Center Festál: Seattle Arab Festival, Aug. 12-15, features traditional Arabic music, storytelling, food demonstrations, dancing and other performances that showcase the traditions, talents and accomplishments of Arabs and Arab Americans. Link to the virtual festival at: https://www.facebook.com/seattlearabfestival. Each year, Seattle Arab Festival seeks to strengthen the ties among Arab people and our broader community, […]

Seattle Center Festál: BrasilFest live streams 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 22, at https://www.facebook.com/BrasilFestSeattle The virtual celebration, held during the week of Brazilian Folklore Day, reflects the spirit of Brazilian culture, where a mix of physical and mental strength ground movement, tradition adorns fresh foods and music serves as a rhythmic crossroads of Africa, Brazil, […]

As we approach the other end of the global pandemic (hopefully), we have found that the 16-month journey has changed event production “at Seattle Center.” With the moratorium on in-person events last March, organizations that reside on the grounds, along with our own public programming, quickly pivoted to virtual activities. Now that we’re gradually returning […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]