Traffic Hotline Information
Parking and traffic conditions are continually changing at Seattle Center, especially surrounding event start times. Please note that conditions may be considerably different upon your arrival depending on the length of your travel time.

Visit our web hotline, before you come to Seattle Center to find out if or when your favorite parking facility could fill up, or if we think you should take an alternate route to avoid congestion. A small amount of pre-planning can make your trip easier and much more enjoyable.

 

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Seattle Center - Peak Traffic & Parking Demand Report
This report contains traffic information for days where peak traffic conditions may impact the area surrounding Seattle Center.

7:00 AM
Straw Garden
An exploration by Stacy Levy of land-water connections
Broad St. Green
Metropolis
An immersive environment of living plants
Center House Balcony
Parking Squid
An innovative bike rack, designed for Seattle Department of Transportation
Grounds / Public Space
8:00 AM
KeyArenaChroma Voyage
by Felt Artist Janice Arnold
KeyArena Other
House of the Immediate Future & The World House
Help design & build a home for a sustainable future & community
Next 50 Plaza
Current
A Seattle City Light Energy Conservation Installation by artist Adam Frank
Center House Balcony
Sightings (Landings)
Installation by artist Christian French
Grounds / Public Space
10:00 AM
Celebrating Century 21 Looking Forward: The New Heroes
A photographic exploration of visionaries between the ages of 17 and 30
International Fountain Pavilion
Teens can see this for $5.00 with a Teentix pass! Nirvana - Taking Punk to the Masses
Celebrating the music and history of Seattle grunge luminaries, Nirvana
EMP
Teens can see this for $5.00 with a Teentix pass! Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film
Exhibition of Artifacts, Interactive installations, and Screening rooms
EMP
Celebrating Century 21
Centuries of Progress: American World's Fairs 1853-1982
International Fountain Pavilion
AC/DC Australian Family Jewels
A celebratory exhibit of memorabilia - Photos, Instruments, Posters & more
EMP
Avatar: The Exhibition
Featuring authentic Props & Costumes, Interactive Displays and more
EMP
Celebrating Century 21
MOHAI Century 21 Collection of Artifacts
International Fountain Pavilion
11:00 AM
1:00 PM
5:00 PM
Silkscreen Classes & Studios
Silkscreen 101 - Silkscreen Studio Orientation
Snoqualmie Room
Silkscreen Classes & Studios
Silkscreening Open Studio Session
Snoqualmie Room
6:00 PM
6:30 PM
Caliente!
Teatro ZinZanni Performance
Teatro ZinZanni
Transpartisan Alliance Monthly Salon
Earth's Natural Resources: Power down, Power up, Power over or Power with?
Digital Classroom at the Playhouse
7:30 PM
Marion Oliver McCaw HallTeens can see this for $5.00 with a Teentix pass! Madama Butterfly
Seattle Opera Performance
McCaw Hall
The Black-Jew Dialogues
Tickets $16. http://www.theblackjewdialogues.com/showtickets.php
Center House Program Space
7:00 AM
Straw Garden
An exploration by Stacy Levy of land-water connections
Broad St. Green
Parking Squid
An innovative bike rack, designed for Seattle Department of Transportation
Grounds / Public Space
Metropolis
An immersive environment of living plants
Center House Balcony
8:00 AM
Current
A Seattle City Light Energy Conservation Installation by artist Adam Frank
Center House Balcony
Sightings (Landings)
Installation by artist Christian French
Grounds / Public Space
KeyArenaChroma Voyage
by Felt Artist Janice Arnold
KeyArena Other
10:00 AM
Celebrating Century 21 Looking Forward: The New Heroes
A photographic exploration of visionaries between the ages of 17 and 30
International Fountain Pavilion
Teens can see this for $5.00 with a Teentix pass! Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film
Exhibition of Artifacts, Interactive installations, and Screening rooms
EMP
Teens can see this for $5.00 with a Teentix pass! Nirvana - Taking Punk to the Masses
Celebrating the music and history of Seattle grunge luminaries, Nirvana
EMP
Celebrating Century 21
MOHAI Century 21 Collection of Artifacts
International Fountain Pavilion
Avatar: The Exhibition
Featuring authentic Props & Costumes, Interactive Displays and more
EMP
Celebrating Century 21
Centuries of Progress: American World's Fairs 1853-1982
International Fountain Pavilion
AC/DC Australian Family Jewels
A celebratory exhibit of memorabilia - Photos, Instruments, Posters & more
EMP
11:00 AM
House of the Immediate Future & The World House
Help design & build a home for a sustainable future & community
Next 50 Plaza
12:00 PM
Urban Intervention:
The Howard S. Wright Design Competition for Public Space
Intiman Playhouse Lobby
Spherae
Installation by artist Nathaniel Hartman
Intiman Playhouse Lobby
Earth Portal - A Guided Tour of the Universe
GeoDome Spectacular Tour of NASA's Digital Universe Atlas
Next 50 Pavilion
1:00 PM
Seattle Center & Jack Straw Productions present Unexpected Arts
Ruthie Dornfeld - original music on solo vielle (medieval fiddle)
Grounds / Public Space
2:00 PM
Silkscreen Classes & Studios
Silkscreening Open Studio Session
Snoqualmie Room
3:30 PM
5:30 PM
Marion Oliver McCaw HallSIFF Gala
Opening Night Red Carpet Experience
McCaw Hall
6:30 PM
Caliente!
Teatro ZinZanni Performance
Teatro ZinZanni
7:00 PM
Marion Oliver McCaw HallSIFF Gala
Film Presentation
McCaw Hall
9:00 PM
About Seattle Center and The Next Fifty

Since its beginning 50 years ago, Seattle Center has served as a cultural and civic gathering place at the core of our region. In 2012, The Next Fifty at Seattle Center celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 1962 World’s Fair and the physical legacy it left. The 74-acre Seattle Center campus, home to more than 30 cultural, educational, sports and entertainment organizations presenting nearly 5,000 events annually, exists to delight and inspire the human spirit in each person and bring together our rich and varied community. The 12 million visits to Seattle Center each year generate $1.15 billion in business activity and $387 million in labor income for King County.

Next 50 premier partners include: Bartell Drugs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Coca-Cola, Grousemont Foundation, Microsoft, Samsung, Seattle Center Monorail, T-Mobile, TPN (The Production Network) and World Vision. Funding and participating partners include: 206 Inc., 4Culture, City of Seattle, Global Health Nexus, Hill & Knowlton Strategies, KOMO 4 TV, KUOW 94.9 Public Radio, One to the World, Safeco Insurance: A Liberty Mutual Company, Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Sheraton Seattle Hotel and Washington Economic Development Commission.
Seattle Center Accommodations for people with disabilities provided on request.
Mayor Mike McGinn, Director Robert Nellams
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