| About: | Built for the 1962 World's Fair, then turned into a privately owned city park, the Seattle Center is still Seattle's chief gathering place. Fountains, museums, theaters and amusement arcades punctuate sweeping lawns and tree-lined walkways. Three times a year, in May, July and September, people swarm the grounds for the Folklife, Bite of Seattle and Bumbershoot festivals. The grounds contain the Experience Music Project, the Space Needle , one end of the Monorail , the Seattle Children's Theater and the Pacific Science Center . All 87-acres of the Seattle Center is buzzing with activity and why not? More than 5,000 free performances are held in various cultural festivals to concerts all through the year especially summer. Every museum and theatre stage comes alive including the eight fountains. So be a part of the food, fun and partying! Are you game? |
| Hours: | Sun. 11AM-6PM; Mon.-Sat. 11AM-8PM |
| Categories: | Tourist Attractions, All Theaters |
| Parking: | Street, pay lots |
| Other Contact Info: | Fax: 206 764 5707 Email: sc.customerservice@seattle.gov |
Go to the Folklife Festival: If you're even a borderline fan of folk music, you'll have a good time. You can wander around the Seattle Center and there's music and stages everywhere. People just set up random little bluegrass bands around the grounds. It's a blast...and a very mellow crowd. If folk music isn't your thing...then there's always Bumbershoot.
seattle center: The seattle center was nice. Be prepared to walk. There are alot of things to do, like the space needle, the music and science fiction museum, the park, the food court, amusement rides, games, and lots, lots more. There is a lot of culture in the seattle center.